The University of Zurich (UZH) is the largest public university in Switzerland. It was founded in 1833 from the existing colleges of theology, law, medicine, which date back to 1525, and a new faculty of philosophy. It currently offers the widest range of subjects and courses of any Swiss higher education institution. It was the first university in Europe to be founded by the state rather than by a monarch or by the church. The university allowed women to attend philosophy lectures from 1847, and admitted the first female doctoral student in 1866. The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was added in 1901, making it the second-oldest such faculty in the world. UZH is ranked among the 100 best universities in the world by all the major rankings, like the ones made by: ARWU, QS, Times Higher Education and USNWR.
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University of Zurich
Country
- Switzerland
City
- Zurich ,
Founding year
1833
Acceptance rate
10%
Fall semester application deadline
April 30
Spring semester application deadline
October 30
Semester fees (30 ECTS)
From €0/semester
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Subjects available to free mover students
Accounting & Finance [English]Accounting & Finance [German]Agriculture & Forestry [English]Anthropology [English]Anthropology [German]Archaeology [German]Art & Design [English]Art & Design [German]Biological Sciences [English]Biological Sciences [German]Business & Management Studies [English]Business & Management Studies [German]Chemistry [English]Chemistry [German]Classics & Ancient History [German]Communication & Media Studies [English]Communication & Media Studies [German]Computer Science & Information Systems [English]Computer Science & Information Systems [German]Earth & Marine Sciences [English]Earth & Marine Sciences [German]Economics & Econometrics [English]Economics & Econometrics [German]Education & Training [German]English Language & Literature [English]Environmental Sciences [English]Environmental Sciences [German]Geography [English]Geography [German]History [English]History [German]Law [English]Law [German]Linguistics [English]Linguistics [German]Mathematics [English]Mathematics [German]Performing Arts [German]Philosophy [German]Physics & Astronomy [English]Physics & Astronomy [German]Politics & International Studies [English]Politics & International Studies [German]Psychology [English]Psychology [German]Sociology [German]Statistics & Operational Research [English]Statistics & Operational Research [German]Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies [English]
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Financial Times Rankings
European Business Schools
69°
General rankings position
QS World University Rankings
83°
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
73°
Academic Ranking of World Universities
56°
Center for World University Rankings
67°
CWTS Leiden Ranking
96°
Eduniversal palmes
3/5
Webometrics
57°
QS World Universities by Subject
Arts & Humanities
93°
Engineering and Technology
239°
Life Sciences & Medicine
42°
Natural Sciences
107°
Social Sciences & Management
89°
Accounting & Finance
73°
Agriculture & Forestry
101-150°
Anatomy & Physiology
26°
Anthropology
51-100°
Archaeology
151-200°
Biological Sciences
49°
Business & Management Studies
151-200°
Chemistry
94°
Classics & Ancient History
46°
Communication & Media Studies
16°
Computer Science & Information Systems
120°
Dentistry
8°
Earth & Marine Sciences
151-200°
Economics & Econometrics
30°
Education & Training
151-200°
English Language & Literature
87°
Environmental Sciences
95°
Geography
51-100°
History
51-100°
Law
86°
Linguistics
36°
Mathematics
117°
Medicine
49°
Modern Languages
101-150°
Nursing
101-150°
Pharmacy & Pharmacology
101-150°
Philosophy
101-150°
Physics & Astronomy
121°
Politics & International Studies
51-100°
Psychology
48°
Social Policy & Administration
51-100°
Sociology
91°
Statistics & Operational Research
101-150°
Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies
23°
