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 25.3M citations received by 1.24M academic papers made by 1,194 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 College London

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#1 in the United Kingdom

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#2 in the United Kingdom

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

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

#28 in the World

Founded: 1824

5. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#5 in the United Kingdom

#32 in the World

Founded: 1829

6. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#6 in the United Kingdom

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

7. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#7 in the United Kingdom

#53 in the World

Founded: 1905

8. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Development Studies

#8 in the United Kingdom

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

9. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Development Studies

#1 in the Netherlands

#58 in the World

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

10. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#9 in the United Kingdom

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

11. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#10 in the United Kingdom

#64 in the World

Founded: 1948

12. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#11 in the United Kingdom

#65 in the World

Founded: 1900

13. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#12 in the United Kingdom

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

14. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Development Studies

#1 in Belgium

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

15. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#13 in the United Kingdom

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

16. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#14 in the United Kingdom

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

17. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#15 in the United Kingdom

#74 in the World

Founded: 1904

18. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#16 in the United Kingdom

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

19. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#17 in the United Kingdom

#79 in the World

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

20. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Development Studies

#2 in the Netherlands

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

21. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#18 in the United Kingdom

#81 in the World

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

22. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Development Studies

#1 in Sweden

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

23. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Development Studies

#3 in the Netherlands

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

24. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Development Studies

#4 in the Netherlands

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

25. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Development Studies

#1 in Denmark

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

26. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Development Studies

#19 in the United Kingdom

#98 in the World

Founded: 1451

27. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Development Studies

#1 in Norway

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

28. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Development Studies

#5 in the Netherlands

#113 in the World

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

29. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Development Studies

#2 in Sweden

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

30. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#20 in the United Kingdom

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

31. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Development Studies

#6 in the Netherlands

#124 in the World

Founded: 1923

32. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#21 in the United Kingdom

#125 in the World

Founded: 1963

33. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Development Studies

#3 in Sweden

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

34. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Development Studies

#22 in the United Kingdom

#139 in the World

Founded: 1997

35. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Development Studies

#4 in Sweden

#142 in the World

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

36. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Development Studies

#2 in Denmark

#153 in the World

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

37. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Development Studies

#5 in Sweden

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

38. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#23 in the United Kingdom

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

39. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Development Studies

#1 in Finland

#159 in the World

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

40. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#24 in the United Kingdom

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

41. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Development Studies

#25 in the United Kingdom

#179 in the World

Founded: 1495

42. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Development Studies

#1 in Switzerland

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

43. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Development Studies

#1 in Italy

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

44. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Development Studies

#7 in the Netherlands

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

45. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Development Studies

#1 in Germany

#186 in the World

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

46. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Development Studies

#2 in Belgium

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

47. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#26 in the United Kingdom

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

48. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Development Studies

#2 in Switzerland

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

49. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Development Studies

#8 in the Netherlands

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

50. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#27 in the United Kingdom

#196 in the World

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

51. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#28 in the United Kingdom

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

52. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Development Studies

#9 in the Netherlands

#199 in the World

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

53. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Development Studies

#10 in the Netherlands

#202 in the World

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

54. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Development Studies

#1 in Ireland

#204 in the World

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

55. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#29 in the United Kingdom

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

56. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Development Studies

#1 in Spain

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

57. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Development Studies

#6 in Sweden

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

58. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Development Studies

#2 in Norway

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

59. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#30 in the United Kingdom

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

60. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#31 in the United Kingdom

#219 in the World

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

61. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Development Studies

#3 in Belgium

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

62. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Development Studies

#1 in France

#221 in the World

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

63. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Development Studies

#7 in Sweden

#224 in the World

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

64. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Development Studies

#3 in Norway

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

65. University of Essex

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#32 in the United Kingdom

#230 in the World

Founded: 1964

66. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Development Studies

#11 in the Netherlands

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

67. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Development Studies

#2 in Germany

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

68. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Development Studies

#12 in the Netherlands

#233 in the World

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

69. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Development Studies

#33 in the United Kingdom

#235 in the World

Founded: 1964

70. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Development Studies

#34 in the United Kingdom

#240 in the World

Founded: 1968

71. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Development Studies

#2 in Ireland

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

72. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Development Studies

#2 in Italy

#243 in the World

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

73. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#35 in the United Kingdom

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

74. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Development Studies

#36 in the United Kingdom

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

75. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#37 in the United Kingdom

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

76. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#38 in the United Kingdom

#253 in the World

Founded: 1892

77. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Development Studies

#8 in Sweden

#254 in the World

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

78. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Development Studies

#1 in Portugal

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

79. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Development Studies

#1 in Russia

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

80. University of Stirling

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Development Studies

#39 in the United Kingdom

#260 in the World

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

81. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Development Studies

#3 in Switzerland

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

82. University of Dundee

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Development Studies

#40 in the United Kingdom

#266 in the World

Founded: 1967

83. Swansea University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Development Studies

#41 in the United Kingdom

#267 in the World

Founded: 1920

84. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Development Studies

#2 in Spain

#272 in the World

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

85. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Development Studies

#3 in Italy

#279 in the World

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

86. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Development Studies

#2 in Finland

#284 in the World

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

87. Pompeu Fabra University

Spain | Barcelona

For Development Studies

#3 in Spain

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 15,801

88. University of Wales

United Kingdom | Wales

For Development Studies

#42 in the United Kingdom

#289 in the World

Founded: 1893

89. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Development Studies

#1 in Austria

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

90. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Development Studies

#4 in Belgium

#298 in the World

Founded: 2003

91. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Development Studies

#3 in Germany

#301 in the World

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

92. University of Kent

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#43 in the United Kingdom

#302 in the World

Founded: 1965

93. University of Plymouth

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#44 in the United Kingdom

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

94. Bocconi University

Italy | Lombardy

For Development Studies

#4 in Italy

#306 in the World

Founded: 1902

95. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Development Studies

#5 in Italy

#311 in the World

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

96. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Development Studies

#5 in Belgium

#312 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

97. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Development Studies

#4 in Switzerland

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

98. City, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Development Studies

#45 in the United Kingdom

#314 in the World

Founded: 1966

99. University of Southern Denmark

Denmark | Odense

For Development Studies

#3 in Denmark

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1966

100. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Development Studies

#6 in Italy

#319 in the World

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

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