8 Best universities for Machine Learning in Croatia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Croatia ranked based on their research performance in Machine Learning. A graph of 156K citations received by 9.38K academic papers made by 8 universities in Croatia 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 Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Machine Learning

#171 in Europe

#509 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

2. University of Rijeka

Croatia | Rijeka

For Machine Learning

#435 in Europe

#1422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1973

3. University of Split

Croatia | Split

For Machine Learning

#462 in Europe

#1542 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1974

4. J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek

Croatia | Osijek

For Machine Learning

#471 in Europe

#1580 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1975

5. University of Dubrovnik

Croatia | Dubrovnik

For Machine Learning

#963 in Europe

#4026 in the World

Founded: 2003

6. University of Pula

For Machine Learning

#1011 in Europe

#4272 in the World

Enrollment: 3,042
Founded: 2006

7. University of Zadar

Croatia | Zadar

For Machine Learning

#1036 in Europe

#4408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 2002

8. Zagreb School of Economics and Managment

Croatia | Zagreb

For Machine Learning

#1044 in Europe

#4456 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

The best cities to study Machine Learning in Croatia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zagreb, Rijeka, Split, and Osijek.