Best Universities for Literature in Europe

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 13.9M citations received by 830K academic papers made by 1,108 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.

8. University of Amsterdam

For Literature

#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

10. Catholic University of Leuven

For Literature

#1 in Belgium
#47 in the World
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

12. University of Bristol

For Literature

#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

16. Utrecht University

For Literature

#63 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

18. University of Helsinki

For Literature

#1 in Finland
#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

19. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Literature

#1 in France
#74 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

23. Lund University

For Literature

#1 in Sweden
#82 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

25. Aarhus University

For Literature

#1 in Denmark
#84 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,020
Founded
1928

26. University of Copenhagen

For Literature

#2 in Denmark
#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

27. University of Sussex

For Literature

#89 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

30. University of Oslo

For Literature

#1 in Norway
#93 in the World
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

34. University of Groningen

For Literature

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

35. University of Zurich

For Literature

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
25,732

37. University of Vienna

For Literature

#1 in Austria
#115 in the World
Enrollment
93,628
Founded
1365

38. Sapienza University of Rome

For Literature

#1 in Italy
#116 in the World
Enrollment
100,155
Founded
1303

39. Uppsala University

For Literature

#2 in Sweden
#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1477

40. Leiden University

For Literature

#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

41. University of Leicester

For Literature

#120 in the World
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

45. University of Bologna

For Literature

#2 in Italy
#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
79,999
Founded
1088

46. Ghent University

For Literature

#2 in Belgium
#140 in the World
Enrollment
41,669
Founded
1817

48. University of Liege

For Literature

#3 in Belgium
#144 in the World
Enrollment
27,678
Founded
1817

49. Complutense University of Madrid

For Literature

#1 in Spain
#145 in the World
Enrollment
71,806
Founded
1508

50. Stockholm University

For Literature

#3 in Sweden
#147 in the World
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

52. University of Milan

For Literature

#3 in Italy
#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

53. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Literature

#1 in Germany
#156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

54. University of Barcelona

For Literature

#2 in Spain
#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
64,236
Male:Female
86:14

55. University of Gothenburg

For Literature

#4 in Sweden
#161 in the World
Enrollment
36,003
Founded
1891

56. Free University of Berlin

For Literature

#2 in Germany
#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,908
Founded
1948

58. University of Padua

For Literature

#4 in Italy
#166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
62,876
Founded
1222

59. University of Munich

For Literature

#3 in Germany
#167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

64. Moscow State University

For Literature

#1 in Russia
#181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1755

65. University of Pisa

For Literature

#5 in Italy
#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
49,108
Founded
1343

71. Technical University of Munich

For Literature

#5 in Germany
#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

72. University of Lisbon

For Literature

#1 in Portugal
#197 in the World
Enrollment
49,769
Founded
1911

73. Delft University of Technology

For Literature

#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

76. University of Warsaw

For Literature

#1 in Poland
#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1816

77. University of Hamburg

For Literature

#6 in Germany
#206 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

80. University of Tubingen

For Literature

#7 in Germany
#218 in the World
Enrollment
28,238
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

82. University College Dublin

For Literature

#2 in Ireland
#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,321
Founded
1854

83. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Literature

#5 in Sweden
#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
14,278
Founded
1827

85. University of Cologne

For Literature

#8 in Germany
#227 in the World
Enrollment
52,204
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

89. Aalborg University

For Literature

#3 in Denmark
#240 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
20,353
Founded
1974

90. Eotvos Lorand University

For Literature

#1 in Hungary
#241 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
2,800
Founded
1635

91. Tilburg University

For Literature

#244 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
17,378
Founded
1927

93. Linkoping University

For Literature

#6 in Sweden
#250 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
22,441
Founded
1975

95. University of Valencia

For Literature

#5 in Spain
#254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
58,390

97. University of Stirling

For Literature

#256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

100. University of Bergen

For Literature

#3 in Norway
#266 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1946