Best Universities for Management 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 Management. A graph of 40.4M citations received by 2.02M academic papers made by 1,298 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 College London

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#1 in the United Kingdom

#24 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#2 in the United Kingdom

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#3 in the United Kingdom

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#4 in the United Kingdom

#32 in the World

Founded: 1824

5. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#5 in the United Kingdom

#35 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Management

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

7. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Management

#1 in the Netherlands

#44 in the World

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

8. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#6 in the United Kingdom

#52 in the World

Founded: 1905

9. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Management

#2 in the Netherlands

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

10. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Management

#1 in Switzerland

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

11. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Management

#2 in Switzerland

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

12. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Management

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

13. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Management

#1 in Italy

#78 in the World

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

14. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Management

#3 in the Netherlands

#81 in the World

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

15. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#7 in the United Kingdom

#82 in the World

Founded: 1948

16. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Management

#87 in the World

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

17. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Management

#88 in the World

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

18. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Management

#4 in the Netherlands

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

19. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Management

#1 in Norway

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

20. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#8 in the United Kingdom

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

21. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Management

#1 in Spain

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

22. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Management

#1 in Sweden

#105 in the World

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

23. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Management

#9 in the United Kingdom

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

24. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Management

#5 in the Netherlands

#109 in the World

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

25. Lund University

For Management

#2 in Sweden

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

26. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#10 in the United Kingdom

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

27. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Management

#6 in the Netherlands

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

28. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Management

#7 in the Netherlands

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

29. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#11 in the United Kingdom

#117 in the World

Founded: 1904

30. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Management

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

31. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#12 in the United Kingdom

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

32. University of Padua

For Management

#2 in Italy

#128 in the World

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

33. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#13 in the United Kingdom

#132 in the World

Founded: 1829

34. Sapienza University of Rome

For Management

#3 in Italy

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

35. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#14 in the United Kingdom

#136 in the World

Founded: 1900

36. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Management

#4 in Italy

#144 in the World

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

37. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Management

#15 in the United Kingdom

#149 in the World

Founded: 1964

38. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#16 in the United Kingdom

#151 in the World

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

39. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Management

#3 in Sweden

#153 in the World

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

40. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#17 in the United Kingdom

#158 in the World

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

41. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Management

#18 in the United Kingdom

#161 in the World

Founded: 1997

42. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Management

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

43. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#19 in the United Kingdom

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

44. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Management

#5 in Italy

#173 in the World

Founded: 1859

45. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#20 in the United Kingdom

#174 in the World

Founded: 1963

46. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Management

#4 in Sweden

#177 in the World

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

47. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Management

#8 in the Netherlands

#178 in the World

Founded: 1923

48. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Management

#21 in the United Kingdom

#180 in the World

Founded: 1451

49. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#22 in the United Kingdom

#184 in the World

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

50. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Management

#9 in the Netherlands

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

51. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Management

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

52. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Management

#2 in Spain

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

53. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#23 in the United Kingdom

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

54. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Management

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

55. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Management

#10 in the Netherlands

#209 in the World

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

56. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#24 in the United Kingdom

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

57. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Management

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

58. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Management

#1 in Greece

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

59. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#25 in the United Kingdom

#215 in the World

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

60. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Management

#3 in Spain

#216 in the World

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

61. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Management

#11 in the Netherlands

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

62. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Management

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

63. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Management

#5 in Sweden

#227 in the World

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

64. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Management

#3 in Switzerland

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

65. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Management

#1 in France

#233 in the World

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

66. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#26 in the United Kingdom

#234 in the World

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

67. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#27 in the United Kingdom

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

68. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Management

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

69. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Management

#249 in the World

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

70. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Management

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

71. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#28 in the United Kingdom

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

72. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Management

#6 in Sweden

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

73. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#29 in the United Kingdom

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

74. Copenhagen Business School

Denmark | Frederiksberg

For Management

#257 in the World

Founded: 1917

75. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Management

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

76. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Management

#2 in Greece

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

77. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Management

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

78. London Business School

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#30 in the United Kingdom

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

79. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#31 in the United Kingdom

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

80. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Management

#6 in Italy

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

81. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Management

#281 in the World

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

82. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#32 in the United Kingdom

#282 in the World

Founded: 1892

83. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Management

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

84. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Management

#285 in the World

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

85. TU Dortmund University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Management

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

86. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Management

#288 in the World

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

87. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Management

#291 in the World

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

88. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Management

#7 in Italy

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 49,108
Founded: 1343

89. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Management

#33 in the United Kingdom

#295 in the World

Founded: 1495

90. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Management

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

91. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Management

#12 in the Netherlands

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

92. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Management

#34 in the United Kingdom

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

93. University of Oslo

For Management

#2 in Norway

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

94. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Management

#13 in the Netherlands

#304 in the World

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

95. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Management

#7 in Sweden

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

96. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Management

#10 in Germany

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

97. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Management

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

98. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Management

#11 in Germany

#309 in the World

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

99. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Management

#8 in Italy

#312 in the World

Founded: 1990

100. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Management

#314 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425