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 6.74M citations received by 267K academic papers made by 814 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. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Project Management

#1 in the Netherlands

#5 in the World

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

4. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#3 in the United Kingdom

#6 in the World

Founded: 1824

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

#14 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

9. Copenhagen Business School

Denmark | Frederiksberg

For Project Management

#1 in Denmark

#18 in the World

Founded: 1917

10. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Project Management

#2 in the Netherlands

#22 in the World

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

11. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Project Management

#2 in Denmark

#28 in the World

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

12. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Project Management

#3 in the Netherlands

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

13. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Project Management

#4 in the Netherlands

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

14. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Project Management

#1 in Sweden

#35 in the World

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

15. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Project Management

#1 in Switzerland

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

16. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Project Management

#2 in Sweden

#41 in the World

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

17. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Project Management

#1 in Belgium

#42 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

18. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Project Management

#2 in Switzerland

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

19. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Project Management

#3 in Denmark

#45 in the World

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

20. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Project Management

#1 in Norway

#46 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

21. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#7 in the United Kingdom

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

22. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Project Management

#8 in the United Kingdom

#51 in the World

Founded: 1997

23. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Project Management

#4 in Denmark

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

24. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Project Management

#9 in the United Kingdom

#53 in the World

Founded: 1964

25. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Project Management

#1 in Germany

#54 in the World

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

26. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Project Management

#5 in the Netherlands

#57 in the World

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

27. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Project Management

#3 in Sweden

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

28. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#10 in the United Kingdom

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

29. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Project Management

#4 in Sweden

#61 in the World

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

30. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#11 in the United Kingdom

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

31. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#12 in the United Kingdom

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

32. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Project Management

#1 in Finland

#67 in the World

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

33. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#13 in the United Kingdom

#75 in the World

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

34. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#14 in the United Kingdom

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

35. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Project Management

#2 in Germany

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

36. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Project Management

#6 in the Netherlands

#80 in the World

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

37. University of Salford

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#15 in the United Kingdom

#82 in the World

Founded: 1967

38. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#16 in the United Kingdom

#83 in the World

Founded: 1905

39. London Business School

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#17 in the United Kingdom

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

40. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Project Management

#5 in Sweden

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

41. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Project Management

#1 in Portugal

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

42. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Project Management

#2 in Finland

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

43. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#18 in the United Kingdom

#99 in the World

Founded: 1948

44. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Project Management

#7 in the Netherlands

#103 in the World

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

45. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Project Management

#1 in Spain

#105 in the World

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

46. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Project Management

#3 in Germany

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

47. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Project Management

#2 in Portugal

#110 in the World

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

48. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#19 in the United Kingdom

#111 in the World

Founded: 1904

49. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#20 in the United Kingdom

#112 in the World

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

50. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Project Management

#6 in Sweden

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

51. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Project Management

#8 in the Netherlands

#120 in the World

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

52. University of Oulu

Finland | Oulu

For Project Management

#3 in Finland

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

53. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Project Management

#9 in the Netherlands

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

54. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Project Management

#4 in Germany

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

55. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Project Management

#3 in Portugal

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

56. University of Bradford

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#21 in the United Kingdom

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

57. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Project Management

#2 in Belgium

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

58. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Project Management

#4 in Finland

#128 in the World

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

59. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#22 in the United Kingdom

#129 in the World

Founded: 1900

60. University of Southern Denmark

Denmark | Odense

For Project Management

#5 in Denmark

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1966

61. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Project Management

#10 in the Netherlands

#133 in the World

Founded: 1923

62. Aston University

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#23 in the United Kingdom

#136 in the World

Founded: 1895

63. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#24 in the United Kingdom

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

64. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Project Management

#5 in Germany

#139 in the World

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

65. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Project Management

#2 in Italy

#140 in the World

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

66. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Project Management

#25 in the United Kingdom

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

67. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Project Management

#1 in Slovenia

#143 in the World

Founded: 1919

68. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Project Management

#26 in the United Kingdom

#146 in the World

Founded: 1968

69. Dublin Institute of Technology

Ireland | Dublin

For Project Management

#1 in Ireland

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

70. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Project Management

#11 in the Netherlands

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

71. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#27 in the United Kingdom

#158 in the World

Founded: 1829

72. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Project Management

#3 in Italy

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

73. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Project Management

#3 in Switzerland

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

74. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Project Management

#1 in Russia

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

75. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Project Management

#1 in Austria

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 22,392
Founded: 1975

76. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Project Management

#2 in Spain

#173 in the World

Founded: 1971

77. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Project Management

#2 in Austria

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

78. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#28 in the United Kingdom

#176 in the World

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

79. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Project Management

#1 in Poland

#179 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

#183 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

#186 in the World

Founded: 1451

82. Bocconi University

Italy | Lombardy

For Project Management

#4 in Italy

#188 in the World

Founded: 1902

83. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Project Management

#3 in Spain

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

84. Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies

Romania | Bucharest

For Project Management

#1 in Romania

#190 in the World

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

85. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Project Management

#5 in Italy

#195 in the World

Founded: 1859

86. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Project Management

#12 in the Netherlands

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

87. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#30 in the United Kingdom

#197 in the World

Founded: 1963

88. Blekinge Institute of Technology

Sweden | Karlskrona

For Project Management

#7 in Sweden

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 4,263
Founded: 1989

89. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#31 in the United Kingdom

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

90. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#32 in the United Kingdom

#203 in the World

Founded: 1892

91. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Project Management

#2 in Russia

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

92. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#33 in the United Kingdom

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

93. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Project Management

#6 in Germany

#206 in the World

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

94. University of Vaasa

Finland | Vaasa

For Project Management

#6 in Finland

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 6,419
Founded: 1966

95. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Project Management

#7 in Germany

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

96. University of Limerick

Ireland | Limerick

For Project Management

#2 in Ireland

#214 in the World

Founded: 1972

97. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Project Management

#6 in Italy

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 96,945
Founded: 1088

98. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Project Management

#4 in Portugal

#225 in the World

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

99. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Project Management

#8 in Germany

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

100. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Project Management

#4 in Spain

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

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