Universities and research institutes in Switzerland

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 389 universities and research institutes in Switzerland.

Universities and research institutes train the workforce and produce the research a regional economy builds on. Their technology transfer offices license discoveries, spin out companies and partner with industry.

The largest concentrations are in Zurich (143), Lausanne (27) and Geneva (24).

Switzerland scores 75.0 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 6 of 117 economies.

See Switzerland on the IEPA ↗

389 universities and research institutes

• University of Teacher Education in Special Needs
  University or research institute · Zurich · hfh.ch
• University of Teacher Education Lucerne
  University or research institute · Lucerne · phlu.ch
• University of Teacher Education Zug
  University or research institute · Zug · zg.ch
• University of Zurich
  University or research institute · Zurich · uzh.ch
• Victoria School of Management
  University or research institute · Neuchâtel · vubs.ch
• Webster University Geneva
  University or research institute · Geneva · webster.ch
• Wyss Academy for Nature
  University or research institute · Bern · wyssacademy.org
• Wyss Zurich Translational Center
  University or research institute · Zurich · wysszurich.uzh.ch
• Zentrum Berufspraktische Studien
  University or research institute · Gossau · phsg.ch
• Zentrum Digitalisierung und Bildung
  University or research institute · Rorschach · phsg.ch
• Zentrum Internationalisierung, Mobilität und Aussenbeziehungen
  University or research institute · Rorschach · phsg.ch
• Zentrum Nachhaltige Entwicklung
  University or research institute · Saint Gallen · phsg.ch
• Zentrum Weiterbildung
  University or research institute · Rorschach · phsg.ch
• Zentrum Wissenschaftsberatung
  University or research institute · Saint Gallen · phsg.ch
• ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences
  University or research institute · Winterthur · zhaw.ch
• Zürcher Fachhochschule
  University or research institute · Dormant · Zurich · zfh.ch
• Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration
  University or research institute · Zurich · fh-hwz.ch
• Zurich University of Teacher Education
  University or research institute · Zurich · phzh.ch
• Zurich University of the Arts
  University or research institute · Zurich · zhdk.ch
• AGSB University
  University or research institute · La Tour-de-Peilz
• Centro di Ricerca sulla Tradizione Filologica Europea
  University or research institute · Dormant · Zurich
• Communication Technology Laboratory
  University or research institute · Zurich
• Good Manufacturing Practice Facility
  University or research institute · Zurich
• Institute for Computing Platforms
  University or research institute · Zurich
• Institute for Medical Informatics and Biostatistics
  University or research institute · Basel
• Institute for Programming Languages and Systems
  University or research institute · Zurich
• Institute of Molecular Physical Science
  University or research institute · Zurich
• Institute of Polymers
  University or research institute · Zurich
• Les Roches Gruyère University of Applied Sciences
  University or research institute · Closed · Bulle

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Cities

• Universities and research institutes in Zurich 143
• Universities and research institutes in Lausanne 27
• Universities and research institutes in Geneva 24
• Universities and research institutes in Bern 19
• Universities and research institutes in Basel 15
• Universities and research institutes in Saint Gallen 13
• Universities and research institutes in Fribourg 9
• Universities and research institutes in Neuchâtel 9
• Universities and research institutes in Rorschach 8
• Universities and research institutes in Sion 8
• Universities and research institutes in Lugano 7
• Universities and research institutes in Lucerne 6
• Universities and research institutes in Brig 5
• Universities and research institutes in Chur 5
• Universities and research institutes in Schaffhausen 4
• Universities and research institutes in Zug 4
• Universities and research institutes in Bellinzona 3
• Universities and research institutes in Gossau 3
• Universities and research institutes in Locarno 3
• Universities and research institutes in Nyon 3
• Universities and research institutes in Rapperswil 3
• Universities and research institutes in Villigen 3
• Universities and research institutes in Yverdon-les-Bains 3