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 2.9M citations received by 105K academic papers made by 584 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

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1636

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#1 in the United Kingdom

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#2 in the United Kingdom

#27 in the World

Founded: 1824

4. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Human Resource Management

#2 in the Netherlands

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

5. Copenhagen Business School

Denmark | Frederiksberg

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Denmark

#36 in the World

Founded: 1917

6. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Belgium

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

7. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#3 in the United Kingdom

#42 in the World

Founded: 1905

8. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#4 in the United Kingdom

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

9. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Human Resource Management

#3 in the Netherlands

#57 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

10. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#5 in the United Kingdom

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

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 Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Norway

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

14. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Human Resource Management

#5 in the Netherlands

#63 in the World

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

15. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Finland

#65 in the World

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

16. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#7 in the United Kingdom

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

17. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Sweden

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

18. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Spain

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 56,842
Founded: 1531

19. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Sweden

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

20. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Denmark

#74 in the World

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

21. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Sweden

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

22. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Denmark

#76 in the World

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

23. 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

24. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Norway

#82 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

25. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#8 in the United Kingdom

#83 in the World

Founded: 1900

26. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Sweden

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

27. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Human Resource Management

#5 in Sweden

#89 in the World

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

28. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#9 in the United Kingdom

#90 in the World

Founded: 1948

29. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Human Resource Management

#6 in the Netherlands

#92 in the World

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

30. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Human Resource Management

#7 in the Netherlands

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

31. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Human Resource Management

#8 in the Netherlands

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 19,178
Founded: 1927

32. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#10 in the United Kingdom

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

33. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Human Resource Management

#11 in the United Kingdom

#99 in the World

Founded: 1997

34. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Human Resource Management

#9 in the Netherlands

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

35. University of Murcia

Spain | Murcia

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Spain

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1272

36. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Human Resource Management

#6 in Sweden

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

37. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Belgium

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

38. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Finland

#116 in the World

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

39. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Spain

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

40. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#12 in the United Kingdom

#120 in the World

Founded: 1904

41. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Finland

#133 in the World

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

42. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#13 in the United Kingdom

#138 in the World

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

43. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#14 in the United Kingdom

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

44. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#15 in the United Kingdom

#145 in the World

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

45. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Portugal

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

46. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Russia

#153 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

47. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Human Resource Management

#10 in the Netherlands

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

48. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Germany

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

49. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Spain

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

50. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Slovenia

#166 in the World

Founded: 1919

51. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#16 in the United Kingdom

#167 in the World

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

52. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Germany

#168 in the World

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

53. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#17 in the United Kingdom

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

54. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Human Resource Management

#5 in Spain

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

55. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Switzerland

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

56. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Human Resource Management

#7 in Sweden

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

57. London Business School

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#18 in the United Kingdom

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

58. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Norway

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

59. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Human Resource Management

#19 in the United Kingdom

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

60. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#20 in the United Kingdom

#198 in the World

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

61. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#21 in the United Kingdom

#200 in the World

Founded: 1892

62. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Russia

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

63. University of Limerick

Ireland | Limerick

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Ireland

#203 in the World

Founded: 1972

64. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Human Resource Management

#11 in the Netherlands

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 33,474
Founded: 1575

65. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Austria

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

66. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#22 in the United Kingdom

#211 in the World

Founded: 1963

67. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Italy

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 70,000
Founded: 1222

68. Aston University

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#23 in the United Kingdom

#216 in the World

Founded: 1895

69. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Human Resource Management

#24 in the United Kingdom

#219 in the World

Founded: 1968

70. University of Oulu

Finland | Oulu

For Human Resource Management

#5 in Finland

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

71. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Human Resource Management

#25 in the United Kingdom

#222 in the World

Founded: 1964

72. 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

73. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Germany

#233 in the World

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

74. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#26 in the United Kingdom

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

75. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#27 in the United Kingdom

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

76. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Human Resource Management

#12 in the Netherlands

#241 in the World

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

77. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Human Resource Management

#6 in Finland

#243 in the World

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

78. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Human Resource Management

#5 in Germany

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

79. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#28 in the United Kingdom

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

80. University of Salamanca

Spain | Salamanca

For Human Resource Management

#6 in Spain

#250 in the World

Founded: 1218

81. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Human Resource Management

#8 in Sweden

#252 in the World

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

82. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Human Resource Management

#6 in Germany

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

83. Kazan Federal University

Russia | Kazan

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Russia

#256 in the World

Founded: 1804

84. Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden | Stockholm

For Human Resource Management

#9 in Sweden

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 1,830
Founded: 1909

85. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Switzerland

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

86. Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies

Romania | Bucharest

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Romania

#260 in the World

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

87. James I University

Spain | Castellon de la Plana

For Human Resource Management

#7 in Spain

#262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,343

88. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Human Resource Management

#8 in Spain

#264 in the World

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

89. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Human Resource Management

#7 in Germany

#268 in the World

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

90. University of Dundee

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Human Resource Management

#29 in the United Kingdom

#269 in the World

Founded: 1967

91. University of Bremen

Germany | Bremen State

For Human Resource Management

#8 in Germany

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

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. University of Alicante

Spain | San Vicente del Raspeig

For Human Resource Management

#9 in Spain

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1979

94. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Russia

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

95. Bocconi University

Italy | Lombardy

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Italy

#280 in the World

Founded: 1902

96. University of Eastern Finland

Finland | Joensuu

For Human Resource Management

#7 in Finland

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

97. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#30 in the United Kingdom

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

98. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Denmark

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

99. University of Castilla La Mancha

Spain | Ciudad Real

For Human Resource Management

#10 in Spain

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1982

100. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Belgium

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

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