100+ Best Agricultural Science Schools in Europe [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Agricultural Science. A graph of 32.6M citations received by 977K academic papers made by 984 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.

1. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Agricultural Science

#1 in the Netherlands

#3 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

2. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Sweden

#13 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

3. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Belgium

#35 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

4. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Agricultural Science

#2 in Belgium

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

5. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Denmark

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

6. University of Hohenheim

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Germany

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 8,392
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

7. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Agricultural Science

#2 in Germany

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

8. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Switzerland

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

9. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#1 in the United Kingdom

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

10. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#2 in the United Kingdom

#62 in the World

Founded: 1892

11. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Agricultural Science

#2 in the Netherlands

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

12. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Agricultural Science

#2 in Denmark

#65 in the World

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

13. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#3 in the United Kingdom

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

14. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#4 in the United Kingdom

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

15. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Agricultural Science

#2 in Sweden

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

16. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Finland

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

17. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Agricultural Science

#3 in Germany

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

18. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Agricultural Science

#4 in Germany

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

19. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Agricultural Science

#5 in the United Kingdom

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

20. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#6 in the United Kingdom

#101 in the World

Founded: 1948

21. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#7 in the United Kingdom

#110 in the World

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

22. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Greece

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

23. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#8 in the United Kingdom

#117 in the World

Founded: 1905

24. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Italy

#120 in the World

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

25. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Agricultural Science

#2 in Italy

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

26. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Agricultural Science

#1 in France

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

27. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Agricultural Science

#3 in Italy

#131 in the World

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

28. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#9 in the United Kingdom

#134 in the World

Founded: 1904

29. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Agricultural Science

#3 in Denmark

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

30. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Agricultural Science

#4 in Italy

#139 in the World

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

31. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Agricultural Science

#3 in Belgium

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

32. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Agricultural Science

#10 in the United Kingdom

#142 in the World

Founded: 1495

33. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#11 in the United Kingdom

#143 in the World

Founded: 1824

34. Aberystwyth University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Agricultural Science

#12 in the United Kingdom

#145 in the World

Founded: 1872

35. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Agricultural Science

#2 in Switzerland

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

36. University of Almeria

Spain | Almeria

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Spain

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1993

37. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Agricultural Science

#2 in Spain

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

38. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Agricultural Science

#3 in Switzerland

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

39. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Poland

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,443
Founded: 1816

40. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#13 in the United Kingdom

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

41. University of Cordoba

Spain | Cordoba

For Agricultural Science

#3 in Spain

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1972

42. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Agricultural Science

#4 in Spain

#162 in the World

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

43. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Agricultural Science

#3 in the Netherlands

#163 in the World

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

44. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Portugal

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

45. University of Giessen

Germany | Hesse

For Agricultural Science

#5 in Germany

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,184
Founded: 1607

46. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Agricultural Science

#5 in Spain

#175 in the World

Founded: 1971

47. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#14 in the United Kingdom

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

48. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#15 in the United Kingdom

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

49. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Norway | Aas

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Norway

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 6,345
Founded: 1859

50. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Austria

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

51. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Ireland

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,321
Founded: 1854

52. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#16 in the United Kingdom

#189 in the World

Founded: 1963

53. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#17 in the United Kingdom

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

54. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Agricultural Science

#5 in Italy

#192 in the World

Founded: 1404

55. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#18 in the United Kingdom

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

56. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Agricultural Science

#2 in France

#199 in the World

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

57. Agricultural University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Agricultural Science

#2 in Greece

#200 in the World

Founded: 1920

58. Kiel University

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Agricultural Science

#6 in Germany

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

59. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#19 in the United Kingdom

#208 in the World

Founded: 1900

60. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Agricultural Science

#6 in Spain

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

61. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Agricultural Science

#4 in Belgium

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

62. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Agricultural Science

#4 in the Netherlands

#212 in the World

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

63. University of Bayreuth

Germany | Bavaria

For Agricultural Science

#7 in Germany

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,773
Founded: 1972

64. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Agricultural Science

#6 in Italy

#215 in the World

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

65. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Agricultural Science

#3 in Sweden

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

66. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Agricultural Science

#5 in the Netherlands

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

67. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#20 in the United Kingdom

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

68. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Agricultural Science

#7 in Italy

#223 in the World

Founded: 1321

69. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Agricultural Science

#7 in Spain

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

70. Poznan University of Life Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Agricultural Science

#2 in Poland

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,500
Founded: 1870

71. Bangor University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Agricultural Science

#21 in the United Kingdom

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

72. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#22 in the United Kingdom

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

73. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Agricultural Science

#6 in the Netherlands

#233 in the World

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

74. University of Agriculture of Krakow

Poland | Krakow

For Agricultural Science

#3 in Poland

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 10,840
Founded: 1890

75. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Agricultural Science

#8 in Germany

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

76. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Agricultural Science

#4 in Sweden

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

77. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Agricultural Science

#2 in Portugal

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

78. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Agricultural Science

#4 in Switzerland

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

79. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#23 in the United Kingdom

#247 in the World

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

80. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Agricultural Science

#8 in Spain

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

81. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Agricultural Science

#9 in Germany

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

82. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#24 in the United Kingdom

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

83. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Agricultural Science

#9 in Spain

#259 in the World

Founded: 1531

84. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Agricultural Science

#2 in Norway

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

85. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Agricultural Science

#10 in Spain

#263 in the World

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

86. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Agricultural Science

#3 in France

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

87. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Agricultural Science

#8 in Italy

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

88. University of Bari

Italy | Apulia

For Agricultural Science

#9 in Italy

#268 in the World

Founded: 1924

89. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Serbia

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

90. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Agricultural Science

#7 in the Netherlands

#273 in the World

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

91. University of Santiago de Compostela

Spain | Santiago de Compostela

For Agricultural Science

#11 in Spain

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1495

92. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Agricultural Science

#8 in the Netherlands

#280 in the World

Founded: 1923

93. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Agricultural Science

#5 in Switzerland

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

94. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#25 in the United Kingdom

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

95. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Croatia

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

96. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Agricultural Science

#10 in Germany

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

97. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Agricultural Science

#9 in the Netherlands

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

98. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Agricultural Science

#4 in Denmark

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 20,353
Founded: 1974

99. Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Agricultural Science

#1 in the Czech Republic

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1906

100. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Agricultural Science

#11 in Germany

#305 in the World

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

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