List of universities in Switzerland







This list of universities in Switzerland lists all 12 Swiss universities (10 cantonal universities and 2 federal institutes of technology) and a number of public Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences and other education institutions, as higher education institutions. The Swiss law on publicly financed universities, the Swiss University Conference and its accreditation body the CRUS-OAQ is responsible for their recognition according to the Federal Higher Education Act, HEdA.[1]




Contents






  • 1 Universities


  • 2 Universities of Applied Sciences


  • 3 Higher education institutions of art and music


  • 4 Higher Education Institutions


  • 5 Universities of teacher education


  • 6 Federal institute


  • 7 International rankings for the public universities


    • 7.1 THE-QS[3]


    • 7.2 ARWU


    • 7.3 Switzerland Top Universities in 2015




  • 8 See also


  • 9 Notes and references


  • 10 External links





Universities
























































































































Institution Abbreviation Location Founded Language Type Enrollment

University of Basel
 UNIBAS
Basel
 1460
German
Public (cantonal)
 12,852

University of Bern
 UNIBE
Bern
 1834
German / English
Public (cantonal)
 17,882

University of Fribourg
 UNIFR
Fribourg
 1889
French / German
Public (cantonal)
 10,000

University of Geneva
 UNIGE
Geneva
 1559
French
Public (cantonal)
 16,530

University of Neuchâtel
 UNINE
Neuchâtel
 1838
French
Public (cantonal)
 4,173

University of Lausanne
 UNIL
Lausanne
 1537
French
Public (cantonal)
 13,500

University of Lucerne
 UNILU
Lucerne
 2000
German / English
Public (cantonal)
 2,668

University of Lugano
 USI
Lugano
 1995
Italian / English
Public (cantonal)
 2,862

University of St. Gallen
 HSG
St. Gallen
 1898
German / English
Public (cantonal)
 8,553

University of Zurich
 UZH
Zurich
 1833
German / English
Public (cantonal)
 26,356

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne
 EPFL
Lausanne
 1853
French / English
Public (federal)
 5,418

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
 ETH / ETHZ
Zurich
 1855
German / English
Public (federal)
 20,607


Universities of Applied Sciences


There are seven public and two private Universities of Applied Sciences (or German: Fachhochschule (FH), French: Haute école specialisée (HES), and Italian: scuola universitaria professionale (SUP)) in Switzerland.


Public



  • Bern University of Applied Sciences, BFH, (German: Berner Fachhochschule, German-speaking


  • University of Applied Sciences of Northwest Switzerland, FHNW (German: Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz), German-speaking and English-speaking

    • The Basel School of Art and Design (German: Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst, HGK)





  • University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland, FHO (German: Fachhochschule Ostschweiz), German-speaking


  • University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, (HES-SO French: Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale), French-speaking and German-speaking (Fribourg)


  • Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, (HSLU German: Hochschule Luzern), German-speaking


  • SUPSI (Italian: Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana) (SUPSI), Italian-speaking


  • Zurich University of Applied Sciences, ZFH, German: Zürcher Fachhochschule, German-speaking


    • Zurich University of Applied Sciences/ZHAW (German: Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften, ZHAW)


    • Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration (German: Hochschulen für Wirtschaft Zürich, HWZ)


    • Zurich University of the Arts (German: Zürcher Hochschule der Künste, ZHdK)


    • Zurich University of Teacher Education (German: Pädagogischen Hochschule Zürich, PHZH)




Private

  • Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences


Higher education institutions of art and music



  • Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana, Lugano

  • Conservatoire de Musique de Genève, Geneva

  • Dipartimento Ambiente, Costruzioni e Design, Canobbio


  • École cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL), Lausanne (part of the HES-SO)

  • Ecole cantonale d'art du Valais, Sierre

  • Haute école d'arts appliqués Arc, La Chaux-de-Fonds (part of the HES-SO)

  • Haute école d'arts et de design, Geneva (part of the HES-SO)

  • Haute école de musique de Lausanne - HEMU (part of the HES-SO)

  • Hochschule der Künste Berne, Bern (part of the BFH)


  • Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst, Basel (part of the FHNW)


  • Hochschule für Musik (Basel) und Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (part of the FHNW)

  • Hochschule Luzern – Design & Kunst, Musik (part of the HSLU)

  • Scuola Teatro Dimitri, Verscio (part of the SUPSI)


  • Zürcher Hochschule der Künste (part of the ZFH)



Higher Education Institutions




  • Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, IHEID[2]

  • Stiftung Universitäre Fernstudien Schweiz, Brig / Fondation Formation universitaire à distance, Suisse à Brigue



Universities of teacher education


According to diploma recognition by the EDK / CDIP:



  • The following cantonal schools are recognized: Graubünden, Bern Jura and Neuchâtel, Fribourg, Nordwestschweiz (Teilschule der FHNW), Rorschach, St. Gallen, Schaffhausen, Thurgau, Vaud, Wallis, Zentralschweiz, Zürich (Teilschule der ZFH)

  • Alta Scuola Pedagogica Ticino (SUPSI)

  • Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik Zürich

  • Schweize Hochschule für Logopädie Rorschach SHLR

  • Eidgenössisches Hochschulinstitut gemäss Berufsbildungsgesetz (BBG), Art. 48

  • Eidgenössisches Hochschulinstitut für Berufsbildung, EHB



Federal institute


According to the Berufsbildungsgesetz (BBG), Art. 48 / Loi fédérale sur la formation (LFPr), l'art. 48


  • Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training, SFIVET


International rankings for the public universities



THE-QS[3]


According to the THE–QS World University Rankings:


































































Institution
 2015
 2016
 2017
 2018

ETH Zurich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)
 12
 9
 8
 10

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
 17
 14
 14
 12

University of Geneva (Université de Genève)
 85
 85
 95
 98

University of Zurich (Universität Zürich)
 57
 89
 80
 73

University of Basel (Universität Basel)
 116
 139
 141
 149

University of Lausanne (Université de Lausanne)
 105
 143
 138
 146

University of Bern (Universität Bern)
 145
 166
 181
 167

University of St. Gallen (Universität St. Gallen)
 421-430
 329
 288
 372

NR = no ranking or ranking outside top 200.



ARWU


In relation to its population size, Switzerland is the country with the highest number of universities among the 100 best of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (2014-2015).[4]



Switzerland Top Universities in 2015


A list of Switzerland top universities in 2015 as per three major ranking platforms ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities), QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) and THE (Times Higher Education).[5]
















































































University
 Location
 ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities) World Ranking 2015
 QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World Rankings 2015
 THE (Times Higher Education) World Ranking 2015

ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology		 Zurich 20 9 9
EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) Lausanne 101-150 14 31
University of Zurich Zurich 54 85 104
University of Geneva Geneva 58 89 131
University of Basel Basel 87 139 101
University of Lausanne Lausanne 201-300 143 144
University of Bern Bern 151-200 166 120
University of Fribourg Fribourg - - 201-250

University of St. Gallen(HSG)		 St.Gallen - 329 351-400
University of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel - - 401-500


See also







  • List of largest universities by enrollment in Switzerland

  • Education in Switzerland

  • Science and technology in Switzerland

  • List of colleges and universities by country

  • List of colleges and universities



Notes and references





  1. ^ "Members" (in German, French, Italian, and English). Berne, Switzerland: swissuniversities. 2016. Retrieved 2018-01-01..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ https://www.swissuniversities.ch/en/higher-education-area/recognised-swiss-higher-education-institutions/


  3. ^ "QS World University Rankings". 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 Jan 2018.


  4. ^ Rankings: top of the class, The Economist, 28 March 2015 (page visited on 7 April 2015).


  5. ^ Top University in Switzerland 2015




External links



  • All Swiss university programmes

  • Official portal of swissuniversities

  • The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation

  • Results of University Rankings











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