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🇨🇭Zurich, Switzerland·Est. 1833Public

University of Zurich

Medicine & life sciences

Global rank#86
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Ranking source comparison
SourceScore
QS77 out of 100
THE81 out of 100
USC0 out of 100
USG81 out of 100
ARWU73 out of 100
CWUR75 out of 100
Niche0 out of 100
Leiden0 out of 100
95.0
aggregate score · 5 sources
QS World University Rankings
2024 edition
80–80
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
2024 edition
76–76
US News Best Colleges (National Universities)
2024 edition
Unranked
US News Best Global Universities
2023–24 edition
51–100
Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking)
2023 edition
51–100
Center for World University Rankings
2024 edition
101–150
Niche Best Colleges
2024 edition
Unranked
CWTS Leiden Ranking
2024 edition
Unranked

Ranking history

Real snapshots recorded each time this dataset is refreshed — never backfilled or estimated.

Ranking history over time
DateRankScore
August 3, 2026#8695.0
August 4, 2026#8695.0
August 5, 2026#8695.0
August 6, 2026#8695.0
August 7, 2026#8695.0
August 10, 2026#8695.0
August 15, 2026#8695.0
August 17, 2026#8695.0
August 20, 2026#8695.0

Admissions

Most recently published acceptance rate and enrolled-student score ranges. SAT/ACT and GPA are US-specific admissions measures, so they're only shown where applicable.

Applications / year
Acceptance rate
SAT (25th–75th)
ACT (25th–75th)
Avg. GPA

Not yet published for this university on Analects Proverbs.

Campus & outcomes

Class size, graduation and freshman retention rates, sticker tuition vs. what students actually pay after aid, how many receive it, post-graduation employment, research output, and a few real, commonly-cited top recruiters. Everything except ratio and enrollment is US-specific or approximate — papers/year and top employers in particular are rounded/illustrative, not exhaustive or precise database exports. Earnings figures and what they imply against cost are in their own section below.

Student : faculty
13:1
Undergrads
17,000
Grad rate (6-yr)
Tuition
Avg. net price
Employed within 6mo
Papers/year (approx.)
8,000
Classes under 20
Freshman retention
Receiving aid
Where grads work
UBSZurich Insurance GroupGoogleRoche

Studying in Switzerland as an international student

Tuition stays low for everyone including internationals — the cost of studying here is living expenses, which are among the world's highest. These are country-level figures for a typical bachelor's at a public university (2025–26 academic year) — not a quote for this university, which sets its own fees.

Typical tuition, non-national
$1,200–$5,000
per year, approx. USD
Typical living costs
$22,000–$30,000
per year, approx. USD
Who pays less
A few institutions charge non-residents a modest surcharge; most do not.
Funding routes
Swiss Government Excellence Scholarships (mainly postgraduate).

Subject strengths

An Analects Proverbs editorial estimate — derived from this university's specialty and overall standing, not pulled from a named subject ranking.

Ranking source comparison
SourceScore
CS90 out of 100
Eng89 out of 100
Business85 out of 100
Medicine100 out of 100
Law85 out of 100
Sciences89 out of 100
Social83 out of 100
Arts89 out of 100
Strongest in
MedicineComputer ScienceEngineering
Computer Science
Engineering
Business
Medicine
Law & Policy
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
Arts & Humanities

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Frequently asked questions

What is University of Zurich's ranking?

University of Zurich ranks #86 on Analects Proverbs's combined score of 95.0/100, aggregated across 5 major published rankings.

What is University of Zurich known for?

Medicine & life sciences. Its strongest subject areas, by our editorial estimate, are Medicine, Computer Science, Engineering.