This article lists universities in Switzerland.
Map of Switzerland
The Swiss law on publicly financed universities, the Swiss University Conference and its accreditation body the CRUS-OAQ recognizes: 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.
University of Basel (Basel), German-speaking
University of Bern (Bern), German/English-speaking
University of Fribourg (Fribourg), French/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
according to the Fachhochschulgesetz (FHSG) / Loi fédérale sur les hautes écoles spécialisées (LHES):
Berner Fachhochschule, BFH, German-speaking
Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, FHNW (German: Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz), German-speaking
Fachhochschule Ostschweiz, FHO (German: Fachhochschule Ostschweiz), German-speaking
Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale, HES-SO, University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland, French-speaking and German-speaking (Fribourg)
Hochschule Luzern, HSLU, German-speaking
Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana (SUPSI), Italian-speaking
Zürcher Fachhochschule, ZFH, German-speaking
Kalaidos Fachhochschule
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)
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
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
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
Stiftung Fernstudien Schweiz, Brig
the Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch (Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch, IUKB) in Sion
According to the THE–QS World University Rankings:
NR = no ranking or ranking outside top 200.
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).
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).
List of other private schools and colleges
See Category:Business schools in Switzerland , Category: Hospitality schools in Switzerland and Category:Private schools in Switzerland
