# Universität Zürich

- Location: Zurich, Switzerland
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1833
- Official website: https://www.uzh.ch/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/universitat-zurich-4257293d

## Summary

The University of Zurich was founded in 1833 by the canton of Zurich, which combined existing schools of theology, law and medicine with a new faculty of philosophy. It was one of the earliest European universities established by a democratic state rather than by a monarch or the church, and it admitted its first woman student, Nadezhda Suslova, in 1867. Today it is Switzerland's largest university, with seven faculties spread over city-centre and Irchel campuses.

## Key facts

- rank: =98 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](https://www.uzh.ch/)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/02crff812)
- [Student total and share from abroad (provisional autumn 2026)](https://www.uzh.ch/en/explore/portrait/figures.html)
- [Founding in 1833 and history timeline](https://www.uzh.ch/en/explore/portrait/history.html)
- [Cross-check: type and founding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Zurich)

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