Best Universities for Economics in Europe

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 95.7M citations received by 3.65M academic papers made by 1,391 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.

6. University of Amsterdam

For Economics

#35 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

7. Catholic University of Leuven

For Economics

#1 in Belgium
#48 in the World
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

12. University of Copenhagen

For Economics

#1 in Denmark
#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

15. University of Bristol

For Economics

#68 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

19. Aarhus University

For Economics

#2 in Denmark
#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,020
Founded
1928

21. Utrecht University

For Economics

#78 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1636

24. Tilburg University

For Economics

#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
19,178
Founded
1927

25. University of Sussex

For Economics

#92 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

27. University of Groningen

For Economics

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

28. University of Zurich

For Economics

#101 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
25,732

31. University of Oslo

For Economics

#1 in Norway
#107 in the World
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

32. Lund University

For Economics

#1 in Sweden
#109 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

33. Stockholm University

For Economics

#2 in Sweden
#114 in the World
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

35. Delft University of Technology

For Economics

#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

36. Uppsala University

For Economics

#3 in Sweden
#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1477

43. University of Bologna

For Economics

#1 in Italy
#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
96,945
Founded
1088

45. University of Helsinki

For Economics

#1 in Finland
#148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

46. Ghent University

For Economics

#2 in Belgium
#156 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1817

47. Sapienza University of Rome

For Economics

#2 in Italy
#158 in the World
Enrollment
100,155
Founded
1303

48. University of Gothenburg

For Economics

#4 in Sweden
#159 in the World
Enrollment
36,003
Founded
1891

50. Leiden University

For Economics

#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
33,474
Founded
1575

54. University College Dublin

For Economics

#1 in Ireland
#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,321
Founded
1854

56. University of Vienna

For Economics

#1 in Austria
#181 in the World
Enrollment
93,628
Founded
1365

58. University of Lisbon

For Economics

#1 in Portugal
#184 in the World
Enrollment
49,769
Founded
1911

60. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Economics

#1 in France
#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

61. University of Hamburg

For Economics

#2 in Germany
#187 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

64. University of Leicester

For Economics

#194 in the World
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

67. University of Munich

For Economics

#3 in Germany
#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

68. University of Bonn

For Economics

#4 in Germany
#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

69. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Economics

#5 in Germany
#203 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

70. Karolinska Institute

For Economics

#5 in Sweden
#205 in the World
Enrollment
8,070
Founded
1861

73. University of Padua

For Economics

#4 in Italy
#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
70,000
Founded
1222

75. University of Bath

For Economics

#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

76. Technical University of Munich

For Economics

#6 in Germany
#215 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

80. University of Twente

For Economics

#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1961

83. Aalborg University

For Economics

#4 in Denmark
#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
20,353
Founded
1974

84. Polytechnic University of Milan

For Economics

#5 in Italy
#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
48,645
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1863

88. University of Barcelona

For Economics

#3 in Spain
#249 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
64,236

89. Free University of Brussels

For Economics

#5 in Belgium
#251 in the World
Enrollment
31,606
Founded
1834

91. University of Milan

For Economics

#6 in Italy
#253 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

93. Free University of Berlin

For Economics

#8 in Germany
#261 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,908
Founded
1948

94. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Economics

#6 in Sweden
#263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
14,278
Founded
1827

99. Linkoping University

For Economics

#7 in Sweden
#271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
22,441
Founded
1975

100. University of Liege

For Economics

#6 in Belgium
#284 in the World
Enrollment
27,678
Founded
1817