Best Universities for Astrobiology in Europe

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Astrobiology. A graph of 4.73M citations received by 174K academic papers made by 442 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. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Astrobiology

#1 in France

#7 in the World

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

2. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Astrobiology

#20 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

5. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

6. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

7. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Astrobiology

#1 in Switzerland

#35 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

8. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Astrobiology

#2 in Switzerland

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

9. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

France | Ile-de-France

For Astrobiology

#2 in France

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

10. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#45 in the World

Founded: 1824

11. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Astrobiology

#1 in the Netherlands

#48 in the World

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

12. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Astrobiology

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

13. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Astrobiology

#3 in France

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

14. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#65 in the World

Founded: 1904

15. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Astrobiology

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

16. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Astrobiology

#1 in Sweden

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

17. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Astrobiology

#1 in Russia

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

18. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Astrobiology

#77 in the World

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

19. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Astrobiology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

20. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#81 in the World

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

21. Lund University

For Astrobiology

#2 in Sweden

#82 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

22. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Astrobiology

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

23. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Astrobiology

#4 in France

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

24. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Astrobiology

#5 in France

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

25. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Astrobiology

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

26. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

27. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Astrobiology

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

28. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Astrobiology

#1 in Italy

#94 in the World

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

29. University of Oslo

For Astrobiology

#1 in Norway

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

30. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Astrobiology

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

31. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Astrobiology

#2 in the Netherlands

#97 in the World

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

32. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Astrobiology

#6 in France

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

33. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

34. University of Padua

For Astrobiology

#2 in Italy

#103 in the World

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

35. Sapienza University of Rome

For Astrobiology

#3 in Italy

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

36. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#105 in the World

Founded: 1905

37. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Astrobiology

#107 in the World

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

38. Charles University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Astrobiology

#1 in the Czech Republic

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 49,508
Founded: 1348

39. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Astrobiology

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

40. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

41. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Astrobiology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

42. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Astrobiology

#7 in France

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

43. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Astrobiology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#122 in the World

Founded: 1451

44. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Astrobiology

#4 in Italy

#124 in the World

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

45. Normal Superior School of Lyon

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Astrobiology

#8 in France

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

46. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#129 in the World

Founded: 1900

47. Paris Diderot University

France | Ile-de-France

For Astrobiology

#9 in France

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,523
Founded: 1970

48. Braunschweig University of Technology

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Astrobiology

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 17,794
Founded: 1745

49. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Astrobiology

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

50. University of Aix-Marseilles

France | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

For Astrobiology

#10 in France

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

51. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Astrobiology

#3 in the Netherlands

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

52. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

53. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Astrobiology

#5 in Italy

#141 in the World

Founded: 1321

54. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Astrobiology

#148 in the World

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

55. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

56. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Astrobiology

#1 in Spain

#152 in the World

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

57. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Astrobiology

#3 in Sweden

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

58. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Astrobiology

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

59. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Astrobiology

#3 in Switzerland

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

60. Complutense University of Madrid

For Astrobiology

#2 in Spain

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

61. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Astrobiology

#164 in the World

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

62. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Astrobiology

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

63. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Astrobiology

#10 in Germany

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

64. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Astrobiology

#4 in the Netherlands

#178 in the World

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

65. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Germany | Thuringia

For Astrobiology

#11 in Germany

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,345
Founded: 1558

66. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Astrobiology

#12 in Germany

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

67. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Astrobiology

#13 in Germany

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

68. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Astrobiology

#5 in the Netherlands

#193 in the World

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

69. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Astrobiology

#4 in Switzerland

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

70. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Astrobiology

#14 in Germany

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

71. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Astrobiology

#6 in the Netherlands

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

72. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Astrobiology

#15 in Germany

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

73. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Astrobiology

#7 in the Netherlands

#204 in the World

Founded: 1923

74. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Astrobiology

#5 in Switzerland

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

75. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Astrobiology

#6 in Italy

#206 in the World

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

76. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Astrobiology

#16 in Germany

#207 in the World

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

77. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Astrobiology

#7 in Italy

#208 in the World

Founded: 1990

78. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Astrobiology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#210 in the World

Founded: 1997

79. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Astrobiology

#19 in the United Kingdom

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

80. University of Nantes

France | Pays de la Loire

For Astrobiology

#11 in France

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 37,252
Founded: 1460

81. Kiel University

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Astrobiology

#17 in Germany

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

82. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#20 in the United Kingdom

#216 in the World

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

83. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#21 in the United Kingdom

#217 in the World

Founded: 1948

84. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Astrobiology

#18 in Germany

#219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

85. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#22 in the United Kingdom

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

86. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Astrobiology

#4 in Sweden

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

87. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Astrobiology

#19 in Germany

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

88. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Astrobiology

#1 in Greece

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

89. Paris-Est Creteil Val-de-Marne University

France | Ile-de-France

For Astrobiology

#12 in France

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

90. University of Duisburg - Essen

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Astrobiology

#20 in Germany

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

91. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#23 in the United Kingdom

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

92. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

France | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

For Astrobiology

#13 in France

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 28,333
Founded: 1965

93. University of Bayreuth

Germany | Bavaria

For Astrobiology

#21 in Germany

#239 in the World

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

94. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Astrobiology

#22 in Germany

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

95. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#24 in the United Kingdom

#242 in the World

Founded: 1892

96. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Astrobiology

#8 in Italy

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

97. University of Kent

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#25 in the United Kingdom

#245 in the World

Founded: 1965

98. Eotvos Lorand University

Hungary | Budapest

For Astrobiology

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 2,800
Founded: 1635

99. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Astrobiology

#23 in Germany

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

100. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Astrobiology

#26 in the United Kingdom

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955