List of universities in Switzerland

==Universities of Applied Sciences==

There are ten public and one private Universities of Applied Sciences (or (FH), (HES), and (SUP)) in Switzerland. ;Public • Bern University of Applied Sciences, BFH (), German-speaking • Fachhochschule Graubünden, FHGR • University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, FHNW (), German-speaking and English-speaking • University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland, OST (), German-speaking • University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Western Switzerland, HES-SO (), French- and German-speaking in Fribourg only • Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, HSLU (), German-speaking • University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, SUPSI (), Italian-speaking • Zurich University of Applied Sciences, ZHAW () • Zurich University of the Arts ZHdK () ;Private • Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences () ==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) • École cantonale d'art de Lausanne (ÉCAL), 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 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==

• Cesar Ritz Colleges (university of applied sciences institute) • Franklin University Switzerland, FUS (university institute) • Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies of Geneva, IHEID (university institute) • Hochschule für Wirtschaft Zürich, HWZ (university of applied sciences institute) • Hochschulinstitut Schaffhausen, HSSH (university institute) • International Institute for Management Development, IMD (university institute) • Les Roches International School of Hotel Management (university of applied sciences institute) • Schweizerisches universitäres Institut für traditionelle chinesische Medizin, SWISS TCM UNI (university institute) • Staatsunabhängige Theologische Hochschule Basel, STH Basel (university institute) • Stiftung Universitäre Fernstudien Schweiz, Brig (university institute) • Swiss Business School, SBS (university of applied sciences institute) • Swiss Federal Institute of Sport Magglingen, SFISM • Swiss UMEF (university of applied sciences institute) • Theologische Hochschule Chur (university institute) • European Institute of Management and Technology (EIMT) • IPEM Technological University • Educrest Institute of Early Childhood Education ==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 (2014–2015). Switzerland Top Universities in 2020/21 A list of Switzerland top universities as per three major ranking platforms ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities), THE (Times Higher Education) and the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds). ==See also==