List of Swiss universities by enrollment

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.^[1]

Universities and higher education institutions by size

Rank	Institution	Type	Total students	Year	Remarks
1	University of Zurich	University	28,121[2]	2021
2	ETH Zurich	University	24,530[3]	2021
3	University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland	University of Applied Sciences and Arts	21,270[4]	2022
4	University of Bern	University	19,297[5]	2022
5	University of Geneva	University	17,744[6]	2022	Excl. Institute of Teacher Education
6	University of Lausanne	University	17,141[7]	2021
7	Zurich University of Applied Sciences	University of Applied Sciences and Arts	14,462[8]	2023	Only ZHAW
8	University of Basel	University	13,039[9]	2021
9	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	University	12,576[10]	2022
10	University of Fribourg	University	10,724[11]	2021	Excl. Institute of Teacher Education
11	University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland	University of Applied Sciences and Arts	9,786[12]	2021	Excl. FHNW School of Education
12	University of St. Gallen	University	9,590[13]	2022
13	Lucerne University of Applied Sciences	University of Applied Sciences and Arts	8,333[14]	2021
14	Bern University of Applied Sciences	University of Applied Sciences and Arts	7,780[15]	2021
15	University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland	University of Applied Sciences and Arts	5,519[16]	2019
16	University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland	University of Applied Sciences and Arts	5,376[17]	2019	Excl. Department of Education and Learning SUPSI (?) and Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences (?)
17	Zurich University of Teacher Education	University of Teacher Education	4,561[18]	2021	Part of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences
18	University of Neuchâtel	University	4,508[19]	2021
19	Università della Svizzera italiana	University	4,190[20]	2022
20	École hôtelière de Lausanne		4,031[21]	2022
21	Kalaidos University of Applied Sciences	University of Applied Sciences and Arts	3,959[22]	2022
22	FHNW School of Education	University of Teacher Education	3,618[23]	2021
23	University of Lucerne	University	3,346[24]	2022
24	Pädagogische Hochschule Bern	University of Teacher Education	3,299[25]	2022
25	University of Teacher Education, State of Vaud	University of Teacher Education	3,250[26]	2022
26	Swiss Distance University of Applied Sciences		2,854[27]	2021	Part of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland
27	Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration		3,391[28]	2021
28	University of Teacher Education Lucerne	University of Teacher Education	2,512[29]	2021
29	University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons	University of Applied Sciences and Arts	2,422[30]	2021
30	UniDistance Suisse	University Institution Supported by the Federal Government	2,312[31]	2022
31	Zurich University of the Arts		2,166[32]	2021	Part of the Zurich University of Applied Sciences
32	Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training	University of Teacher Education	1,850[33]	2021
33	University of Applied Sciences in Special Needs Education	University of Teacher Education	1,446[34]	2021
34	St. Gallen University of Teacher Education	University of Teacher Education	1,404[35]	2021
35	Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies	University Institution Supported by the Federal Government	1,141[36]	2022
36	University of Teacher Education Berne, Jura, Neuchâtel	University of Teacher Education	883[37]	2022
37	Thurgau University of Teacher Education	University of Teacher Education	760[38]	2021
38	University of Fribourg, Institute of Teacher Education	University of Teacher Education	692[39]	2021	Part of the University of Fribourg
39	University of Teacher Education in the Canton of Valais	University of Teacher Education	550[40]	?
40	University of Geneva, Institute of Teacher Education	University of Teacher Education	517[41]	2022	Part of the University of Geneva
41	University of Teacher Education Fribourg	University of Teacher Education	513[42]	2022
42	Department of Education and Learning SUPSI	University of Teacher Education	444[43]	2021	Part of the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland
43	University of Teacher Education of Grisons	University of Teacher Education	394[44]	2021
44	Schwyz University of Teacher Education	University of Teacher Education	391[45]	2021
45	Franklin University Switzerland	University Institute[46]	386[47]	2022
46	University of Teacher Education Zug	University of Teacher Education	348[48]	2020
47	Pädagogisches Hochschulinstitut NMS Bern		260[49]	?
48	Teacher Training University Schaffhausen	University of Teacher Education	219[50]	2021