Best Universities for Architectural 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 Architectural Engineering. A graph of 2.52M citations received by 140K academic papers made by 553 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. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in the Netherlands

#3 in the World

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

2. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#6 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Italy

#8 in the World

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

4. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Architectural Engineering

#2 in Italy

#14 in the World

Founded: 1859

6. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Belgium

#15 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

7. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Denmark

#24 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

8. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Switzerland

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

9. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Architectural Engineering

#2 in the Netherlands

#29 in the World

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

10. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Architectural Engineering

#2 in Denmark

#33 in the World

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

11. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Norway

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

12. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

13. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Architectural Engineering

#2 in Switzerland

#39 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

14. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

15. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Portugal

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

16. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#45 in the World

Founded: 1905

17. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#47 in the World

Founded: 1904

18. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Architectural Engineering

#3 in Italy

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

19. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Sweden

#52 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

20. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Architectural Engineering

#4 in Italy

#53 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

21. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#55 in the World

Founded: 1948

22. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Architectural Engineering

#5 in Italy

#56 in the World

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

23. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Architectural Engineering

#2 in Portugal

#57 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

24. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#65 in the World

Founded: 1824

25. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Architectural Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

26. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Architectural Engineering

#2 in Sweden

#67 in the World

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

27. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Architectural Engineering

#2 in Belgium

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

28. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Spain

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

29. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

30. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Architectural Engineering

#2 in Spain

#90 in the World

Founded: 1971

31. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Architectural Engineering

#3 in Portugal

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

32. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Austria

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

33. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Architectural Engineering

#3 in Spain

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

34. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Greece

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

35. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Germany

#104 in the World

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

36. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#105 in the World

Founded: 1892

37. Oxford Brookes University

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1865

38. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

39. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Lithuania | Vilnius

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Lithuania

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

40. University of Palermo

Italy | Sicily

For Architectural Engineering

#6 in Italy

#121 in the World

Founded: 1806

41. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Architectural Engineering

#2 in Germany

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

42. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Architectural Engineering

#2 in Greece

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

43. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#127 in the World

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

44. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Architectural Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#128 in the World

Founded: 1997

45. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Architectural Engineering

#3 in Germany

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

46. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Architectural Engineering

#3 in Sweden

#133 in the World

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

47. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Architectural Engineering

#4 in Portugal

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

48. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Finland

#145 in the World

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

49. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

50. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Architectural Engineering

#2 in Finland

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,440
Founded: 2010

51. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Architectural Engineering

#4 in Spain

#152 in the World

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

52. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

53. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Architectural Engineering

#3 in Belgium

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

54. Czech Technical University in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in the Czech Republic

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 19,080
Founded: 1707

55. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Architectural Engineering

#4 in Germany

#163 in the World

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

56. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Architectural Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#164 in the World

Founded: 1964

57. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Poland

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 21,738
Founded: 1919

58. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Architectural Engineering

#7 in Italy

#166 in the World

Founded: 1321

59. University of Perugia

Italy | Umbria

For Architectural Engineering

#8 in Italy

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

60. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Architectural Engineering

#9 in Italy

#181 in the World

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

61. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#182 in the World

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

62. University of Salford

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#183 in the World

Founded: 1967

63. Cracow University of Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Architectural Engineering

#2 in Poland

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 17,280
Founded: 1945

64. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

65. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#195 in the World

Founded: 1900

66. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Architectural Engineering

#3 in Poland

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 27,072
Founded: 1826

67. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Serbia

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

68. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#206 in the World

Founded: 1963

69. Silesian University of Technology

Poland | Gliwice

For Architectural Engineering

#4 in Poland

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,200
Founded: 1945

70. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Architectural Engineering

#5 in Poland

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1945

71. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Architectural Engineering

#4 in Sweden

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

72. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Slovenia

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 37,874
Founded: 1919

73. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Architectural Engineering

#3 in the Netherlands

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

74. Polytechnical University of Marche

Italy | Marche

For Architectural Engineering

#10 in Italy

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1969

75. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

76. Northumbria University

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#25 in the United Kingdom

#220 in the World

Founded: 1992

77. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Architectural Engineering

#4 in the Netherlands

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

78. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Architectural Engineering

#4 in Belgium

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

79. Heriot-Watt University

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Architectural Engineering

#26 in the United Kingdom

#225 in the World

Founded: 1966

80. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in France

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

81. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Architectural Engineering

#5 in Germany

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

82. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Architectural Engineering

#3 in Denmark

#233 in the World

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

83. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Architectural Engineering

#5 in the Netherlands

#235 in the World

Founded: 1923

84. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Architectural Engineering

#3 in Finland

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 18,400
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1925

85. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Architectural Engineering

#6 in the Netherlands

#240 in the World

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

86. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Architectural Engineering

#6 in Germany

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

87. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Russia

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

88. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Architectural Engineering

#11 in Italy

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

89. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#27 in the United Kingdom

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

90. University of Lleida

Spain | Lleida

For Architectural Engineering

#5 in Spain

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 10,674

91. De Montfort University

United Kingdom | England

For Architectural Engineering

#28 in the United Kingdom

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1992

92. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Architectural Engineering

#4 in Denmark

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

93. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Architectural Engineering

#5 in Sweden

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

94. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Architectural Engineering

#6 in Spain

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

95. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Ireland

#262 in the World

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

96. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Architectural Engineering

#12 in Italy

#263 in the World

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

97. Technical University of Kosice

Slovakia | Kosice

For Architectural Engineering

#1 in Slovakia

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 9,714
Founded: 1952

98. University of Trento

Italy | Trentino-South Tyrol

For Architectural Engineering

#13 in Italy

#273 in the World

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

99. University of Salerno

Italy | Campania

For Architectural Engineering

#14 in Italy

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 33,332
Founded: 1944

100. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Architectural Engineering

#6 in Sweden

#276 in the World

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

Engineering subfields in Europe

Acoustical Engineering1182

Aerospace Engineering1129

Agricultural Engineering255

Applied/Engineering Physics461

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