Best Universities for Microbiology 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 Microbiology. A graph of 22.5M citations received by 670K academic papers made by 738 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. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Microbiology

#16 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#21 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Microbiology

#1 in Sweden

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

5. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Microbiology

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

6. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Microbiology

#36 in the World

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

7. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

8. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Microbiology

#1 in the Netherlands

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

9. Lund University

For Microbiology

#2 in Sweden

#46 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

10. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Microbiology

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

11. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Microbiology

#1 in France

#52 in the World

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

12. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Microbiology

#3 in Sweden

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

13. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Microbiology

#1 in Switzerland

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

14. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Microbiology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

15. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Microbiology

#2 in the Netherlands

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

16. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Microbiology

#3 in the Netherlands

#65 in the World

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

17. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Microbiology

#4 in the Netherlands

#66 in the World

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

18. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Microbiology

#5 in the Netherlands

#67 in the World

Founded: 1923

19. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

20. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Microbiology

#1 in Spain

#69 in the World

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

21. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Microbiology

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

22. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

23. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Microbiology

#78 in the World

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

24. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Microbiology

#84 in the World

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

25. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Microbiology

#89 in the World

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

26. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#91 in the World

Founded: 1900

27. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#96 in the World

Founded: 1824

28. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Microbiology

#2 in Switzerland

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

29. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#98 in the World

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

30. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#100 in the World

Founded: 1948

31. Complutense University of Madrid

For Microbiology

#2 in Spain

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

32. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Microbiology

#2 in France

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

33. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Microbiology

#111 in the World

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

34. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Microbiology

#4 in Sweden

#112 in the World

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

35. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Microbiology

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

36. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Microbiology

#1 in Italy

#117 in the World

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

37. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Microbiology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#122 in the World

Founded: 1451

38. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Microbiology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#124 in the World

Founded: 1495

39. University of Aix-Marseilles

France | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

For Microbiology

#3 in France

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 78,000
Founded: 2012

40. University of Giessen

Germany | Hesse

For Microbiology

#130 in the World

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

41. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Microbiology

#2 in Italy

#134 in the World

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

42. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

43. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Microbiology

#136 in the World

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

44. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Microbiology

#137 in the World

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

45. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Microbiology

#3 in Spain

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

46. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Microbiology

#143 in the World

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

47. Umea University

For Microbiology

#5 in Sweden

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

48. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#149 in the World

Founded: 1904

49. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Microbiology

#3 in Italy

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

50. University College Cork

For Microbiology

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 21,894
Founded: 1845

51. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Microbiology

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

52. University of Oslo

For Microbiology

#1 in Norway

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

53. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Microbiology

#4 in Italy

#161 in the World

Founded: 1990

54. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Microbiology

#3 in Switzerland

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

55. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Microbiology

#4 in Switzerland

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

56. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Microbiology

#1 in Greece

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

57. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Microbiology

#6 in Sweden

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

58. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#175 in the World

Founded: 1905

59. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#176 in the World

Founded: 1963

60. Sapienza University of Rome

For Microbiology

#5 in Italy

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

61. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Microbiology

#184 in the World

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

62. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Microbiology

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

63. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Microbiology

#188 in the World

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

64. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Microbiology

#10 in Germany

#189 in the World

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

65. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Microbiology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#190 in the World

Founded: 1997

66. University of Santiago de Compostela

Spain | Santiago de Compostela

For Microbiology

#4 in Spain

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1495

67. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Microbiology

#5 in Switzerland

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

68. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Microbiology

#6 in the Netherlands

#199 in the World

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

69. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Microbiology

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

70. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Microbiology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

71. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#19 in the United Kingdom

#203 in the World

Founded: 1829

72. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#20 in the United Kingdom

#208 in the World

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

73. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Microbiology

#6 in Switzerland

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

74. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Microbiology

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

75. University of Padua

For Microbiology

#6 in Italy

#217 in the World

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

76. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Microbiology

#4 in France

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

77. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Microbiology

#11 in Germany

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

78. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Microbiology

#12 in Germany

#223 in the World

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

79. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Microbiology

#13 in Germany

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

80. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Microbiology

#14 in Germany

#229 in the World

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

81. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Microbiology

#5 in Spain

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

82. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Microbiology

#15 in Germany

#232 in the World

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

83. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Microbiology

#7 in Italy

#234 in the World

Founded: 1404

84. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Microbiology

#235 in the World

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

85. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Microbiology

#16 in Germany

#236 in the World

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

86. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Italy | Lombardy

For Microbiology

#8 in Italy

#238 in the World

Founded: 1921

87. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Microbiology

#2 in Norway

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 6,345
Founded: 1859

88. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Microbiology

#9 in Italy

#244 in the World

Founded: 1321

89. University of Perugia

For Microbiology

#10 in Italy

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

90. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Microbiology

#17 in Germany

#249 in the World

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

91. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Microbiology

#2 in Greece

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

92. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#21 in the United Kingdom

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

93. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#22 in the United Kingdom

#257 in the World

Founded: 1892

94. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Microbiology

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

95. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Microbiology

#18 in Germany

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

96. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Microbiology

#5 in France

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

97. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Microbiology

#265 in the World

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

98. University of Dundee

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Microbiology

#23 in the United Kingdom

#268 in the World

Founded: 1967

99. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Microbiology

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

100. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Microbiology

#24 in the United Kingdom

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965