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Of the 11 Law universities in Switzerland, ETH Zurich ranks highest at #7 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come University of Zurich (QS World #100) and Université de Lausanne (QS World #212). The universities on this list offer 24 matching courses between them.
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4 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #7 (ETH Zurich) to #435 (University of St. Gallen); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: ETH Zurich is cited most (27,634,855 citations). 3 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
11 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Zurich (2) and St. Gallen (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Zurich, founded in 1833. University of Zurich is the largest, with 28,000 students.
By level: 12 bachelor's, 11 master's and 1 phd / doctorate. The usual length is 3 Semester (Vollzeit) / 6 Semester (Teilzeit) and 6 semesters (full-time) / max. 12 semesters (part-time). 79% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (53% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (53% of courses with a stated intake). FHNW - Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz offers the widest choice, with 9 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 3 of these universities. ETH Zurich is the least expensive at USD 1,600 a year and University of St. Gallen the most at USD 3,500; the middle of the range is about USD 1,700. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
ETH Zurich (QS World #7), University of Zurich (QS World #100) and Université de Lausanne (QS World #212) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, ETH Zurich is the least expensive at about USD 1,600 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
11 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 3 Semester (Vollzeit) / 6 Semester (Teilzeit), with 6 semesters (full-time) / max. 12 semesters (part-time) the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 53% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
FHNW - Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz, with 9, ahead of ZHAW - Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften (2).
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