Fernfachhochschule Schweiz

Based in Brig (CH), operator eidgenössisch anerkannte Fachhochschule (Teil der SUPSI), founded 1998. The key facts about the study offering at a glance.

Key facts

FFHS fact check

The decision criteria at a glance. Volatile figures such as prices and student numbers carry a date and a source.

Operator	eidgenössisch anerkannte Fachhochschule (Teil der SUPSI)
Location	Brig (CH)
Founded	1998
Students	über 3.000 (Stand 2025)
Format	Blended Learning, online
Exams	Blended Learning: rund 80 Prozent begleitetes Selbststudium über Moodle plus Präsenzunterricht (typisch zwei Samstage pro Monat); Prüfungsgebühren in der Semestergebühr enthalten
Start of studies	on fixed dates
Without Abitur	generally possible
Recognition	Federally recognised university of applied sciences (Switzerland), part of SUPSI; admission with the Matura, without the Matura from age 25 with professional experience via an entrance examination
Accreditation	Institutional: Swiss Accreditation Council, 2021 (institutional accreditation of FFHS and SUPSI, valid 2021 to 2028). Programme-level: No separate programme accreditation required, covered by the institutional accreditation. Source
Price level	CHF 1,800 per semester (20 ECTS, residence in Switzerland or Liechtenstein), plus a one-off registration fee of CHF 200; residence abroad plus CHF 100 per ECTS (Source)

Subjects (selection)

Computer ScienceBusinessEngineeringLawPsychologyHealthNutritionE-Learning

Evidence

Primary sources

Every statement on this page comes from an official source. Always check your specific case directly with the provider before you enrol.

Information without guarantee, as of 03.07.2026. Tuition fees, programmes and admission rules change. Only the information provided by the university itself is binding. The price level is a relative scale (1 low, 5 high), not an absolute price. Found an error? Let me know.

For universities

Do you represent FFHS? Update the details yourself.

Edit the details in the form, download the corrected data record and send it to me. I check the sources and update the profile.

Edit data

Only emails from official university domains are processed. Individual details are spot-checked against the source.

Related comparisons

Put FFHS in context

By subject: Psychology by distance learning · Computer Science by distance learning · Health by distance learning · Law by distance learning · Engineering by distance learning

Head-to-head: FFHS vs UniDistance Suisse

Keep comparing

Line FFHS up against the other distance-learning universities in the DACH region.

To the comparison