List of universities in Switzerland

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This article lists universities in Switzerland.

1 Official higher education institution
2 Other institutions of higher education
3 Private colleges
4 References
5 See also

[edit] Official higher education institution

According with the Rectors' Conference of the Swiss Universities CRUS^[1], there are 12 official higher education institutions in Switzerland (10 cantonal universities and 2 federal institutes of technology):

University of Basel (Basel), German-speaking
University of Berne (Berne), German-speaking
University of Fribourg (Fribourg), French- and German-speaking
University of Geneva (Geneva), French-speaking
University of Neuchâtel (Neuchâtel), French-speaking
University of Lausanne (Lausanne), French-speaking
University of Lucerne (Lucerne), German-speaking
Università della Svizzera Italiana (Lugano), Italian-speaking
University of St. Gallen (HSG) (St. Gallen), German-speaking
University of Zurich (Zürich), German-speaking
ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich) (Zürich), German-speaking
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne) (Lausanne), French-speaking

[edit] Other institutions of higher education

The CRUS considers as institutions of higher education:

the Graduate Institute for International Studies (Institut universitaire de hautes études internationales IUHEI) in Geneva
the Graduate Institute for Advanced Public Administration (Institut de hautes études en administration publique IDHEAP) in Lausanne
the Graduate Institute Kurt Bösch (Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch, IUKB) in Sion
the Graduate Institute of Development Studies (Institut universitaire d’études du développement, IUED) in Geneva

[edit] Private colleges

There are a number of private colleges which offer courses based on the Anglo-American system. The studies and examinations offered by these colleges are not recognized in Switzerland. The CRUS warns that some of these colleges may even offer courses which are not serious, and advises anyone interested in following such a course to make careful initial investigations into the problem of recognition.