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 34.8M citations received by 1M academic papers made by 994 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

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

4. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Denmark

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

5. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Agricultural Science

#2 in Denmark

#41 in the World

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

6. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Agricultural Science

#2 in Belgium

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

7. University of Hohenheim

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Germany

#49 in the World

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

8. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Agricultural Science

#2 in Germany

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

9. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Switzerland

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

10. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#1 in the United Kingdom

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

11. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#2 in the United Kingdom

#64 in the World

Founded: 1892

12. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Agricultural Science

#2 in the Netherlands

#65 in the World

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

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

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

16. 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

17. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Finland

#75 in the World

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

18. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Agricultural Science

#4 in Germany

#86 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

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

20. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#6 in the United Kingdom

#103 in the World

Founded: 1948

21. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Greece

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

22. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#7 in the United Kingdom

#114 in the World

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

23. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Agricultural Science

#3 in Denmark

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

24. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#8 in the United Kingdom

#119 in the World

Founded: 1905

25. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Italy

#121 in the World

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

26. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Agricultural Science

#2 in Italy

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

27. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Agricultural Science

#1 in France

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

28. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Agricultural Science

#3 in Italy

#133 in the World

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

29. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#9 in the United Kingdom

#135 in the World

Founded: 1904

30. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Agricultural Science

#4 in Italy

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 70,000
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 Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#10 in the United Kingdom

#143 in the World

Founded: 1824

33. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Agricultural Science

#11 in the United Kingdom

#145 in the World

Founded: 1495

34. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Agricultural Science

#2 in Switzerland

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

35. University of Almeria

Spain | Almeria

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Spain

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1993

36. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Poland

#152 in the World

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

37. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Agricultural Science

#2 in Spain

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

38. Aberystwyth University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Agricultural Science

#12 in the United Kingdom

#156 in the World

Founded: 1872

39. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Agricultural Science

#3 in Switzerland

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

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. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Agricultural Science

#3 in Spain

#161 in the World

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

42. University of Cordoba

Spain | Cordoba

For Agricultural Science

#4 in Spain

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1972

43. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Portugal

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

44. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Agricultural Science

#3 in the Netherlands

#164 in the World

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

45. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Agricultural Science

#5 in Spain

#172 in the World

Founded: 1971

46. University of Giessen

Germany | Hesse

For Agricultural Science

#5 in Germany

#175 in the World

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

47. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#14 in the United Kingdom

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

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

Austria | Vienna

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Austria

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

49. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#15 in the United Kingdom

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

50. 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

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. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Agricultural Science

#5 in Italy

#191 in the World

Founded: 1404

53. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#16 in the United Kingdom

#193 in the World

Founded: 1963

54. Agricultural University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Agricultural Science

#2 in Greece

#195 in the World

Founded: 1920

55. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Agricultural Science

#2 in France

#198 in the World

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

56. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#17 in the United Kingdom

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

57. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#18 in the United Kingdom

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

58. Kiel University

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Agricultural Science

#6 in Germany

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

59. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Agricultural Science

#6 in Italy

#207 in the World

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

60. Poznan University of Life Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Agricultural Science

#2 in Poland

#208 in the World

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

61. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Agricultural Science

#6 in Spain

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

62. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#19 in the United Kingdom

#215 in the World

Founded: 1900

63. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Agricultural Science

#4 in Belgium

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

64. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Agricultural Science

#4 in the Netherlands

#220 in the World

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

65. University of Bayreuth

Germany | Bavaria

For Agricultural Science

#7 in Germany

#221 in the World

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

66. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Agricultural Science

#5 in the Netherlands

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

67. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Agricultural Science

#7 in Italy

#226 in the World

Founded: 1321

68. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Agricultural Science

#3 in Sweden

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

69. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Agricultural Science

#7 in Spain

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

70. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#20 in the United Kingdom

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

71. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#21 in the United Kingdom

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

72. University of Agriculture of Krakow

Poland | Krakow

For Agricultural Science

#3 in Poland

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 10,840
Founded: 1890

73. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Agricultural Science

#6 in the Netherlands

#239 in the World

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

74. Bangor University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Agricultural Science

#22 in the United Kingdom

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

75. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Agricultural Science

#2 in Portugal

#242 in the World

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

76. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Agricultural Science

#8 in Germany

#243 in the World

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

77. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Agricultural Science

#4 in Switzerland

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

78. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Agricultural Science

#4 in Sweden

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

79. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#23 in the United Kingdom

#248 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

#255 in the World

Founded: 1508

81. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Agricultural Science

#9 in Germany

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

82. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Agricultural Science

#9 in Spain

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 56,842
Founded: 1531

83. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#24 in the United Kingdom

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

84. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Serbia

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

85. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Agricultural Science

#2 in Norway

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

86. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Agricultural Science

#10 in Spain

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

87. University of Bari

Italy | Apulia

For Agricultural Science

#8 in Italy

#268 in the World

Founded: 1924

88. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Agricultural Science

#9 in Italy

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

89. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Agricultural Science

#3 in France

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

90. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Agricultural Science

#7 in the Netherlands

#279 in the World

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

91. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Agricultural Science

#1 in Croatia

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

92. University of Santiago de Compostela

Spain | Santiago de Compostela

For Agricultural Science

#11 in Spain

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,095
Founded: 1495

93. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Agricultural Science

#10 in Germany

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

94. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Agricultural Science

#8 in the Netherlands

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

95. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Agricultural Science

#5 in Switzerland

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

96. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Agricultural Science

#9 in the Netherlands

#291 in the World

Founded: 1923

97. Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Agricultural Science

#1 in the Czech Republic

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1906

98. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Agricultural Science

#25 in the United Kingdom

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

99. University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Poland | Olsztyn

For Agricultural Science

#4 in Poland

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1999

100. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Agricultural Science

#11 in Germany

#310 in the World

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

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