Europe's 100+ best Political Economy universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Political Economy. A graph of 3.54M citations received by 185K academic papers made by 474 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. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#1 in the United Kingdom

#1 in the World

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

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#2 in the United Kingdom

#2 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#3 in the United Kingdom

#9 in the World

Founded: 1824

4. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#4 in the United Kingdom

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Political Economy

#1 in the Netherlands

#16 in the World

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

6. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#5 in the United Kingdom

#17 in the World

Founded: 1829

7. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#6 in the United Kingdom

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

8. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#7 in the United Kingdom

#20 in the World

Founded: 1900

9. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#8 in the United Kingdom

#23 in the World

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

10. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Political Economy

#1 in Russia

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

11. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#9 in the United Kingdom

#30 in the World

Founded: 1905

12. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Political Economy

#1 in Denmark

#31 in the World

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

13. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#10 in the United Kingdom

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

14. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#11 in the United Kingdom

#37 in the World

Founded: 1904

15. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Political Economy

#12 in the United Kingdom

#38 in the World

Founded: 1451

16. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Political Economy

#13 in the United Kingdom

#40 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

17. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#14 in the United Kingdom

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

18. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Political Economy

#2 in the Netherlands

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 33,474
Founded: 1575

19. University of Essex

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#15 in the United Kingdom

#45 in the World

Founded: 1964

20. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#16 in the United Kingdom

#47 in the World

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

21. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Political Economy

#1 in Norway

#49 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

22. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Political Economy

#2 in Denmark

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

23. Paris Institute of Political Studies

France | Ile-de-France

For Political Economy

#1 in France

#57 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 11,196
Founded: 1872

24. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Political Economy

#1 in Switzerland

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

25. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#17 in the United Kingdom

#61 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#18 in the United Kingdom

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

27. SOAS, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#19 in the United Kingdom

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 6,295
Founded: 1916

28. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Political Economy

#1 in Sweden

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

29. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Political Economy

#2 in Sweden

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

30. University of Kent

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#20 in the United Kingdom

#69 in the World

Founded: 1965

31. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#21 in the United Kingdom

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

32. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#22 in the United Kingdom

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

33. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Political Economy

#1 in Belgium

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

34. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Political Economy

#1 in Germany

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

35. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Political Economy

#23 in the United Kingdom

#78 in the World

Founded: 1997

36. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Political Economy

#3 in Sweden

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

37. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Political Economy

#4 in Sweden

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

38. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Political Economy

#1 in Finland

#87 in the World

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

39. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#24 in the United Kingdom

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

40. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#25 in the United Kingdom

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

41. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Political Economy

#3 in the Netherlands

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

42. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#26 in the United Kingdom

#103 in the World

Founded: 1963

43. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Political Economy

#4 in the Netherlands

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1636

44. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Political Economy

#1 in Austria

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

45. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Political Economy

#1 in Ireland

#108 in the World

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

46. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Political Economy

#27 in the United Kingdom

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

47. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#28 in the United Kingdom

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

48. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Political Economy

#29 in the United Kingdom

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

49. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#30 in the United Kingdom

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

50. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#31 in the United Kingdom

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

51. Copenhagen Business School

Denmark | Frederiksberg

For Political Economy

#3 in Denmark

#128 in the World

Founded: 1917

52. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Political Economy

#1 in Italy

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 96,945
Founded: 1088

53. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Political Economy

#5 in the Netherlands

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

54. Keele University

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#32 in the United Kingdom

#134 in the World

Founded: 1962

55. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#33 in the United Kingdom

#136 in the World

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

56. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#34 in the United Kingdom

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

57. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Political Economy

#2 in Ireland

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

58. Birkbeck, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#35 in the United Kingdom

#142 in the World

Founded: 1823

59. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#36 in the United Kingdom

#145 in the World

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

60. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Political Economy

#6 in the Netherlands

#148 in the World

Founded: 1923

61. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Political Economy

#37 in the United Kingdom

#149 in the World

Founded: 1964

62. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Political Economy

#2 in Belgium

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

63. University of Mannheim

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Political Economy

#2 in Germany

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

64. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Political Economy

#3 in Germany

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

65. University of Trento

Italy | Trentino-South Tyrol

For Political Economy

#2 in Italy

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 16,239
Founded: 1962

66. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Political Economy

#38 in the United Kingdom

#157 in the World

Founded: 1495

67. University of Konstanz

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Political Economy

#4 in Germany

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 10,939
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1966

68. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Political Economy

#3 in Italy

#159 in the World

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

69. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Political Economy

#1 in Spain

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

70. University of Westminster

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#39 in the United Kingdom

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

71. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Political Economy

#2 in Switzerland

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

72. Royal Holloway, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#40 in the United Kingdom

#171 in the World

Founded: 1849

73. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Political Economy

#3 in Switzerland

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

74. Central European University

Hungary | Budapest

For Political Economy

#1 in Hungary

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1991

75. Goldsmiths, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#41 in the United Kingdom

#178 in the World

Founded: 1904

76. Roskilde University

Denmark | Roskilde

For Political Economy

#4 in Denmark

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 7,610
Founded: 1972

77. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Political Economy

#3 in Belgium

#182 in the World

Founded: 2003

78. Dublin City University

Ireland | Dublin

For Political Economy

#3 in Ireland

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 17,989
Founded: 1989

79. Pompeu Fabra University

Spain | Barcelona

For Political Economy

#2 in Spain

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 15,801

80. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Political Economy

#5 in Germany

#187 in the World

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

81. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Political Economy

#6 in Germany

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

82. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Political Economy

#4 in Switzerland

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

83. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Political Economy

#7 in Germany

#194 in the World

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

84. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Political Economy

#1 in Poland

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1816

85. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Political Economy

#5 in Switzerland

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

86. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Political Economy

#6 in Switzerland

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

87. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Russia | Moscow

For Political Economy

#2 in Russia

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

88. University of Bremen

Germany | Bremen State

For Political Economy

#8 in Germany

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

89. City, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#42 in the United Kingdom

#204 in the World

Founded: 1966

90. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Political Economy

#4 in Belgium

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 11,101
Founded: 1970

91. University of Bradford

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#43 in the United Kingdom

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

92. University of Hull

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#44 in the United Kingdom

#214 in the World

Founded: 1954

93. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Political Economy

#9 in Germany

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

94. Bocconi University

Italy | Lombardy

For Political Economy

#4 in Italy

#220 in the World

Founded: 1902

95. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Political Economy

#7 in the Netherlands

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

96. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#45 in the United Kingdom

#227 in the World

Founded: 1892

97. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Political Economy

#1 in Portugal

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

98. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#46 in the United Kingdom

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

99. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Political Economy

#2 in Norway

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

100. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Political Economy

#8 in the Netherlands

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

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