Best Universities for Architecture in Europe

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Architecture. A graph of 2.02M citations received by 121K academic papers made by 514 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. University of Oxford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#1 in the United Kingdom

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Architecture

#1 in Italy

#8 in the World

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

3. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Delft

For Architecture

#1 in the Netherlands

#12 in the World

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

4. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Architecture

#1 in Spain

#13 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

5. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Architecture

#15 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

6. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Architecture

#1 in Switzerland

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

7. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#2 in the United Kingdom

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

8. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Architecture

#19 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

9. University College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#3 in the United Kingdom

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

10. Sapienza University of Rome

For Architecture

#2 in Italy

#29 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

11. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Architecture

#30 in the World

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

12. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Architecture

#2 in Switzerland

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

13. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Architecture

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

14. Imperial College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#4 in the United Kingdom

#35 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

15. Technical University of Madrid

For Architecture

#2 in Spain

#37 in the World

Founded: 1971

16. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Architecture

#3 in Italy

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

17. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Architecture

#4 in Italy

#43 in the World

Founded: 1859

18. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Architecture

#1 in Sweden

#46 in the World

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

19. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Architecture

#2 in the Netherlands

#48 in the World

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

20. University of Manchester

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#5 in the United Kingdom

#50 in the World

Founded: 1824

21. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Architecture

#3 in Spain

#53 in the World

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

22. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Architecture

#6 in the United Kingdom

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

23. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Architecture

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

24. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Architecture

#65 in the World

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

25. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Architecture

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

26. University of Twente

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Enschede

For Architecture

#3 in the Netherlands

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

27. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Architecture

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

28. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Architecture

#4 in the Netherlands

#76 in the World

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

29. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Architecture

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

30. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#7 in the United Kingdom

#85 in the World

Founded: 1905

31. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Architecture

#1 in France

#89 in the World

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

32. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Architecture

#1 in Norway

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

33. Lancaster University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#8 in the United Kingdom

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

34. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Architecture

#5 in the Netherlands

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

35. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Architecture

#1 in Greece

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

36. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Architecture

#99 in the World

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

37. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Architecture

#5 in Italy

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

38. University of Southampton

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#9 in the United Kingdom

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

39. Carlos III University, Madrid

For Architecture

#4 in Spain

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1989

40. University of Groningen

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Groningen

For Architecture

#6 in the Netherlands

#115 in the World

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

41. Politehnica University of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Architecture

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,360
Founded: 1864

42. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Architecture

#5 in Spain

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

43. University of Padua

For Architecture

#6 in Italy

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

44. University of Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Architecture

#3 in Switzerland

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

45. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Architecture

#7 in Italy

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

46. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Architecture

#8 in Italy

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 49,108
Founded: 1343

47. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Architecture

#9 in Italy

#126 in the World

Founded: 1321

48. Newcastle University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#10 in the United Kingdom

#127 in the World

Founded: 1963

49. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Architecture

#131 in the World

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

50. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Architecture

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

51. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Architecture

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

52. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#11 in the United Kingdom

#144 in the World

Founded: 1948

53. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Architecture

#2 in Sweden

#145 in the World

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

54. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Architecture

#2 in Greece

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

55. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Architecture

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

56. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Architecture

#1 in Poland

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 21,738
Founded: 1919

57. University of Aquila

Italy | Abruzzo

For Architecture

#10 in Italy

#153 in the World

Founded: 1596

58. Cardiff University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Wales

For Architecture

#12 in the United Kingdom

#154 in the World

Founded: 1997

59. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Architecture

#3 in Greece

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

60. University of Trento

Italy | Trentino-South Tyrol

For Architecture

#11 in Italy

#159 in the World

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

61. University of Paderborn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Architecture

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 19,110
Founded: 1972

62. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Architecture

#163 in the World

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

63. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Architecture

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

64. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Architecture

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

65. Loughborough University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#13 in the United Kingdom

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

66. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Architecture

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

67. University of York

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#14 in the United Kingdom

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

68. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Architecture

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

69. University of Malaga

For Architecture

#6 in Spain

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 36,054
Founded: 1972

70. University of Oslo

For Architecture

#2 in Norway

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

71. Durham University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#15 in the United Kingdom

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

72. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Architecture

#10 in Germany

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 13,607
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

73. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Architecture

#1 in Serbia

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

74. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Architecture

#11 in Germany

#182 in the World

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

75. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Architecture

#16 in the United Kingdom

#186 in the World

Founded: 1964

76. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Architecture

#188 in the World

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

77. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Architecture

#2 in Poland

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 27,072
Founded: 1826

78. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Architecture

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

79. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#17 in the United Kingdom

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

80. University of Leeds

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#18 in the United Kingdom

#192 in the World

Founded: 1904

81. King's College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#19 in the United Kingdom

#199 in the World

Founded: 1829

82. Tilburg University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Architecture

#7 in the Netherlands

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 17,378
Founded: 1927

83. Graz University of Technology

For Architecture

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

84. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Architecture

#4 in Switzerland

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

85. University of Catania

For Architecture

#12 in Italy

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 44,338
Founded: 1434

86. University of Bristol

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#20 in the United Kingdom

#205 in the World

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

87. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Architecture

#4 in Greece

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

88. Brunel University London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#21 in the United Kingdom

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

89. Saarland University

Germany | Saarland

For Architecture

#12 in Germany

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,300
Founded: 1948

90. University of Calabria

Italy | Calabria

For Architecture

#13 in Italy

#210 in the World

Founded: 1972

91. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#22 in the United Kingdom

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

92. University of Kent

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#23 in the United Kingdom

#212 in the World

Founded: 1965

93. Complutense University of Madrid

For Architecture

#7 in Spain

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

94. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#24 in the United Kingdom

#215 in the World

Founded: 1900

95. Braunschweig University of Technology

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Architecture

#13 in Germany

#219 in the World

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

96. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Architecture

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 11,101
Founded: 1970

97. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Architecture

#14 in Germany

#222 in the World

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

98. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Architecture

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

99. Utrecht University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Architecture

#8 in the Netherlands

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

100. University of Oulu

For Architecture

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958