Best Acting (Performing arts/Drama theatre) Schools in Europe

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Performing arts. A graph of 873K citations received by 43.1K academic papers made by 342 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 Oxford

For Performing arts

#4 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

12. University of Exeter

For Performing arts

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

13. Utrecht University

For Performing arts

#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

15. University of Bristol

For Performing arts

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

18. University of Helsinki

For Performing arts

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

19. Free University of Berlin

For Performing arts

#1 in Germany
#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,908
Founded
1948

20. University of Copenhagen

For Performing arts

#1 in Denmark
#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

21. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Performing arts

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

22. Aarhus University

For Performing arts

#2 in Denmark
#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,020
Founded
1928

23. Catholic University of Leuven

For Performing arts

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

26. Lancaster University

For Performing arts

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

27. University of Bremen

For Performing arts

#2 in Germany
#70 in the World
Enrollment
17,984
Founded
1971

28. Stockholm University

For Performing arts

#1 in Sweden
#71 in the World
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

30. Durham University

For Performing arts

#73 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

31. University of Amsterdam

For Performing arts

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

35. University of Hamburg

For Performing arts

#3 in Germany
#86 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

36. University of Oslo

For Performing arts

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

37. University of London

For Performing arts

#93 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

39. Moscow State University

For Performing arts

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

40. University of Munich

For Performing arts

#4 in Germany
#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

42. University of Groningen

For Performing arts

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

43. University of Vienna

For Performing arts

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

45. University of York

For Performing arts

#109 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

47. Technical University of Munich

For Performing arts

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

49. Sapienza University of Rome

For Performing arts

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

51. University of Zurich

For Performing arts

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

52. Aalborg University

For Performing arts

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

53. Complutense University of Madrid

For Performing arts

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

55. Leiden University

For Performing arts

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

56. University of Lisbon

For Performing arts

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

59. Grenoble Alpes University

For Performing arts

#2 in France
#131 in the World
Enrollment
57,000
Founded
1339

62. Uppsala University

For Performing arts

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

64. University of Leicester

For Performing arts

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

65. University of Barcelona

For Performing arts

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

67. University of Valencia

For Performing arts

#4 in Spain
#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
58,390

68. University of Sussex

For Performing arts

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

69. Delft University of Technology

For Performing arts

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

70. University of Milan

For Performing arts

#2 in Italy
#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

71. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Performing arts

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

72. Lund University

For Performing arts

#3 in Sweden
#157 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

76. Free University Amsterdam

For Performing arts

#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1880

77. Brunel University London

For Performing arts

#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Founded
1966

81. Technical University of Denmark

For Performing arts

#4 in Denmark
#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1829

82. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Performing arts

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

83. University of Gothenburg

For Performing arts

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

84. University of Bergen

For Performing arts

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

85. University of Gottingen

For Performing arts

#7 in Germany
#203 in the World
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

86. University of Bologna

For Performing arts

#3 in Italy
#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
79,999
Founded
1088

88. University of Padua

For Performing arts

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

90. Wageningen University

For Performing arts

#213 in the World
Enrollment
12,819
Founded
1918

95. University of Twente

For Performing arts

#229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1961

100. University College Dublin

For Performing arts

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