Oldest Universities in Switzerland

Oldest Universities in Switzerland

Introduction

What are the oldest Universities in Switzerland? uniRank answers this question by publishing a list of 23 Swiss Universities sorted by year of foundation and meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

  • being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate Swiss higher education-related organization
  • offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
  • delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format

uniRank aims to highlight which Swiss Universities have the longest history and tradition and whether this correlates to their uniRank University Ranking.

Oldest Universities in Switzerland

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