List of universities in Switzerland
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Official higher education institution
According with the Swiss law on publicly financed Swiss Universities and the body CRUS, there are 12 general higher education institutions in Switzerland (10 cantonal universities and two federalSwitzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
institutes of technology plus a number of specialized universities, e.g., Universities of Applied Sciences:
- University of BaselUniversity of BaselThe University of Basel is located in Basel, Switzerland, and is considered to be one of leading universities in the country...
(BaselBaselBasel or Basle In the national languages of Switzerland the city is also known as Bâle , Basilea and Basilea is Switzerland's third most populous city with about 166,000 inhabitants. Located where the Swiss, French and German borders meet, Basel also has suburbs in France and Germany...
), GermanGerman languageGerman is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
-speaking - University of Bern (Bern), German-speaking
- University of FribourgUniversity of FribourgThe University of Fribourg is a university in the city of Fribourg, Switzerland.The roots of the University can be traced back to 1582, when the notable Jesuit Peter Canisius founded the Collège Saint-Michel in the City of Fribourg. In 1763, an Academy of law was founded by the state of Frobourg...
(FribourgFribourgFribourg is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and the district of Sarine. It is located on both sides of the river Saane/Sarine, on the Swiss plateau, and is an important economic, administrative and educational center on the cultural border between German and French Switzerland...
), FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
- and German-speaking - University of GenevaUniversity of GenevaThe University of Geneva is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland.It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin, as a theological seminary and law school. It remained focused on theology until the 17th century, when it became a center for Enlightenment scholarship. In 1873, it...
(GenevaGenevaGeneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...
), French-speaking - University of NeuchâtelUniversity of NeuchâtelThe University of Neuchâtel is a French-speaking university in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. The University has five faculties and more than a dozen institutes, including arts and human sciences, natural sciences, law, economics and theology. The Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences is the largest...
(Neuchâtel), French-speaking - University of LausanneUniversity of LausanneThe University of Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland was founded in 1537 as a school of theology, before being made a university in 1890. Today about 12,000 students and 2200 researchers study and work at the university...
(LausanneLausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
), French-speaking - University of LucerneUniversity of LucerneThe University of Lucerne is a public university with a campus in Luzern, Switzerland. 1231 undergraduates and 1061 postgraduate students attend the university, which makes it Switzerland's smallest university....
(LucerneLucerneLucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district of the same name. With a population of about 76,200 people, Lucerne is the most populous city in Central Switzerland, and...
), German-speaking - Università della Svizzera ItalianaUniversità della Svizzera italianaUniversità della Svizzera italiana is a public university located in Lugano, Switzerland, founded in 1996...
(LuganoLuganoLugano is a city of inhabitants in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy...
), ItalianItalian languageItalian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
-speaking - University of St. GallenUniversity of St. GallenThe University of St. Gallen is a public research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is specialized in the fields of business administration, economics, law, and international affairs. The University of St. Gallen is also known as HSG, which is an abbreviation of its former German...
(HSG) (St. GallenSt. GallenSt. Gallen is the capital of the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. It evolved from the hermitage of Saint Gall, founded in the 7th century. Today, it is a large urban agglomeration and represents the center of eastern Switzerland. The town mainly relies on the service sector for its economic...
), German-speaking - University of ZurichUniversity of ZurichThe University of Zurich , located in the city of Zurich, is the largest university in Switzerland, with over 25,000 students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine and a new faculty of philosophy....
(ZürichZürichZurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
), German-speaking - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ZurichETH ZurichThe Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich or ETH Zürich is an engineering, science, technology, mathematics and management university in the City of Zurich, Switzerland....
(ZurichZürichZurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
), German-speaking - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology LausanneÉcole polytechnique fédérale de LausanneThe École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne is one of the two Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology and is located in Lausanne, Switzerland.The school was founded by the Swiss Federal Government with the stated mission to:...
(LausanneLausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west...
), French-speaking
Universities of Applied Sciences (Fachhochschulen according to the law FHSG)
- Berner Fachhochschule, BFH
- Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, FHNW
- Fachhochschule Ostschweiz, FHO
- Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale, HES-SOHES-SOHES-SO means Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale . It refers to 27 schools of higher education, established throughout Western Switzerland.-HES-SO HE ARC :...
, (Western Switzerland), French-speaking - Hochschule Luzern, HSLULucerne University of Applied SciencesLucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts is a Swiss public vocational university with campuses in Lucerne, Horw and Zug.- Schools :* School of Engineering and Architecture...
, German-speaking - Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana, (SUPSI), Italian-speaking
- Zürcher FachhochschuleZurich University of Applied SciencesThe Zurich University of Applied Sciences , located in the city of Winterthur, with facilities in Zurich and Wädenswil, is the second largest University in Switzerland after the University of Zurich.* University of Zurich: around 25000 Students...
, ZFH - Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften ZHAW
- Fachhochschule Les Roches-Gruyères, HES-LRG
- Kalaidos Fachhochschule
- Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne, EHL
Fine arts universities
- Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana, Lugano (Teilschule der SUPSI)
- Conservatoire de Musique de Genève
- Dipartimento Ambiente, Costruzioni e Design, Canobbio (Teilschule der SUPSI)
- Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne ECAL (Teilschule der HES-SO)
- Ecole cantonale d'art du Valais, Sierre ECAV
- Haute école d'arts appliqués Arc, La Chaux-de-Fonds (Teilschule der HES-SO)
- Haute école d'arts appliqués du Canton de Vaud, Lausanne (Teilschule der HES-SO)
- Haute école d'arts et de design, Genève (Teilschule der HES-SO)
- Haute école de musique de Lausanne - HEMU (Teilschule der HES-SO)
- Hochschule der Künste Berne (Teilschule der BFH)
- Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst, Basel (Teischule der FHNW)
- Hochschule für Musik Basel und Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (Teilschule der FHNW)
- Hochschule Luzern – Design & Kunst (Teilschule der HSLU)
- Hochschule Luzern – Musik (Teilschule der HSLU)
- Scuola Teatro Dimitri, Verscio (Teilschule der SUPSI)
- Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (Teilschule der ZFH)
Pedagogical universities (diplomae regognized by EDK)
- Alta Scuola Pedagogica Ticino
- Haute école pédagogique des cantons de Bern, du Jura et de Neuchâtel
- Haute école pédagogique du canton de Vaud
- Pädagogische Hochschule Wallis
- Haute école pédagogique fribourgeoise
- Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik Zürich
- Pädagogische Hochschule Graubünden
- Pädagogische Hochschule Bern
- Pädagogische Hochschule Nordwestschweiz (Teilschule der FHNW)
- Pädagogische Hochschule Rorschach
- Pädagogische Hochschule St. Gallen
- Pädagogische Hochschule Schaffhausen
- Pädagogische Hochschule Thurgau
- Pädagogische Hochschule Zentralschweiz
- Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich (Teilschule der ZFH)
- Schweizer Hochschule für Logopädie Rorschach SHLR
- Eidgenössisches Hochschulinstitut gemäss Berufsbildungsgesetz (BBG), Art. 48
- Eidgenössisches Hochschulinstitut für Berufsbildung, EHB
Institutions accredited by the Swiss University Conference (SUK)
- Facoltà di Teologia di Lugano
- Theologische Hochschule Chur (THC)
- Franklin College SwitzerlandFranklin College SwitzerlandFranklin College Switzerland is a private, independent, liberal arts college in Switzerland with an enrollment of approximately 450 students. Located in the Italian speaking city of Lugano, Franklin offers Bachelor of Arts degrees that are accredited by both the Commission on Higher Education of...
(programme accreditation)
Other institutions of higher education
The Swiss university law considers as institutions of higher education accordingto articles 3 and 12 further:
- Stiftung Fernstudien Schweiz, Brig
- the Graduate Institute of International and Development StudiesGraduate Institute of International and Development StudiesThe Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies is a highly selective postgraduate educational and research institute situated in Geneva, Switzerland...
(Institut universitaire de hautes études internationales et du développement IHEID) in GenevaGenevaGeneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland... - the Swiss Graduate School of Public AdministrationSwiss Graduate School of Public AdministrationThe Institute for Advanced Studies in Public Administration, or IDHEAP is a Swiss graduate school of public administration, an independent foundation associated with the University of Lausanne and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne...
(Institut de hautes études en administration publique - Idheap) in LausanneLausanneLausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west... - the Graduate Institute Kurt BöschGraduate Institute Kurt BöschIUKB was officially recognised by the Swiss Government as a university institute in 1992 in accordance with Federal Law on Financial Aid to Universities ....
(Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch, IUKB) in SionSion, SwitzerlandSion is the capital of the Swiss canton of Valais. it had a population of .Landmarks include the Basilique de Valère and Château de Tourbillon. Sion has an airfield for civilian and military use, which, because of its location in a valley, causes a reasonable amount of noise pollution. FC Sion...
List of private colleges
- BHMS - Business & Hotel Management School - Lucerne
- LUG - Leman University GenevaLeman University GenevaLeman University Geneva is a private university founded in Geneva, Switzerland. LUG is the only private University in Switzerland which offers degrees in Law...
- BSL - Business School Lausanne
- Hotel and Tourism Management Institute
- DCT University Center
- European Graduate SchoolEuropean Graduate SchoolThe European Graduate School in Saas-Fee, Switzerland is a privately funded graduate school founded by the non-profit European Foundation of Interdisciplinary Studies. Its German name is Europäische Universität für Interdisziplinäre Studien...
- EGS University - European UniversityEuropean UniversityThe European University is a multi-campus business school, established in 1973, with headquarters in Switzerland. It operates campuses in Switzerland , Spain , Germany , and the United Kingdom , with an executive facility in Yvorne, Switzerland.European University's Spain campus was ranked at 52...
- Franklin College SwitzerlandFranklin College SwitzerlandFranklin College Switzerland is a private, independent, liberal arts college in Switzerland with an enrollment of approximately 450 students. Located in the Italian speaking city of Lugano, Franklin offers Bachelor of Arts degrees that are accredited by both the Commission on Higher Education of...
- HIM, Hotel Institute MontreuxHotel Institute MontreuxÉcole Hôtelière de Montreux is a school located in Montreux, Switzerland that provides a university level education for students wanting to gain an education in the hospitality industry.-Overview:...
- International Hotel and Tourism Training InstituteInternational Hotel and Tourism Training InstituteThe International Hotel and Tourism Training Institute is school in Neuchâtel, Switzerland that offers bachelors degrees in the hospitality industry. The school started as a Eurotel operated by students. After becoming a member of the Swiss Education Group IHTTI is 100% Swiss owned and follows...
- IHTTI Part of Swiss Education GroupSwiss Education GroupThe Swiss Education Group is an alliance of three separate Swiss Hospitality Schools: the Swiss hotel management school, the Hotel Institute Montreux, and International Hotel and Tourism Training Institute.-The Six SEG Benefits:... - IMI
- IMDInternational Institute for Management DevelopmentIMD - International Institute for Management Development is a non profit business school located in Lausanne, Switzerland.- History & Mission :...
- International University in GenevaInternational University in GenevaInternational University in Geneva is a private university founded in 1997 and located in Geneva, Switzerland.-History & Mission:Founded with the aim of providing a multicutural education and incorporated as a not-for-profit Swiss Private Foundation in 1997, its first president was David Williamson...
- Victoria UniversityVictoria UniversityVictoria University may refer to:* Victoria University, Australia, Melbourne, Australia* Victoria University of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh* University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada...
- SBS Swiss Business SchoolSBS Swiss Business SchoolSBS Swiss Business School is a management institution located in Zurich. SBS Swiss Business School was founded in 1998 and it provides graduate and undergraduate academic programs in business and management. The Honorary President is Dr. Charles Mercieca, former Professor Emeritus at Alabama A&M...
, IACBE accredited and Eduqua Certified - Swiss Hotel Management SchoolSwiss Hotel Management SchoolThe Swiss Hotel Management School is Switzerland's largest English-speaking hotel management school. SHMS provides an international programme through a mixture of courses and practical internships. The school offers various programs other than the basic Bachelor's Degree in International...
- Swiss Management CenterSwiss Management CenterSwiss Management Center is a for-profit corporation founded in 1985 with operative headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.The company holds interests in various higher education projects through which it offers online Bachelor -, Master-, and Doctorate programs...
- Webster University GenevaWebster University GenevaWebster University Geneva is the Swiss branch of Webster University, and Webster's second biggest campus outside the US. It was founded in 1978...
International rankings
According to the THE–QS World University Rankings:| Institution | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETH Zurich ETH Zurich The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich or ETH Zürich is an engineering, science, technology, mathematics and management university in the City of Zurich, Switzerland.... (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) |
10 | 21 | 24 | 42 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
| École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne The École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne is one of the two Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology and is located in Lausanne, Switzerland.The school was founded by the Swiss Federal Government with the stated mission to:... |
32 | 34 | 64 | 117 | 50 | 42 | 32 | 35 |
| University of Geneva University of Geneva The University of Geneva is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland.It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin, as a theological seminary and law school. It remained focused on theology until the 17th century, when it became a center for Enlightenment scholarship. In 1873, it... (Université de Genève) |
NR | 88 | 39 | 105 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 69 |
| University of Zurich University of Zurich The University of Zurich , located in the city of Zurich, is the largest university in Switzerland, with over 25,000 students. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine and a new faculty of philosophy.... (Universität Zürich) |
NR | 85 | 109 | 140 | 106 | 92 | 101 | 106 |
| University of Basel University of Basel The University of Basel is located in Basel, Switzerland, and is considered to be one of leading universities in the country... (Universität Basel) |
NR | 127 | 75 | 114 | 131 | 108 | 137 | 151 |
| University of Lausanne University of Lausanne The University of Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland was founded in 1537 as a school of theology, before being made a university in 1890. Today about 12,000 students and 2200 researchers study and work at the university... (Université de Lausanne) |
NR | 133 | 89 | NR | 161 | 168 | 152 | 136 |
| University of Bern (Universität Bern/Université de Berne) | NR | NR | 178 | NR | 192 | 193 | 162 | 143 |
| University of St. Gallen University of St. Gallen The University of St. Gallen is a public research university located in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is specialized in the fields of business administration, economics, law, and international affairs. The University of St. Gallen is also known as HSG, which is an abbreviation of its former German... (Universität St. Gallen) |
NR | 150 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
NR = no ranking or ranking outside top 200.
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The list features the following Swiss universities:
- Educatis University, Graduate School of Management
- GSDIR - Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations
- GSBA - Graduate School of Business Administration Zürich
- IIMT - International Institute of Management in Technology, University of Fribourg
- IMD - International Institute for Management Development
- International University in GenevaInternational University in GenevaInternational University in Geneva is a private university founded in 1997 and located in Geneva, Switzerland.-History & Mission:Founded with the aim of providing a multicutural education and incorporated as a not-for-profit Swiss Private Foundation in 1997, its first president was David Williamson...
- Victoria University in Neuchatel
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - ETH Zurich, Department of Management Technology and
Economics
- Universität St. Gallen
- Université de Genève - HEC Genève
- Université de Lausanne - HEC Lausanne
- Business management university of Geneva
See also
- List of largest universities by enrollment in Switzerland
- Education in SwitzerlandEducation in SwitzerlandThe education system in Switzerland is very diverse, because the constitution of Switzerland delegates the authority for the school system mainly to the cantons...
- Science and technology in SwitzerlandScience and technology in SwitzerlandScience and technology in Switzerland play an important role in economy as very few natural resources are available in the country. The Swiss National Science Foundation, mandated by the Federal government, is the most important institute promoting scientific research.The raw output of scientific...
- List of colleges and universities by country
- List of colleges and universities
- myScience.ch - The Swiss Portal for Research and Innovation
External links
- Swissuniversity.ch a portal on universities in Switzerland
- KFH Rector' Conference of the Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences (KFH)
- myScience.ch - The Swiss Portal for Research and Innovation
- Swiss Universities Handbook
- The State Secretariat for Education and Research
- The Ranking Forum of Swiss Universities