Best Universities for Computer Vision in Europe

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Computer Vision. A graph of 34.1M citations received by 1.48M academic papers made by 1,050 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 Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#1 in the United Kingdom

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#2 in the United Kingdom

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#3 in the United Kingdom

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Computer Vision

#1 in Switzerland

#23 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

5. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Computer Vision

#2 in Switzerland

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

6. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#4 in the United Kingdom

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

7. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Computer Vision

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

8. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Computer Vision

#46 in the World

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

9. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Computer Vision

#1 in the Netherlands

#47 in the World

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

10. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Computer Vision

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

11. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#5 in the United Kingdom

#73 in the World

Founded: 1824

12. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Computer Vision

#1 in France

#77 in the World

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

13. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Computer Vision

#85 in the World

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

14. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Computer Vision

#2 in the Netherlands

#90 in the World

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

15. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Computer Vision

#6 in the United Kingdom

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

16. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Computer Vision

#98 in the World

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

17. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Computer Vision

#3 in the Netherlands

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

18. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Computer Vision

#109 in the World

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

19. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Computer Vision

#117 in the World

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

20. University of Padua

For Computer Vision

#1 in Italy

#118 in the World

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

21. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Computer Vision

#2 in Italy

#119 in the World

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

22. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#7 in the United Kingdom

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

23. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Computer Vision

#1 in Sweden

#129 in the World

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

24. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Computer Vision

#3 in Italy

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

25. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Computer Vision

#1 in Spain

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

26. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#8 in the United Kingdom

#134 in the World

Founded: 1905

27. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#9 in the United Kingdom

#137 in the World

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

28. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Computer Vision

#2 in France

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

29. Lund University

For Computer Vision

#2 in Sweden

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

30. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Computer Vision

#4 in the Netherlands

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

31. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Computer Vision

#143 in the World

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

32. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Computer Vision

#5 in the Netherlands

#148 in the World

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

33. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#10 in the United Kingdom

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

34. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Computer Vision

#3 in Switzerland

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

35. Sapienza University of Rome

For Computer Vision

#4 in Italy

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

36. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Computer Vision

#156 in the World

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

37. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Computer Vision

#6 in the Netherlands

#157 in the World

Founded: 1923

38. University of Oulu

For Computer Vision

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

39. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Computer Vision

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

40. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Computer Vision

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

41. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#11 in the United Kingdom

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

42. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Computer Vision

#7 in the Netherlands

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

43. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Computer Vision

#3 in France

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

44. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Computer Vision

#4 in Switzerland

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

45. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#12 in the United Kingdom

#170 in the World

Founded: 1948

46. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Computer Vision

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

47. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Computer Vision

#3 in Sweden

#173 in the World

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

48. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Computer Vision

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

49. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Computer Vision

#178 in the World

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

50. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Computer Vision

#1 in Russia

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

51. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Computer Vision

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

52. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Computer Vision

#10 in Germany

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

53. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Computer Vision

#1 in Greece

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

54. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#13 in the United Kingdom

#195 in the World

Founded: 1829

55. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#14 in the United Kingdom

#196 in the World

Founded: 1904

56. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#15 in the United Kingdom

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

57. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Computer Vision

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

58. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Computer Vision

#11 in Germany

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

59. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Computer Vision

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

60. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#16 in the United Kingdom

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

61. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Computer Vision

#204 in the World

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

62. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Computer Vision

#8 in the Netherlands

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

63. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Computer Vision

#12 in Germany

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

64. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Computer Vision

#4 in Sweden

#210 in the World

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

65. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Computer Vision

#5 in Italy

#211 in the World

Founded: 1321

66. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Computer Vision

#17 in the United Kingdom

#214 in the World

Founded: 1451

67. Czech Technical University in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Computer Vision

#1 in the Czech Republic

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 19,080
Male:Female: 75:25
Founded: 1707

68. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Computer Vision

#13 in Germany

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

69. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Computer Vision

#5 in Sweden

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

70. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Computer Vision

#6 in Italy

#220 in the World

Founded: 1859

71. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#18 in the United Kingdom

#222 in the World

Founded: 1900

72. Graz University of Technology

For Computer Vision

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

73. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Computer Vision

#14 in Germany

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

74. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Computer Vision

#4 in France

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

75. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Computer Vision

#2 in Spain

#237 in the World

Founded: 1531

76. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Computer Vision

#7 in Italy

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 49,108
Founded: 1343

77. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Computer Vision

#19 in the United Kingdom

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

78. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Computer Vision

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

79. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Computer Vision

#1 in Norway

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

80. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Computer Vision

#5 in France

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

81. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Computer Vision

#260 in the World

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

82. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Computer Vision

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 11,101
Founded: 1970

83. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Computer Vision

#8 in Italy

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

84. University of Trento

Italy | Trentino-South Tyrol

For Computer Vision

#9 in Italy

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 16,239
Founded: 1962

85. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Computer Vision

#5 in Switzerland

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

86. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Computer Vision

#2 in Greece

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

87. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#20 in the United Kingdom

#270 in the World

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

88. Technical University of Madrid

For Computer Vision

#3 in Spain

#272 in the World

Founded: 1971

89. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Computer Vision

#21 in the United Kingdom

#273 in the World

Founded: 1997

90. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Computer Vision

#15 in Germany

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

91. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Computer Vision

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

92. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Computer Vision

#4 in Spain

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

93. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Computer Vision

#280 in the World

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

94. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Computer Vision

#5 in Spain

#282 in the World

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

95. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Computer Vision

#10 in Italy

#284 in the World

Founded: 1990

96. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Computer Vision

#22 in the United Kingdom

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

97. University of Oslo

For Computer Vision

#2 in Norway

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

98. TELECOM ParisTech

France | Ile-de-France

For Computer Vision

#6 in France

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

99. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Computer Vision

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 37,874
Founded: 1919

100. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Computer Vision

#6 in Spain

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14