Best Universities for Graphic Design 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 Graphic Design. A graph of 707K citations received by 23.5K academic papers made by 289 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 Glasgow

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Graphic Design

#1 in the United Kingdom

#5 in the World

Founded: 1451

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Graphic Design

#1 in Switzerland

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#2 in the United Kingdom

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Graphic Design

#26 in the World

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

5. University of Oxford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#3 in the United Kingdom

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

6. University of Twente

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Enschede

For Graphic Design

#1 in the Netherlands

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

7. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Graphic Design

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

8. Imperial College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#4 in the United Kingdom

#49 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

9. University College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#5 in the United Kingdom

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

10. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Graphic Design

#52 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

11. Durham University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#6 in the United Kingdom

#53 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

12. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Graphic Design

#2 in the Netherlands

#55 in the World

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

13. University of Manchester

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#7 in the United Kingdom

#57 in the World

Founded: 1824

14. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Delft

For Graphic Design

#3 in the Netherlands

#59 in the World

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

15. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Graphic Design

#8 in the United Kingdom

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

16. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Graphic Design

#71 in the World

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

17. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Graphic Design

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

18. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Graphic Design

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

19. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Graphic Design

#4 in the Netherlands

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

20. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Graphic Design

#87 in the World

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

21. Sapienza University of Rome

For Graphic Design

#1 in Italy

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

22. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#9 in the United Kingdom

#90 in the World

Founded: 1948

23. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Graphic Design

#1 in France

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

24. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Graphic Design

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

25. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Graphic Design

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

26. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Graphic Design

#1 in Sweden

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

27. Utrecht University

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Netherlands | Utrecht

For Graphic Design

#5 in the Netherlands

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

28. University of Leeds

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#10 in the United Kingdom

#101 in the World

Founded: 1904

29. University of Eastern Finland

Finland | Joensuu

For Graphic Design

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

30. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Graphic Design

#109 in the World

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

31. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Graphic Design

#6 in the Netherlands

#110 in the World

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

32. University of Southampton

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#11 in the United Kingdom

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

33. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Graphic Design

#2 in France

#112 in the World

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

34. University of Bristol

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#12 in the United Kingdom

#113 in the World

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

35. University of York

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#13 in the United Kingdom

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

36. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Graphic Design

#2 in Italy

#120 in the World

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

37. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#14 in the United Kingdom

#123 in the World

Founded: 1905

38. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Graphic Design

#2 in Switzerland

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

39. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Graphic Design

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

40. University of Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Graphic Design

#3 in Switzerland

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

41. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Graphic Design

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

42. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Graphic Design

#1 in Spain

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

43. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Graphic Design

#1 in Norway

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

44. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Graphic Design

#3 in Italy

#140 in the World

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

45. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Graphic Design

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

46. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Graphic Design

#142 in the World

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

47. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Graphic Design

#143 in the World

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

48. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Graphic Design

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

49. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Graphic Design

#3 in France

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

50. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Graphic Design

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

51. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Graphic Design

#2 in Spain

#149 in the World

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

52. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Graphic Design

#4 in France

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

53. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Graphic Design

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

54. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Graphic Design

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

55. Lancaster University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#15 in the United Kingdom

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

56. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Graphic Design

#1 in Greece

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

57. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Graphic Design

#10 in Germany

#170 in the World

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

58. University of Oslo

For Graphic Design

#2 in Norway

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

59. Newcastle University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#16 in the United Kingdom

#175 in the World

Founded: 1963

60. Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Hungary | Budapest

For Graphic Design

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 20,152
Founded: 1782

61. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Graphic Design

#11 in Germany

#179 in the World

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

62. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Graphic Design

#12 in Germany

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

63. University of Castilla La Mancha

Spain | Ciudad Real

For Graphic Design

#3 in Spain

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1982

64. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Graphic Design

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

65. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Graphic Design

#2 in Sweden

#189 in the World

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

66. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Graphic Design

#4 in Italy

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

67. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Graphic Design

#4 in Spain

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

68. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Graphic Design

#3 in Sweden

#198 in the World

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

69. Complutense University of Madrid

For Graphic Design

#5 in Spain

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

70. University of Duisburg - Essen

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Graphic Design

#13 in Germany

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

71. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Graphic Design

#5 in France

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

72. Lund University

For Graphic Design

#4 in Sweden

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

73. Loughborough University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#17 in the United Kingdom

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

74. Maastricht University

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Netherlands | Maastricht

For Graphic Design

#7 in the Netherlands

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

75. TU Dortmund University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Graphic Design

#14 in Germany

#211 in the World

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

76. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Graphic Design

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

77. Umea University

For Graphic Design

#5 in Sweden

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

78. University of Oulu

For Graphic Design

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

79. University of Geneva

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Geneva

For Graphic Design

#4 in Switzerland

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

80. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Graphic Design

#6 in Spain

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

81. Pompeu Fabra University

Spain | Barcelona

For Graphic Design

#7 in Spain

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 15,801

82. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Graphic Design

#6 in France

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

83. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Graphic Design

#15 in Germany

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

84. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Graphic Design

#2 in Greece

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

85. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Graphic Design

#5 in Italy

#234 in the World

Founded: 1859

86. Czech Technical University in Prague

Czech Republic Flag

Czech Republic | Prague

For Graphic Design

#1 in the Czech Republic

#237 in the World

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

87. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Graphic Design

#238 in the World

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

88. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Graphic Design

#6 in Sweden

#241 in the World

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

89. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Graphic Design

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

90. Graz University of Technology

For Graphic Design

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

91. Braunschweig University of Technology

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Graphic Design

#16 in Germany

#247 in the World

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

92. Saarland University

Germany | Saarland

For Graphic Design

#17 in Germany

#250 in the World

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

93. University of Konstanz

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Graphic Design

#18 in Germany

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

94. Charles University

Czech Republic Flag

Czech Republic | Prague

For Graphic Design

#2 in the Czech Republic

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 49,508
Founded: 1348

95. Brunel University London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Graphic Design

#18 in the United Kingdom

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

96. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Graphic Design

#19 in Germany

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

97. Near East University

Cyprus | Nicosia

For Graphic Design

#1 in Cyprus

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1988

98. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Graphic Design

#3 in Greece

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

99. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Graphic Design

#4 in Greece

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

100. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Graphic Design

#266 in the World

Founded: 2003