Best Universities for Biophysics 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 Biophysics. A graph of 14.2M citations received by 387K academic papers made by 531 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

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#1 in the United Kingdom

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

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 | England

For Biophysics

#3 in the United Kingdom

#17 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

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

6. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Biophysics

#1 in France

#47 in the World

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

7. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Biophysics

#48 in the World

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

8. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#4 in the United Kingdom

#52 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

9. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Biophysics

#1 in the Netherlands

#57 in the World

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

10. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Biophysics

#1 in Sweden

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

11. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biophysics

#1 in Switzerland

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

12. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#5 in the United Kingdom

#63 in the World

Founded: 1824

13. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Biophysics

#2 in the Netherlands

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

14. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#6 in the United Kingdom

#65 in the World

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

15. University of Padua

For Biophysics

#1 in Italy

#69 in the World

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

16. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biophysics

#2 in Switzerland

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

17. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Biophysics

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

18. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Biophysics

#3 in Switzerland

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

19. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biophysics

#80 in the World

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

20. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#7 in the United Kingdom

#82 in the World

Founded: 1904

21. Lund University

For Biophysics

#2 in Sweden

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

22. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biophysics

#4 in Switzerland

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

23. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Biophysics

#1 in Russia

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

24. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Biophysics

#97 in the World

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

25. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#8 in the United Kingdom

#98 in the World

Founded: 1829

26. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biophysics

#101 in the World

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

27. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Biophysics

#104 in the World

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

28. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Biophysics

#5 in Switzerland

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

29. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Biophysics

#106 in the World

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

30. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Biophysics

#109 in the World

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

31. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Biophysics

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

32. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Biophysics

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

33. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Biophysics

#3 in Sweden

#116 in the World

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

34. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Biophysics

#9 in the United Kingdom

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

35. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Biophysics

#3 in the Netherlands

#118 in the World

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

36. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Biophysics

#119 in the World

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

37. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Biophysics

#2 in Italy

#122 in the World

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

38. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Biophysics

#6 in Switzerland

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

39. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Biophysics

#4 in the Netherlands

#128 in the World

Founded: 1923

40. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Biophysics

#10 in Germany

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

41. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Biophysics

#3 in Italy

#133 in the World

Founded: 1321

42. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Biophysics

#10 in the United Kingdom

#134 in the World

Founded: 1451

43. University of Dundee

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Biophysics

#11 in the United Kingdom

#137 in the World

Founded: 1967

44. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Biophysics

#4 in Sweden

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

45. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biophysics

#11 in Germany

#139 in the World

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

46. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#12 in the United Kingdom

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

47. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#13 in the United Kingdom

#144 in the World

Founded: 1900

48. Saarland University

Germany | Saarland

For Biophysics

#12 in Germany

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,604
Founded: 1948

49. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Biophysics

#13 in Germany

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

50. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#14 in the United Kingdom

#148 in the World

Founded: 1905

51. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Biophysics

#14 in Germany

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

52. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Biophysics

#15 in Germany

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

53. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biophysics

#16 in Germany

#156 in the World

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

54. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Biophysics

#2 in France

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

55. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Biophysics

#3 in France

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

56. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#15 in the United Kingdom

#166 in the World

Founded: 1948

57. University of Oslo

For Biophysics

#1 in Norway

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

58. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biophysics

#17 in Germany

#168 in the World

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

59. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biophysics

#7 in Switzerland

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

60. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#16 in the United Kingdom

#170 in the World

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

61. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Biophysics

#5 in the Netherlands

#171 in the World

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

62. University of Konstanz

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biophysics

#18 in Germany

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 10,964
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

63. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biophysics

#19 in Germany

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

64. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Biophysics

#5 in Sweden

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

65. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biophysics

#20 in Germany

#183 in the World

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

66. University of Regensburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Biophysics

#21 in Germany

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

67. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Biophysics

#22 in Germany

#191 in the World

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

68. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#17 in the United Kingdom

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

69. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Biophysics

#4 in France

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

70. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Biophysics

#1 in Spain

#198 in the World

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

71. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#18 in the United Kingdom

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

72. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Biophysics

#6 in the Netherlands

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

73. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Biophysics

#5 in France

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

74. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Biophysics

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

75. University of Ulm

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biophysics

#23 in Germany

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

76. Umea University

For Biophysics

#6 in Sweden

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

77. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Biophysics

#24 in Germany

#217 in the World

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

78. Autonomous University of Madrid

For Biophysics

#2 in Spain

#219 in the World

Founded: 1968

79. University of Pavia

Italy | Lombardy

For Biophysics

#4 in Italy

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

80. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Biophysics

#25 in Germany

#227 in the World

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

81. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Biophysics

#6 in France

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

82. University of Giessen

Germany | Hesse

For Biophysics

#26 in Germany

#232 in the World

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

83. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#19 in the United Kingdom

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

84. Semmelweis University

Hungary | Budapest

For Biophysics

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1769

85. University of Leipzig

Germany | Saxony

For Biophysics

#27 in Germany

#237 in the World

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

86. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Biophysics

#28 in Germany

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

87. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Biophysics

#5 in Italy

#240 in the World

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

88. St George's, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#20 in the United Kingdom

#243 in the World

Founded: 1733

89. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#21 in the United Kingdom

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

90. University of Strasbourg

France | Grand Est

For Biophysics

#7 in France

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

91. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Biophysics

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

92. University of Aix-Marseilles

France | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

For Biophysics

#8 in France

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

93. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Biophysics

#22 in the United Kingdom

#261 in the World

Founded: 1997

94. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Biophysics

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 37,874
Founded: 1919

95. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Germany | Thuringia

For Biophysics

#29 in Germany

#267 in the World

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

96. Birkbeck, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Biophysics

#23 in the United Kingdom

#272 in the World

Founded: 1823

97. Sapienza University of Rome

For Biophysics

#6 in Italy

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

98. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Biophysics

#7 in Italy

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

99. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biophysics

#30 in Germany

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

100. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Biophysics

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817