Europe's best Project Management universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Project Management. A graph of 6.22M citations received by 259K academic papers made by 804 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. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#1 in the United Kingdom

#2 in the World

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

2. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#2 in the United Kingdom

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#3 in the United Kingdom

#5 in the World

Founded: 1824

4. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Project Management

#1 in the Netherlands

#6 in the World

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

5. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Project Management

#1 in Italy

#10 in the World

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

6. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#4 in the United Kingdom

#11 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

7. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#5 in the United Kingdom

#12 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

8. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#6 in the United Kingdom

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

9. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Project Management

#2 in the Netherlands

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,069
Founded: 1956

10. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Project Management

#3 in the Netherlands

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

11. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Project Management

#4 in the Netherlands

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

12. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Project Management

#1 in Sweden

#31 in the World

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

13. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Project Management

#1 in Switzerland

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

14. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Project Management

#2 in Sweden

#39 in the World

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

15. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Project Management

#2 in Switzerland

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

16. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Project Management

#1 in Belgium

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

17. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Project Management

#1 in Denmark

#43 in the World

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

18. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Project Management

#1 in Norway

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

19. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Project Management

#7 in the United Kingdom

#48 in the World

Founded: 1997

20. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#8 in the United Kingdom

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

21. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Project Management

#9 in the United Kingdom

#50 in the World

Founded: 1964

22. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Project Management

#1 in Germany

#51 in the World

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

23. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#10 in the United Kingdom

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

24. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Project Management

#5 in the Netherlands

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

25. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#11 in the United Kingdom

#57 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

26. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Project Management

#3 in Sweden

#58 in the World

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

27. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Project Management

#4 in Sweden

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

28. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#12 in the United Kingdom

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

29. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Project Management

#1 in Finland

#66 in the World

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

30. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#13 in the United Kingdom

#69 in the World

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

31. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Project Management

#2 in Germany

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

32. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#14 in the United Kingdom

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

33. Copenhagen Business School

Denmark | Frederiksberg

For Project Management

#2 in Denmark

#76 in the World

Founded: 1917

34. University of Salford

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#15 in the United Kingdom

#77 in the World

Founded: 1967

35. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Project Management

#6 in the Netherlands

#78 in the World

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

36. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#16 in the United Kingdom

#79 in the World

Founded: 1905

37. London Business School

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#17 in the United Kingdom

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

38. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Project Management

#3 in Denmark

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

39. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Project Management

#5 in Sweden

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

40. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Project Management

#1 in Portugal

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

41. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#18 in the United Kingdom

#96 in the World

Founded: 1948

42. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Project Management

#4 in Denmark

#98 in the World

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

43. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Project Management

#2 in Finland

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

44. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Project Management

#7 in the Netherlands

#101 in the World

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

45. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Project Management

#1 in Spain

#108 in the World

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

46. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Project Management

#3 in Germany

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

47. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#19 in the United Kingdom

#110 in the World

Founded: 1904

48. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Project Management

#2 in Portugal

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

49. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Project Management

#6 in Sweden

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

50. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#20 in the United Kingdom

#115 in the World

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

51. University of Bradford

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#21 in the United Kingdom

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

52. University of Oulu

Finland | Oulu

For Project Management

#3 in Finland

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

53. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Project Management

#4 in Germany

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

54. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Project Management

#8 in the Netherlands

#124 in the World

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

55. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Project Management

#3 in Portugal

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

56. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#22 in the United Kingdom

#126 in the World

Founded: 1900

57. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Project Management

#9 in the Netherlands

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

58. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Project Management

#2 in Belgium

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

59. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Project Management

#4 in Finland

#130 in the World

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

60. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Project Management

#10 in the Netherlands

#132 in the World

Founded: 1923

61. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Project Management

#1 in Slovenia

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 37,874
Founded: 1919

62. Aston University

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#23 in the United Kingdom

#136 in the World

Founded: 1895

63. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Project Management

#5 in Germany

#137 in the World

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

64. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Project Management

#24 in the United Kingdom

#139 in the World

Founded: 1968

65. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#25 in the United Kingdom

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

66. Dublin Institute of Technology

Ireland | Dublin

For Project Management

#1 in Ireland

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

67. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Project Management

#26 in the United Kingdom

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

68. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Project Management

#2 in Italy

#148 in the World

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

69. University of Southern Denmark

Denmark | Odense

For Project Management

#5 in Denmark

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1966

70. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Project Management

#11 in the Netherlands

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

71. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Project Management

#3 in Italy

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

72. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Project Management

#1 in Russia

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

73. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#27 in the United Kingdom

#169 in the World

Founded: 1829

74. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Project Management

#3 in Switzerland

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

75. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Project Management

#2 in Spain

#171 in the World

Founded: 1971

76. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#28 in the United Kingdom

#172 in the World

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

77. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Project Management

#1 in Austria

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

78. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Project Management

#2 in Austria

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

79. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Project Management

#1 in Poland

#178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 15,903
Male:Female: 67:33
Founded: 1919

80. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Project Management

#5 in Finland

#181 in the World

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

81. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Project Management

#29 in the United Kingdom

#184 in the World

Founded: 1451

82. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Project Management

#3 in Spain

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

83. Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies

Romania | Bucharest

For Project Management

#1 in Romania

#188 in the World

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

84. Bocconi University

Italy | Lombardy

For Project Management

#4 in Italy

#190 in the World

Founded: 1902

85. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#30 in the United Kingdom

#193 in the World

Founded: 1963

86. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#31 in the United Kingdom

#196 in the World

Founded: 1892

87. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Project Management

#2 in Russia

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

88. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Project Management

#5 in Italy

#201 in the World

Founded: 1859

89. Blekinge Institute of Technology

Sweden | Karlskrona

For Project Management

#7 in Sweden

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 4,263
Founded: 1989

90. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Project Management

#12 in the Netherlands

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

91. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#32 in the United Kingdom

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

92. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#33 in the United Kingdom

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

93. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Project Management

#6 in Germany

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

94. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Project Management

#7 in Germany

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

95. University of Limerick

Ireland | Limerick

For Project Management

#2 in Ireland

#212 in the World

Founded: 1972

96. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Project Management

#6 in Italy

#219 in the World

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

97. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Project Management

#4 in Spain

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

98. University of Vaasa

Finland | Vaasa

For Project Management

#6 in Finland

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1966

99. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Project Management

#4 in Portugal

#227 in the World

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

100. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Project Management

#8 in Germany

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

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