19 Best universities for Social Psychology in Switzerland

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Switzerland ranked based on their research performance in Social Psychology. A graph of 1.87M citations received by 49.9K academic papers made by 19 universities in Switzerland was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Social Psychology

#11 in Europe

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Social Psychology

#46 in Europe

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Social Psychology

#64 in Europe

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

4. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Social Psychology

#65 in Europe

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

5. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Social Psychology

#70 in Europe

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

6. University of Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Social Psychology

#108 in Europe

#332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

7. University of Basel

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Switzerland | Basel

For Social Psychology

#110 in Europe

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Social Psychology

#187 in Europe

#514 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

9. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Social Psychology

#246 in Europe

#655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Social Psychology

#325 in Europe

#873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Social Psychology

#414 in Europe

#1142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

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Switzerland | Delemont

For Social Psychology

#588 in Europe

#1893 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Social Psychology

#634 in Europe

#2089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

14. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Social Psychology

#649 in Europe

#2159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

15. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Social Psychology

#667 in Europe

#2226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Social Psychology

#743 in Europe

#2628 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Social Psychology

#875 in Europe

#3282 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

18. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

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Switzerland | Manno

For Social Psychology

#891 in Europe

#3337 in the World

19. Webster University Geneva

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Switzerland | Bellevue

For Social Psychology

#934 in Europe

#3616 in the World

Enrollment: 500
Founded: 1915

The best cities to study Social Psychology in Switzerland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zurich, Geneva, Lausanne, and Bern.

Psychology subfields in Switzerland

Child Psychology18

Clinical Psychology17

Cognitive Science17

Education Majors18

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution12

Occupational Therapy13

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology7

Special Education7