Best Universities for Political Economy in Europe

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Political Economy. A graph of 1.96M citations received by 156K academic papers made by 431 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

For Political Economy

#1 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

2. University of Oxford

For Political Economy

#2 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

5. University of Cambridge

For Political Economy

#14 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

6. University of Amsterdam

For Political Economy

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

7. University of Warwick

For Political Economy

#18 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

9. University of Sussex

For Political Economy

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

12. University of London

For Political Economy

#37 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

15. University of Bristol

For Political Economy

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

17. University of Edinburgh

For Political Economy

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

18. Leiden University

For Political Economy

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

20. University of Oslo

For Political Economy

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

21. Durham University

For Political Economy

#54 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

22. Aarhus University

For Political Economy

#1 in Denmark
#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,020
Founded
1928

23. University of Gothenburg

For Political Economy

#1 in Sweden
#58 in the World
Enrollment
36,003
Founded
1891

25. SOAS, University of London

For Political Economy

#64 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
6,295
Founded
1916

26. Uppsala University

For Political Economy

#2 in Sweden
#65 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
35,556
Founded
1477

28. University of Zurich

For Political Economy

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

29. Lancaster University

For Political Economy

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

30. University of Exeter

For Political Economy

#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

32. Catholic University of Leuven

For Political Economy

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

33. Free University of Berlin

For Political Economy

#1 in Germany
#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

35. University of Helsinki

For Political Economy

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

36. Stockholm University

For Political Economy

#3 in Sweden
#87 in the World
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

37. University of Copenhagen

For Political Economy

#2 in Denmark
#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

38. Lund University

For Political Economy

#4 in Sweden
#89 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

39. University of York

For Political Economy

#94 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

42. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Political Economy

#1 in France
#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

43. University of Liverpool

For Political Economy

#111 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

44. University of Vienna

For Political Economy

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

48. University College Dublin

For Political Economy

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

49. Free University Amsterdam

For Political Economy

#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1880

51. University of East Anglia

For Political Economy

#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

52. University of Leicester

For Political Economy

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

53. University of Bologna

For Political Economy

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

55. Loughborough University

For Political Economy

#134 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

56. Utrecht University

For Political Economy

#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

57. University of Trento

For Political Economy

#2 in Italy
#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
16,239
Founded
1962

59. University of Bath

For Political Economy

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

60. University of Mannheim

For Political Economy

#2 in Germany
#144 in the World
Enrollment
11,532
Founded
1907

61. University of Konstanz

For Political Economy

#3 in Germany
#149 in the World
Enrollment
10,964
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1966

62. Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Political Economy

#151 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Founded
1913

66. Free University of Brussels

For Political Economy

#2 in Belgium
#163 in the World
Enrollment
31,606
Founded
1834

67. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Political Economy

#4 in Germany
#167 in the World
Enrollment
43,461
Founded
1914

71. University of Milan

For Political Economy

#3 in Italy
#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

74. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Political Economy

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

75. University of Bradford

For Political Economy

#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Founded
1966

80. Central European University

For Political Economy

#1 in Hungary
#196 in the World
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1991

81. Pompeu Fabra University

For Political Economy

#2 in Spain
#197 in the World
Enrollment
15,801

83. Dublin City University

For Political Economy

#3 in Ireland
#199 in the World
Enrollment
17,989
Founded
1989

84. Roskilde University

For Political Economy

#4 in Denmark
#205 in the World
Enrollment
7,610
Founded
1972

85. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Political Economy

#6 in Germany
#207 in the World
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

86. University of Bremen

For Political Economy

#7 in Germany
#212 in the World
Enrollment
17,984
Founded
1971

88. University of Bergen

For Political Economy

#2 in Norway
#214 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1946

89. University of Warsaw

For Political Economy

#1 in Poland
#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1816

90. University of Lausanne

For Political Economy

#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
16,919

93. Free University of Brussels - VUB

For Political Economy

#4 in Belgium
#224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
11,101
Founded
1970

94. Wageningen University

For Political Economy

#225 in the World
Enrollment
12,819
Founded
1918

95. University of Hamburg

For Political Economy

#8 in Germany
#227 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

96. University of Munich

For Political Economy

#9 in Germany
#230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

99. University of Groningen

For Political Economy

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