Best Universities for Paleontology in Europe

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Paleontology. A graph of 106M citations received by 3.92M academic papers made by 1,344 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.

5. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Paleontology

#1 in France
#37 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

6. University of Copenhagen

For Paleontology

#1 in Denmark
#38 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

7. Utrecht University

For Paleontology

#39 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

9. Ghent University

For Paleontology

#1 in Belgium
#43 in the World
Enrollment
41,669
Founded
1817

10. University of Bristol

For Paleontology

#46 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

11. Catholic University of Leuven

For Paleontology

#2 in Belgium
#48 in the World
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

12. Lund University

For Paleontology

#1 in Sweden
#49 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

15. University of Helsinki

For Paleontology

#1 in Finland
#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

19. University of Zurich

For Paleontology

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
25,732

20. University of Amsterdam

For Paleontology

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

21. University of Groningen

For Paleontology

#87 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

22. Uppsala University

For Paleontology

#2 in Sweden
#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
35,556
Founded
1477

25. Delft University of Technology

For Paleontology

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

27. Technical University of Munich

For Paleontology

#1 in Germany
#103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

28. University of Oslo

For Paleontology

#1 in Norway
#104 in the World
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

33. Aarhus University

For Paleontology

#3 in Denmark
#115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,020
Founded
1928

34. University of Gottingen

For Paleontology

#2 in Germany
#116 in the World
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

36. University of Barcelona

For Paleontology

#1 in Spain
#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
64,236
Male:Female
86:14

38. University of Tubingen

For Paleontology

#3 in Germany
#124 in the World
Enrollment
27,770
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

39. University of Vienna

For Paleontology

#1 in Austria
#125 in the World
Enrollment
93,628
Founded
1365

40. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Paleontology

#4 in Germany
#127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

41. University of Munich

For Paleontology

#5 in Germany
#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

44. University of Bologna

For Paleontology

#1 in Italy
#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
79,999
Founded
1088

45. University of Gothenburg

For Paleontology

#3 in Sweden
#137 in the World
Enrollment
36,003
Founded
1891

46. Sapienza University of Rome

For Paleontology

#2 in Italy
#138 in the World
Enrollment
100,155
Founded
1303

47. Free University of Berlin

For Paleontology

#6 in Germany
#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

48. Karolinska Institute

For Paleontology

#4 in Sweden
#143 in the World
Enrollment
8,070
Founded
1861

49. Stockholm University

For Paleontology

#5 in Sweden
#148 in the World
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

51. University of Milan

For Paleontology

#3 in Italy
#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

52. University of Padua

For Paleontology

#4 in Italy
#156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
62,876
Founded
1222

55. Federico II University of Naples

For Paleontology

#5 in Italy
#161 in the World
Enrollment
73,553
Founded
1224

56. Leiden University

For Paleontology

#165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

57. University of Montpellier

For Paleontology

#3 in France
#167 in the World
Enrollment
46,578
Founded
1289

58. University of Liege

For Paleontology

#3 in Belgium
#174 in the World
Enrollment
25,421
Founded
1817

59. University of Hamburg

For Paleontology

#7 in Germany
#187 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

60. Complutense University of Madrid

For Paleontology

#2 in Spain
#188 in the World
Enrollment
71,806
Founded
1508

61. Moscow State University

For Paleontology

#1 in Russia
#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1755

62. University of Freiburg

For Paleontology

#8 in Germany
#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

63. University of Bergen

For Paleontology

#2 in Norway
#196 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1946

66. University of Bonn

For Paleontology

#9 in Germany
#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

69. Durham University

For Paleontology

#212 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

72. University of Munster

For Paleontology

#10 in Germany
#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

73. Kiel University

For Paleontology

#11 in Germany
#220 in the World
Enrollment
27,468
Founded
1665

74. University of Exeter

For Paleontology

#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

75. Umea University

For Paleontology

#7 in Sweden
#224 in the World
Enrollment
34,237
Founded
1965

77. University of Porto

For Paleontology

#1 in Portugal
#228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
29,178
Founded
1911

79. Paris-Sud University

For Paleontology

#4 in France
#231 in the World
Enrollment
31,400
Founded
2014

80. University of Wurzburg

For Paleontology

#13 in Germany
#232 in the World
Enrollment
27,149
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1402

81. University of Cologne

For Paleontology

#14 in Germany
#234 in the World
Enrollment
52,204
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

82. University of Lisbon

For Paleontology

#2 in Portugal
#235 in the World
Enrollment
49,769
Founded
1911

87. University of Leicester

For Paleontology

#244 in the World
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

89. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Paleontology

#16 in Germany
#247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
33,132
Founded
1946

90. University of Lausanne

For Paleontology

#248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
16,919

92. University of York

For Paleontology

#257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

95. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Paleontology

#17 in Germany
#261 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

98. University of Turku

For Paleontology

#2 in Finland
#269 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
20,800
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1920