Best Universities for Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology. A graph of 26.6M citations received by 635K academic papers made by 768 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 Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Biotechnology

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

2. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Biotechnology

#1 in Sweden

#13 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

3. Lund University

For Biotechnology

#2 in Sweden

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

4. University College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#20 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

5. University of Oxford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

6. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

7. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Biotechnology

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

8. Imperial College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

9. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Biotechnology

#3 in Sweden

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

10. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biotechnology

#50 in the World

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

11. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Biotechnology

#54 in the World

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

12. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biotechnology

#56 in the World

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

13. University of Padua

For Biotechnology

#1 in Italy

#57 in the World

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

14. King's College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#65 in the World

Founded: 1829

15. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biotechnology

#69 in the World

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

16. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Biotechnology

#2 in Italy

#76 in the World

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

17. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Biotechnology

#3 in Italy

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

18. Utrecht University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Biotechnology

#1 in the Netherlands

#83 in the World

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

19. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Biotechnology

#4 in Italy

#84 in the World

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

20. Wageningen University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Biotechnology

#2 in the Netherlands

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

21. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Biotechnology

#4 in Sweden

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

22. Newcastle University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#94 in the World

Founded: 1963

23. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Biotechnology

#1 in France

#96 in the World

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

24. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Biotechnology

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

25. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Biotechnology

#5 in Italy

#100 in the World

Founded: 1404

26. Maastricht University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Biotechnology

#3 in the Netherlands

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

27. University of Manchester

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#103 in the World

Founded: 1824

28. University of Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biotechnology

#1 in Switzerland

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

29. Radboud University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Biotechnology

#4 in the Netherlands

#105 in the World

Founded: 1923

30. University of Geneva

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Geneva

For Biotechnology

#2 in Switzerland

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

31. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Biotechnology

#108 in the World

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

32. University of Groningen

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Groningen

For Biotechnology

#5 in the Netherlands

#112 in the World

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

33. University of Dundee

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Biotechnology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#113 in the World

Founded: 1967

34. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Biotechnology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

35. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#122 in the World

Founded: 1948

36. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Biotechnology

#6 in Italy

#125 in the World

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

37. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Biotechnology

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

38. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Biotechnology

#1 in Spain

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

39. Sapienza University of Rome

For Biotechnology

#7 in Italy

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

40. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Biotechnology

#136 in the World

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

41. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Biotechnology

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

42. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Biotechnology

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

43. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Biotechnology

#6 in the Netherlands

#142 in the World

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

44. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#146 in the World

Founded: 1900

45. University of Bristol

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#148 in the World

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

46. University of Lausanne

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biotechnology

#3 in Switzerland

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

47. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

48. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Biotechnology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#153 in the World

Founded: 1451

49. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Biotechnology

#1 in Greece

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

50. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Biotechnology

#161 in the World

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

51. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Biotechnology

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

52. University of Perugia

For Biotechnology

#8 in Italy

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

53. University of Leipzig

Germany | Saxony

For Biotechnology

#169 in the World

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

54. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biotechnology

#4 in Switzerland

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

55. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Biotechnology

#179 in the World

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

56. Leiden University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Leiden

For Biotechnology

#7 in the Netherlands

#180 in the World

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

57. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Biotechnology

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

58. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Biotechnology

#9 in Italy

#184 in the World

Founded: 1321

59. Complutense University of Madrid

For Biotechnology

#2 in Spain

#186 in the World

Founded: 1508

60. University of Ulm

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biotechnology

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

61. University of Eastern Finland

Finland | Joensuu

For Biotechnology

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

62. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Biotechnology

#10 in Germany

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

63. University of Oslo

For Biotechnology

#1 in Norway

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

64. University of Bari

For Biotechnology

#10 in Italy

#199 in the World

Founded: 1924

65. University of Bern

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Bern

For Biotechnology

#5 in Switzerland

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

66. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Biotechnology

#2 in Greece

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

67. Umea University

For Biotechnology

#5 in Sweden

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

68. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Biotechnology

#8 in the Netherlands

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

69. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Biotechnology

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 11,101
Founded: 1970

70. University of Leeds

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#209 in the World

Founded: 1904

71. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Biotechnology

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,800
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1920

72. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Biotechnology

#2 in France

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

73. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#213 in the World

Founded: 1905

74. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Biotechnology

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

75. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Biotechnology

#217 in the World

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

76. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Biotechnology

#3 in Spain

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

77. University of Southampton

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

78. University of Oulu

For Biotechnology

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

79. Ulster University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Biotechnology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#224 in the World

Founded: 1968

80. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Biotechnology

#11 in Germany

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

81. University of Verona

For Biotechnology

#11 in Italy

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

82. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Biotechnology

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

83. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biotechnology

#6 in Switzerland

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

84. University of Palermo

For Biotechnology

#12 in Italy

#234 in the World

Founded: 1806

85. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Biotechnology

#235 in the World

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

86. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Italy | Lombardy

For Biotechnology

#13 in Italy

#237 in the World

Founded: 1921

87. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Biotechnology

#12 in Germany

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

88. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Biotechnology

#13 in Germany

#242 in the World

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

89. Charles University

Czech Republic Flag

Czech Republic | Prague

For Biotechnology

#1 in the Czech Republic

#245 in the World

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

90. University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Italy | Campania

For Biotechnology

#14 in Italy

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1991

91. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Biotechnology

#4 in Spain

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

92. University of Catania

For Biotechnology

#15 in Italy

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 44,338
Founded: 1434

93. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Biotechnology

#14 in Germany

#258 in the World

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

94. University of London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#19 in the United Kingdom

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

95. University of Leicester

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#20 in the United Kingdom

#265 in the World

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

96. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Biotechnology

#9 in the Netherlands

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

97. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biotechnology

#15 in Germany

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

98. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biotechnology

#16 in Germany

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

99. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Biotechnology

#3 in France

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

100. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Biotechnology

#17 in Germany

#277 in the World

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