Best Universities for Cyber Security 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 Cyber Security. A graph of 18.6M citations received by 934K academic papers made by 1,083 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 Cyber Security

#1 in the United Kingdom

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#2 in the United Kingdom

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#3 in the United Kingdom

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Cyber Security

#29 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

5. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Cyber Security

#1 in Switzerland

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

6. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Cyber Security

#2 in Switzerland

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

7. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#4 in the United Kingdom

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

8. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Cyber Security

#1 in the Netherlands

#60 in the World

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

9. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Cyber Security

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

10. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#5 in the United Kingdom

#78 in the World

Founded: 1824

11. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Cyber Security

#6 in the United Kingdom

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

12. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#7 in the United Kingdom

#83 in the World

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

13. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Cyber Security

#1 in Italy

#88 in the World

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

14. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Cyber Security

#89 in the World

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

15. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Cyber Security

#2 in the Netherlands

#91 in the World

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

16. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Cyber Security

#1 in Spain

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

17. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Cyber Security

#2 in Italy

#93 in the World

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

18. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#8 in the United Kingdom

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

19. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Cyber Security

#1 in Sweden

#98 in the World

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

20. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Cyber Security

#102 in the World

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

21. Sapienza University of Rome

For Cyber Security

#3 in Italy

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

22. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#9 in the United Kingdom

#117 in the World

Founded: 1829

23. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Cyber Security

#1 in France

#118 in the World

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

24. University of Luxembourg

Luxembourg | Luxembourg City

For Cyber Security

#1 in Luxembourg

#121 in the World

Founded: 2003

25. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Cyber Security

#4 in Italy

#123 in the World

Founded: 1859

26. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Cyber Security

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

27. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Cyber Security

#3 in the Netherlands

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

28. University of Padua

For Cyber Security

#5 in Italy

#133 in the World

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

29. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#10 in the United Kingdom

#135 in the World

Founded: 1905

30. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Cyber Security

#4 in the Netherlands

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

31. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Cyber Security

#6 in Italy

#138 in the World

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

32. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Cyber Security

#1 in Norway

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

33. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Cyber Security

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

34. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Cyber Security

#147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

35. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Cyber Security

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

36. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Cyber Security

#3 in Switzerland

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

37. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#11 in the United Kingdom

#155 in the World

Founded: 1963

38. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#12 in the United Kingdom

#156 in the World

Founded: 1948

39. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#13 in the United Kingdom

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

40. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Cyber Security

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

41. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Cyber Security

#5 in the Netherlands

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

42. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Cyber Security

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

43. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Cyber Security

#7 in Italy

#165 in the World

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

44. Royal Holloway, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#14 in the United Kingdom

#167 in the World

Founded: 1849

45. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Cyber Security

#2 in Sweden

#171 in the World

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

46. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#15 in the United Kingdom

#172 in the World

Founded: 1900

47. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#16 in the United Kingdom

#174 in the World

Founded: 1904

48. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Cyber Security

#17 in the United Kingdom

#178 in the World

Founded: 1451

49. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Cyber Security

#180 in the World

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

50. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#18 in the United Kingdom

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

51. Lund University

For Cyber Security

#3 in Sweden

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

52. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#19 in the United Kingdom

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

53. Graz University of Technology

For Cyber Security

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

54. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Cyber Security

#189 in the World

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

55. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#20 in the United Kingdom

#191 in the World

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

56. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Cyber Security

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

57. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Cyber Security

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

58. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Cyber Security

#202 in the World

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

59. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#21 in the United Kingdom

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

60. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Cyber Security

#4 in Sweden

#210 in the World

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

61. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Cyber Security

#211 in the World

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

62. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Cyber Security

#2 in Spain

#215 in the World

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

63. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Cyber Security

#6 in the Netherlands

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

64. University of Oslo

For Cyber Security

#2 in Norway

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

65. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Cyber Security

#1 in Greece

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

66. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#22 in the United Kingdom

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

67. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Cyber Security

#222 in the World

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

68. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Cyber Security

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

69. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Cyber Security

#7 in the Netherlands

#226 in the World

Founded: 1923

70. University of Salerno

Italy | Campania

For Cyber Security

#8 in Italy

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 33,332
Founded: 1944

71. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Cyber Security

#234 in the World

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

72. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Cyber Security

#9 in Italy

#238 in the World

Founded: 1990

73. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Cyber Security

#10 in Germany

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

74. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Cyber Security

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

75. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Cyber Security

#23 in the United Kingdom

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

76. University of Trento

Italy | Trentino-South Tyrol

For Cyber Security

#10 in Italy

#247 in the World

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

77. University of Oulu

For Cyber Security

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

78. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Cyber Security

#11 in Germany

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

79. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#24 in the United Kingdom

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

80. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Cyber Security

#4 in Switzerland

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

81. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#25 in the United Kingdom

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

82. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Cyber Security

#2 in Greece

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

83. TELECOM ParisTech

France | Ile-de-France

For Cyber Security

#2 in France

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

84. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Cyber Security

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

85. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Cyber Security

#8 in the Netherlands

#270 in the World

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

86. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Cyber Security

#26 in the United Kingdom

#274 in the World

Founded: 1997

87. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Cyber Security

#11 in Italy

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

88. University of Mannheim

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Cyber Security

#12 in Germany

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

89. Carlos III University, Madrid

For Cyber Security

#3 in Spain

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1989

90. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Cyber Security

#27 in the United Kingdom

#278 in the World

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

91. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Cyber Security

#5 in Sweden

#281 in the World

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

92. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Cyber Security

#13 in Germany

#282 in the World

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

93. Eurecom

France | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

For Cyber Security

#3 in France

#283 in the World

Founded: 1991

94. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Cyber Security

#3 in Greece

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

95. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Cyber Security

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

96. University of Cagliari

Italy | Sardinia

For Cyber Security

#12 in Italy

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 26,069
Founded: 1620

97. Technical University of Madrid

For Cyber Security

#4 in Spain

#294 in the World

Founded: 1971

98. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Cyber Security

#4 in France

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

99. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Cyber Security

#28 in the United Kingdom

#302 in the World

Founded: 1964

100. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Cyber Security

#14 in Germany

#308 in the World

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