University of Freiburg
Schwenzer studied law at the University of Freiburg i. Br. and the Université de Genève from 1970 to 1975. From 1973 to 1975 she worked as student assistant at the Institute for Administrative Law at the University of Freiburg i. Br. In 1975, Schwenzer passed the Erste juristische Staatsprüfung (First State Exam in Law) at the University of Freiburg. She ranked third amongst 209 candidates.