19 Best universities for Social Psychology in Switzerland

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 1.76M citations received by 48.6K 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

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

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Switzerland | Lausanne

For Social Psychology

#62 in Europe

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

4. University of Geneva

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Switzerland | Geneva

For Social Psychology

#64 in Europe

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

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Switzerland | Bern

For Social Psychology

#70 in Europe

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

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

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of St. Gallen

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Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Social Psychology

#184 in Europe

#513 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

9. University of Fribourg

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Switzerland | Fribourg

For Social Psychology

#243 in Europe

#646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of Neuchatel

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Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Social Psychology

#321 in Europe

#868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

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Switzerland | Lugano

For Social Psychology

#419 in Europe

#1161 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

#591 in Europe

#1911 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

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Switzerland | Brugg

For Social Psychology

#637 in Europe

#2093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

14. University of Lucerne

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Social Psychology

#650 in Europe

#2154 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

#664 in Europe

#2219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Bern

For Social Psychology

#751 in Europe

#2654 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

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Switzerland | Lucerne

For Social Psychology

#879 in Europe

#3303 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

#899 in Europe

#3397 in the World

19. Webster University Geneva

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Switzerland | Bellevue

For Social Psychology

#938 in Europe

#3659 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, Lausanne, Geneva, and Bern.

Psychology subfields in Switzerland

Child Psychology18

Clinical Psychology17

Cognitive Science17

Education Majors18

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution12

Occupational Therapy13

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology6

Special Education6