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This list of universities in Switzerland lists all public and private higher education institutions accredited and coordinated according the ''Federal Act on Funding and Coordination of the Swiss Higher Education Sector'' (short: Federal Higher Education Act, HEdA). This includes all 12 publicly funded Swiss universities (10 cantonal universities and 2 federal institutes of technology) and a number of public and private Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences and other education institutions, as higher education institutions. The Swiss University Conference and its accreditation body the CRUS-OAQ is responsible for their recognition; an accreditation also defines the right to call itself accordingly.


Universities


Universities of Applied Sciences

There are ten public and one private Universities of Applied Sciences (or german:
Fachhochschule A ''Fachhochschule'' (; plural ''Fachhochschulen''), abbreviated FH, is a university of applied sciences (UAS), in other words a German tertiary education institution that provides professional education in many applied sciences and applied art ...
(FH), french: Haute école specialisée (HES), and it, scuola universitaria professionale (SUP)) in Switzerland. ;Public *
Bern University of Applied Sciences The Bern University of Applied Sciences (BUAS, German: ''Berner Fachhochschule BFH'', French: ''Haute école spécialisée bernoise HESB'') is a public vocational university with a strong national and international profile. It comprises six dep ...
, BFH (german: Berner Fachhochschule), German-speaking * Fachhochschule Graubünden, FHGR * University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, FHNW (german: Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz), German-speaking and English-speaking * University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland, OST (german: OST – Ostschweizer Fachhochschule), German-speaking * University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland, HES-SO (french: Haute école spécialisée de Suisse occidentale), French- and German-speaking in Fribourg only *
Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (german: Hochschule Luzern) (HSLU) is one of seven regional, public-funded universities of applied sciences founded in 1997 in its current form. The University was called University of Applied Scien ...
, HSLU (german: Hochschule Luzern), German-speaking * University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, SUPSI ( it, Scuola Universitaria Professionale della Svizzera Italiana), Italian-speaking * Zurich University of Applied Sciences, ZFH, german: Zürcher Fachhochschule, German-speaking * Zurich University of Applied Sciences, ZHAW (german: Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften) * Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK (german: Zürcher Hochschule der Künste) ;Private *
Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences The Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences Switzerland (Kalaidos UAS) is a University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland with the departments of Business and Management, Law, Health, Music and Applied Psychology. It was founded in 1997 and today ...
(german: Kaleidos Fachhochschule)


Higher education institutions of art and music

* Accademia Teatro Dimitri, Verscio (part of the SUPSI) * Conservatorio della Svizzera italiana, CSI, Lugano (part of the SUPSI) * Ecole cantonale d'art de Lausanne, ECAL, Lausanne (part of the HES-SO) * Dipartimento ambiente costruzioni e design, Canobbio (part of the SUPSI) * HES-SO Valais-Wallis – Edhéa Ecole de design et haute école d’art, Sierre (part of the HES-SO) * Haute école d'art et de design Genève, HEAD, Geneva (part of the HES-SO) * Haute école de musique de Genève, HEM, Neuchâtel (part of the HES-SO) * Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne, HEMU, Lausanne, Fribourg, Sion (part of the HES-SO) * HE-Arc Conservation-restauration, Lausanne (part of the HES-SO) * Hochschule der Künste, Bern, HKB (part of the BFH) * Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst FHNW (part of the FHNW) * Hochschule für Musik FHNW (part of the FHNW) * Hochschule Luzern – Departement Design & Kunst (part of the HSLU) * Hochschule Luzern – Departement Musik (part of the HSLU) * La Manufacture – Haute école des arts de la scène, Lausanne (part of the HES-SO) *
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK, german: Zürcher Hochschule der Künste) has approximately 2,500 students, which makes it the largest arts university in Switzerland. The university was established in 2007, following the merger between Zurich' ...
ZHdK * Kalaidos Musikhochschule (part of the Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences)


Universities of teacher education

According to diploma recognition by the EDK / CDIP: *Haute école pédagogique des cantons de Berne, du Jura et de Neuchâtel, HEP-BEJUNE *Haute école pédagogique du canton de Vaud, HEP Vaud *Pädagogische Hochschule Wallis , Haute école pédagogique du Valais, HEP-VS , PH-VS *Haute école pédagogique Fribourg , Pädagogische Hochschule Freiburg, HEP , PH FR *Hochschulinstitut IVP NMS *Interkantonale Hochschule für Heilpädagogik Zürich, HfH *Pädagogische Hochschule Graubünden , Alta scuola pedagogica dei Grigioni , Scola auta da pedagogia dal Grischun, PHGR *Pädagogische Hochschule Bern, PHBern *Pädagogische Hochschule Luzern, PH Luzern *Pädagogische Hochschule Nordwestschweiz, PH FHNW *Pädagogische Hochschule St. Gallen, PHSG *Pädagogische Hochschule Schaffhausen, PHSH *Pädagogische Hochschule Schwyz, PHSZ *Pädagogische Hochschule Thurgau, PHTG *Pädagogische Hochschule Zürich, PH Zürich *Pädagogische Hochschule Zug, PH Zug *Schweizer Hochschule für Logopädie Rorschach, SHLR *SUPSI – Dipartimento formazione e apprendimento (Ticino), SUPSI-DFA *Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training, SFUVET


Other institutions of the higher education sector

* Franklin University Switzerland (university institute) *Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich, HWZ (university of applied sciences institute) *Hochschulinstitut Schaffhausen, HSSH (university institute) * Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies of Geneva, IHEID (university institute) *Schweizerisches universitäres Institut für traditionelle chinesische Medizin, SWISS TCM UNI (university institute) *Stiftung Universitäre Fernstudien Schweiz, Brig (university institute) * SBS Swiss Business School (university of applied sciences institute) *Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen, SFISM *Staatsunabhängige Theologische Hochschule Basel, STH Basel (university institute)


Accredited institutions according to article 75 paragraph 3 HEdA

*Theologische Hochschule Chur, THC


International rankings for the public universities


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 The ''Academic Ranking of World Universities'' (''ARWU''), also known as the Shanghai Ranking, is one of the annual publications of world university rankings. The league table was originally compiled and issued by Shanghai Jiao Tong Universi ...
(2014–2015).Rankings: top of the class
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The Economist ''The Economist'' is a British weekly newspaper printed in demitab format and published digitally. It focuses on current affairs, international business, politics, technology, and culture. Based in London, the newspaper is owned by The Eco ...
'', 28 March 2015 (page visited on 7 April 2015).


Switzerland Top Universities in 2020/21

A list of Switzerland top universities in 2020 as per three major ranking platforms ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities), THE (Times Higher Education) and the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds).


See also

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List of largest universities by enrollment in Switzerland This is a list of Swiss universities and other higher education institutions according to the size of their student population recognized by the Federal Higher Education Act, HEdA. Universities and higher education institutions by size Notes ...
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Education in Switzerland The education system in Switzerland is very diverse, because the constitution of Switzerland delegates the authority for the school system mainly to the cantons. The Swiss constitution sets the foundations, namely that primary school is oblig ...
* Science and technology in Switzerland * List of colleges and universities by country *
List of colleges and universities This is a list of lists of universities and colleges. Subject of study * Aerospace engineering * Agriculture * Art schools * Business * Chiropractic * Engineering * Forestry * Law * Maritime studies * Medicine * Music * Nanotechnology * Osteopath ...


Notes and references


External links


Official portal of swissuniversitiesThe State Secretariat for Education, Research and InnovationResults of University Rankings
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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...