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 4.3M citations received by 225K academic papers made by 731 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

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. 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

4. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#3 in the United Kingdom

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

5. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#4 in the United Kingdom

#9 in the World

Founded: 1824

6. 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

7. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#5 in the United Kingdom

#11 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

8. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#6 in the United Kingdom

#12 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

9. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Project Management

#2 in the Netherlands

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

10. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Project Management

#3 in the Netherlands

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

11. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Project Management

#1 in Sweden

#24 in the World

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

12. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Project Management

#4 in the Netherlands

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

13. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Project Management

#2 in Sweden

#36 in the World

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

14. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Project Management

#1 in Switzerland

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

15. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Project Management

#1 in Belgium

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

16. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Project Management

#1 in Norway

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

17. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Project Management

#7 in the United Kingdom

#43 in the World

Founded: 1964

18. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Project Management

#8 in the United Kingdom

#44 in the World

Founded: 1997

19. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#9 in the United Kingdom

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

20. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Project Management

#3 in Sweden

#48 in the World

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

21. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Project Management

#1 in Denmark

#50 in the World

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

22. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#10 in the United Kingdom

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

23. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#11 in the United Kingdom

#53 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

24. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Project Management

#4 in Sweden

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

25. Copenhagen Business School

Denmark | Frederiksberg

For Project Management

#2 in Denmark

#55 in the World

Founded: 1917

26. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Project Management

#5 in the Netherlands

#57 in the World

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

27. University of Salford

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#12 in the United Kingdom

#58 in the World

Founded: 1967

28. London Business School

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#13 in the United Kingdom

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

29. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#14 in the United Kingdom

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

30. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Project Management

#6 in the Netherlands

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

31. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Project Management

#1 in Germany

#68 in the World

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

32. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Project Management

#7 in the Netherlands

#69 in the World

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

33. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#15 in the United Kingdom

#70 in the World

Founded: 1905

34. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Project Management

#2 in Germany

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

35. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Project Management

#3 in Denmark

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

36. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#16 in the United Kingdom

#76 in the World

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

37. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Project Management

#1 in Finland

#77 in the World

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

38. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#17 in the United Kingdom

#82 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

39. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Project Management

#5 in Sweden

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

40. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Project Management

#6 in Sweden

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

41. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#18 in the United Kingdom

#89 in the World

Founded: 1948

42. University of Bradford

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#19 in the United Kingdom

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

43. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Project Management

#1 in Portugal

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

44. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#20 in the United Kingdom

#97 in the World

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

45. Dublin Institute of Technology

Ireland | Dublin

For Project Management

#1 in Ireland

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

46. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Project Management

#3 in Germany

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

47. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#21 in the United Kingdom

#103 in the World

Founded: 1904

48. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Project Management

#2 in Portugal

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

49. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Project Management

#2 in Finland

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

50. Aston University

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#22 in the United Kingdom

#112 in the World

Founded: 1895

51. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Project Management

#8 in the Netherlands

#117 in the World

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

52. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Project Management

#1 in Spain

#118 in the World

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

53. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#23 in the United Kingdom

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

54. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#24 in the United Kingdom

#121 in the World

Founded: 1900

55. University of Oulu

Finland | Oulu

For Project Management

#3 in Finland

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

56. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Project Management

#2 in Belgium

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

57. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Project Management

#9 in the Netherlands

#125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

58. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Project Management

#3 in Portugal

#126 in the World

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

59. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Project Management

#4 in Finland

#128 in the World

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

60. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Project Management

#25 in the United Kingdom

#131 in the World

Founded: 1968

61. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Project Management

#2 in Italy

#134 in the World

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

62. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Project Management

#10 in the Netherlands

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

63. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Project Management

#4 in Denmark

#138 in the World

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

64. Saarland University

Germany | Saarland

For Project Management

#4 in Germany

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,604
Founded: 1948

65. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Project Management

#2 in Switzerland

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

66. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#26 in the United Kingdom

#145 in the World

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

67. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Project Management

#1 in Austria

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

68. University of Southern Denmark

Denmark | Odense

For Project Management

#5 in Denmark

#148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1966

69. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Project Management

#1 in Slovenia

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 37,874
Founded: 1919

70. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Project Management

#5 in Germany

#152 in the World

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

71. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Project Management

#5 in Finland

#156 in the World

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

72. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Project Management

#2 in Spain

#163 in the World

Founded: 1971

73. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Project Management

#6 in Germany

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

74. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Project Management

#11 in the Netherlands

#165 in the World

Founded: 1923

75. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Project Management

#27 in the United Kingdom

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

76. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#28 in the United Kingdom

#169 in the World

Founded: 1963

77. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#29 in the United Kingdom

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

78. University of Limerick

Ireland | Limerick

For Project Management

#2 in Ireland

#176 in the World

Founded: 1972

79. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Project Management

#30 in the United Kingdom

#177 in the World

Founded: 1451

80. Blekinge Institute of Technology

Sweden | Karlskrona

For Project Management

#7 in Sweden

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 4,263
Founded: 1989

81. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Project Management

#7 in Germany

#187 in the World

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

82. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Project Management

#1 in Russia

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

83. Bocconi University

Italy | Lombardy

For Project Management

#3 in Italy

#193 in the World

Founded: 1902

84. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Project Management

#1 in Greece

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

85. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Project Management

#2 in Austria

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

86. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Project Management

#4 in Italy

#201 in the World

Founded: 1859

87. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#31 in the United Kingdom

#202 in the World

Founded: 1892

88. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Project Management

#3 in Spain

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

89. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Project Management

#8 in Germany

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

90. Karlstad University

Sweden | Karlstad

For Project Management

#8 in Sweden

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 12,935
Founded: 1999

91. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#32 in the United Kingdom

#212 in the World

Founded: 1829

92. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Project Management

#9 in Germany

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

93. University of Vaasa

Finland | Vaasa

For Project Management

#6 in Finland

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1966

94. University of Kassel

Germany | Hesse

For Project Management

#10 in Germany

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 25,043
Male:Female: 50:50
Founded: 1971

95. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Project Management

#5 in Italy

#220 in the World

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

96. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Project Management

#33 in the United Kingdom

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

97. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Project Management

#9 in Sweden

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

98. Jonkoping University

Sweden | Jonkoping

For Project Management

#10 in Sweden

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 9,567
Founded: 1977

99. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Project Management

#4 in Spain

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

100. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Project Management

#11 in Sweden

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

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