List of Universities in Switzerland

University of Geneva

• The University of Geneva, founded in 1559, is a public university that enrolls about 14,000 students across its undergraduate and graduate programs. Created by John Calvin as a theological school, Geneva became secular in 1889. Nearly all courses at the University of Geneva are taught in French. The University specializes in international relations, law, many fields of physical sciences, and still houses a top-tier theology program. Geneva offers an array of degrees, including demi-licences (two-year degrees), licences (four-year degrees) and doctorates, which are earned in three to five years.

  University of Geneva
  Route de Pré-Bois 20
  Genève, Switzerland?
  +022-710-7010?
  unige.ch

University of Lugano

• The University of Lugano is the official Italian university in Switzerland, and all classes at the University are taught in that language or English. Degrees at Lugano are on the standard European timetable; undergraduate degrees are awarded after three years, while master's degrees are earned in two. The public university is extremely new, as it was only established in 1996. The university has four faculties: Economics, Communication Science, Informatics and Architecture, the last of which is located in a satellite campus in the nearby town of Mendrisio. Due in part to its newness, the university is still very small, enrolling only just over 2,000 students.

  University of Lugano
  Via Giuseppe Buffi 13
  6900 Lugano, Switzerland
  +617-253-6843
  usi.ch

University of Basel

• The University of Basel was founded in 1460, making it Switzerland's oldest university. A German-speaking university, the University of Basel has been home to some of the world's greatest scholars, including Carl Jung, Friedrich Nietzsche and Erasmus. The University continues a tradition of humanistic thinking in its curriculum, in its focus on the humanities. Basel has faculties in theology, law, psychology, general humanities and a suite of interdisciplinary programs, including gender studies and Jewish studies. The school has about 11,000 students enrolled across its undergraduate and graduate programs.

  University of Basel
  Vesalgasse 1
  Basel, Switzerland?
  +061-267-2820
  unibas.ch?