List of universities in Switzerland
This article lists universities in Switzerland.
The Swiss law on publicly financed universities, the Swiss University Conference and its accreditation body the CRUS-OAQ recognizes:[1] 12 Swiss universities (10 cantonal universities and two federal institutes of technology) and a number of public Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences and other education institutions, as Higher Education institutions.[2][3]
Universities
- University of Basel (Basel), German-speaking
- University of Bern (Bern), 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/English-speaking
- University of Lugano (Lugano), Italian/English-speaking
- University of St. Gallen (HSG) (St. Gallen), German/English-speaking
- University of Zurich (Zürich), German/English-speaking
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) (Lausanne), French/English-speaking
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) (Zurich), German/English-speaking
Universities of Applied Sciences
according to the Fachhochschulgesetz (FHSG) / Loi fédérale sur les hautes écoles spécialisées (LHES):
- Berner Fachhochschule, BFH
- Ecole d'ingénieurs et d'architectes de Fribourg | Hochschule für Technik und Architektur Freiburg (HES-SO), French and German-speaking
- Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, FHNW (German: Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz)
- Fachhochschule Ostschweiz, FHO (German: Fachhochschule Ostschweiz)
- Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale, HES-SO, (Western Switzerland), French-speaking
- Hochschule Luzern, HSLU, German-speaking
- Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana, (SUPSI), Italian-speaking
- Zürcher Fachhochschule, ZFH
- LRG - University of Applied Sciences, LRG-UAS
- Kalaidos Fachhochschule
- Les Roches Gruyères, School of Hotel Management
- University of Human Sciences and Technology of Lugano
Higher education institutions of art and music
- Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana, Lugano,
- Conservatoire de Musique de Genève, Geneva,
- Dipartimento Ambiente, Costruzioni e Design, Canobbio,
- Ecole cantonale d'art du Valais, Sierre,
- Haute école d'arts appliqués Arc, La Chaux-de-Fonds, (part of the HES-SO),
- École cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ECAL), Lausanne (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)
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
Other institutions accredited by the Swiss University Conference
- Facoltà di Teologia di Lugano
- Theologische Hochschule Chur (THC)
- Franklin University Switzerland, formerly Franklin College Switzerland (program accreditation since 2005, full university institution accreditation since 2013)
- The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (Institut universitaire de hautes études internationales et du développement IHEID) in Geneva
Other university-level institutions
- Stiftung Fernstudien Schweiz, Brig
- the Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch (Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch, IUKB) in Sion
International rankings for the public universities
THE-QS
According to the THE–QS World University Rankings:
| Institution | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETH Zurich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) | 10 | 21 | 24 | 42 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 |
| École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne | 32 | 34 | 64 | 117 | 50 | 42 | 32 | 35 | 29 | 19 |
| University of Geneva (Université de Genève) | NR | 88 | 39 | 105 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 74 | 71 |
| University of Zurich (Universität Zürich) | NR | 85 | 109 | 140 | 106 | 92 | 101 | 106 | 90 | 78 |
| University of Basel (Universität Basel) | NR | 127 | 75 | 114 | 131 | 108 | 137 | 151 | 121 | 110 |
| University of Lausanne (Université de Lausanne) | NR | 133 | 89 | NR | 161 | 168 | 152 | 136 | 115 | 111 |
| University of Bern (Universität Bern) | NR | NR | 178 | NR | 192 | 193 | 162 | 143 | 149 | 154 |
| University of St. Gallen (Universität St. Gallen) | NR | 150 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 393 | 411-420 |
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]
List of other private schools and colleges
See Category:Business schools in Switzerland and Category:Private schools in Switzerland
See also
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- Category:Business schools in Switzerland
- Category:Private schools in Switzerland
- Swiss Association for Private Schools and Universities
- 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
- myScience.ch - a Swiss portal for research and innovation
Notes and references
- ↑ CRUS full list
- ↑ Crus universities home page
- ↑ CRUS hochschulen page
- ↑ Rankings: top of the class, The Economist, 28 March 2015 (page visited on 7 April 2015).
External links
- All Swiss university programmes
- Official portal of Swiss universities
- The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation
- Results of University Rankings
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