Best Universities for Accounting 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 Accounting. A graph of 5.73M citations received by 297K academic papers made by 771 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 of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#1 in the United Kingdom

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#2 in the United Kingdom

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

3. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#3 in the United Kingdom

#23 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#4 in the United Kingdom

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#5 in the United Kingdom

#35 in the World

Founded: 1824

6. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Accounting

#1 in the Netherlands

#44 in the World

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

7. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Accounting

#2 in the Netherlands

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

8. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Accounting

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

9. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Accounting

#6 in the United Kingdom

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

10. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Accounting

#3 in the Netherlands

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 17,378
Founded: 1927

11. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#7 in the United Kingdom

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

12. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#8 in the United Kingdom

#83 in the World

Founded: 1948

13. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#9 in the United Kingdom

#85 in the World

Founded: 1905

14. London Business School

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#10 in the United Kingdom

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

15. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#11 in the United Kingdom

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

16. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#12 in the United Kingdom

#96 in the World

Founded: 1904

17. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#13 in the United Kingdom

#107 in the World

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

18. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Accounting

#4 in the Netherlands

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

19. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#14 in the United Kingdom

#110 in the World

Founded: 1829

20. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Accounting

#15 in the United Kingdom

#112 in the World

Founded: 1451

21. Bocconi University

Italy | Lombardy

For Accounting

#1 in Italy

#114 in the World

Founded: 1902

22. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Accounting

#5 in the Netherlands

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

23. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Accounting

#16 in the United Kingdom

#119 in the World

Founded: 1997

24. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#17 in the United Kingdom

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

25. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Accounting

#6 in the Netherlands

#130 in the World

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

26. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#18 in the United Kingdom

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

27. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#19 in the United Kingdom

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

28. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#20 in the United Kingdom

#136 in the World

Founded: 1900

29. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#21 in the United Kingdom

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

30. Copenhagen Business School

Denmark | Frederiksberg

For Accounting

#143 in the World

Founded: 1917

31. Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden | Stockholm

For Accounting

#1 in Sweden

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 1,830
Founded: 1909

32. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Accounting

#22 in the United Kingdom

#147 in the World

Founded: 1495

33. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Accounting

#1 in Switzerland

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

34. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#23 in the United Kingdom

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

35. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Accounting

#152 in the World

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

36. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Accounting

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

37. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#24 in the United Kingdom

#154 in the World

Founded: 1892

38. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Accounting

#2 in Switzerland

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

39. University of Essex

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#25 in the United Kingdom

#157 in the World

Founded: 1964

40. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Accounting

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

41. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#26 in the United Kingdom

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

42. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#27 in the United Kingdom

#171 in the World

Founded: 1963

43. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Accounting

#28 in the United Kingdom

#172 in the World

Founded: 1964

44. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Accounting

#7 in the Netherlands

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

45. University of Dundee

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Accounting

#29 in the United Kingdom

#177 in the World

Founded: 1967

46. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Accounting

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

47. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Accounting

#8 in the Netherlands

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

48. Lund University

For Accounting

#2 in Sweden

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

49. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Accounting

#3 in Sweden

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

50. City, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#30 in the United Kingdom

#197 in the World

Founded: 1966

51. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#31 in the United Kingdom

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

52. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Accounting

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

53. University of Padua

For Accounting

#2 in Italy

#201 in the World

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

54. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Accounting

#202 in the World

Founded: 2003

55. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Accounting

#3 in Italy

#208 in the World

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

56. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Accounting

#4 in Sweden

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

57. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Accounting

#213 in the World

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

58. University of Mannheim

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Accounting

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

59. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#32 in the United Kingdom

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

60. Athens University of Economics and Business

Greece | Athens

For Accounting

#1 in Greece

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1920

61. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Accounting

#5 in Sweden

#219 in the World

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

62. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Accounting

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

63. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Accounting

#9 in the Netherlands

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

64. Carlos III University, Madrid

For Accounting

#1 in Spain

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1989

65. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Accounting

#3 in Switzerland

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

66. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#33 in the United Kingdom

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

67. University of Oslo

For Accounting

#1 in Norway

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

68. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Accounting

#4 in Switzerland

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

69. Pompeu Fabra University

Spain | Barcelona

For Accounting

#2 in Spain

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 15,801

70. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Accounting

#3 in Spain

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

71. University of Stirling

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Accounting

#34 in the United Kingdom

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

72. Norwegian School of Economics

Norway | Bergen

For Accounting

#2 in Norway

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 3,453
Founded: 1936

73. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Accounting

#10 in the Netherlands

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

74. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Accounting

#11 in the Netherlands

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

75. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#35 in the United Kingdom

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

76. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#36 in the United Kingdom

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

77. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Accounting

#1 in Russia

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

78. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Accounting

#12 in the Netherlands

#255 in the World

Founded: 1923

79. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#37 in the United Kingdom

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

80. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Accounting

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

81. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#38 in the United Kingdom

#264 in the World

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

82. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Accounting

#4 in Italy

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

83. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Accounting

#268 in the World

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

84. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#39 in the United Kingdom

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

85. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Accounting

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

86. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Accounting

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

87. University of Wales

United Kingdom | Wales

For Accounting

#40 in the United Kingdom

#278 in the World

Founded: 1893

88. Royal Holloway, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#41 in the United Kingdom

#279 in the World

Founded: 1849

89. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Accounting

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

90. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Accounting

#281 in the World

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

91. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Accounting

#42 in the United Kingdom

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

92. Sapienza University of Rome

For Accounting

#5 in Italy

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

93. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Accounting

#287 in the World

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

94. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Accounting

#6 in Sweden

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 22,441
Founded: 1975

95. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Accounting

#43 in the United Kingdom

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

96. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Accounting

#3 in Norway

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

97. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Accounting

#4 in Spain

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

98. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Accounting

#309 in the World

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

99. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Accounting

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,440
Founded: 2010

100. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Accounting

#5 in Spain

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542