Europe's best Nutrition and Food Science universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Nutrition and Food Science. A graph of 25.6M citations received by 719K academic papers made by 862 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. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in the Netherlands

#4 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

2. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Belgium

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

3. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Belgium

#23 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

4. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Denmark

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

5. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Sweden

#29 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

6. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in the United Kingdom

#30 in the World

Founded: 1892

7. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Italy

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

8. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Finland

#33 in the World

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

9. University College Cork

Ireland | Cork

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Ireland

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 21,894
Founded: 1845

10. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Denmark

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

11. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Italy

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

12. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Italy

#45 in the World

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

13. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Portugal

#46 in the World

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

14. University of Hohenheim

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Germany

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 8,392
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1818

15. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Germany

#55 in the World

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

16. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Sweden

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

17. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Greece

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

18. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in the United Kingdom

#65 in the World

Founded: 1948

19. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Denmark

#68 in the World

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

20. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Spain

#70 in the World

Founded: 1508

21. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in the United Kingdom

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

22. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Poland

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,443
Founded: 1816

23. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in the Netherlands

#79 in the World

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

24. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Spain

#81 in the World

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

25. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Spain

#82 in the World

Enrollment: 56,842
Founded: 1531

26. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in the United Kingdom

#84 in the World

Founded: 1904

27. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in Spain

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

28. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in Spain

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

29. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Croatia

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

30. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Serbia

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

31. Agricultural University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Greece

#106 in the World

Founded: 1920

32. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Ireland

#107 in the World

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

33. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in the United Kingdom

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

34. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Nutrition and Food Science

#6 in Spain

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

35. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Nutrition and Food Science

#6 in the United Kingdom

#124 in the World

Founded: 1829

36. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in Italy

#127 in the World

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

37. University of Bari

Italy | Apulia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in Italy

#129 in the World

Founded: 1924

38. University of Novi Sad

Serbia | Novi Sad

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Serbia

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 48,791

39. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Switzerland

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

40. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Nutrition and Food Science

#7 in the United Kingdom

#137 in the World

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

41. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in the United Kingdom

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

42. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Nutrition and Food Science

#6 in Italy

#140 in the World

Founded: 1404

43. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in the Netherlands

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

44. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Portugal

#143 in the World

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

45. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Belgium

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

46. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in the Netherlands

#155 in the World

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

47. University of Murcia

Spain | Murcia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#7 in Spain

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1272

48. University of Vigo

Spain | Vigo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in Spain

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 18,577
Founded: 1989

49. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Nutrition and Food Science

#9 in Spain

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

50. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in Belgium

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

51. University of Lleida

Spain | Lleida

For Nutrition and Food Science

#10 in Spain

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 10,674

52. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Portugal

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

53. University of Parma

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Nutrition and Food Science

#7 in Italy

#169 in the World

Founded: 1117

54. University of Santiago de Compostela

Spain | Santiago de Compostela

For Nutrition and Food Science

#11 in Spain

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,095
Founded: 1495

55. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Nutrition and Food Science

#9 in the United Kingdom

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

56. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Nutrition and Food Science

#8 in Italy

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

57. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Nutrition and Food Science

#9 in Italy

#180 in the World

Founded: 1321

58. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Nutrition and Food Science

#12 in Spain

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

59. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Nutrition and Food Science

#10 in Italy

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 47,736
Founded: 1343

60. Autonomous University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Nutrition and Food Science

#13 in Spain

#186 in the World

Founded: 1968

61. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Finland

#187 in the World

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

62. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Slovenia

#190 in the World

Founded: 1919

63. University of Life Sciences of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Poland

#193 in the World

Founded: 1955

64. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Norway

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

65. University of Cordoba

Spain | Cordoba

For Nutrition and Food Science

#14 in Spain

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1972

66. Poznan University of Life Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Poland

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,500
Founded: 1870

67. University of Agriculture of Krakow

Poland | Krakow

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in Poland

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 10,840
Founded: 1890

68. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in Austria

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

69. University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Poland | Olsztyn

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in Poland

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1999

70. Dublin Institute of Technology

Ireland | Dublin

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Ireland

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

71. University of Perugia

Italy | Umbria

For Nutrition and Food Science

#11 in Italy

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

72. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Nutrition and Food Science

#10 in the United Kingdom

#222 in the World

Founded: 1495

73. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Nutrition and Food Science

#11 in the United Kingdom

#223 in the World

Founded: 1900

74. University of Messina

Italy | Sicily

For Nutrition and Food Science

#12 in Italy

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 24,780
Founded: 1548

75. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Nutrition and Food Science

#12 in the United Kingdom

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

76. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Austria

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

77. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Nutrition and Food Science

#1 in France

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

78. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Sweden

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

79. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Germany

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

80. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in Germany

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

81. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Nutrition and Food Science

#13 in the United Kingdom

#242 in the World

Founded: 1824

82. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Nutrition and Food Science

#14 in the United Kingdom

#243 in the World

Founded: 1968

83. University of Burgundy

France | Bourgogne-Franche-Comte

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in France

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

84. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Nutrition and Food Science

#15 in the United Kingdom

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

85. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Nutrition and Food Science

#5 in Germany

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

86. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in France

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

87. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Nutrition and Food Science

#16 in the United Kingdom

#253 in the World

Founded: 1451

88. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Nutrition and Food Science

#6 in Germany

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

89. Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

Poland | Wroclaw

For Nutrition and Food Science

#6 in Poland

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 10,600
Founded: 1951

90. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in Portugal

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1973

91. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Nutrition and Food Science

#3 in Greece

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

92. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Nutrition and Food Science

#17 in the United Kingdom

#270 in the World

Founded: 1963

93. University of Catania

Italy | Sicily

For Nutrition and Food Science

#13 in Italy

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 44,338
Founded: 1434

94. University of Extremadura

Spain | Badajoz

For Nutrition and Food Science

#15 in Spain

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1973

95. Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Norway | Aas

For Nutrition and Food Science

#2 in Norway

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 6,345
Founded: 1859

96. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Nutrition and Food Science

#18 in the United Kingdom

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

97. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Nutrition and Food Science

#19 in the United Kingdom

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

98. University of Foggia

Italy | Apulia

For Nutrition and Food Science

#14 in Italy

#285 in the World

Founded: 1999

99. Rovira i Virgili University

Spain | Tarragona

For Nutrition and Food Science

#16 in Spain

#286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,621

100. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Nutrition and Food Science

#4 in France

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

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