University of Bern

Former Miss Switzerland (2006): Christa Rigozzi is among those to have attended the University of Bern. Rigozzi pursued a course in criminology during her time at the institute, & is currently working as an TV Entertainer & Content Creator. Rigozzi is famous for winning the title of Miss Switzerland in 2006, & also represented her country as part of the Miss Universe 2007 beauty pageant contest.

She also runs a number of businesses & has more than 50K followers on Instagram. 

David John Moore Cornwell, also known by his pen name: John le Carre, is among those to have attended the University of Bern.

John was notably part of the UK's premier security service: MI5 & the intelligence service MI6. 

However, it was his ability with a pen in his hand that made him stand out, writing a number of espionage thrillers, with some of his popular works including: The Spy Who Came From the Cold (1963) & Call for the Dead (1961). 

The Bern University ranks among the best universities in the world, securing a global rank #107 as part of the latest Shiksha Popularity Ranking. Shiksha also ranks it #5 among all universities in Switzerland. 

Moreover, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) ranks it #184 globally, as part of its 2026 rankings, while US news ranks it #114 globally. 

International students in Bern are allowed to work a maximum of 15 hours a week, which can be deemed pretty low compared to the part-time work allowances in some other European countries.

Finding part time jobs in Switzerland is not an easy ask, & the same can be said for using it as a means to pay your monthly bills, since the allowed work hours are very much limited.

The University of Bern graduates are on the receiving end of job offers from a number of top organizations in Switzerland & abroad. This includes: Swiss Armed Forces, Swisscom, UBS, Selbstständig, University of Zurich & Insel Gruppe. 

The table below lists the institute's top recruiters & number of Bern graduates they employ:

The University of Bern placement rate is 75%, per multiple unofficial sources. The institute's graduates are on the receiving end of job offers from a number of top organizations, across industries.

The table below lists the top industries employing University of Bern graduates:

Based in Zurich, Switzerland, ETH Zurich ranks as the #1 university in the country, per Shiksha Popularity Rankings. The public institute also forms part of the top 10 universities in the world, in the latest Shiksha rankings, securing a rank #10.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) too, ranks it among the top 10 institutes globally, with the institute maintaining its rank #7, for the third straight year in a row, per the 2026 QS rankings. 

Yes, all international applicants must pay a standard semester fee worth CHF 34 (INR 3.7 K), along with an additional CHF 200 (INR 21.5 K), unless they possess a valid fee waiver. 

The semester fee can be considered a type of service charge for all the services the institute provides its students. 

The table below gives a detailed breakdown of the University of Bern semester fee:

Conversion rate: 1 CHF = INR 107.89