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 3.27M citations received by 179K academic papers made by 469 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

#21 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

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

11. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#9 in the United Kingdom

#29 in the World

Founded: 1905

12. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#10 in the United Kingdom

#35 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

13. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#11 in the United Kingdom

#37 in the World

Founded: 1904

14. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Political Economy

#12 in the United Kingdom

#38 in the World

Founded: 1451

15. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Political Economy

#13 in the United Kingdom

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

16. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#14 in the United Kingdom

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

17. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Political Economy

#2 in the Netherlands

#42 in the World

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

18. University of Essex

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#15 in the United Kingdom

#45 in the World

Founded: 1964

19. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#16 in the United Kingdom

#46 in the World

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

20. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Political Economy

#1 in Norway

#49 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

21. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Political Economy

#1 in Denmark

#55 in the World

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

22. Paris Institute of Political Studies

France | Ile-de-France

For Political Economy

#1 in France

#56 in the World

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

23. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#17 in the United Kingdom

#59 in the World

Founded: 1948

24. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Political Economy

#1 in Switzerland

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

25. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#18 in the United Kingdom

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

26. 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

27. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Political Economy

#1 in Sweden

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

28. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Political Economy

#2 in Sweden

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

29. University of Kent

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#20 in the United Kingdom

#69 in the World

Founded: 1965

30. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#21 in the United Kingdom

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

31. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#22 in the United Kingdom

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

32. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Political Economy

#1 in Belgium

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

33. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Political Economy

#1 in Germany

#77 in the World

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

34. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Political Economy

#23 in the United Kingdom

#78 in the World

Founded: 1997

35. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Political Economy

#3 in Sweden

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

36. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Political Economy

#2 in Denmark

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

37. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Political Economy

#1 in Finland

#87 in the World

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

38. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Political Economy

#4 in Sweden

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

39. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#24 in the United Kingdom

#91 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

#99 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. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Political Economy

#1 in Ireland

#107 in the World

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

44. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Political Economy

#4 in the Netherlands

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

45. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Political Economy

#1 in Austria

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

46. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Political Economy

#27 in the United Kingdom

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

47. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#28 in the United Kingdom

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

48. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Political Economy

#29 in the United Kingdom

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

49. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#30 in the United Kingdom

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

50. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#31 in the United Kingdom

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

51. Keele University

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#32 in the United Kingdom

#127 in the World

Founded: 1962

52. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Political Economy

#1 in Italy

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
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. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#33 in the United Kingdom

#137 in the World

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

55. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#34 in the United Kingdom

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

56. Birkbeck, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#35 in the United Kingdom

#140 in the World

Founded: 1823

57. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Political Economy

#2 in Ireland

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

58. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Political Economy

#36 in the United Kingdom

#146 in the World

Founded: 1964

59. University of Trento

Italy | Trentino-South Tyrol

For Political Economy

#2 in Italy

#149 in the World

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

60. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Political Economy

#6 in the Netherlands

#150 in the World

Founded: 1923

61. University of Mannheim

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Political Economy

#2 in Germany

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

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 Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#37 in the United Kingdom

#154 in the World

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

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 Konstanz

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Political Economy

#4 in Germany

#157 in the World

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

66. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Political Economy

#38 in the United Kingdom

#158 in the World

Founded: 1495

67. University of Westminster

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#39 in the United Kingdom

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

68. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Political Economy

#3 in Italy

#164 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

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

70. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Political Economy

#2 in Switzerland

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

71. Royal Holloway, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#40 in the United Kingdom

#172 in the World

Founded: 1849

72. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Political Economy

#3 in Switzerland

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

73. Goldsmiths, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#41 in the United Kingdom

#176 in the World

Founded: 1904

74. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Political Economy

#3 in Belgium

#178 in the World

Founded: 2003

75. Central European University

Hungary | Budapest

For Political Economy

#1 in Hungary

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1991

76. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Political Economy

#5 in Germany

#183 in the World

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

77. Dublin City University

Ireland | Dublin

For Political Economy

#3 in Ireland

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 17,989
Founded: 1989

78. Pompeu Fabra University

Spain | Barcelona

For Political Economy

#2 in Spain

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 15,801

79. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Political Economy

#6 in Germany

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

80. Copenhagen Business School

Denmark | Frederiksberg

For Political Economy

#3 in Denmark

#192 in the World

Founded: 1917

81. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Political Economy

#4 in Switzerland

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

82. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Political Economy

#5 in Switzerland

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

83. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Political Economy

#7 in Germany

#198 in the World

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

84. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Political Economy

#1 in Poland

#199 in the World

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

85. City, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#42 in the United Kingdom

#200 in the World

Founded: 1966

86. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

Switzerland | Geneva

For Political Economy

#6 in Switzerland

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,141

87. Moscow State Institute of International Relations

Russia | Moscow

For Political Economy

#2 in Russia

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1944

88. University of Bremen

Germany | Bremen State

For Political Economy

#8 in Germany

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

89. University of Hull

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#43 in the United Kingdom

#208 in the World

Founded: 1954

90. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Political Economy

#4 in Belgium

#209 in the World

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

91. University of Bradford

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#44 in the United Kingdom

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

92. Bocconi University

Italy | Lombardy

For Political Economy

#4 in Italy

#217 in the World

Founded: 1902

93. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Political Economy

#9 in Germany

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

94. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#45 in the United Kingdom

#224 in the World

Founded: 1892

95. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Political Economy

#7 in the Netherlands

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

96. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Political Economy

#2 in Norway

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

97. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Political Economy

#8 in the Netherlands

#228 in the World

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

98. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Political Economy

#1 in Portugal

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

99. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Political Economy

#46 in the United Kingdom

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

100. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Political Economy

#47 in the United Kingdom

#234 in the World

Founded: 1968

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