32 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Romania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Romania ranked based on their research performance in Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 487K citations received by 53.1K academic papers made by 32 universities in Romania 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. Politehnica University of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#229 in Europe

#615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,360
Founded: 1864

2. Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#306 in Europe

#804 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1948

3. Politehnica University of Timisoara

Romania | Timisoara

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#337 in Europe

#899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1920

4. Babes-Bolyai University

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#346 in Europe

#928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1959

5. University of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#360 in Europe

#968 in the World

Founded: 1864

6. University of Craiova

Romania | Craiova

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#421 in Europe

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1947

7. Transilvania University of Brasov

Romania | Brasov

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#474 in Europe

#1406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1971

8. Alexandru Ioan Cuza University

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#505 in Europe

#1522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 25,175
Founded: 1860

9. West University of Timisoara

Romania | Timisoara

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#515 in Europe

#1553 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1962

10. Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies

Romania | Bucharest

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#561 in Europe

#1734 in the World

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

11. University of Oradea

Romania | Oradea

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#594 in Europe

#1919 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1963

12. University Dunarea de Jos of Galati

Romania | Galati

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#611 in Europe

#2004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,481
Founded: 1974

13. Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava

Romania | Suceava

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#647 in Europe

#2216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1963

14. Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

Romania | Sibiu

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#687 in Europe

#2460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1976

15. University of Pitesti

Romania | Pitesti

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#703 in Europe

#2548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

16. Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#736 in Europe

#2691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1990

17. Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#799 in Europe

#2969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 2000

18. University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#818 in Europe

#3036 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

19. Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Romania | Bucharest

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#827 in Europe

#3092 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1857

20. Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#832 in Europe

#3108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1879

21. Ovidius University of Constanta

Romania | Constanta

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#856 in Europe

#3239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1961

22. University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures

Romania | Targu Mures

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#943 in Europe

#3631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1948

23. Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1016 in Europe

#4005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1948

24. Spiru Haret University

Romania | Bucharest

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1022 in Europe

#4027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1991

25. University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova

Romania | Craiova

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1030 in Europe

#4052 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1998

26. National School of Political Studies and Public Administration

Romania | Bucharest

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1110 in Europe

#4472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,282
Founded: 1991

27. University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1124 in Europe

#4535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1869

28. Titu Maiorescu University

Romania | Bucharest

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1143 in Europe

#4629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1990

29. Romanian-American University

Romania | Bucharest

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1245 in Europe

#5216 in the World

Founded: 1991

30. Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Timisoara

Romania | Timisoara

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1266 in Europe

#5313 in the World

Founded: 1991

31. University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine

Romania | Bucharest

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1288 in Europe

#5431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 11,251
Founded: 1852

32. Dimitrie Cantemir Christian University

Romania | Bucharest

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1337 in Europe

#5750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1990

The best cities to study Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Romania based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timisoara, and Craiova.