Europe's 100+ best Organic Chemistry universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Organic Chemistry. A graph of 252M citations received by 7.67M academic papers made by 1,288 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 of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in the United Kingdom

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in the United Kingdom

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Organic Chemistry

#3 in the United Kingdom

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Switzerland

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

5. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Organic Chemistry

#4 in the United Kingdom

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

6. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in Switzerland

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

7. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Belgium

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

8. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Organic Chemistry

#5 in the United Kingdom

#51 in the World

Founded: 1824

9. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in France

#66 in the World

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

10. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Germany

#72 in the World

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

11. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in Germany

#74 in the World

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

12. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Sweden

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

13. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Denmark

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

14. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Organic Chemistry

#3 in Germany

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

15. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in the Netherlands

#91 in the World

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

16. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Organic Chemistry

#4 in Germany

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

17. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in Denmark

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

18. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in Belgium

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

19. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Organic Chemistry

#5 in Germany

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

20. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in Sweden

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

21. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Organic Chemistry

#3 in Sweden

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

22. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Russia

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

23. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in the Netherlands

#107 in the World

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

24. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Organic Chemistry

#6 in Germany

#108 in the World

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

25. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Finland

#109 in the World

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

26. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Organic Chemistry

#7 in Germany

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

27. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Organic Chemistry

#3 in Denmark

#121 in the World

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

28. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Spain

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

29. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Italy

#123 in the World

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

30. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in France

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

31. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Organic Chemistry

#6 in the United Kingdom

#125 in the World

Founded: 1904

32. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Organic Chemistry

#3 in the Netherlands

#126 in the World

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

33. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Organic Chemistry

#8 in Germany

#129 in the World

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

34. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Organic Chemistry

#7 in the United Kingdom

#130 in the World

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

35. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in Italy

#131 in the World

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

36. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Organic Chemistry

#8 in the United Kingdom

#139 in the World

Founded: 1905

37. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Organic Chemistry

#4 in the Netherlands

#140 in the World

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

38. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Organic Chemistry

#9 in the United Kingdom

#141 in the World

Founded: 1900

39. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Organic Chemistry

#10 in the United Kingdom

#145 in the World

Founded: 1948

40. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Organic Chemistry

#3 in Italy

#149 in the World

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

41. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Organic Chemistry

#9 in Germany

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

42. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Organic Chemistry

#11 in the United Kingdom

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

43. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Organic Chemistry

#12 in the United Kingdom

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

44. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Organic Chemistry

#4 in Sweden

#159 in the World

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

45. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Organic Chemistry

#10 in Germany

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

46. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Organic Chemistry

#11 in Germany

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

47. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Organic Chemistry

#4 in Italy

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

48. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Organic Chemistry

#5 in the Netherlands

#171 in the World

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

49. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Austria

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

50. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Organic Chemistry

#12 in Germany

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

51. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Organic Chemistry

#5 in Sweden

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

52. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Organic Chemistry

#3 in France

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

53. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Organic Chemistry

#13 in Germany

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

54. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Organic Chemistry

#6 in the Netherlands

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

55. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Organic Chemistry

#14 in Germany

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

56. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Organic Chemistry

#5 in Italy

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

57. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in Spain

#186 in the World

Founded: 1508

58. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Organic Chemistry

#3 in Switzerland

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

59. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Organic Chemistry

#15 in Germany

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

60. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Organic Chemistry

#16 in Germany

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

61. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Organic Chemistry

#17 in Germany

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

62. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Organic Chemistry

#7 in the Netherlands

#194 in the World

Founded: 1923

63. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Organic Chemistry

#18 in Germany

#195 in the World

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

64. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Organic Chemistry

#13 in the United Kingdom

#200 in the World

Founded: 1829

65. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Organic Chemistry

#14 in the United Kingdom

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

66. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in Austria

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

67. Autonomous University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Organic Chemistry

#3 in Spain

#207 in the World

Founded: 1968

68. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Organic Chemistry

#19 in Germany

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

69. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Organic Chemistry

#20 in Germany

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

70. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Organic Chemistry

#6 in Sweden

#221 in the World

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

71. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Organic Chemistry

#15 in the United Kingdom

#223 in the World

Founded: 1451

72. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Organic Chemistry

#21 in Germany

#224 in the World

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

73. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Portugal

#225 in the World

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

74. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Organic Chemistry

#4 in Switzerland

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

75. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Germany | Thuringia

For Organic Chemistry

#22 in Germany

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,345
Founded: 1558

76. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Organic Chemistry

#5 in Switzerland

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

77. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Organic Chemistry

#6 in Italy

#233 in the World

Founded: 1321

78. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Norway

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

79. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Organic Chemistry

#8 in the Netherlands

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 33,474
Founded: 1575

80. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Organic Chemistry

#7 in Italy

#247 in the World

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

81. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Germany | Saxony-Anhalt

For Organic Chemistry

#23 in Germany

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 19,387
Founded: 1817

82. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Organic Chemistry

#4 in France

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

83. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Organic Chemistry

#4 in Spain

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

84. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Organic Chemistry

#3 in Belgium

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

85. University of the Basque Country

Spain | Bilbao

For Organic Chemistry

#5 in Spain

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,000

86. University of Dundee

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Organic Chemistry

#16 in the United Kingdom

#259 in the World

Founded: 1967

87. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Organic Chemistry

#17 in the United Kingdom

#265 in the World

Founded: 1963

88. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Organic Chemistry

#4 in Belgium

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

89. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Organic Chemistry

#5 in France

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

90. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Organic Chemistry

#24 in Germany

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

91. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Organic Chemistry

#1 in Greece

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

92. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Organic Chemistry

#6 in Switzerland

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

93. University of Regensburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Organic Chemistry

#25 in Germany

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

94. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Organic Chemistry

#8 in Italy

#290 in the World

Founded: 1404

95. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Organic Chemistry

#6 in France

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

96. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Organic Chemistry

#18 in the United Kingdom

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

97. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Organic Chemistry

#2 in Norway

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

98. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Organic Chemistry

#26 in Germany

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

99. University of Bayreuth

Germany | Bavaria

For Organic Chemistry

#27 in Germany

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,773
Founded: 1972

100. Kiel University

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Organic Chemistry

#28 in Germany

#310 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

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