Best Universities for Biotechnology in Europe

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Biotechnology. A graph of 25M citations received by 618K academic papers made by 755 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

#12 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

2. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Biotechnology

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

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

#19 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

#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

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

9. Imperial College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

10. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Biotechnology

#52 in the World

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

11. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biotechnology

#54 in the World

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

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

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
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

#67 in the World

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

16. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Biotechnology

#2 in Italy

#73 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: 73,553
Founded: 1224

18. Utrecht University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Biotechnology

#1 in the Netherlands

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

19. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Biotechnology

#4 in Italy

#83 in the World

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

20. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Biotechnology

#4 in Sweden

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

21. Wageningen University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Biotechnology

#2 in the Netherlands

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

22. Newcastle University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#90 in the World

Founded: 1963

23. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Biotechnology

#1 in France

#92 in the World

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

24. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Biotechnology

#5 in Italy

#100 in the World

Founded: 1404

25. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Biotechnology

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

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 Geneva

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Geneva

For Biotechnology

#1 in Switzerland

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

29. University of Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biotechnology

#2 in Switzerland

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

30. Radboud University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Biotechnology

#4 in the Netherlands

#106 in the World

Founded: 1923

31. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Biotechnology

#109 in the World

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

32. University of Dundee

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Biotechnology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#112 in the World

Founded: 1967

33. University of Groningen

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Groningen

For Biotechnology

#5 in the Netherlands

#113 in the World

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

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

#121 in the World

Founded: 1948

36. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Biotechnology

#6 in Italy

#124 in the World

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

37. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Biotechnology

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

38. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Biotechnology

#1 in Spain

#129 in the World

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

39. Sapienza University of Rome

For Biotechnology

#7 in Italy

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

40. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Biotechnology

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

41. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Biotechnology

#138 in the World

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

42. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Biotechnology

#6 in the Netherlands

#140 in the World

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

43. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Biotechnology

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

44. University of Bristol

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#143 in the World

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

45. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#147 in the World

Founded: 1900

46. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

47. University of Lausanne

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Biotechnology

#3 in Switzerland

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

48. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Biotechnology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#157 in the World

Founded: 1451

49. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Biotechnology

#1 in Greece

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

50. University of Perugia

For Biotechnology

#8 in Italy

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

51. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Biotechnology

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

52. University of Leipzig

Germany | Saxony

For Biotechnology

#169 in the World

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

53. Leiden University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Leiden

For Biotechnology

#7 in the Netherlands

#171 in the World

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

54. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Biotechnology

#174 in the World

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

55. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Biotechnology

#4 in Switzerland

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

56. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Biotechnology

#9 in Italy

#182 in the World

Founded: 1321

57. University of Ulm

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Biotechnology

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

58. University of Eastern Finland

Finland | Joensuu

For Biotechnology

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

59. Complutense University of Madrid

For Biotechnology

#2 in Spain

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

60. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Biotechnology

#10 in Germany

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

61. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Biotechnology

#192 in the World

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

62. University of Oslo

For Biotechnology

#1 in Norway

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

63. Umea University

For Biotechnology

#5 in Sweden

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

64. University of Bern

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Bern

For Biotechnology

#5 in Switzerland

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

65. University of Bari

For Biotechnology

#10 in Italy

#200 in the World

Founded: 1924

66. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Biotechnology

#8 in the Netherlands

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

67. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Biotechnology

#202 in the World

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

68. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#203 in the World

Founded: 1905

69. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Biotechnology

#2 in Greece

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

70. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Biotechnology

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

71. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Biotechnology

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

72. University of Leeds

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#209 in the World

Founded: 1904

73. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Biotechnology

#210 in the World

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

74. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Biotechnology

#2 in France

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

75. University of Oulu

For Biotechnology

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

76. University of Southampton

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

77. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Biotechnology

#3 in Spain

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

78. Ulster University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Biotechnology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#220 in the World

Founded: 1968

79. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Biotechnology

#11 in Germany

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

80. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Biotechnology

#222 in the World

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

81. University of Verona

For Biotechnology

#11 in Italy

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

82. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Biotechnology

#224 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 College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Biotechnology

#234 in the World

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

85. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Biotechnology

#12 in Germany

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

86. University of Palermo

For Biotechnology

#12 in Italy

#236 in the World

Founded: 1806

87. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Italy | Lombardy

For Biotechnology

#13 in Italy

#237 in the World

Founded: 1921

88. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Biotechnology

#13 in Germany

#238 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

#244 in the World

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

90. University of Catania

For Biotechnology

#14 in Italy

#249 in the World

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

91. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Biotechnology

#14 in Germany

#251 in the World

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

92. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Biotechnology

#4 in Spain

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

93. University of London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Biotechnology

#19 in the United Kingdom

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

94. University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli

Italy | Campania

For Biotechnology

#15 in Italy

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1991

95. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Biotechnology

#9 in the Netherlands

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

96. 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

97. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Biotechnology

#15 in Germany

#270 in the World

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

98. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biotechnology

#16 in Germany

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

99. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biotechnology

#17 in Germany

#272 in the World

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

100. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Biotechnology

#18 in Germany

#273 in the World

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