Best Universities for Architecture 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 Architecture. A graph of 2.11M citations received by 124K academic papers made by 522 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

#16 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. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Architecture

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

8. University College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#2 in the United Kingdom

#21 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

9. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#3 in the United Kingdom

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

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

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

15. Technical University of Madrid

For Architecture

#2 in Spain

#38 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: 96,945
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

#47 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

#49 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

#62 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

#66 in the World

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

25. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Architecture

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

26. University of Twente

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Enschede

For Architecture

#3 in the Netherlands

#70 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

#77 in the World

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

29. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Architecture

#81 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

#84 in the World

Founded: 1905

31. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Architecture

#1 in Norway

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

32. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Architecture

#1 in France

#91 in the World

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

33. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Architecture

#94 in the World

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

34. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Architecture

#5 in the Netherlands

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

35. Lancaster University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#8 in the United Kingdom

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

36. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Architecture

#1 in Greece

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

37. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Architecture

#103 in the World

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

38. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Architecture

#5 in Italy

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

39. Politehnica University of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Architecture

#112 in the World

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

40. University of Southampton

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#9 in the United Kingdom

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

41. Carlos III University, Madrid

For Architecture

#4 in Spain

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1989

42. University of Groningen

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Groningen

For Architecture

#6 in the Netherlands

#117 in the World

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

43. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Architecture

#5 in Spain

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

44. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Architecture

#6 in Italy

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

45. University of Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Architecture

#3 in Switzerland

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

46. University of Padua

For Architecture

#7 in Italy

#123 in the World

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

47. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Architecture

#8 in Italy

#126 in the World

Founded: 1321

48. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Architecture

#9 in Italy

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 47,736
Founded: 1343

49. Newcastle University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#10 in the United Kingdom

#129 in the World

Founded: 1963

50. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Architecture

#132 in the World

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

51. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Architecture

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

52. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Architecture

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

53. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Architecture

#2 in Sweden

#147 in the World

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

54. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Architecture

#148 in the World

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

55. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Architecture

#1 in Poland

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 19,750
Founded: 1919

56. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Architecture

#2 in Greece

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

57. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Architecture

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

58. Cardiff University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Wales

For Architecture

#11 in the United Kingdom

#155 in the World

Founded: 1997

59. University of Aquila

Italy | Abruzzo

For Architecture

#10 in Italy

#156 in the World

Founded: 1596

60. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#12 in the United Kingdom

#160 in the World

Founded: 1948

61. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Architecture

#3 in Greece

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

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. University of Trento

Italy | Trentino-South Tyrol

For Architecture

#11 in Italy

#167 in the World

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

66. Loughborough University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#13 in the United Kingdom

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

67. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Architecture

#170 in the World

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

68. University of Paderborn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Architecture

#171 in the World

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

69. University of York

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#14 in the United Kingdom

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

70. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Architecture

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

71. University of Malaga

For Architecture

#6 in Spain

#176 in the World

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

72. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Architecture

#1 in Serbia

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

73. University of Oslo

For Architecture

#2 in Norway

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

74. Durham University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#15 in the United Kingdom

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

75. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Architecture

#16 in the United Kingdom

#184 in the World

Founded: 1964

76. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Architecture

#10 in Germany

#187 in the World

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

77. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Architecture

#11 in Germany

#189 in the World

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

78. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Architecture

#2 in Poland

#190 in the World

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

79. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Architecture

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

80. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Architecture

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

81. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#17 in the United Kingdom

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

82. University of Leeds

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#18 in the United Kingdom

#196 in the World

Founded: 1904

83. Graz University of Technology

For Architecture

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

84. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#19 in the United Kingdom

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

85. University of Bristol

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#20 in the United Kingdom

#204 in the World

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

86. Tilburg University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Architecture

#7 in the Netherlands

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 19,178
Founded: 1927

87. University of Calabria

Italy | Calabria

For Architecture

#12 in Italy

#207 in the World

Founded: 1972

88. University of Catania

For Architecture

#13 in Italy

#208 in the World

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

89. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Architecture

#4 in Greece

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

90. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Architecture

#4 in Switzerland

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

91. University of Oulu

For Architecture

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

92. Brunel University London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#21 in the United Kingdom

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

93. Complutense University of Madrid

For Architecture

#7 in Spain

#215 in the World

Founded: 1508

94. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Architecture

#12 in Germany

#219 in the World

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

95. University of Kent

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#22 in the United Kingdom

#221 in the World

Founded: 1965

96. Utrecht University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Architecture

#8 in the Netherlands

#223 in the World

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

97. Saarland University

Germany | Saarland

For Architecture

#13 in Germany

#224 in the World

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

98. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#23 in the United Kingdom

#225 in the World

Founded: 1900

99. King's College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Architecture

#24 in the United Kingdom

#226 in the World

Founded: 1829

100. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Architecture

#14 in Italy

#227 in the World

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