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 60.9M citations received by 3.12M academic papers made by 1,366 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

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

7. Catholic University of Leuven

For Economics

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

15. University of Copenhagen

For Economics

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

16. University of Bristol

For Economics

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

20. Utrecht University

For Economics

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

22. University of Sussex

For Economics

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

23. University of Groningen

For Economics

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

24. Tilburg University

For Economics

#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
17,378
Founded
1927

26. Lund University

For Economics

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

27. Aarhus University

For Economics

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

31. University of Oslo

For Economics

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

32. University of Zurich

For Economics

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

33. Stockholm University

For Economics

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

34. Delft University of Technology

For Economics

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

36. Uppsala University

For Economics

#3 in Sweden
#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
35,556
Founded
1477

43. University of Helsinki

For Economics

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

44. University of Bologna

For Economics

#1 in Italy
#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
79,999
Founded
1088

46. Ghent University

For Economics

#2 in Belgium
#156 in the World
Enrollment
41,669
Founded
1817

47. University of Gothenburg

For Economics

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

48. Leiden University

For Economics

#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

50. Sapienza University of Rome

For Economics

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

54. University of Vienna

For Economics

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

57. University College Dublin

For Economics

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

58. University of Leicester

For Economics

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

59. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Economics

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

63. University of Hamburg

For Economics

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

65. University of Lisbon

For Economics

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

66. University of Bonn

For Economics

#3 in Germany
#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

67. University of Padua

For Economics

#4 in Italy
#201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
62,876
Founded
1222

68. Karolinska Institute

For Economics

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

69. University of Bath

For Economics

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

73. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Economics

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

74. University of Munich

For Economics

#5 in Germany
#213 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

77. Technical University of Munich

For Economics

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

79. University of Twente

For Economics

#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1961

80. Polytechnic University of Milan

For Economics

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

85. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Economics

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

86. Free University of Brussels

For Economics

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

89. Linkoping University

For Economics

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

93. Free University of Berlin

For Economics

#7 in Germany
#261 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

94. University of Barcelona

For Economics

#3 in Spain
#262 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
64,236
Male:Female
86:14

95. University of Milan

For Economics

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

99. Umea University

For Economics

#8 in Sweden
#277 in the World
Enrollment
34,237
Founded
1965