19 Best universities for Social Psychology in Switzerland

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 1.27M citations received by 43.5K 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

Switzerland | Zurich

For Social Psychology

#10 in Europe

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Social Psychology

#47 in Europe

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Social Psychology

#52 in Europe

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

4. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Social Psychology

#67 in Europe

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

5. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Social Psychology

#74 in Europe

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

6. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Social Psychology

#110 in Europe

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

7. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Social Psychology

#122 in Europe

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

8. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Social Psychology

#184 in Europe

#497 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

9. University of Fribourg

Switzerland | Fribourg

For Social Psychology

#235 in Europe

#619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 10,366

10. University of Neuchatel

Switzerland | Neuchatel

For Social Psychology

#313 in Europe

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 4,282

11. University of Italian-speaking Switzerland

Switzerland | Lugano

For Social Psychology

#441 in Europe

#1240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,017

12. University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Switzerland | Delemont

For Social Psychology

#623 in Europe

#2012 in the World

Enrollment: 21,038

13. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Social Psychology

#643 in Europe

#2103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

14. University of Applied Sciences of Northwestern Switzerland

Switzerland | Brugg

For Social Psychology

#647 in Europe

#2117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 12,646

15. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Social Psychology

#676 in Europe

#2254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 692

16. Bern University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Bern

For Social Psychology

#762 in Europe

#2665 in the World

Enrollment: 6,970

17. University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Italian Switzerland

Switzerland | Manno

For Social Psychology

#859 in Europe

#3248 in the World

18. Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Social Psychology

#907 in Europe

#3513 in the World

Enrollment: 7,066

19. Webster University Geneva

Switzerland | Bellevue

For Social Psychology

#933 in Europe

#3652 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 Psychology16

Cognitive Science17

Education Majors18

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution13

Occupational Therapy11

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology8

Special Education8