Finances
Total revenue at UZH increased to CHF 1.63 billion in 2023, and the university closed the year with a balanced result. At CHF 344 million, income from third-party funding remained strong. Explore UZH’s financial figures in our interactive diagrams and tables.
| 2022 | 2023 | Variations | ||
| in 1 000 CHF | absolute | in % | ||
| Transfer revenue | ||||
| Basic financing and operational revenues | ||||
| Contributions Canton of Zurich | 678 828 | 731 478 | 52 651 | 7.8 |
| Federal contribution (HEdA) | 147 256 | 149 429 | 2 173 | 1.5 |
| Contributions from other cantons (Intercantonal University Agreement) | 161 355 | 151 900 | –9 455 | –5.9 |
| Other operational transfers | 8 959 | 11 741 | 2 783 | 31.1 |
| Project contributions with a transfer character 1 | ||||
| Third-party funds (incl. Swiss National Science Foundation and EU) | 174 914 | 159 932 | –14 982 | –8.6 |
| Overhead | 24 144 | 28 997 | 4 853 | 20.1 |
| Reversal of investment contributions carried as liabilites | 829 | 825 | –4 | –0.5 |
| Other transfer revenue | 665 | 570 | –95 | –14.2 |
| Charges and other revenue | ||||
| Project contributions without a transfer character 1 | 166 953 | 155 514 | –11 439 | –6.9 |
| Service revenue | 157 621 | 173 612 | 15 991 | 10.1 |
| Tuition fees | 33 702 | 33 690 | –12 | –0.0 |
| Withdrawals from dedicated third-party funds and legacies | 3 581 | 11 330 | 7 749 | >100.0 |
| Pass-through amounts | 11 670 | 11 111 | –559 | –4.8 |
| Operating revenue | 1 570 476 | 1 620 129 | 49 653 | 3.2 |
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.
| 2022 | 2023 | Variations | ||
| in 1 000 CHF | absolute | in % | ||
| Staff Costs | 990 864 | 1 031 937 | 41 073 | 4.1 |
| Material expenses and other operating expenses | 504 318 | 522 263 | 17 945 | 3.6 |
| Depreciation | 46 845 | 49 673 | 2 828 | 6.0 |
| Contributions to dedicated third-party funds and legacies | 3 550 | 4 107 | 557 | 15.7 |
| Transfer expenses | 13 237 | 9 727 | –3 509 | –26.5 |
| Pass-through amounts | 11 670 | 11 111 | –559 | –4.8 |
| Operating expenses | 1 570 483 | 1 628 817 | 58 334 | 3.7 |
| Operating result | –7 | –8 689 | –8 681 | >100.0 |
| Finance income | 7 460 | 10 881 | 3 421 | 45.9 |
| Finance expense | 3 929 | 2 177 | –1 751 | –44.6 |
| Net finance income | 3 531 | 8 704 | 5 173 | >100.0 |
| Annual result University Accounts und Separate Accounts | 5 255 | 962 | –4 293 | –81.7 |
| Annual result legacies | –1 731 | –947 | 785 | 45.3 |
| Annual result | 3 524 | 15 | –3 509 | –99.6 |
| Total revenue | 1 577 936 | 1 631 010 | 53 074 | 3.4 |
| Total expense | 1 574 412 | 1 630 995 | 56 583 | 3.6 |
| 31.12.2022 1 | 31.12.2023 | Variations | ||
| in 1 000 CHF | absolute | in % | ||
| Current assets | 467 535 | 457 709 | –9 826 | –2.1 |
| Financial assets | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 33 194 | 36 288 | 3 094 | 9.3 |
| Receivables | 390 218 | 374 780 | –15 438 | –4.0 |
| Current financial investments | 4 680 | 6 997 | 2 317 | 49.5 |
| Prepaid expenses and accrued income | 38 054 | 38 075 | 21 | 0.1 |
| Inventories | 1 389 | 1 569 | 180 | 13.0 |
| Non-current assets | 231 211 | 238 717 | 7 506 | 3.2 |
| Assets primary held for their financial capacity | ||||
| Non-current financial investments | 24 680 | 17 787 | –6 893 | –27.9 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 5 414 | 5 814 | 400 | 7.4 |
| Receivables from dedicated third-party funds | 22 198 | 24 288 | 2 090 | 9.4 |
| Assets primary held for their operational capacity | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 164 842 | 175 269 | 10 427 | 6.3 |
| Intangible assets | 11 231 | 12 216 | 985 | 8.8 |
| Investment contributions (capital transfers) | 1 527 | 2 129 | 602 | 39.4 |
| Equity investments | 635 | 645 | 10 | 1.6 |
| Loans | 685 | 569 | –115 | –16.9 |
| Total Assets | 698 745 | 696 426 | –2 320 | –0.3 |
1 Previous year's figures have been partially adjusted for comparison purposes.
| 31.12.2022 | 31.12.2023 | Variations | ||
| in 1 000 CHF | absolute | in % | ||
| Liabilities | 563 562 | 561 227 | –2 335 | –0.4 |
| Short-term liabilities | ||||
| Current liabilities | 67 816 | 65 983 | –1 832 | –2.7 |
| Accrued expendes and deferred income | 74 952 | 81 680 | 6 728 | 9.0 |
| Short-term provisions | 19 223 | 18 939 | –284 | –1.5 |
| Long-term liabilities | ||||
| Other long-term liabilities | 5 706 | 4 919 | –786 | –13.8 |
| Long-term provisions | 24 020 | 22 993 | –1 027 | –4.3 |
| Dedicated third-party funds | 371 846 | 366 712 | –5 133 | –1.4 |
| Equity | 135 183 | 135 198 | 15 | 0.0 |
| Annual result University Accounts und Separate Accounts | 5 255 | 962 | –4 293 | –81.7 |
| Legacies in equity | 36 792 | 35 846 | –947 | –2.6 |
| Other equity | 93 136 | 98 391 | 5 255 | 5.6 |
| Total liabilities and equity | 698 745 | 696 426 | –2 320 | –0.3 |
