University of Lausanne
A French-speaking public university on the shore of Lake Geneva, next to EPFL, known for its business and economics faculty (HEC Lausanne), biology and medicine, and forensic science; low fees.
Known for
Admission
- How students are selected
- Admission with a recognised secondary diploma (swissuniversities country list); otherwise an entrance exam. The first-year exams are the real selection.
- Key figures
- No selection for most bachelor's with a recognised diploma; the first-year exams are the real selection (HEC Lausanne, medicine); medicine admits mainly Swiss residents
- How to apply
- Directly to the university
- Usual deadlines
- Usually 30 April for the autumn semester (earlier for some foreign diplomas) · all Switzerland deadlines
- Teaching language
- German, French or Italian depending on the region
Estimate the chances Costs in Switzerland Switzerland admissions guide
Other top universities in Switzerland
- ETH Zurich (=8)
- EPFL – École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (=22)
- University of Zurich (=98)
- University of Basel (=150)
- University of Geneva (168)
- University of Bern (=191)
- USI - Università della Svizzera italiana (=456)
- University of Fribourg (=670)
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