Best Art & Design Schools in Europe

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 555M citations received by 24.7M academic papers made by 1,295 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 | England

For Art & Design

#1 in the United Kingdom

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

2. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#2 in the United Kingdom

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#3 in the United Kingdom

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#4 in the United Kingdom

#29 in the World

Founded: 1824

5. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Art & Design

#5 in the United Kingdom

#38 in the World

Founded: 1451

6. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Art & Design

#6 in the United Kingdom

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

7. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#7 in the United Kingdom

#49 in the World

Founded: 1904

8. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#8 in the United Kingdom

#54 in the World

Founded: 1900

9. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Art & Design

#55 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

10. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#9 in the United Kingdom

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

11. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#10 in the United Kingdom

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

12. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#11 in the United Kingdom

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

13. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#12 in the United Kingdom

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

14. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Art & Design

#1 in the Netherlands

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 31,123
Founded: 1632

15. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#13 in the United Kingdom

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1829

16. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#14 in the United Kingdom

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

17. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#15 in the United Kingdom

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

18. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#16 in the United Kingdom

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

19. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#17 in the United Kingdom

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

20. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Art & Design

#2 in the Netherlands

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1636

21. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Art & Design

#1 in Switzerland

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

22. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Art & Design

#2 in Switzerland

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

23. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#18 in the United Kingdom

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1963

24. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#19 in the United Kingdom

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1964

25. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Art & Design

#3 in the Netherlands

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

26. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#20 in the United Kingdom

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

27. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Art & Design

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

28. Lund University

For Art & Design

#1 in Sweden

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

29. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Art & Design

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

30. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#21 in the United Kingdom

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

31. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#22 in the United Kingdom

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1895

32. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Art & Design

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

33. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Art & Design

#1 in Italy

#110 in the World

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

34. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Art & Design

#23 in the United Kingdom

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1997

35. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Art & Design

#118 in the World

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

36. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Art & Design

#4 in the Netherlands

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

37. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Art & Design

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

38. University of Oslo

For Art & Design

#1 in Norway

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

39. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#24 in the United Kingdom

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

40. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Art & Design

#2 in Sweden

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

41. Sapienza University of Rome

For Art & Design

#2 in Italy

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

42. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#25 in the United Kingdom

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1989

43. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Art & Design

#3 in Switzerland

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

44. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Art & Design

#3 in Sweden

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

45. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Art & Design

#5 in the Netherlands

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

46. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#26 in the United Kingdom

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

47. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#27 in the United Kingdom

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

48. University of Padua

For Art & Design

#3 in Italy

#151 in the World

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

49. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Art & Design

#6 in the Netherlands

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

50. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#28 in the United Kingdom

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Founded: 1892

51. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Art & Design

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

52. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Art & Design

#7 in the Netherlands

#166 in the World

Founded: 1923

53. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Art & Design

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

54. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Art & Design

#4 in Italy

#168 in the World

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

55. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Art & Design

#29 in the United Kingdom

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

56. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Art & Design

#8 in the Netherlands

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

57. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#30 in the United Kingdom

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

58. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Art & Design

#4 in Sweden

#182 in the World

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

59. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Art & Design

#9 in the Netherlands

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

60. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Art & Design

#1 in Spain

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

61. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Art & Design

#5 in Italy

#185 in the World

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

62. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Art & Design

#10 in the Netherlands

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

63. Complutense University of Madrid

For Art & Design

#2 in Spain

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

64. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#31 in the United Kingdom

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

65. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Art & Design

#5 in Sweden

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

66. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#32 in the United Kingdom

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

67. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Art & Design

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 28,515
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

68. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Art & Design

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

69. University of Kent

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#33 in the United Kingdom

#204 in the World

Founded: 1965

70. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Art & Design

#207 in the World

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

71. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Art & Design

#4 in Switzerland

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 17,744

72. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Art & Design

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 44,517
Founded: 1870

73. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Art & Design

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

74. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Art & Design

#2 in Norway

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

75. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Art & Design

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

76. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Art & Design

#6 in Italy

#228 in the World

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

77. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Art & Design

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

78. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Art & Design

#3 in Spain

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 30,926

79. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Art & Design

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1829

80. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Art & Design

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 33,321
Founded: 1854

81. Royal Holloway, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#34 in the United Kingdom

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1849

82. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Art & Design

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 26,457
Founded: 1829

83. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Art & Design

#7 in Italy

#237 in the World

Founded: 1321

84. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Art & Design

#6 in Sweden

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 22,441
Founded: 1975

85. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Art & Design

#5 in Switzerland

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

86. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Art & Design

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1592

87. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Art & Design

#4 in Spain

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1505

88. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Art & Design

#5 in Spain

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

89. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Art & Design

#35 in the United Kingdom

#247 in the World

Founded: 1495

90. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Art & Design

#6 in Spain

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 28,450
Founded: 1968

91. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Art & Design

#3 in Norway

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

92. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Art & Design

#7 in Spain

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

93. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Art & Design

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 50,918
Founded: 1472

94. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Art & Design

#36 in the United Kingdom

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1964

95. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#37 in the United Kingdom

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

96. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Art & Design

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

97. University of Essex

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#38 in the United Kingdom

#270 in the World

Founded: 1964

98. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#39 in the United Kingdom

#274 in the World

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

99. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Art & Design

#40 in the United Kingdom

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

100. Goldsmiths, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Art & Design

#41 in the United Kingdom

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1904