6 Best universities for Horticulture in Croatia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Croatia ranked based on their research performance in Horticulture. A graph of 80K citations received by 4.39K academic papers made by 6 universities in Croatia 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 Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Horticulture

#56 in Europe

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

2. J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek

Croatia | Osijek

For Horticulture

#218 in Europe

#712 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1975

3. University of Split

Croatia | Split

For Horticulture

#323 in Europe

#1229 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1974

4. University of Rijeka

Croatia | Rijeka

For Horticulture

#555 in Europe

#2470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

5. University of Zadar

Croatia | Zadar

For Horticulture

#684 in Europe

#3160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2002

6. Polytechnic of Rijeka

Croatia | Rijeka

For Horticulture

#759 in Europe

#3584 in the World

Founded: 1998

The best cities to study Horticulture in Croatia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zagreb, Osijek, Split, and Rijeka.