Europe's best Illustration and Concept Art universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Illustration and Concept Art. A graph of 154K citations received by 16.7K academic papers made by 205 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. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in the World

Founded: 1932

2. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#3 in the United Kingdom

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Italy

#6 in the World

Founded: 1321

5. Nicolaus Copernicus University

Poland | Torun

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Poland

#7 in the World

Enrollment: 28,900
Founded: 1945

6. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#4 in the United Kingdom

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

7. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Belgium

#13 in the World

Founded: 2003

8. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in the Netherlands

#15 in the World

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

9. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Illustration and Concept Art

#5 in the United Kingdom

#16 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

10. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Spain

#20 in the World

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

11. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in Italy

#21 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

12. University of Perugia

Italy | Umbria

For Illustration and Concept Art

#3 in Italy

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

13. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in Belgium

#23 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

14. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Portugal

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

15. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in the Netherlands

#26 in the World

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

16. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Illustration and Concept Art

#4 in Italy

#29 in the World

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

17. Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Italy | Veneto

For Illustration and Concept Art

#5 in Italy

#31 in the World

Founded: 1868

18. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Illustration and Concept Art

#6 in Italy

#32 in the World

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

19. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in Spain

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

20. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Illustration and Concept Art

#7 in Italy

#34 in the World

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

21. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#6 in the United Kingdom

#42 in the World

Founded: 1824

22. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Austria

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

23. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Illustration and Concept Art

#3 in Spain

#44 in the World

Founded: 1508

24. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in France

#48 in the World

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

25. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in Portugal

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

26. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Illustration and Concept Art

#3 in Belgium

#52 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

27. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Illustration and Concept Art

#4 in Spain

#55 in the World

Enrollment: 56,842
Founded: 1531

28. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#7 in the United Kingdom

#56 in the World

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

29. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Illustration and Concept Art

#4 in Belgium

#57 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

30. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#8 in the United Kingdom

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

31. University of the Basque Country

Spain | Bilbao

For Illustration and Concept Art

#5 in Spain

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,000

32. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Illustration and Concept Art

#8 in Italy

#62 in the World

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

33. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Greece

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

34. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Denmark

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

35. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Illustration and Concept Art

#9 in Italy

#68 in the World

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

36. University of Bradford

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#9 in the United Kingdom

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

37. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#10 in the United Kingdom

#73 in the World

Founded: 1948

38. Birkbeck, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#11 in the United Kingdom

#75 in the World

Founded: 1823

39. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#12 in the United Kingdom

#77 in the World

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

40. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Illustration and Concept Art

#3 in Portugal

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

41. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#13 in the United Kingdom

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

42. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Illustration and Concept Art

#14 in the United Kingdom

#83 in the World

Founded: 1451

43. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Illustration and Concept Art

#6 in Spain

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

44. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#15 in the United Kingdom

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

45. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#16 in the United Kingdom

#89 in the World

Founded: 1900

46. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Illustration and Concept Art

#10 in Italy

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

47. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#17 in the United Kingdom

#92 in the World

Founded: 1892

48. Pompeu Fabra University

Spain | Barcelona

For Illustration and Concept Art

#7 in Spain

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 15,801

49. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in Greece

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

50. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Switzerland

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

51. University of Parma

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Illustration and Concept Art

#11 in Italy

#102 in the World

Founded: 1117

52. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in Austria

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

53. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Illustration and Concept Art

#5 in Belgium

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

54. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in Switzerland

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

55. University of Pavia

Italy | Lombardy

For Illustration and Concept Art

#12 in Italy

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

56. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#18 in the United Kingdom

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

57. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Slovenia

#111 in the World

Founded: 1919

58. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Ireland

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

59. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Illustration and Concept Art

#19 in the United Kingdom

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

60. University of Bari

Italy | Apulia

For Illustration and Concept Art

#13 in Italy

#115 in the World

Founded: 1924

61. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Germany

#117 in the World

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

62. Northumbria University

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#20 in the United Kingdom

#118 in the World

Founded: 1992

63. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in Germany

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

64. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#21 in the United Kingdom

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

65. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Illustration and Concept Art

#8 in Spain

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

66. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Illustration and Concept Art

#3 in the Netherlands

#124 in the World

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

67. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Illustration and Concept Art

#14 in Italy

#126 in the World

Founded: 1404

68. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in Denmark

#128 in the World

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

69. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Norway

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

70. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Illustration and Concept Art

#22 in the United Kingdom

#131 in the World

Founded: 1495

71. University of the Arts London

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#23 in the United Kingdom

#132 in the World

Founded: 1986

72. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#24 in the United Kingdom

#133 in the World

Founded: 1904

73. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#25 in the United Kingdom

#135 in the World

Founded: 1829

74. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Illustration and Concept Art

#4 in the Netherlands

#137 in the World

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

75. University of Trento

Italy | Trentino-South Tyrol

For Illustration and Concept Art

#15 in Italy

#138 in the World

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

76. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Illustration and Concept Art

#3 in Germany

#141 in the World

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

77. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Illustration and Concept Art

#4 in Portugal

#147 in the World

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

78. Goldsmiths, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#26 in the United Kingdom

#151 in the World

Founded: 1904

79. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Illustration and Concept Art

#4 in Germany

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

80. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Serbia

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

81. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Illustration and Concept Art

#5 in the Netherlands

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 33,474
Founded: 1575

82. University of Aquila

Italy | Abruzzo

For Illustration and Concept Art

#16 in Italy

#162 in the World

Founded: 1596

83. University of Milano-Bicocca

Italy | Lombardy

For Illustration and Concept Art

#17 in Italy

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 33,741
Founded: 1998

84. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Illustration and Concept Art

#9 in Spain

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

85. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

France | Ile-de-France

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in France

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

86. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#27 in the United Kingdom

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

87. Roma Tre University

Italy | Lazio

For Illustration and Concept Art

#18 in Italy

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1992

88. University of Tuscia

Italy | Lazio

For Illustration and Concept Art

#19 in Italy

#177 in the World

Founded: 1979

89. University of Calabria

Italy | Calabria

For Illustration and Concept Art

#20 in Italy

#178 in the World

Founded: 1972

90. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#28 in the United Kingdom

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

91. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#29 in the United Kingdom

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

92. John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in Poland

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

93. University of Eastern Piedmont

Italy | Piedmont

For Illustration and Concept Art

#21 in Italy

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1998

94. University of Siena

Italy | Tuscany

For Illustration and Concept Art

#22 in Italy

#185 in the World

Founded: 1240

95. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Illustration and Concept Art

#3 in Poland

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1816

96. University of Kent

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#30 in the United Kingdom

#191 in the World

Founded: 1965

97. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Russia

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

98. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#31 in the United Kingdom

#196 in the World

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

99. Polytechnical University of Marche

Italy | Marche

For Illustration and Concept Art

#23 in Italy

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1969

100. University of Lodz

Poland | Lodz

For Illustration and Concept Art

#4 in Poland

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 23,188
Founded: 1945

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