University of Basel: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #222 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #80 of 2,785 | In Europe |
| #6 of 23 | In Switzerland |
| #77 of 1,883 | For Biophysics |
| Top50% | For 202 other topics |
Quick Review
- Enrollment
- 12,896
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Bachelor
- Website
- www.unibas.ch
- Languages
- German
- Acceptance rate
- 28%*
* The University of Basel is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.
We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Admissions Requirements | Secondary school certificate (Maturitätszeugnis) or recognized foreign equivalent |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | October to June (October - February; April-June) |
| Enrollment | 12,896 |
Research profile
University of Basel is a world-class research university with 91,447 scientific papers published and 3,614,064 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Genetics, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biochemistry, Engineering, Computer Science, and Environmental Science.
University of Basel majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 621 | 13470 |
| 1994 | 766 | 14459 |
| 1995 | 728 | 16407 |
| 1996 | 828 | 17899 |
| 1997 | 817 | 19433 |
| 1998 | 994 | 21834 |
| 1999 | 1052 | 23776 |
| 2000 | 1128 | 28304 |
| 2001 | 1032 | 30540 |
| 2002 | 1197 | 34302 |
| 2003 | 1292 | 38703 |
| 2004 | 1330 | 44671 |
| 2005 | 1294 | 48646 |
| 2006 | 1524 | 54173 |
| 2007 | 1541 | 60524 |
| 2008 | 1597 | 64077 |
| 2009 | 1785 | 70775 |
| 2010 | 1994 | 78732 |
| 2011 | 2291 | 87340 |
| 2012 | 2537 | 99795 |
| 2013 | 2742 | 111671 |
| 2014 | 2958 | 122442 |
| 2015 | 3077 | 128066 |
| 2016 | 3271 | 141065 |
| 2017 | 3749 | 150540 |
| 2018 | 3964 | 165863 |
| 2019 | 4396 | 193094 |
| 2020 | 4993 | 238794 |
| 2021 | 5486 | 273151 |
| 2022 | 5197 | 268486 |
| 2023 | 5311 | 278917 |
| 2024 | 4271 | 277955 |
| 2025 | 3787 | 254449 |
Tuition
| Local studetns | 850 per semester (CHF) |
|---|
The University of Basel has financial aid programs.
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by University of Basel.
Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | No | No | No |
| Biology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Business | Yes | Yes | No |
| Chemistry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | No |
| Engineering | No | No | No |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bachelor | Anthropology, Archaeology, Arts and Humanities, Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Classical Languages, Cultural Studies, Dentistry, Earth Sciences, Eastern European Studies, Economics, English, French Studies, Gender Studies, Health Sciences, History, Information Sciences, Islamic Studies, Italian, Jewish Studies, Law, Mathematics and Computer Science, Medicine, Middle Eastern Studies, Modern Languages, Nanotechnology, Natural Sciences, Performing Arts, Philology, Philosophy, Prehistory, Psychology, Religious Studies, Sociology, Spanish, Sports, Theology |
|---|---|
| Master | African Studies, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Archaeology, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Biological and Life Sciences, Botany, Chemistry, Commercial Law, Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Dentistry, Earth Sciences, Eastern European Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, English, Environmental Studies, European Studies, Finance, French Studies, Gender Studies, Greek, Health Sciences, History, Information Sciences, Islamic Studies, Italian, Jewish Studies, Law, Literature, Mathematics and Computer Science, Medicine, Middle Eastern Studies, Modern Languages, Musicology, Nanotechnology, Natural Sciences, Nordic Studies, Nursing, Pharmacy, Philology, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Religion, Religious Studies, Slavic Languages, Social Sciences, Sociology, Spanish, Sports, Theology |
| Doktorat/ Doctorat/ Dottorato | African Studies, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Astronomy and Space Science, Biological and Life Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Botany, Chemistry, Dentistry, Earth Sciences, Eastern European Studies, Ecology, Education, English Studies, Environmental Studies, Ethics, European Studies, French Studies, Gender Studies, Geography, Greek, Health Sciences, History, Information Sciences, Islamic Studies, Italian, Jewish Studies, Latin, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics and Computer Science, Medicine, Meteorology, Middle Eastern Studies, Musicology, Nanotechnology, Natural Sciences, Nordic Studies, Nursing, Philology, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Religious Studies, Slavic Languages, Social Sciences, Sociology, Spanish, Sports, Theology |
University of Basel alumni
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Carl Jung
- Enrolled in the University of Basel
- Studied in 1895-1900
- Occupations
- psychiatristessayistpsychotherapistpsychologist
- Biography
-
Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist, psychotherapist, and psychologist who founded the school of analytical psychology. He was a prolific author of over twenty books, illustrator, and correspondent, and academic, best known for his concept of archetypes. Widely considered one of the most influential psychologists of the early 20th century, and of all time, Jung's work has fostered not only scholarship, but also popular interest. His work has been influential in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philosophy, psychology, and religious studies.
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Leonhard Euler
- Enrolled in the University of Basel
- Studied in 1720
- Occupations
- physicistwriterscientistmathematicianexecutive
- Biography
-
Leonhard Euler was a Swiss polymath who was active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, logician, geographer, music theorist and engineer. He founded the studies of graph theory and topology and made influential discoveries in many other branches of mathematics, such as analytic number theory, complex analysis, and infinitesimal calculus. He also introduced much of modern mathematical terminology and notation, including the notion of a mathematical function. He is known for his work in mechanics, fluid dynamics, optics, astronomy, and music theory. Euler has been called a "universal genius" who "was fully equipped with almost unlimited powers of imagination, intellectual gifts and extraordinary memory". He spent most of his adult life in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and in Berlin, then the capital of Prussia.
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Mateusz Morawiecki
- Occupations
- historianeconomistmanagerpolitician
- Biography
-
Mateusz Jakub Morawiecki is a Polish economist and politician who served as Prime Minister of Poland from 2017 to 2023. A member of the Law and Justice (PiS) party, he previously served in the cabinet of prime minister Beata Szydło as deputy prime minister from 2015 to 2017, Minister of Development from 2015 to 2018 and Minister of Finance from 2016 to 2018. Prior to his political appointment, Morawiecki had an extensive business career.
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Maximilian Schell
- Occupations
- stage actorfilm directordirectoractorautobiographer
- Biography
-
Maximilian Schell was a Swiss actor, theatre director, filmmaker, and musician of Austrian origin. He was one of the most internationally-acclaimed German-speaking actors of his generation, earning accolades for his work on both screen and stage. Born and initially raised in Vienna, where his parents were involved in the arts, he grew up surrounded by performance and literature. While he was still a child, his family fled to Switzerland in 1938 when Austria was annexed by Nazi Germany, and they settled in Zürich. After the Second World War, Schell took up acting and directing full-time.
University of Basel faculties and divisions
| Faculty : Business and Economics | Business Administration, Economics, Finance, International Economics, Marketing, Statistics |
|---|---|
| Faculty : Law | Law |
| Faculty : Medicine | Dentistry, Health Sciences, Immunology, Medicine, Neurosciences, Nursing, Oncology, Sports Medicine |
| Faculty : Philosophy/History | African Studies, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Archaeology, Art History, Classical Languages, Communication Studies, Cultural Studies, Eastern European Studies, Education, English, French, French Studies, Gender Studies, German, Greek, History, Islamic Studies, Italian, Jewish Studies, Latin, Linguistics, Literature, Media Studies, Modern Languages, Musicology, Native Language, Pedagogy, Philology, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Prehistory, Religious Studies, Romance Languages, Russian, Scandinavian Languages, Slavic Languages, Social Sciences, Sociology, Spanish |
| Faculty : Psychology | Psychology |
| Faculty : Science | Actuarial Science, Astronomy and Space Science, Biology, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Genetics, Geography, Mathematics, Meteorology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Nanotechnology, Natural Sciences, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Physics, Science Education, Toxicology, Zoology |
| Faculty : Theology | Religion, Theology |
General information
| Alternative names | UNIBAS Universität Basel Université de Bâle |
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Location and contacts
| Address | Petersplatz 1 Basel, 4001 Switzerland |
|---|---|
| City population | 176,000 |