100+ Best Painting and Drawing Schools in Europe [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Painting and Drawing. A graph of 150K citations received by 16.2K academic papers made by 148 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 Painting and Drawing

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in the World

Founded: 1932

2. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#3 in the United Kingdom

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Italy

#5 in the World

Founded: 1321

5. Nicolaus Copernicus University

Poland | Torun

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Poland

#7 in the World

Enrollment: 28,900
Founded: 1945

6. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#4 in the United Kingdom

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

7. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Belgium

#12 in the World

Founded: 2003

8. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in the Netherlands

#15 in the World

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

9. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Painting and Drawing

#5 in the United Kingdom

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

10. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Spain

#20 in the World

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

11. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in Italy

#21 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

12. University of Perugia

Italy | Umbria

For Painting and Drawing

#3 in Italy

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

13. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in Belgium

#23 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

14. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in the Netherlands

#24 in the World

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

15. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Painting and Drawing

#4 in Italy

#26 in the World

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

16. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Portugal

#29 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

17. Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Italy | Veneto

For Painting and Drawing

#5 in Italy

#30 in the World

Founded: 1868

18. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Painting and Drawing

#6 in Italy

#31 in the World

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

19. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Painting and Drawing

#7 in Italy

#32 in the World

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

20. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in Spain

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

21. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Austria

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

22. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Painting and Drawing

#3 in Spain

#43 in the World

Founded: 1508

23. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in France

#45 in the World

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

24. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#6 in the United Kingdom

#47 in the World

Founded: 1824

25. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in Portugal

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

26. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#7 in the United Kingdom

#50 in the World

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

27. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Painting and Drawing

#3 in Belgium

#53 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

28. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#8 in the United Kingdom

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

29. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Painting and Drawing

#4 in Spain

#55 in the World

Enrollment: 56,842
Founded: 1531

30. University of the Basque Country

Spain | Bilbao

For Painting and Drawing

#5 in Spain

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,000

31. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Painting and Drawing

#8 in Italy

#59 in the World

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

32. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Greece

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

33. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Painting and Drawing

#4 in Belgium

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

34. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Denmark

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

35. University of Bradford

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#9 in the United Kingdom

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

36. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Painting and Drawing

#9 in Italy

#70 in the World

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

37. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#10 in the United Kingdom

#71 in the World

Founded: 1948

38. Birkbeck, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#11 in the United Kingdom

#72 in the World

Founded: 1823

39. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Painting and Drawing

#3 in Portugal

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

40. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#12 in the United Kingdom

#77 in the World

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

41. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#13 in the United Kingdom

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

42. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Painting and Drawing

#14 in the United Kingdom

#83 in the World

Founded: 1451

43. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#15 in the United Kingdom

#85 in the World

Founded: 1900

44. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Painting and Drawing

#6 in Spain

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

45. Pompeu Fabra University

Spain | Barcelona

For Painting and Drawing

#7 in Spain

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 15,801

46. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#16 in the United Kingdom

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

47. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Painting and Drawing

#10 in Italy

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

48. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in Greece

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

49. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in Austria

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

50. University of Parma

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Painting and Drawing

#11 in Italy

#99 in the World

Founded: 1117

51. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Painting and Drawing

#5 in Belgium

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

52. University of Pavia

Italy | Lombardy

For Painting and Drawing

#12 in Italy

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

53. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Switzerland

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

54. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Germany

#105 in the World

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

55. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#17 in the United Kingdom

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

56. University of Bari

Italy | Apulia

For Painting and Drawing

#13 in Italy

#108 in the World

Founded: 1924

57. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Painting and Drawing

#18 in the United Kingdom

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

58. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Ireland

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

59. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in Germany

#111 in the World

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

60. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#19 in the United Kingdom

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

61. Northumbria University

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#20 in the United Kingdom

#115 in the World

Founded: 1992

62. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Painting and Drawing

#14 in Italy

#117 in the World

Founded: 1404

63. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Painting and Drawing

#3 in the Netherlands

#118 in the World

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

64. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Slovenia

#119 in the World

Founded: 1919

65. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Painting and Drawing

#8 in Spain

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

66. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Painting and Drawing

#21 in the United Kingdom

#122 in the World

Founded: 1495

67. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Norway

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

68. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in Switzerland

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

69. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in Denmark

#128 in the World

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

70. University of Trento

Italy | Trentino-South Tyrol

For Painting and Drawing

#15 in Italy

#129 in the World

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

71. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#22 in the United Kingdom

#130 in the World

Founded: 1829

72. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Painting and Drawing

#4 in the Netherlands

#133 in the World

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

73. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Painting and Drawing

#3 in Germany

#135 in the World

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

74. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#23 in the United Kingdom

#137 in the World

Founded: 1904

75. Goldsmiths, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#24 in the United Kingdom

#141 in the World

Founded: 1904

76. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Painting and Drawing

#4 in Germany

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

77. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Painting and Drawing

#4 in Portugal

#144 in the World

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

78. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Serbia

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

79. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Painting and Drawing

#5 in the Netherlands

#149 in the World

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

80. University of Aquila

Italy | Abruzzo

For Painting and Drawing

#16 in Italy

#152 in the World

Founded: 1596

81. University of Milano-Bicocca

Italy | Lombardy

For Painting and Drawing

#17 in Italy

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 33,741
Founded: 1998

82. Roma Tre University

Italy | Lazio

For Painting and Drawing

#18 in Italy

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1992

83. University of Tuscia

Italy | Lazio

For Painting and Drawing

#19 in Italy

#168 in the World

Founded: 1979

84. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

France | Ile-de-France

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in France

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

85. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#25 in the United Kingdom

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

86. University of Calabria

Italy | Calabria

For Painting and Drawing

#20 in Italy

#171 in the World

Founded: 1972

87. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#26 in the United Kingdom

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

88. University of the Arts London

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#27 in the United Kingdom

#174 in the World

Founded: 1986

89. University of Eastern Piedmont

Italy | Piedmont

For Painting and Drawing

#21 in Italy

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1998

90. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Painting and Drawing

#9 in Spain

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

91. John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in Poland

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

92. University of Siena

Italy | Tuscany

For Painting and Drawing

#22 in Italy

#179 in the World

Founded: 1240

93. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#28 in the United Kingdom

#183 in the World

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

94. University of Kent

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#29 in the United Kingdom

#187 in the World

Founded: 1965

95. Polytechnical University of Marche

Italy | Marche

For Painting and Drawing

#23 in Italy

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1969

96. University of Palermo

Italy | Sicily

For Painting and Drawing

#24 in Italy

#192 in the World

Founded: 1806

97. Royal Holloway, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Painting and Drawing

#30 in the United Kingdom

#193 in the World

Founded: 1849

98. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Painting and Drawing

#1 in Russia

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

99. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Painting and Drawing

#2 in Norway

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

100. University of Lodz

Poland | Lodz

For Painting and Drawing

#3 in Poland

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 23,188
Founded: 1945

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