Best Universities for Animation in Europe

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Animation. A graph of 860K citations received by 38.7K academic papers made by 314 universities in Europe was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Animation

#1 in Switzerland

#4 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Animation

#2 in Switzerland

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Oxford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#1 in the United Kingdom

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. Imperial College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#2 in the United Kingdom

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#3 in the United Kingdom

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

6. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Delft

For Animation

#1 in the Netherlands

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

7. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Animation

#1 in Spain

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

8. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Animation

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

9. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Animation

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

10. University of Geneva

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Geneva

For Animation

#3 in Switzerland

#55 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

11. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Animation

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

12. University College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#4 in the United Kingdom

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

13. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Animation

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

14. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Animation

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

15. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Animation

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

16. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Animation

#1 in France

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

17. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Animation

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

18. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Animation

#1 in Italy

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

19. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Animation

#1 in Sweden

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 22,441
Founded: 1975

20. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Animation

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

21. University of Surrey

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#5 in the United Kingdom

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

22. Utrecht University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Animation

#2 in the Netherlands

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1636

23. University of Padua

For Animation

#2 in Italy

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 70,000
Founded: 1222

24. University of Southampton

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#6 in the United Kingdom

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

25. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Animation

#2 in Spain

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

26. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Animation

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

27. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Animation

#7 in the United Kingdom

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

28. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Animation

#2 in Sweden

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 14,278
Founded: 1827

29. University of Bristol

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#8 in the United Kingdom

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

30. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Animation

#3 in Italy

#127 in the World

Founded: 1859

31. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Animation

#1 in Norway

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

32. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Animation

#2 in France

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

33. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Animation

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

34. Sapienza University of Rome

For Animation

#4 in Italy

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

35. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Animation

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

36. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Animation

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

37. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Animation

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

38. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Animation

#3 in the Netherlands

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,069
Founded: 1956

39. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Animation

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

40. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Animation

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

41. University of Trento

Italy | Trentino-South Tyrol

For Animation

#5 in Italy

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 16,239
Founded: 1962

42. University of Twente

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Enschede

For Animation

#4 in the Netherlands

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

43. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#9 in the United Kingdom

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

44. University of Rome Tor Vergata

For Animation

#6 in Italy

#160 in the World

Founded: 1982

45. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Animation

#162 in the World

Founded: 1919

46. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#10 in the United Kingdom

#163 in the World

Founded: 1905

47. University of Manchester

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#11 in the United Kingdom

#166 in the World

Founded: 1824

48. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Animation

#7 in Italy

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 96,945
Founded: 1088

49. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Animation

#3 in Spain

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,450
Founded: 1968

50. Saarland University

Germany | Saarland

For Animation

#10 in Germany

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

51. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Animation

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,440
Founded: 2010

52. Leibniz University of Hanover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Animation

#11 in Germany

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

53. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Animation

#12 in Germany

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

54. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Animation

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

55. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Animation

#12 in the United Kingdom

#177 in the World

Founded: 1451

56. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Animation

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

57. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Animation

#13 in Germany

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

58. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Animation

#3 in Sweden

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,773
Founded: 1829

59. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Animation

#5 in the Netherlands

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

60. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Animation

#4 in Sweden

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

61. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Animation

#14 in Germany

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

62. Bournemouth University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#13 in the United Kingdom

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

63. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Animation

#15 in Germany

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

64. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Animation

#1 in Greece

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

65. Lund University

For Animation

#5 in Sweden

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

66. University of Oslo

For Animation

#2 in Norway

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

67. Technical University of Madrid

For Animation

#4 in Spain

#201 in the World

Founded: 1971

68. University of Giessen

Germany | Hesse

For Animation

#16 in Germany

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,184
Founded: 1607

69. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Animation

#8 in Italy

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

70. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Animation

#3 in France

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

71. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Animation

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 18,400
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1925

72. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Germany | Saxony-Anhalt

For Animation

#17 in Germany

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

73. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Animation

#4 in France

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

74. University of Salerno

Italy | Campania

For Animation

#9 in Italy

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 33,332
Founded: 1944

75. University of Groningen

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Groningen

For Animation

#6 in the Netherlands

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

76. University of Bath

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#14 in the United Kingdom

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

77. Czech Technical University in Prague

Czech Republic Flag

Czech Republic | Prague

For Animation

#1 in the Czech Republic

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 19,080
Founded: 1707

78. Braunschweig University of Technology

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Animation

#18 in Germany

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 17,794
Founded: 1745

79. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Animation

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 20,353
Founded: 1974

80. Polytechnic School

France | Ile-de-France

For Animation

#5 in France

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,790
Founded: 1794

81. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Animation

#1 in Croatia

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

82. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Animation

#10 in Italy

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

83. University of Duisburg - Essen

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Animation

#19 in Germany

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

84. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Animation

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

85. University of Siegen

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Animation

#20 in Germany

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 17,805
Founded: 1972

86. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Animation

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

87. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Animation

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

88. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#15 in the United Kingdom

#243 in the World

Founded: 1948

89. Brunel University London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#16 in the United Kingdom

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

90. University of Lorraine

France | Grand Est

For Animation

#6 in France

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 60,404
Founded: 2012

91. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Animation

#21 in Germany

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

92. TU Dortmund University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Animation

#22 in Germany

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

93. King's College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#17 in the United Kingdom

#258 in the World

Founded: 1829

94. Cardiff University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Wales

For Animation

#18 in the United Kingdom

#259 in the World

Founded: 1997

95. University of Leeds

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#19 in the United Kingdom

#262 in the World

Founded: 1904

96. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Animation

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

97. University of Parma

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Animation

#11 in Italy

#267 in the World

Founded: 1117

98. Wageningen University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Animation

#7 in the Netherlands

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

99. Swansea University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Wales

For Animation

#20 in the United Kingdom

#272 in the World

Founded: 1920

100. University of Leicester

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Animation

#21 in the United Kingdom

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957