Europe's best Development Studies universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Development Studies. A graph of 36.9M citations received by 1.4M academic papers made by 1,240 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 Development Studies

#1 in the United Kingdom

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#2 in the United Kingdom

#10 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#3 in the United Kingdom

#20 in the World

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

4. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#4 in the United Kingdom

#29 in the World

Founded: 1824

5. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#5 in the United Kingdom

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

6. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#6 in the United Kingdom

#35 in the World

Founded: 1829

7. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Development Studies

#1 in the Netherlands

#39 in the World

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

8. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Development Studies

#7 in the United Kingdom

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

9. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#8 in the United Kingdom

#57 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

10. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#9 in the United Kingdom

#60 in the World

Founded: 1905

11. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#10 in the United Kingdom

#62 in the World

Founded: 1900

12. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#11 in the United Kingdom

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

13. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Development Studies

#1 in Belgium

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

14. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#12 in the United Kingdom

#69 in the World

Founded: 1948

15. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#13 in the United Kingdom

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

16. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#14 in the United Kingdom

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

17. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#15 in the United Kingdom

#73 in the World

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

18. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#16 in the United Kingdom

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

19. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Development Studies

#2 in the Netherlands

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

20. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#17 in the United Kingdom

#79 in the World

Founded: 1904

21. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Development Studies

#1 in Denmark

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

22. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#18 in the United Kingdom

#90 in the World

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

23. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Development Studies

#3 in the Netherlands

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

24. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Development Studies

#4 in the Netherlands

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

25. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Development Studies

#19 in the United Kingdom

#102 in the World

Founded: 1451

26. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Development Studies

#1 in Sweden

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

27. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Development Studies

#1 in Norway

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

28. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Development Studies

#5 in the Netherlands

#110 in the World

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

29. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Development Studies

#6 in the Netherlands

#113 in the World

Founded: 1923

30. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#20 in the United Kingdom

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

31. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Development Studies

#2 in Sweden

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

32. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Development Studies

#3 in Sweden

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

33. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#21 in the United Kingdom

#123 in the World

Founded: 1963

34. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Development Studies

#4 in Sweden

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

35. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Development Studies

#2 in Denmark

#138 in the World

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

36. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Development Studies

#22 in the United Kingdom

#139 in the World

Founded: 1997

37. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Development Studies

#5 in Sweden

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

38. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Development Studies

#1 in Finland

#155 in the World

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

39. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Development Studies

#7 in the Netherlands

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

40. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#23 in the United Kingdom

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

41. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Development Studies

#1 in Switzerland

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

42. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Development Studies

#2 in Switzerland

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

43. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Development Studies

#1 in Russia

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

44. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Development Studies

#8 in the Netherlands

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

45. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Development Studies

#1 in Italy

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

46. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Development Studies

#1 in Germany

#184 in the World

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

47. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Development Studies

#24 in the United Kingdom

#185 in the World

Founded: 1495

48. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#25 in the United Kingdom

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

49. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Development Studies

#2 in Belgium

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

50. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#26 in the United Kingdom

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

51. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Development Studies

#1 in Ireland

#198 in the World

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

52. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#27 in the United Kingdom

#199 in the World

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

53. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Development Studies

#9 in the Netherlands

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 17,378
Founded: 1927

54. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#28 in the United Kingdom

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

55. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Development Studies

#10 in the Netherlands

#206 in the World

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

56. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Development Studies

#1 in Spain

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

57. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#29 in the United Kingdom

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

58. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Development Studies

#11 in the Netherlands

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

59. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Development Studies

#2 in Ireland

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

60. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Development Studies

#1 in France

#218 in the World

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

61. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Development Studies

#2 in Norway

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

62. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Development Studies

#6 in Sweden

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

63. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Development Studies

#12 in the Netherlands

#222 in the World

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

64. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#30 in the United Kingdom

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

65. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Development Studies

#2 in Italy

#226 in the World

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

66. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#31 in the United Kingdom

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

67. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Development Studies

#3 in Norway

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

68. University of Essex

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#32 in the United Kingdom

#229 in the World

Founded: 1964

69. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Development Studies

#2 in Germany

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

70. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Development Studies

#3 in Belgium

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

71. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Development Studies

#7 in Sweden

#236 in the World

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

72. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Development Studies

#1 in Portugal

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

73. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Development Studies

#33 in the United Kingdom

#242 in the World

Founded: 1964

74. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Development Studies

#34 in the United Kingdom

#243 in the World

Founded: 1968

75. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Development Studies

#2 in Spain

#249 in the World

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

76. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Development Studies

#2 in Finland

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 18,400
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1925

77. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#35 in the United Kingdom

#253 in the World

Founded: 1892

78. Pompeu Fabra University

Spain | Barcelona

For Development Studies

#3 in Spain

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 15,801

79. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Development Studies

#3 in Switzerland

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

80. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#36 in the United Kingdom

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

81. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#37 in the United Kingdom

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

82. University of Dundee

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Development Studies

#38 in the United Kingdom

#262 in the World

Founded: 1967

83. University of Stirling

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Development Studies

#39 in the United Kingdom

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

84. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Development Studies

#40 in the United Kingdom

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

85. Swansea University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Development Studies

#41 in the United Kingdom

#269 in the World

Founded: 1920

86. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Development Studies

#8 in Sweden

#271 in the World

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

87. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Development Studies

#3 in Italy

#279 in the World

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

88. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Development Studies

#4 in Belgium

#284 in the World

Founded: 2003

89. University of Kent

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#42 in the United Kingdom

#290 in the World

Founded: 1965

90. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Development Studies

#3 in Germany

#292 in the World

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

91. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Development Studies

#5 in Belgium

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

92. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Development Studies

#4 in Germany

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

93. Bocconi University

Italy | Lombardy

For Development Studies

#4 in Italy

#301 in the World

Founded: 1902

94. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Development Studies

#1 in Austria

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

95. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Development Studies

#5 in Italy

#304 in the World

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

96. University of Plymouth

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#43 in the United Kingdom

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

97. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Development Studies

#5 in Germany

#314 in the World

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

98. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Development Studies

#6 in Germany

#321 in the World

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

99. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Development Studies

#4 in Spain

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

100. City, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#44 in the United Kingdom

#326 in the World

Founded: 1966

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