Best Universities for Biophysics in Europe

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Biophysics. A graph of 17M citations received by 413K academic papers made by 543 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. University of Cambridge

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United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#1 in the United Kingdom

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#2 in the United Kingdom

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#3 in the United Kingdom

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biophysics

#30 in the World

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

5. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Biophysics

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

6. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Biophysics

#44 in the World

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

7. Imperial College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#4 in the United Kingdom

#52 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

8. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biophysics

#1 in Switzerland

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

9. Utrecht University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Biophysics

#1 in the Netherlands

#59 in the World

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

10. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Biophysics

#1 in France

#60 in the World

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

11. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Biophysics

#1 in Sweden

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

12. University of Bristol

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#5 in the United Kingdom

#63 in the World

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

13. University of Manchester

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#6 in the United Kingdom

#64 in the World

Founded: 1824

14. University of Padua

For Biophysics

#1 in Italy

#66 in the World

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

15. University of Groningen

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Groningen

For Biophysics

#2 in the Netherlands

#67 in the World

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

16. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Biophysics

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

17. University of Basel

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Basel

For Biophysics

#2 in Switzerland

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

18. University of Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biophysics

#3 in Switzerland

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

19. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biophysics

#84 in the World

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

20. University of Leeds

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#7 in the United Kingdom

#85 in the World

Founded: 1904

21. Lund University

For Biophysics

#2 in Sweden

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

22. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biophysics

#4 in Switzerland

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

23. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Biophysics

#97 in the World

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

24. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Biophysics

#1 in Russia

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

25. King's College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#8 in the United Kingdom

#101 in the World

Founded: 1829

26. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Biophysics

#105 in the World

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

27. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biophysics

#106 in the World

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

28. University of Geneva

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Geneva

For Biophysics

#5 in Switzerland

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

29. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Biophysics

#109 in the World

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

30. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Biophysics

#3 in Sweden

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

31. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Biophysics

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

32. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Biophysics

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

33. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Biophysics

#3 in the Netherlands

#118 in the World

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

34. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Biophysics

#119 in the World

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

35. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Biophysics

#9 in the United Kingdom

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

36. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Biophysics

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

37. Radboud University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Biophysics

#4 in the Netherlands

#125 in the World

Founded: 1923

38. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Biophysics

#2 in Italy

#126 in the World

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

39. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Biophysics

#10 in Germany

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

40. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Biophysics

#4 in Sweden

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

41. University of Bern

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Bern

For Biophysics

#6 in Switzerland

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

42. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Biophysics

#3 in Italy

#133 in the World

Founded: 1321

43. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biophysics

#11 in Germany

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

44. University of Dundee

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Biophysics

#10 in the United Kingdom

#142 in the World

Founded: 1967

45. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Biophysics

#11 in the United Kingdom

#143 in the World

Founded: 1451

46. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Biophysics

#12 in Germany

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

47. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#12 in the United Kingdom

#149 in the World

Founded: 1900

48. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#13 in the United Kingdom

#151 in the World

Founded: 1905

49. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biophysics

#13 in Germany

#152 in the World

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

50. Saarland University

Germany | Saarland

For Biophysics

#14 in Germany

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

51. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Biophysics

#15 in Germany

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

52. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#14 in the United Kingdom

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

53. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Biophysics

#16 in Germany

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

54. Leiden University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Leiden

For Biophysics

#5 in the Netherlands

#164 in the World

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

55. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#15 in the United Kingdom

#168 in the World

Founded: 1948

56. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biophysics

#17 in Germany

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

57. University of Lausanne

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biophysics

#7 in Switzerland

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

58. University of Oslo

For Biophysics

#1 in Norway

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

59. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Biophysics

#18 in Germany

#183 in the World

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

60. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Biophysics

#5 in Sweden

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

61. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biophysics

#19 in Germany

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

62. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Biophysics

#2 in France

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

63. University of Konstanz

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biophysics

#20 in Germany

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

64. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biophysics

#21 in Germany

#188 in the World

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

65. University of Leicester

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#16 in the United Kingdom

#189 in the World

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

66. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Biophysics

#3 in France

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

67. University of Regensburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Biophysics

#22 in Germany

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

68. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Biophysics

#1 in Spain

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

69. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Biophysics

#6 in the Netherlands

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

70. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Biophysics

#4 in France

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

71. Umea University

For Biophysics

#6 in Sweden

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

72. University of Southampton

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#17 in the United Kingdom

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

73. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Biophysics

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

74. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Biophysics

#5 in France

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

75. University of Ulm

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biophysics

#23 in Germany

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

76. Autonomous University of Madrid

For Biophysics

#2 in Spain

#211 in the World

Founded: 1968

77. University of London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#18 in the United Kingdom

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

78. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Biophysics

#24 in Germany

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

79. University of Pavia

Italy | Lombardy

For Biophysics

#4 in Italy

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

80. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Biophysics

#25 in Germany

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

81. University of Warwick

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#19 in the United Kingdom

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

82. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Biophysics

#26 in Germany

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

83. University of Leipzig

Germany | Saxony

For Biophysics

#27 in Germany

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 31,088
Founded: 1409

84. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Biophysics

#5 in Italy

#237 in the World

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

85. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Biophysics

#6 in France

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

86. Semmelweis University

Hungary | Budapest

For Biophysics

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1769

87. University of York

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#20 in the United Kingdom

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

88. University of Giessen

Germany | Hesse

For Biophysics

#28 in Germany

#247 in the World

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

89. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Biophysics

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

90. Sapienza University of Rome

For Biophysics

#6 in Italy

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

91. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Biophysics

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

92. University of Strasbourg

France | Grand Est

For Biophysics

#7 in France

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

93. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Biophysics

#260 in the World

Founded: 1919

94. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biophysics

#29 in Germany

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

95. Cardiff University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Wales

For Biophysics

#21 in the United Kingdom

#266 in the World

Founded: 1997

96. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Biophysics

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

97. Wageningen University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Biophysics

#7 in the Netherlands

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

98. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Biophysics

#7 in Italy

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

99. University of Aix-Marseilles

France | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

For Biophysics

#8 in France

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

100. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Biophysics

#7 in Sweden

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 22,441
Founded: 1975