Europe's best Human Resource Management universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Human Resource Management. A graph of 2.7M citations received by 103K academic papers made by 573 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 Human Resource Management

#1 in the Netherlands

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

2. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#1 in the United Kingdom

#26 in the World

Founded: 1824

3. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#2 in the United Kingdom

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Human Resource Management

#2 in the Netherlands

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

5. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#3 in the United Kingdom

#39 in the World

Founded: 1905

6. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Belgium

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

7. Copenhagen Business School

Denmark | Frederiksberg

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Denmark

#52 in the World

Founded: 1917

8. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#4 in the United Kingdom

#55 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

9. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#5 in the United Kingdom

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

10. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Human Resource Management

#3 in the Netherlands

#57 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

11. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Human Resource Management

#4 in the Netherlands

#60 in the World

Founded: 1923

12. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#6 in the United Kingdom

#61 in the World

Founded: 1829

13. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Human Resource Management

#5 in the Netherlands

#62 in the World

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

14. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Norway

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

15. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#7 in the United Kingdom

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

16. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Finland

#67 in the World

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

17. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Sweden

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

18. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Sweden

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

19. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Sweden

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

20. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Spain

#74 in the World

Founded: 1531

21. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#8 in the United Kingdom

#80 in the World

Founded: 1900

22. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Finland

#81 in the World

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

23. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Norway

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

24. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Sweden

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

25. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#9 in the United Kingdom

#87 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Human Resource Management

#5 in Sweden

#89 in the World

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

27. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#10 in the United Kingdom

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

28. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Human Resource Management

#11 in the United Kingdom

#92 in the World

Founded: 1997

29. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Human Resource Management

#6 in the Netherlands

#95 in the World

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

30. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Human Resource Management

#7 in the Netherlands

#97 in the World

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

31. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Human Resource Management

#8 in the Netherlands

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

32. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Denmark

#101 in the World

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

33. University of Murcia

Spain | Murcia

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Spain

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1272

34. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Denmark

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 20,353
Founded: 1974

35. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Human Resource Management

#9 in the Netherlands

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

36. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Human Resource Management

#6 in Sweden

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

37. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#12 in the United Kingdom

#118 in the World

Founded: 1904

38. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Belgium

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

39. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Finland

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,870
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1934

40. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Spain

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

41. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#13 in the United Kingdom

#134 in the World

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

42. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#14 in the United Kingdom

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

43. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#15 in the United Kingdom

#139 in the World

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

44. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Finland

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 18,400
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1925

45. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Russia

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

46. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Portugal

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

47. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Human Resource Management

#10 in the Netherlands

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

48. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Spain

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

49. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#16 in the United Kingdom

#166 in the World

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

50. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Switzerland

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

51. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Slovenia

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 37,874
Founded: 1919

52. London Business School

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#17 in the United Kingdom

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

53. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#18 in the United Kingdom

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

54. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Germany

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

55. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Germany

#182 in the World

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

56. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Human Resource Management

#7 in Sweden

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

57. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Norway

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

58. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#19 in the United Kingdom

#193 in the World

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

59. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Human Resource Management

#20 in the United Kingdom

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

60. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Human Resource Management

#5 in Spain

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

61. University of Limerick

Ireland | Limerick

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Ireland

#202 in the World

Founded: 1972

62. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Human Resource Management

#11 in the Netherlands

#203 in the World

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

63. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#21 in the United Kingdom

#204 in the World

Founded: 1892

64. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Human Resource Management

#22 in the United Kingdom

#206 in the World

Founded: 1968

65. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Russia

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

66. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Austria

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

67. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#23 in the United Kingdom

#210 in the World

Founded: 1963

68. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Italy

#211 in the World

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

69. Aston University

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#24 in the United Kingdom

#217 in the World

Founded: 1895

70. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Human Resource Management

#25 in the United Kingdom

#221 in the World

Founded: 1964

71. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Germany

#224 in the World

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

72. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#26 in the United Kingdom

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

73. University of Oulu

Finland | Oulu

For Human Resource Management

#5 in Finland

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

74. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#27 in the United Kingdom

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

75. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Human Resource Management

#12 in the Netherlands

#239 in the World

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

76. Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden | Stockholm

For Human Resource Management

#8 in Sweden

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 1,830
Founded: 1909

77. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Germany

#243 in the World

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

78. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Human Resource Management

#9 in Sweden

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,773
Founded: 1829

79. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Human Resource Management

#6 in Finland

#254 in the World

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

80. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#28 in the United Kingdom

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

81. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Switzerland

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

82. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Human Resource Management

#5 in Germany

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

83. University of Salamanca

Spain | Salamanca

For Human Resource Management

#6 in Spain

#260 in the World

Founded: 1218

84. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Human Resource Management

#6 in Germany

#262 in the World

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

85. University of Dundee

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Human Resource Management

#29 in the United Kingdom

#263 in the World

Founded: 1967

86. Kazan Federal University

Russia | Kazan

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Russia

#265 in the World

Founded: 1804

87. James I University

Spain | Castellon de la Plana

For Human Resource Management

#7 in Spain

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,343

88. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Human Resource Management

#8 in Spain

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,450
Founded: 1968

89. University of Bremen

Germany | Bremen State

For Human Resource Management

#7 in Germany

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

90. Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies

Romania | Bucharest

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Romania

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 23,063
Founded: 1913

91. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Human Resource Management

#8 in Germany

#275 in the World

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

92. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Ireland

#276 in the World

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

93. Bocconi University

Italy | Lombardy

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Italy

#277 in the World

Founded: 1902

94. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#30 in the United Kingdom

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

95. University of Alicante

Spain | San Vicente del Raspeig

For Human Resource Management

#9 in Spain

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1979

96. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Denmark

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

97. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Switzerland

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

98. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Human Resource Management

#31 in the United Kingdom

#290 in the World

Founded: 1495

99. University of Oviedo

Spain | Oviedo

For Human Resource Management

#10 in Spain

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1604

100. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#32 in the United Kingdom

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

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