Best Universities for Immunology 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 Immunology. A graph of 108M citations received by 2.74M academic papers made by 932 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 College London

United Kingdom | England

For Immunology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Immunology

#1 in Sweden

#16 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

3. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Immunology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Immunology

#20 in the World

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

5. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Immunology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#24 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Immunology

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

7. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Immunology

#1 in France

#37 in the World

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

8. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Immunology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

9. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Immunology

#42 in the World

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

10. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Immunology

#1 in the Netherlands

#44 in the World

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

11. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Immunology

#2 in the Netherlands

#52 in the World

Founded: 1923

12. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Immunology

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

13. Lund University

For Immunology

#2 in Sweden

#55 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

14. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Immunology

#1 in Italy

#57 in the World

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

15. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Immunology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

16. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Immunology

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

17. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Immunology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#68 in the World

Founded: 1829

18. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Immunology

#1 in Switzerland

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

19. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Immunology

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

20. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Immunology

#75 in the World

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

21. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Immunology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#80 in the World

Founded: 1824

22. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Immunology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#81 in the World

Founded: 1900

23. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Immunology

#82 in the World

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

24. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Immunology

#87 in the World

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

25. Sapienza University of Rome

For Immunology

#2 in Italy

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

26. University of Padua

For Immunology

#3 in Italy

#97 in the World

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

27. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Immunology

#3 in the Netherlands

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

28. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Immunology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#99 in the World

Founded: 1451

29. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Immunology

#2 in Switzerland

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

30. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Immunology

#105 in the World

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

31. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Immunology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

32. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Immunology

#3 in Sweden

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

33. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Immunology

#1 in Spain

#109 in the World

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

34. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Immunology

#112 in the World

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

35. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Immunology

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

36. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Immunology

#117 in the World

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

37. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Immunology

#10 in Germany

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

38. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Immunology

#3 in Switzerland

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

39. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Immunology

#4 in Italy

#127 in the World

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

40. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Immunology

#4 in the Netherlands

#128 in the World

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

41. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Immunology

#1 in Greece

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

42. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Immunology

#5 in Italy

#134 in the World

Founded: 1404

43. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Immunology

#6 in Italy

#136 in the World

Founded: 1321

44. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Immunology

#11 in Germany

#140 in the World

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

45. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Immunology

#4 in Sweden

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

46. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Immunology

#7 in Italy

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

47. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Immunology

#12 in Germany

#145 in the World

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

48. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Immunology

#13 in Germany

#148 in the World

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

49. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Immunology

#14 in Germany

#149 in the World

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

50. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Immunology

#5 in the Netherlands

#153 in the World

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

51. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Immunology

#6 in the Netherlands

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

52. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Immunology

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

53. University of Oslo

For Immunology

#1 in Norway

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

54. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Immunology

#2 in France

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

55. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Immunology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

56. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Immunology

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

57. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Immunology

#8 in Italy

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

58. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Immunology

#4 in Switzerland

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

59. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Immunology

#15 in Germany

#172 in the World

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

60. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Immunology

#16 in Germany

#174 in the World

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

61. University of Ulm

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Immunology

#17 in Germany

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

62. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Immunology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

63. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Immunology

#18 in Germany

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

64. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Immunology

#2 in Spain

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

65. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Immunology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

66. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Immunology

#5 in Switzerland

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

67. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Immunology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#188 in the World

Founded: 1948

68. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Immunology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#189 in the World

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

69. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Immunology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#190 in the World

Founded: 1904

70. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Immunology

#7 in the Netherlands

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

71. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Immunology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#194 in the World

Founded: 1963

72. University of Lubeck

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Immunology

#19 in Germany

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

73. University of Pavia

Italy | Lombardy

For Immunology

#9 in Italy

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

74. University of Giessen

Germany | Hesse

For Immunology

#20 in Germany

#203 in the World

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

75. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Immunology

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

76. Kiel University

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Immunology

#21 in Germany

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

77. University of Verona

For Immunology

#10 in Italy

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

78. Autonomous University of Madrid

For Immunology

#3 in Spain

#215 in the World

Founded: 1968

79. University of Perugia

For Immunology

#11 in Italy

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

80. University of Bari

For Immunology

#12 in Italy

#217 in the World

Founded: 1924

81. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Immunology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#220 in the World

Founded: 1905

82. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Immunology

#22 in Germany

#224 in the World

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

83. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Immunology

#23 in Germany

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

84. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Italy | Lombardy

For Immunology

#13 in Italy

#228 in the World

Founded: 1921

85. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Immunology

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

86. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Immunology

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

87. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Immunology

#14 in Italy

#234 in the World

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

88. Paris Descartes University

France | Ile-de-France

For Immunology

#3 in France

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 31,690
Founded: 2019

89. Charles University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Immunology

#1 in the Czech Republic

#236 in the World

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

90. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Immunology

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

91. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Immunology

#19 in the United Kingdom

#244 in the World

Founded: 1495

92. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Immunology

#248 in the World

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

93. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Immunology

#24 in Germany

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

94. Umea University

For Immunology

#5 in Sweden

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

95. University of Rome Tor Vergata

For Immunology

#15 in Italy

#252 in the World

Founded: 1982

96. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Immunology

#8 in the Netherlands

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

97. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Immunology

#25 in Germany

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

98. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Immunology

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 3,607
Founded: 2004

99. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Immunology

#20 in the United Kingdom

#256 in the World

Founded: 1997

100. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

Italy | Lombardy

For Immunology

#16 in Italy

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1996