Best Universities for Advertising 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 Advertising. A graph of 3.76M citations received by 246K academic papers made by 761 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. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Advertising

#1 in the Netherlands

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

2. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Advertising

#2 in the Netherlands

#25 in the World

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

3. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#1 in the United Kingdom

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#2 in the United Kingdom

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

5. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Advertising

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

6. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#3 in the United Kingdom

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

7. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Advertising

#4 in the United Kingdom

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

8. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#5 in the United Kingdom

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

9. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#6 in the United Kingdom

#63 in the World

Founded: 1824

10. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#7 in the United Kingdom

#67 in the World

Founded: 1905

11. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#8 in the United Kingdom

#70 in the World

Founded: 1948

12. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Advertising

#3 in the Netherlands

#75 in the World

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

13. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#9 in the United Kingdom

#76 in the World

Founded: 1900

14. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Advertising

#10 in the United Kingdom

#84 in the World

Founded: 1451

15. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#11 in the United Kingdom

#90 in the World

Founded: 1829

16. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Advertising

#4 in the Netherlands

#92 in the World

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

17. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Advertising

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

18. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#12 in the United Kingdom

#98 in the World

Founded: 1904

19. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Advertising

#103 in the World

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

20. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Advertising

#13 in the United Kingdom

#104 in the World

Founded: 1997

21. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#14 in the United Kingdom

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

22. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Advertising

#15 in the United Kingdom

#113 in the World

Founded: 1964

23. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Advertising

#1 in Switzerland

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

24. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Advertising

#5 in the Netherlands

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

25. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Advertising

#6 in the Netherlands

#127 in the World

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

26. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Advertising

#2 in Switzerland

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

27. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#16 in the United Kingdom

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

28. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#17 in the United Kingdom

#144 in the World

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

29. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#18 in the United Kingdom

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

30. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#19 in the United Kingdom

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

31. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Advertising

#1 in Sweden

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

32. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Advertising

#1 in Italy

#154 in the World

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

33. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Advertising

#7 in the Netherlands

#156 in the World

Founded: 1923

34. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Advertising

#8 in the Netherlands

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

35. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#20 in the United Kingdom

#160 in the World

Founded: 1963

36. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#21 in the United Kingdom

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

37. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Advertising

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

38. Lund University

For Advertising

#2 in Sweden

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

39. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#22 in the United Kingdom

#170 in the World

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

40. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Advertising

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

41. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Advertising

#9 in the Netherlands

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

42. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#23 in the United Kingdom

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

43. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Advertising

#180 in the World

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

44. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Advertising

#3 in Sweden

#181 in the World

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

45. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#24 in the United Kingdom

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

46. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Advertising

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

47. Copenhagen Business School

Denmark | Frederiksberg

For Advertising

#184 in the World

Founded: 1917

48. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#25 in the United Kingdom

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

49. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Advertising

#10 in the Netherlands

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

50. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Advertising

#1 in Spain

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

51. University of Stirling

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Advertising

#26 in the United Kingdom

#193 in the World

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

52. City, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#27 in the United Kingdom

#194 in the World

Founded: 1966

53. London Business School

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#28 in the United Kingdom

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

54. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Advertising

#2 in Spain

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

55. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Advertising

#199 in the World

Founded: 2003

56. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Advertising

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1925

57. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Advertising

#202 in the World

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

58. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Advertising

#203 in the World

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

59. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Advertising

#1 in France

#211 in the World

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

60. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#29 in the United Kingdom

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

61. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Advertising

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

62. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Advertising

#11 in the Netherlands

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

63. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Advertising

#2 in Italy

#222 in the World

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

64. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Advertising

#3 in Switzerland

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

65. University of Oslo

For Advertising

#1 in Norway

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

66. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Advertising

#4 in Sweden

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

67. Sapienza University of Rome

For Advertising

#3 in Italy

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

68. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#30 in the United Kingdom

#234 in the World

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

69. University of Padua

For Advertising

#4 in Italy

#235 in the World

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

70. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Advertising

#31 in the United Kingdom

#236 in the World

Founded: 1968

71. Autonomous University of Madrid

For Advertising

#3 in Spain

#237 in the World

Founded: 1968

72. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#32 in the United Kingdom

#239 in the World

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

73. Complutense University of Madrid

For Advertising

#4 in Spain

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

74. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Advertising

#5 in Italy

#242 in the World

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

75. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#33 in the United Kingdom

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

76. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Advertising

#6 in Italy

#247 in the World

Founded: 1990

77. Manchester Metropolitan University

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#34 in the United Kingdom

#249 in the World

Founded: 1992

78. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Advertising

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

79. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#35 in the United Kingdom

#260 in the World

Founded: 1892

80. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#36 in the United Kingdom

#261 in the World

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

81. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Advertising

#264 in the World

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

82. Dublin Institute of Technology

Ireland | Dublin

For Advertising

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

83. University of Southern Denmark

Denmark | Odense

For Advertising

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1966

84. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Advertising

#5 in Spain

#274 in the World

Founded: 1531

85. University of Mannheim

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Advertising

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

86. University of Wales

United Kingdom | Wales

For Advertising

#37 in the United Kingdom

#279 in the World

Founded: 1893

87. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#38 in the United Kingdom

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

88. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Advertising

#12 in the Netherlands

#283 in the World

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

89. Swansea University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Advertising

#39 in the United Kingdom

#284 in the World

Founded: 1920

90. University of Bremen

Germany | Bremen State

For Advertising

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

91. Bournemouth University

United Kingdom | England

For Advertising

#40 in the United Kingdom

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

92. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Advertising

#4 in Switzerland

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

93. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Advertising

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 11,101
Founded: 1970

94. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Advertising

#5 in Sweden

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 14,278
Founded: 1827

95. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Advertising

#308 in the World

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

96. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Advertising

#315 in the World

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

97. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Advertising

#1 in Greece

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

98. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Advertising

#323 in the World

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

99. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Advertising

#7 in Italy

#324 in the World

Founded: 1321

100. University of the Basque Country

For Advertising

#6 in Spain

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,000