Xing evaluation: These are the smartest German-speaking cities in Switzerland
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February 9, 2017
The six largest cities in German-speaking Switzerland in terms of population were analyzed. The smartest city is St. Gallen, closely followed by Zurich. The people of Basel are in third place, but are the most likely to have a doctorate.St. Gallen has the highest density of academicsAn impressive 37.9 percent of members from St. Gallen have either a bachelor's, master's, doctorate or comparable academic degree. This means that the city in eastern Switzerland, which is internationally renowned for its university, has secured the title of the smartest Swiss XING city. Zurich follows closely behind. With the University of Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH, the city on the Limmat is also home to world-renowned educational institutions and has 37 percent academics. Finally, third place goes to the pharmaceutical metropolis of Basel. In the city in the border triangle, 34.5% of members have a degree. Winterthur (33.5%) and the federal capital Bern (33%) are close behind. Lucerne brings up the rear with 28.8%.Basel is the capital of doctorsOverall, Basel is only in third place in the ranking. However, when it comes to the number of members with a doctorate, the city on the Rhine is clearly ahead with a share of 4.6%. This puts Basel even ahead of the leading German city, Bonn (4.4 percent). One possible reason for this is that the pharmaceutical and chemical companies based in Basel employ a large number of highly educated experts. Zurich (3 percent) and St. Gallen (2.8 percent) follow slightly behind in the doctoral ranking.Winterthur: respectable success for Bachelor graduatesThe ranking of members with a Bachelor's degree is led by St. Gallen (12.1 percent). The former industrial city of Winterthur follows in second place. At the Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW, 9.9% of members have a Bachelor's degree. Winterthur shares the silver medal with Zurich, which also has a bachelor's share of 9.9%.
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The six largest cities in German-speaking Switzerland in terms of population were analyzed. The smartest city is St. Gallen, closely followed by Zurich. The people of Basel are in third place, but are the most likely to have a doctorate.St. Gallen has the highest density of academicsAn impressive 37.9 percent of members from St. Gallen have either a bachelor's, master's, doctorate or comparable academic degree. This means that the city in eastern Switzerland, which is internationally renowned for its university, has secured the title of the smartest Swiss XING city. Zurich follows closely behind. With the University of Zurich and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH, the city on the Limmat is also home to world-renowned educational institutions and has 37 percent academics. Finally, third place goes to the pharmaceutical metropolis of Basel. In the city in the border triangle, 34.5% of members have a degree. Winterthur (33.5%) and the federal capital Bern (33%) are close behind. Lucerne brings up the rear with 28.8%.Basel is the capital of doctorsOverall, Basel is only in third place in the ranking. However, when it comes to the number of members with a doctorate, the city on the Rhine is clearly ahead with a share of 4.6%. This puts Basel even ahead of the leading German city, Bonn (4.4 percent). One possible reason for this is that the pharmaceutical and chemical companies based in Basel employ a large number of highly educated experts. Zurich (3 percent) and St. Gallen (2.8 percent) follow slightly behind in the doctoral ranking.Winterthur: respectable success for Bachelor graduatesThe ranking of members with a Bachelor's degree is led by St. Gallen (12.1 percent). The former industrial city of Winterthur follows in second place. At the Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW, 9.9% of members have a Bachelor's degree. Winterthur shares the silver medal with Zurich, which also has a bachelor's share of 9.9%.
