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 1.87M citations received by 91.4K academic papers made by 510 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 Human Resource Management

#1 in the United Kingdom

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#2 in the United Kingdom

#31 in the World

Founded: 1905

3. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#3 in the United Kingdom

#33 in the World

Founded: 1824

4. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Human Resource Management

#1 in the Netherlands

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

5. Copenhagen Business School

Denmark | Frederiksberg

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Denmark

#42 in the World

Founded: 1917

6. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#4 in the United Kingdom

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

7. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Belgium

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

8. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Human Resource Management

#2 in the Netherlands

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

9. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Human Resource Management

#3 in the Netherlands

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

10. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#5 in the United Kingdom

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

11. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Sweden

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

12. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Human Resource Management

#4 in the Netherlands

#59 in the World

Founded: 1923

13. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#6 in the United Kingdom

#60 in the World

Founded: 1829

14. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#7 in the United Kingdom

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

15. 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

16. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Sweden

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

17. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Finland

#68 in the World

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

18. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Norway

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

19. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#8 in the United Kingdom

#71 in the World

Founded: 1900

20. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Sweden

#73 in the World

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

21. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Sweden

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

22. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#9 in the United Kingdom

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

23. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Human Resource Management

#5 in Sweden

#76 in the World

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

24. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Human Resource Management

#6 in the Netherlands

#87 in the World

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

25. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#10 in the United Kingdom

#88 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Human Resource Management

#6 in Sweden

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

27. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Norway

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

28. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Finland

#93 in the World

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

29. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Spain

#99 in the World

Founded: 1531

30. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Human Resource Management

#7 in the Netherlands

#100 in the World

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

31. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#11 in the United Kingdom

#106 in the World

Founded: 1904

32. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Human Resource Management

#12 in the United Kingdom

#109 in the World

Founded: 1997

33. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#13 in the United Kingdom

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

34. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Belgium

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

35. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Denmark

#120 in the World

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

36. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Finland

#123 in the World

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

37. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Finland

#125 in the World

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

38. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#14 in the United Kingdom

#129 in the World

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

39. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#15 in the United Kingdom

#130 in the World

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

40. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Denmark

#133 in the World

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

41. London Business School

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#16 in the United Kingdom

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

42. University of Murcia

Spain | Murcia

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Spain

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1272

43. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Spain

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

44. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Human Resource Management

#8 in the Netherlands

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

45. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#17 in the United Kingdom

#142 in the World

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

46. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Human Resource Management

#9 in the Netherlands

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

47. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Human Resource Management

#18 in the United Kingdom

#152 in the World

Founded: 1968

48. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#19 in the United Kingdom

#153 in the World

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

49. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#20 in the United Kingdom

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

50. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Human Resource Management

#21 in the United Kingdom

#159 in the World

Founded: 1964

51. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Human Resource Management

#22 in the United Kingdom

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

52. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Portugal

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

53. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Switzerland

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

54. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Human Resource Management

#10 in the Netherlands

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

55. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Germany

#176 in the World

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

56. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Norway

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

57. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Human Resource Management

#7 in Sweden

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

58. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#23 in the United Kingdom

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

59. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Slovenia

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 37,874
Founded: 1919

60. University of Limerick

Ireland | Limerick

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Ireland

#191 in the World

Founded: 1972

61. Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden | Stockholm

For Human Resource Management

#8 in Sweden

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 1,830
Founded: 1909

62. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Germany

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

63. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Germany

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

64. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Italy

#198 in the World

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

65. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#24 in the United Kingdom

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

66. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Human Resource Management

#11 in the Netherlands

#201 in the World

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

67. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#25 in the United Kingdom

#203 in the World

Founded: 1963

68. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Human Resource Management

#9 in Sweden

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,912
Founded: 1829

69. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Human Resource Management

#12 in the Netherlands

#208 in the World

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

70. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#26 in the United Kingdom

#215 in the World

Founded: 1892

71. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Human Resource Management

#27 in the United Kingdom

#216 in the World

Founded: 1495

72. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Austria

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

73. Aston University

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#28 in the United Kingdom

#223 in the World

Founded: 1895

74. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Spain

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

75. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Switzerland

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

76. University of Wales

United Kingdom | Wales

For Human Resource Management

#29 in the United Kingdom

#230 in the World

Founded: 1893

77. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Human Resource Management

#5 in Spain

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

78. University of Bradford

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#30 in the United Kingdom

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

79. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#31 in the United Kingdom

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

80. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#32 in the United Kingdom

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

81. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#33 in the United Kingdom

#242 in the World

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

82. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Denmark

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

83. University of Hull

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#34 in the United Kingdom

#245 in the World

Founded: 1954

84. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Germany

#247 in the World

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

85. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#35 in the United Kingdom

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

86. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Russia

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

87. University of Plymouth

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#36 in the United Kingdom

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

88. University of Oulu

Finland | Oulu

For Human Resource Management

#5 in Finland

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

89. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Human Resource Management

#37 in the United Kingdom

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

90. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Human Resource Management

#5 in Germany

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

91. Bocconi University

Italy | Lombardy

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Italy

#261 in the World

Founded: 1902

92. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Ireland

#264 in the World

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

93. University of Bremen

Germany | Bremen State

For Human Resource Management

#6 in Germany

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

94. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Belgium

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

95. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Human Resource Management

#7 in Germany

#270 in the World

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

96. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Ireland

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

97. BI Norwegian Business School

Norway | Oslo

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Norway

#273 in the World

Founded: 1943

98. University of Oviedo

Spain | Oviedo

For Human Resource Management

#6 in Spain

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1604

99. University of Southern Denmark

Denmark | Odense

For Human Resource Management

#5 in Denmark

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1966

100. University of Dundee

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Human Resource Management

#38 in the United Kingdom

#279 in the World

Founded: 1967

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