Switzerland is a small country in Europe but it is home to many gems. Not only stunning attractions but the doors of this country are also open for the students to study in the beautiful environment of the country. The education in Switzerland is great with 11 of its 12 universities ranked among the Top 500 Best Universities of the World in World University Rankings. There is a number of universities that students can opt for higher studies.

Some of the best universities of Switzerland are listed below.

ETH Zurich

ETH Zurich is one of the prestigious science and technology universities in Switzerland. It was established in the year 1855 and was earlier known as Federal Polytechnic School.  This university is known to have given over 20 Nobel Prize Laureates. The university aims to provide excellence in science and technology, engineering, and mathematics. Albert Einstein is also associated with this university. It offers courses at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels.

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne is located in Lausanne, Switzerland, and was established in 1853. It is an international university with students of almost 112 nationalities. It is also known as EFPL and is a sister institution of ETH Zurich. EFPL specializes in giving education in engineering and natural sciences and is famous worldwide for its research work in various fields. It was ranked 14th in the world by QS World University Rankings in its 2020/2021 ranking list. It was also ranked as one of the top universities in the world by Times Higher Education World University Rankings. This university of Switzerland offers courses in Bachelor, Master’s, or Ph.D. levels.

University of Zurich

Located in the city of Zurich, The University of Zurich is one of the top universities of Switzerland. It is also ranked among the top universities in the world by QS World University Rankings. The University of Zurich is also known to be the largest university in Switzerland. The institution comprises 7 faculties:  theology and veterinary medicine, philosophy,  mathematics, and natural sciences, economic sciences, human medicine, engineering, computer sciences, and robotics. These campuses provide education at the undergraduate and master’s levels.

University of Basel

Ranking among the top universities of Switzerland is the University of Basel. Founded in the year 1460, it is known to be the oldest university in Switzerland. Also, it is considered one of the world’s oldest surviving universities. The university admits a lot of students from all over the world.  The University of Basel has 7 facilities providing education in Bachelors’s and Masters’s levels. The 7 faculties are Faculty of Law,  Faculty of humanities and social sciences, Faculty of business and economics,  Faculty of theology, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Science, and Faculty of psychology.

University of Bern

Making to the list of top universities of Switzerland is the University of Bern. It is located in the city of Bern and was established in 1834. The comprehensive structure of the university includes 8 faculties and some 150 institutes. It is the 3rd largest university in Switzerland. It offers courses in Bachelor’s, Masters and Doctoral levels. It is also known to have various notable faculties; the very famous Albert Einstein in the year 1908, taught theoretical physics, and Anna Tumarkin, a Russian Philosopher also became a professor in the following year.

University of Geneva

The University of Geneva is located in the city of Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in the year 1559. The university has about 40% of international students. The University of Geneva is also known as UNIGE and it is solely dedicated to teaching, dialogue, thinking, and research. It is known to be the second-largest university in Switzerland with students coming from 150 nationalities. Hans-Gert Pötterin, former President of the European Parliament is one of the alumni of the university. UNIGE comprises 9 faculties: Faculty of Translation and Interpreting, Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Psychology and School of Education, Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Theology, Faculty of Humanities, Faculty of Law, Faculty Geneva School of Economics and Management, and Faculty Geneva School of Social Sciences.

University of Lausanne

The University of Lausanne is commonly known as UNIL. This is a public university of Switzerland located in Lausanne, Switzerland. Founded in the year 1537, it was earlier known to be School of theology. It was granted university rights in 1890. The university takes students from around 120 nationalities and has ties with the world’s best universities. UNIL has about 7 faculties: Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, Faculty of Business and Economics, Faculty of Arts, Criminal Justice and Public Administration, Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies, Faculty of Law, and Faculty of Social and Political Sciences. The institution provides courses in Masters, bachelor’s, and doctoral levels.

Università della Svizzera Italiana

The Università Della Svizzera Italiana also commonly known as the University of Italian Switzerland or USI. It was established in the year 1995 and has campuses in Mendrisio, Lugano, and Bellinzona. This university has an official language Italian but the courses are offered in English too. There are 4 faculties at the Lugano campus of the university which are the Faculty of Communication, Culture and Society, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Informatics, and Faculty of Biomedical Sciences. The university provides education at Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and Doctoral Levels.

University of Fribourg

The University of Fribourg is one of the top universities of Switzerland. This public university is located in the city of Fribourg, Switzerland. The very origin of this university dates back to 1580 when it was just the Collège Saint-Michel, it was later in the year 1763, an Academy of law was founded. By an Act of the parliament of the Swiss Canton University of Fribourg was formed in the year 1889. There are 5 faculties in the University of Fribourg: law, humanities, Catholic theology, natural sciences, and economics & social sciences.