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 99.9K citations received by 14.1K academic papers made by 144 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 College London

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. Nicolaus Copernicus University

Poland | Torun

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Poland

#2 in the World

Enrollment: 28,900
Founded: 1945

3. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Italy

#3 in the World

Founded: 1321

4. Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in the United Kingdom

#4 in the World

Founded: 1932

5. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#3 in the United Kingdom

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

6. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#4 in the United Kingdom

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

7. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Belgium

#9 in the World

Founded: 2003

8. University of Perugia

Italy | Umbria

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in Italy

#10 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

9. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in the Netherlands

#11 in the World

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

10. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in Belgium

#14 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

11. 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

12. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Spain

#19 in the World

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

13. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Illustration and Concept Art

#3 in Italy

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

14. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Illustration and Concept Art

#4 in Italy

#27 in the World

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

15. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Portugal

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

16. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Illustration and Concept Art

#5 in Italy

#29 in the World

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

17. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Illustration and Concept Art

#6 in Italy

#30 in the World

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

18. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in the Netherlands

#31 in the World

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

19. University of Bradford

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#6 in the United Kingdom

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

20. University of the Basque Country

Spain | Bilbao

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in Spain

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,000

21. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Illustration and Concept Art

#3 in Belgium

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

22. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Illustration and Concept Art

#3 in Spain

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

23. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#7 in the United Kingdom

#44 in the World

Founded: 1824

24. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Austria

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

25. Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Italy | Veneto

For Illustration and Concept Art

#7 in Italy

#46 in the World

Founded: 1868

26. 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

27. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in Portugal

#51 in the World

Founded: 1973

28. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Illustration and Concept Art

#8 in Italy

#53 in the World

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

29. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Illustration and Concept Art

#4 in Spain

#55 in the World

Founded: 1531

30. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Illustration and Concept Art

#9 in Italy

#56 in the World

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

31. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#8 in the United Kingdom

#59 in the World

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

32. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Greece

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

33. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Illustration and Concept Art

#4 in Belgium

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

34. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#9 in the United Kingdom

#63 in the World

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

35. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in Greece

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

36. Birkbeck, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#10 in the United Kingdom

#66 in the World

Founded: 1823

37. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#11 in the United Kingdom

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

38. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#12 in the United Kingdom

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

39. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Illustration and Concept Art

#5 in Spain

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

40. Pompeu Fabra University

Spain | Barcelona

For Illustration and Concept Art

#6 in Spain

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 15,801

41. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Illustration and Concept Art

#13 in the United Kingdom

#74 in the World

Founded: 1451

42. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#14 in the United Kingdom

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

43. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in Austria

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

44. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Illustration and Concept Art

#15 in the United Kingdom

#81 in the World

Founded: 1495

45. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Illustration and Concept Art

#7 in Spain

#82 in the World

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

46. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Illustration and Concept Art

#8 in Spain

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

47. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Illustration and Concept Art

#3 in Portugal

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

48. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Illustration and Concept Art

#5 in Belgium

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

49. Polytechnic University of Bari

Italy | Apulia

For Illustration and Concept Art

#10 in Italy

#87 in the World

Founded: 1990

50. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Illustration and Concept Art

#11 in Italy

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

51. University of Parma

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Illustration and Concept Art

#12 in Italy

#97 in the World

Founded: 1117

52. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#16 in the United Kingdom

#103 in the World

Founded: 1948

53. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Ireland

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

54. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#17 in the United Kingdom

#105 in the World

Founded: 1892

55. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Norway

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

56. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Switzerland

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

57. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#18 in the United Kingdom

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

58. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#19 in the United Kingdom

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

59. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Germany

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

60. Northumbria University

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#20 in the United Kingdom

#115 in the World

Founded: 1992

61. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Illustration and Concept Art

#13 in Italy

#116 in the World

Founded: 1404

62. University of Pavia

Italy | Lombardy

For Illustration and Concept Art

#14 in Italy

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

63. University of Bari

Italy | Apulia

For Illustration and Concept Art

#15 in Italy

#118 in the World

Founded: 1924

64. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in Switzerland

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

65. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in Germany

#120 in the World

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

66. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Illustration and Concept Art

#4 in Portugal

#121 in the World

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

67. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Illustration and Concept Art

#3 in Germany

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

68. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Illustration and Concept Art

#9 in Spain

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

69. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Illustration and Concept Art

#3 in the Netherlands

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

70. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Illustration and Concept Art

#4 in the Netherlands

#129 in the World

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

71. University of Milano-Bicocca

Italy | Lombardy

For Illustration and Concept Art

#16 in Italy

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 33,741
Founded: 1998

72. University of Trento

Italy | Trentino-South Tyrol

For Illustration and Concept Art

#17 in Italy

#131 in the World

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

73. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#21 in the United Kingdom

#132 in the World

Founded: 1829

74. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Slovenia

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 37,874
Founded: 1919

75. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#22 in the United Kingdom

#134 in the World

Founded: 1904

76. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#23 in the United Kingdom

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

77. University of Siena

Italy | Tuscany

For Illustration and Concept Art

#18 in Italy

#136 in the World

Founded: 1240

78. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#24 in the United Kingdom

#138 in the World

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

79. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Illustration and Concept Art

#4 in Germany

#142 in the World

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

80. Autonomous University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Illustration and Concept Art

#10 in Spain

#149 in the World

Founded: 1968

81. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in Denmark

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

82. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

France | Ile-de-France

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in France

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

83. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in Norway

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

84. University of Eastern Piedmont

Italy | Piedmont

For Illustration and Concept Art

#19 in Italy

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1998

85. University of Calabria

Italy | Calabria

For Illustration and Concept Art

#20 in Italy

#157 in the World

Founded: 1972

86. University of Aquila

Italy | Abruzzo

For Illustration and Concept Art

#21 in Italy

#160 in the World

Founded: 1596

87. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#25 in the United Kingdom

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

88. Royal Holloway, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#26 in the United Kingdom

#162 in the World

Founded: 1849

89. Roma Tre University

Italy | Lazio

For Illustration and Concept Art

#22 in Italy

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1992

90. University of Palermo

Italy | Sicily

For Illustration and Concept Art

#23 in Italy

#169 in the World

Founded: 1806

91. University of Catania

Italy | Sicily

For Illustration and Concept Art

#24 in Italy

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1434

92. Goldsmiths, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#27 in the United Kingdom

#175 in the World

Founded: 1904

93. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Illustration and Concept Art

#3 in France

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

94. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Illustration and Concept Art

#5 in the Netherlands

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

95. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Illustration and Concept Art

#28 in the United Kingdom

#187 in the World

Founded: 1968

96. Czech Technical University in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Illustration and Concept Art

#1 in the Czech Republic

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 19,080
Male:Female: 75:25
Founded: 1707

97. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Illustration and Concept Art

#25 in Italy

#190 in the World

Founded: 1175

98. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Illustration and Concept Art

#3 in Switzerland

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

99. Academy of Fine Arts in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Illustration and Concept Art

#2 in the Czech Republic

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1799

100. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Illustration and Concept Art

#29 in the United Kingdom

#198 in the World

Founded: 1905

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