List of universities in Switzerland
This list of public universities in Switzerland lists all 12 publicly funded 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]
Universities
Locations of the Universities of Switzerland |
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 fĂŒr 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: ZĂŒrcher Fachhochschule, German-speaking
- Zurich University of Applied Sciences/ZHAW (German: ZĂŒrcher Hochschule fĂŒr Angewandte Wissenschaften, ZHAW)
- Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration (German: Hochschulen fĂŒr Wirtschaft ZĂŒrich, HWZ)
- Zurich University of the Arts (German: ZĂŒrcher Hochschule der KĂŒnste, ZHdK)
- Zurich University of Teacher Education (German: PĂ€dagogischen Hochschule ZĂŒrich, PHZH)
- Private
Higher education institutions of art and music
- Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana, Lugano
- Conservatoire de Musique de GenĂšve, Geneva
- Dipartimento Ambiente, Costruzioni e Design, Canobbio
- Ăcole 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 Ă©cole d'arts et de design, Geneva (part of the HES-SO)
- Haute Ă©cole de musique de Lausanne - HEMU (part of the HES-SO)
- Hochschule der KĂŒnste Berne, Bern (part of the BFH)
- Hochschule fĂŒr Gestaltung und Kunst, Basel (part of the FHNW)
- Hochschule fĂŒr Musik (Basel) und Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (part of the FHNW)
- Hochschule Luzern â Design & Kunst, Musik (part of the HSLU)
- Scuola Teatro Dimitri, Verscio (part of the SUPSI)
- ZĂŒrcher Hochschule der KĂŒnste (part of the ZFH)
Higher Education Institutions
Universities of teacher education
According to diploma recognition by the EDK / CDIP:
- The following cantonal schools are recognized: GraubĂŒnden, Bern Jura and NeuchĂątel, Fribourg, Nordwestschweiz (Teilschule der FHNW), Rorschach, St. Gallen, Schaffhausen, Thurgau, Vaud, Wallis, Zentralschweiz, ZĂŒrich (Teilschule der ZFH)
- Alta Scuola Pedagogica Ticino (SUPSI)
- Interkantonale Hochschule fĂŒr HeilpĂ€dagogik ZĂŒrich
- Schweize Hochschule fĂŒr LogopĂ€die Rorschach SHLR
- Eidgenössisches Hochschulinstitut gemÀss Berufsbildungsgesetz (BBG), Art. 48
- Eidgenössisches Hochschulinstitut fĂŒr 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 THEâQS World University Rankings:
Institution | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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ETH Zurich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ZĂŒrich) | 12 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Ăcole Polytechnique FĂ©dĂ©rale de Lausanne | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
University of Geneva (Université de GenÚve) | 85 | 85 | 95 | 98 |
University of Zurich (UniversitĂ€t ZĂŒrich) | 57 | 89 | 80 | 73 |
University of Basel (UniversitÀt Basel) | 116 | 139 | 141 | 149 |
University of Lausanne (Université de Lausanne) | 105 | 143 | 138 | 146 |
University of Bern (UniversitÀt Bern) | 145 | 166 | 181 | 167 |
University of St. Gallen (UniversitÀt 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 2020 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 2019 | QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World Rankings 2020 | THE (Times Higher Education) World Ranking 2020 |
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ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology | Zurich | 19 | 6 | 13 |
EPFL (Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) | Lausanne | 78 | 18 | 38 |
University of Zurich | Zurich | 61 | 76 | 90 |
University of Geneva | Geneva | 58 | 110 | 144 |
University of Basel | Basel | 87 | 151 | 94 |
University of Lausanne | Lausanne | 151-200 | 153 | 198 |
University of Bern | Bern | 101-150 | 123 | 113 |
University of Fribourg | Fribourg | 401-500 | - | 301â350 |
UniversitĂ della Svizzera Italiana | Lugano | 501-600 | - | 301â350 |
University of St. Gallen(HSG) | St.Gallen | - | 398 | 401â500 |
University of NeuchĂątel | NeuchĂątel | 901-1000 | - | 501â600 |
See also
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- 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
- "Members" (in German, French, Italian, and English). Berne, Switzerland: swissuniversities. 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- https://www.swissuniversities.ch/en/higher-education-area/recognised-swiss-higher-education-institutions/
- "QS World University Rankings". 11 January 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
- Rankings: top of the class, The Economist, 28 March 2015 (page visited on 7 April 2015).
- Top University in Switzerland 2015