University of Basel: Statistics

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#248 of 14,131 In the World
#89 of 2,785 In Europe
#6 of 23 In Switzerland
#70 of 1,086 For Biophysics
Top50% For 157 other topics
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Enrollment
12,811
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Website
www.unibas.ch
Languages
German
Acceptance rate
22%*

* 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 RequirementsSecondary school certificate (Maturitätszeugnis) or recognized foreign equivalent
Academic CalendarOctober to June (October - February; April-June)
Enrollment12,811

Research profile

University of Basel is a world-class research university with 47,910 scientific papers published and 2,471,802 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Computer Science, Environmental Science, and Psychology.

Publications
47,910
Citations
2,471,802

University of Basel majors

by publication & citation count

Medicine
14,971 / 761,352
Biology
12,986 / 991,855
Physics
7,488 / 446,633
Chemistry
7,168 / 396,532
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
4,663 / 188,620
Engineering
3,515 / 143,504
Computer Science
3,254 / 195,340
Environmental Science
3,245 / 180,053
Psychology
3,240 / 165,792
Demography
2,103 / 148,941
Materials Science
2,089 / 77,595
Biochemistry
2,025 / 190,788
Genetics
1,454 / 185,968
Immunology
1,310 / 126,168
Atomic and Molecular physics
1,277 / 46,805
Oncology and Cancer research
1,252 / 90,271
Molecular Biology
1,239 / 105,253
Ecology
1,219 / 90,959
Public Health
1,210 / 64,188
Surgery
1,176 / 95,885
Business
1,161 / 31,978
Health Science
1,116 / 58,091
Quantum and Particle physics
1,075 / 106,044
Pathology
1,018 / 78,891
Economics
1,015 / 32,648
Neuroscience
997 / 65,091
Pharmacy
951 / 19,684
Condensed Matter Physics
951 / 52,579
Biophysics
885 / 66,473
Mathematics
856 / 28,411
Astrophysics and Astronomy
841 / 64,468
Nuclear Physics
830 / 37,674
Bioinformatics and Computational biology
798 / 76,151
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
732 / 13,903
Nanotechnology
724 / 56,296
Physical Therapy
723 / 34,719
Political Science
717 / 4,911
Anatomy and Physiology
709 / 39,092
Healthcare Management (MHA)
665 / 21,119
Pharmacology
657 / 26,084

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 510 11860
1992 506 13546
1993 486 13471
1994 546 14815
1995 564 16721
1996 641 18415
1997 632 21512
1998 788 24965
1999 828 27544
2000 862 32547
2001 822 35670
2002 989 41368
2003 1000 45084
2004 1088 52218
2005 1123 58616
2006 1203 66897
2007 1261 74814
2008 1419 82675
2009 1506 92028
2010 1651 102844
2011 1827 112855
2012 2050 126744
2013 2345 138752
2014 2395 146717
2015 2487 154049
2016 2696 160363
2017 3038 176397
2018 2996 181251
2019 3250 202673
2020 3510 241620
2021 3629 265683
Academic rankings

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

  1. Carl Jung

    Carl Jung
    Born in
    Switzerland Flag Switzerland
    Years
    1875-1961 (aged 86)
    Enrolled in the University of Basel
    Studied in 1895-1900
    Occupations
    essayistpsychotherapistpsychologistpsychiatrist
    Biography

    Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. Jung's work has been influential in the fields of psychiatry, anthropology, archaeology, literature, philosophy, psychology, and religious studies. Jung worked as a research scientist at the Burghölzli psychiatric hospital, in Zurich, under Eugen Bleuler. Jung established himself as an influential mind of his time, developing a friendship with Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis, conducting a lengthy correspondence, still paramount to their joint vision of human psychology. He is highly regarded as one of the most influential psychologists of all time.

  2. Leonhard Euler

    Leonhard Euler
    Born in
    Switzerland Flag Switzerland
    Years
    1707-1783 (aged 76)
    Enrolled in the University of Basel
    Studied in 1720
    Occupations
    mathematicianwriterinventorscientistastronomer
    Biography

    Leonhard Euler was a Swiss mathematician, physicist, astronomer, geographer, logician and engineer who founded the studies of graph theory and topology and made pioneering and influential discoveries in many other branches of mathematics such as analytic number theory, complex analysis, and infinitesimal calculus. He introduced much of modern mathematical terminology and notation, including the notion of a mathematical function. He is also known for his work in mechanics, fluid dynamics, optics, astronomy and music theory.

  3. Paracelsus mamestus

    Paracelsus mamestus
    Born in
    Switzerland Flag Switzerland
    Years
    1493-1541 (aged 48)
    Occupations
    chemistastrologerphysicianpharmacistnaturalist
    Biography

    Paracelsus, born Theophrastus von Hohenheim (full name Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim), was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosopher of the German Renaissance.

  4. Mateusz Morawiecki

    Mateusz Morawiecki
    Born in
    Poland Flag Poland
    Years
    1968-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    historianmanagerinternational forum participanteconomistpolitician
    Biography

    Mateusz Jakub Morawiecki is a Polish economist, historian and politician who has served as prime minister of Poland since 2017. A member of 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.

All 100 notable alumni

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

Location and contacts

Address Petersplatz 1
Basel, 4001
Switzerland
City population 178,000

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