PH Zurich in figures

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PH Zurich is one of the largest universities of teacher education in Switzerland. Here you can find the latest key figures at a glance.

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Course of studies

Students 2025

  Total students Of which al­ter­na­tive teacher cer­ti­fi­ca­tion pro­gram­mes
Pre-Primary and Early-Primary 411 68
Primary 1893 238
Lower Secondary 987 133
Upper Secondary 505 –
Master’s Degree Programmes in Subject-Specific Pedagogy 122 –
Total 3918 439

The figures correspond to the weighted average of three reference days (15 October 2024, 15 April 2025 and 15 October 2025).

Admissions to studies in 2025

  Total admissions
Pre-Primary and Early-Primary 193
Primary 725
Lower Secondary 304
Upper Secondary 367
Master’s Degree Programmes in Subject-Specific Pedagogy 20
Total 1609

The figures were recorded as of 15 October 2025.

Degrees 2025

  Total degrees Of which al­ter­na­tive teacher cer­ti­fi­ca­tion pro­gram­mes
Pre-Primary and Early-Primary 118 21
Primary 509 76
Lower Secondary 361 77
Upper Secondary 318 –
Master’s Degree Programmes in Subject-Specific Pedagogy 19 –
Total 1325 174

Development of student numbers 2021 to 2025

The graph shows the development of student numbers at PH Zurich from 2021 to 2025: 3969 people studied at PH Zurich in 2021, 3910 people studied at PH Zurich in 2022, 3820 people studied at PH Zurich in 2023, 3808 people studied at PH Zurich in 2024 and 3918 people studied at PH Zurich in 2025.
The figures correspond to the weighted average of three reference days (15 October of the previous year, 15 April of the reporting year and 15 October of the reporting year).

Continuing education

Around 19,500 people attended continuing education courses and consultations at PH Zurich in 2025. In 2025, over 480 participants in continuing education courses completed a CAS, DAS or MAS course.

Services

Six teaching materials, 11 projects in international educational development and numerous expert reports, expert opinions and evaluations were implemented at the PH Zurich in 2025.

Research and development

In 2025, 106 research and development projects were implemented at PH Zurich. In the same year, 173 research publications were published by PH Zurich. In 2025, the university also recorded third-party funding amounting to CHF 3.8 million.

Staff

The chart shows the proportions of staff categories at the PH Zurich in 2025: 595 people are teaching and research staff; 4 people are assistants; 295 people are administrative, technical and operational staff and 46 people are employed as professors. A total of 940 people work at the PH Zurich in 2025.
In 2025, a total of 940 people worked at the PH Zurich.