Best Universities for Acoustical Engineering in Europe

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Acoustical Engineering. A graph of 30.4M citations received by 1.39M academic papers made by 1,182 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. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Acoustical Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Acoustical Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Acoustical Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Acoustical Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Acoustical Engineering

#1 in Belgium

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

6. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Acoustical Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

7. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Acoustical Engineering

#1 in Switzerland

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

8. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Acoustical Engineering

#2 in Switzerland

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

9. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Acoustical Engineering

#1 in France

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

10. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Acoustical Engineering

#1 in the Netherlands

#60 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

11. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Acoustical Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#67 in the World

Founded: 1824

12. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Acoustical Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#76 in the World

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

13. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Acoustical Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

14. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Acoustical Engineering

#1 in Germany

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

15. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Acoustical Engineering

#1 in Italy

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

16. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Acoustical Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#87 in the World

Founded: 1905

17. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Acoustical Engineering

#2 in Germany

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

18. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Acoustical Engineering

#1 in Denmark

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

19. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Acoustical Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#104 in the World

Founded: 1451

20. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Acoustical Engineering

#2 in the Netherlands

#108 in the World

Founded: 1923

21. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Acoustical Engineering

#3 in the Netherlands

#114 in the World

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

22. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Acoustical Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#117 in the World

Founded: 1948

23. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Acoustical Engineering

#1 in Sweden

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 14,278
Founded: 1827

24. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Acoustical Engineering

#2 in Sweden

#121 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

25. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Acoustical Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#126 in the World

Founded: 1900

26. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Acoustical Engineering

#4 in the Netherlands

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

27. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Acoustical Engineering

#3 in Sweden

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

28. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Acoustical Engineering

#3 in Germany

#132 in the World

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

29. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Acoustical Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#134 in the World

Founded: 1904

30. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Acoustical Engineering

#4 in Germany

#135 in the World

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

31. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Acoustical Engineering

#5 in the Netherlands

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

32. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Acoustical Engineering

#1 in Spain

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

33. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Acoustical Engineering

#2 in Italy

#140 in the World

Founded: 1859

34. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Acoustical Engineering

#3 in Italy

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

35. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Acoustical Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

36. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Acoustical Engineering

#5 in Germany

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

37. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Acoustical Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

38. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Acoustical Engineering

#4 in Italy

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

39. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Acoustical Engineering

#1 in Russia

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

40. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#4 in Sweden

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,773
Founded: 1829

41. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Acoustical Engineering

#6 in the Netherlands

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,069
Founded: 1956

42. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Acoustical Engineering

#6 in Germany

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

43. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Acoustical Engineering

#2 in Belgium

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

44. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Acoustical Engineering

#7 in Germany

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

45. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Acoustical Engineering

#7 in the Netherlands

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

46. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Acoustical Engineering

#8 in Germany

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

47. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Acoustical Engineering

#9 in Germany

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

48. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Acoustical Engineering

#2 in Denmark

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 20,353
Founded: 1974

49. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Acoustical Engineering

#1 in Finland

#176 in the World

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

50. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Acoustical Engineering

#2 in France

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

51. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Acoustical Engineering

#1 in Norway

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

52. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Acoustical Engineering

#3 in Denmark

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

53. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Acoustical Engineering

#3 in France

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

54. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Acoustical Engineering

#1 in Austria

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

55. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Acoustical Engineering

#5 in Italy

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

56. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Acoustical Engineering

#8 in the Netherlands

#196 in the World

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

57. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Acoustical Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#199 in the World

Founded: 1829

58. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Acoustical Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

59. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Acoustical Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

60. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Acoustical Engineering

#10 in Germany

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

61. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Acoustical Engineering

#11 in Germany

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

62. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#12 in Germany

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

63. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Acoustical Engineering

#6 in Italy

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 49,108
Founded: 1343

64. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Acoustical Engineering

#4 in Denmark

#212 in the World

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

65. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#13 in Germany

#216 in the World

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

66. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Acoustical Engineering

#14 in Germany

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

67. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Acoustical Engineering

#3 in Switzerland

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

68. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Acoustical Engineering

#2 in Spain

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,450
Founded: 1968

69. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Acoustical Engineering

#15 in Germany

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

70. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Acoustical Engineering

#7 in Italy

#231 in the World

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

71. Normal Superior School

France | Ile-de-France

For Acoustical Engineering

#4 in France

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,536
Founded: 1794

72. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Acoustical Engineering

#2 in Austria

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

73. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#16 in Germany

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

74. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Acoustical Engineering

#5 in France

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

75. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Acoustical Engineering

#8 in Italy

#246 in the World

Founded: 1321

76. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Acoustical Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#249 in the World

Founded: 1964

77. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Acoustical Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#250 in the World

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

78. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Acoustical Engineering

#17 in Germany

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

79. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Acoustical Engineering

#1 in Portugal

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

80. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Acoustical Engineering

#18 in Germany

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

81. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Acoustical Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

82. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Acoustical Engineering

#1 in Slovenia

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 37,874
Founded: 1919

83. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Acoustical Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#260 in the World

Founded: 1997

84. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Acoustical Engineering

#3 in Spain

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

85. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Acoustical Engineering

#3 in Belgium

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

86. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Acoustical Engineering

#2 in Norway

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

87. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Acoustical Engineering

#4 in Switzerland

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

88. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Acoustical Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#268 in the World

Founded: 1963

89. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Acoustical Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

90. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Acoustical Engineering

#9 in the Netherlands

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

91. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Acoustical Engineering

#10 in the Netherlands

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

92. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Acoustical Engineering

#25 in the United Kingdom

#278 in the World

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

93. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Acoustical Engineering

#19 in Germany

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

94. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Acoustical Engineering

#20 in Germany

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

95. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Acoustical Engineering

#5 in Sweden

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

96. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Acoustical Engineering

#21 in Germany

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

97. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Acoustical Engineering

#4 in Belgium

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

98. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Acoustical Engineering

#6 in Sweden

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 22,441
Founded: 1975

99. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Acoustical Engineering

#5 in Switzerland

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

100. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Acoustical Engineering

#7 in Sweden

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

Engineering subfields in Europe

Aerospace Engineering1129

Agricultural Engineering255

Applied/Engineering Physics461

Architectural Engineering553

Architecture514

Automation and Control engineering541

Automotive Engineering650

Aviation379

Biochemical Engineering453

Biomedical Engineering558

Biotechnology755

Chemical Engineering1037

Civil Engineering966

Computer Engineering589

Computer Networking1122

Construction Management444

Electrical Engineering1212

Electronic Engineering877

Engineering Management468

Environmental Engineering726

Firefighting and Fire Science287

Geotechnical Engineering849

Human-Computer Interaction849

Industrial Engineering399

Landscape Architecture404

Marine Engineering336

Materials Science1347

Mechanical Engineering1304

Metallurgical Engineering1147

Mining Engineering286

Nanotechnology987

Nuclear Engineering360

Operations Research665

Optical Engineering1260

Petroleum Engineering414

Polymer science and Plastics engineering353

Product and Industrial Design348

Reliability and Quality Engineering615

Remote Sensing670

Renewable Energy Engineering617

Robotics488

Structural Engineering1036

Systems Engineering991

Technical Drawing361

Telecommunications1141

Transportation Engineering576