Best Universities for Aviation in Europe

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Aviation. A graph of 195K citations received by 16K academic papers made by 196 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. Cranfield University

For Aviation

#5 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
4,825
Founded
1993

2. Delft University of Technology

For Aviation

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

3. National Aviation University

For Aviation

#1 in Ukraine
#12 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1933

7. Moscow Aviation Institute

For Aviation

#1 in Russia
#22 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1930

15. Sapienza University of Rome

For Aviation

#1 in Italy
#46 in the World
Enrollment
100,155
Founded
1303

16. University of Belgrade

For Aviation

#1 in Serbia
#47 in the World
Enrollment
75,047

17. Czech Technical University in Prague

For Aviation

#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Enrollment
19,080
Male:Female
75:25
Founded
1707

18. University of Bristol

For Aviation

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

19. Braunschweig University of Technology

For Aviation

#1 in Germany
#52 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
17,794
Founded
1745

20. Technical University of Kosice

For Aviation

#1 in Slovakia
#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
9,714
Founded
1952

22. Polytechnic University of Milan

For Aviation

#2 in Italy
#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
48,645
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1863

25. Technical University of Munich

For Aviation

#2 in Germany
#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

27. Warsaw University of Technology

For Aviation

#1 in Poland
#70 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
27,072
Founded
1826

33. Polytechnic University, Rzeszow

For Aviation

#2 in Poland
#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
17,700
Founded
1951

36. University of Pisa

For Aviation

#5 in Italy
#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
49,108
Founded
1343

37. Lund University

For Aviation

#1 in Sweden
#105 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

38. Linkoping University

For Aviation

#2 in Sweden
#107 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
22,441
Founded
1975

41. University of Zilina

For Aviation

#2 in Slovakia
#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1953

42. University of Bologna

For Aviation

#6 in Italy
#123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
79,999
Founded
1088

43. Utrecht University

For Aviation

#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

45. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Aviation

#3 in Sweden
#128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
14,278
Founded
1827

50. University of Hamburg

For Aviation

#4 in Germany
#138 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

53. Roma Tre University

For Aviation

#8 in Italy
#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1992

55. University of Padua

For Aviation

#9 in Italy
#155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
62,876
Founded
1222

56. University of Amsterdam

For Aviation

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

58. University of Lisbon

For Aviation

#1 in Portugal
#162 in the World
Enrollment
49,769
Founded
1911

61. Ghent University

For Aviation

#1 in Belgium
#178 in the World
Enrollment
41,669
Founded
1817

65. University of Bergamo

For Aviation

#11 in Italy
#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1968

70. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

For Aviation

#2 in France
#211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
2007

72. University King Juan Carlos

For Aviation

#5 in Spain
#216 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1996

75. Aalborg University

For Aviation

#2 in Denmark
#225 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
20,353
Founded
1974

78. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

For Aviation

#10 in Germany
#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Enrollment
2,889
Founded
1973

79. Dublin City University

For Aviation

#2 in Ireland
#234 in the World
Enrollment
17,989
Founded
1989

80. University of Porto

For Aviation

#2 in Portugal
#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
29,178
Founded
1911

81. Graz University of Technology

For Aviation

#1 in Austria
#245 in the World
Enrollment
16,436
Founded
1874

83. Carlos III University, Madrid

For Aviation

#6 in Spain
#248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1989

84. University of Zagreb

For Aviation

#1 in Croatia
#249 in the World
Enrollment
65,436
Founded
1874

87. Brno University of Technology

For Aviation

#254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
17,975
Founded
1899

88. Poznan University of Technology

For Aviation

#3 in Poland
#255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
15,903
Male:Female
67:33
Founded
1919

89. University of Barcelona

For Aviation

#7 in Spain
#256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
64,236
Male:Female
86:14

92. Technical University of Crete

For Aviation

#2 in Greece
#261 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1977

93. Chalmers University of Technology

For Aviation

#4 in Sweden
#262 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
10,912
Founded
1829

94. Silesian University of Technology

For Aviation

#4 in Poland
#265 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,200
Founded
1945

96. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Aviation

#4 in France
#269 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

98. University of Leicester

For Aviation

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