Best Universities for Biotechnology 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 Biotechnology. A graph of 20.2M citations received by 578K academic papers made by 716 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. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Biotechnology

#1 in Sweden

#10 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

2. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Biotechnology

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

3. Lund University

For Biotechnology

#2 in Sweden

#17 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

4. University College London

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 | England

For Biotechnology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

6. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

7. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Biotechnology

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

8. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Biotechnology

#3 in Sweden

#37 in the World

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

9. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

10. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Biotechnology

#47 in the World

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

11. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biotechnology

#49 in the World

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

12. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biotechnology

#55 in the World

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

13. University of Padua

For Biotechnology

#1 in Italy

#59 in the World

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

14. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#60 in the World

Founded: 1829

15. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biotechnology

#66 in the World

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

16. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Biotechnology

#2 in Italy

#70 in the World

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

17. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Biotechnology

#3 in Italy

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

18. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Biotechnology

#4 in Italy

#78 in the World

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

19. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Biotechnology

#4 in Sweden

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

20. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Biotechnology

#1 in France

#83 in the World

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

21. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#85 in the World

Founded: 1963

22. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Biotechnology

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

23. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Biotechnology

#5 in Italy

#88 in the World

Founded: 1404

24. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Biotechnology

#6 in Italy

#91 in the World

Founded: 1990

25. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Biotechnology

#1 in the Netherlands

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

26. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Biotechnology

#2 in the Netherlands

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

27. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Biotechnology

#3 in the Netherlands

#101 in the World

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

28. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Biotechnology

#4 in the Netherlands

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

29. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Biotechnology

#5 in the Netherlands

#106 in the World

Founded: 1923

30. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#108 in the World

Founded: 1824

31. University of Dundee

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Biotechnology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#113 in the World

Founded: 1967

32. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Biotechnology

#7 in Italy

#114 in the World

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

33. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biotechnology

#1 in Switzerland

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

34. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Biotechnology

#116 in the World

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

35. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Biotechnology

#2 in Switzerland

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

36. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Biotechnology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

37. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Biotechnology

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

38. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#125 in the World

Founded: 1948

39. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Biotechnology

#1 in Spain

#130 in the World

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

40. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Biotechnology

#6 in the Netherlands

#137 in the World

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

41. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Biotechnology

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

42. Sapienza University of Rome

For Biotechnology

#8 in Italy

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

43. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Biotechnology

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

44. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#142 in the World

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

45. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Biotechnology

#143 in the World

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

46. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

47. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#148 in the World

Founded: 1900

48. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Biotechnology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#150 in the World

Founded: 1451

49. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biotechnology

#3 in Switzerland

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

50. University of Perugia

For Biotechnology

#9 in Italy

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

51. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Biotechnology

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

52. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Biotechnology

#1 in Greece

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

53. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Biotechnology

#168 in the World

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

54. University of Eastern Finland

Finland | Joensuu

For Biotechnology

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

55. University of Leipzig

Germany | Saxony

For Biotechnology

#171 in the World

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

56. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Biotechnology

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

57. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Biotechnology

#7 in the Netherlands

#175 in the World

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

58. Umea University

For Biotechnology

#5 in Sweden

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

59. University of Ulm

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biotechnology

#10 in Germany

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

60. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Biotechnology

#10 in Italy

#185 in the World

Founded: 1321

61. University of Oslo

For Biotechnology

#1 in Norway

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

62. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Biotechnology

#191 in the World

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

63. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Biotechnology

#4 in Switzerland

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

64. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Biotechnology

#194 in the World

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

65. Complutense University of Madrid

For Biotechnology

#2 in Spain

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

66. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biotechnology

#5 in Switzerland

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

67. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Biotechnology

#2 in France

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

68. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Biotechnology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#204 in the World

Founded: 1968

69. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Biotechnology

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

70. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Biotechnology

#206 in the World

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

71. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#207 in the World

Founded: 1904

72. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#209 in the World

Founded: 1905

73. University of Bari

For Biotechnology

#11 in Italy

#211 in the World

Founded: 1924

74. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Biotechnology

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

75. University of Oulu

For Biotechnology

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

76. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

77. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Biotechnology

#8 in the Netherlands

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

78. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Biotechnology

#11 in Germany

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

79. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Biotechnology

#3 in Spain

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

80. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Biotechnology

#2 in Greece

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

81. University of Verona

For Biotechnology

#12 in Italy

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

82. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Italy | Lombardy

For Biotechnology

#13 in Italy

#223 in the World

Founded: 1921

83. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Biotechnology

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

84. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Biotechnology

#229 in the World

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

85. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Biotechnology

#12 in Germany

#233 in the World

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

86. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biotechnology

#6 in Switzerland

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

87. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Biotechnology

#13 in Germany

#238 in the World

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

88. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Biotechnology

#239 in the World

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

89. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Biotechnology

#14 in Germany

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

90. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Biotechnology

#4 in Spain

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

91. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#19 in the United Kingdom

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

92. Charles University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Biotechnology

#1 in the Czech Republic

#247 in the World

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

93. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biotechnology

#15 in Germany

#250 in the World

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

94. University of Palermo

For Biotechnology

#14 in Italy

#251 in the World

Founded: 1806

95. University of Catania

For Biotechnology

#15 in Italy

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1434

96. University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Italy | Campania

For Biotechnology

#16 in Italy

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1991

97. Autonomous University of Madrid

For Biotechnology

#5 in Spain

#259 in the World

Founded: 1968

98. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#20 in the United Kingdom

#266 in the World

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

99. University of Lubeck

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Biotechnology

#16 in Germany

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

100. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Biotechnology

#17 in Germany

#271 in the World

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