Finances
The total revenue of UZH rose to CHF 1.7 billion in 2024. UZH closed the year with a positive result and recorded profits of CHF 1.0 million. Third-party funding came to CHF 362 million – almost reaching the record high of CHF 366 million achieved in 2022. Explore UZH’s financial figures in our interactive diagrams and tables.
| 2023 | 2024 | Variations | ||
| in 1 000 CHF | absolute | in % | ||
| Transfer revenue | ||||
| Basic financing and operational revenues | ||||
| Contributions Canton of Zurich | 731 478 | 763 020 | 31 541 | 4.3 |
| Federal contribution (HEdA) | 149 429 | 150 726 | 1 298 | 0.9 |
| Contributions from other cantons (Intercantonal University Agreement) | 151 900 | 147 822 | –4 077 | –2.7 |
| Other operational transfers | 11 741 | 10 187 | –1 554 | –13.2 |
| Project contributions with a transfer character 1 | ||||
| Third-party funds (incl. Swiss National Science Foundation and EU) | 159 932 | 182 202 | 22 270 | 13.9 |
| Overhead | 28 997 | 26 150 | –2 846 | –9.8 |
| Reversal of investment contributions carried as liabilites | 825 | 956 | 131 | 15.9 |
| Other transfer revenue | 570 | 575 | 5 | 0.8 |
| Charges and other revenue | ||||
| Project contributions without a transfer character 1 | 155 514 | 153 854 | –1 660 | –1.1 |
| Service revenue | 173 612 | 189 008 | 15 396 | 8.9 |
| Tuition fees | 33 690 | 34 345 | 655 | 1.9 |
| Withdrawals from dedicated third-party funds and legacies | 11 330 | 6 998 | –4 332 | –38.2 |
| Pass-through amounts | 11 111 | 15 603 | 4 493 | 40.4 |
| Operating revenue | 1 620 129 | 1 681 447 | 61 318 | 3.8 |
1 A transfer character is given if it concerns project contributions from public communities that do not use the research results economically on their own, as these are published.
| 2023 | 2024 | Variations | ||
| in 1 000 CHF | absolute | in % | ||
| Staff Costs | 1 031 937 | 1 080 311 | 48 375 | 4.7 |
| Material expenses and other operating expenses | 522 263 | 531 723 | 9 460 | 1.8 |
| Depreciation | 49 673 | 50 947 | 1 274 | 2.6 |
| Contributions to dedicated third-party funds and legacies | 4 107 | 8 875 | 4 769 | >100.0 |
| Transfer expenses | 9 727 | 9 447 | –280 | –2.9 |
| Pass-through amounts | 11 111 | 15 603 | 4 493 | 40.4 |
| Operating expenses | 1 628 817 | 1 696 908 | 68 090 | 4.2 |
| Operating result | –8 689 | –15 461 | –6 772 | –77.9 |
| Finance income | 10 881 | 17 788 | 6 906 | 63.5 |
| Finance expense | 2 177 | 1 351 | –826 | –37.9 |
| Net finance income | 8 704 | 16 436 | 7 732 | 88.8 |
| Annual result University Accounts und Separate Accounts | 962 | 1 788 | 826 | 85.9 |
| Annual result legacies | –947 | –813 | 134 | 14.1 |
| Annual result | 15 | 975 | 960 | >100.0 |
| Total revenue | 1 631 010 | 1 699 234 | 68 225 | 4.2 |
| Total expense | 1 630 995 | 1 698 259 | 67 265 | 4.1 |
| 31.12.2023 | 31.12.2024 | Variations | ||
| in 1 000 CHF | absolute | in % | ||
| Current assets | 457 709 | 463 149 | 5 441 | 1.2 |
| Financial assets | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 36 288 | 42 604 | 6 317 | 17.4 |
| Receivables | 374 780 | 374 563 | –217 | –0.1 |
| Current financial investments | 6 997 | 914 | –6 083 | –86.9 |
| Prepaid expenses and accrued income | 38 075 | 43 295 | 5 220 | 13.7 |
| Inventories | 1 569 | 1 772 | 204 | 13.0 |
| Non-current assets | 238 717 | 234 201 | –4 516 | –1.9 |
| Assets primary held for their financial capacity | ||||
| Non-current financial investments | 17 787 | 17 129 | –658 | –3.7 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 5 814 | 5 860 | 46 | 0.8 |
| Receivables from dedicated third-party funds | 24 288 | 22 578 | –1 710 | –7.0 |
| Assets primary held for their operational capacity | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 175 269 | 173 215 | –2 054 | –1.2 |
| Intangible assets | 12 216 | 11 719 | –497 | –4.1 |
| Investment contributions (capital transfers) | 2 129 | 2 551 | 422 | 19.8 |
| Equity investments | 645 | 696 | 51 | 7.9 |
| Loans | 569 | 454 | –115 | –20.3 |
| Total Assets | 696 426 | 697 351 | 925 | 0.1 |
| 31.12.2023 | 31.12.2024 | Variations | ||
| in 1 000 CHF | absolute | in % | ||
| Liabilities | 561 227 | 561 177 | –50 | –0.0 |
| Short-term liabilities | ||||
| Current liabilities | 65 983 | 64 882 | –1 102 | –1.7 |
| Accrued expendes and deferred income | 81 680 | 76 704 | –4 976 | –6.1 |
| Short-term provisions | 18 939 | 19 462 | 522 | 2.8 |
| Long-term liabilities | ||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 4 919 | 10 088 | 5 168 | >100.0 |
| Long-term provisions | 22 993 | 23 163 | 170 | 0.7 |
| Dedicated third-party funds | 366 712 | 366 879 | 167 | 0.0 |
| Equity | 135 198 | 136 174 | 975 | 0.7 |
| Annual result University Accounts und Separate Accounts | 962 | 1 788 | 826 | 85.9 |
| Legacies in equity | 35 846 | 35 033 | –813 | –2.3 |
| Other equity | 98 391 | 99 353 | 962 | 1.0 |
| Total liabilities and equity | 696 426 | 697 351 | 925 | 0.1 |
