University Of Bern

University of Bern, established in 1834, is located in the Swiss capital of Bern. In German the school is known as Universität Bern while in French as Université de Berne. The university had around 500 students by 1885 which increased to about 1000 by the end of the century. Women got admission in the university between 1868 and 1870. The University of Bern's recent enrollments have been nearly 13,000 students. The university offers undergraduate and graduate programs of study through the following academic divisions:

• Economics and Social Sciences
• Human Sciences
• Humanities
• Law
• Medicine
• Science
• Theology
• Veterinary Medicine

The Times Higher Education Supplement ranked the university as 7th in Switzerland in 2007, while the Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked 6th in Switzerland in 2006. The university alumni include renowned personalities such as Jeremias Gotthelf, a Swiss novelist; Werner Munzinger, a Swiss administrator; Samuel Schmid, a Swiss politician; Kurt Marti, a Swiss theologian and poet; Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin, a essayist, translator, and philosopher; and Carl Christoph Vogt, a German scientist; among many others.

More About University of Bern

• University of Bern is a public school.
• The school was founded in 1834.
• The highest degree offered is the Doctorate degree.