Best Universities for Construction Management in Europe

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Construction Management. A graph of 1.84M citations received by 85.7K academic papers made by 448 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. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#1 in the United Kingdom

#5 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

2. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Construction Management

#1 in Italy

#8 in the World

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

3. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Construction Management

#1 in the Netherlands

#11 in the World

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

4. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Construction Management

#1 in Norway

#20 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

5. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#2 in the United Kingdom

#26 in the World

Founded: 1824

6. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Construction Management

#1 in Denmark

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

7. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#3 in the United Kingdom

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

8. University of Salford

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#4 in the United Kingdom

#32 in the World

Founded: 1967

9. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Construction Management

#1 in Germany

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

10. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Construction Management

#2 in the Netherlands

#35 in the World

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

11. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#5 in the United Kingdom

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

12. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#6 in the United Kingdom

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

13. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Construction Management

#1 in Belgium

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

14. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Construction Management

#2 in Germany

#45 in the World

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

15. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Construction Management

#2 in Italy

#47 in the World

Founded: 1859

16. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Construction Management

#3 in Germany

#50 in the World

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

17. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Construction Management

#1 in Switzerland

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

18. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Construction Management

#1 in Portugal

#57 in the World

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

19. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Construction Management

#2 in Portugal

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

20. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#7 in the United Kingdom

#63 in the World

Founded: 1905

21. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Construction Management

#8 in the United Kingdom

#64 in the World

Founded: 1964

22. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Construction Management

#1 in Spain

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

23. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#9 in the United Kingdom

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

24. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Construction Management

#1 in Greece

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

25. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Construction Management

#1 in Sweden

#71 in the World

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

26. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#10 in the United Kingdom

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

27. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Construction Management

#2 in Switzerland

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

28. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Construction Management

#2 in Denmark

#76 in the World

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

29. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Construction Management

#2 in Spain

#79 in the World

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

30. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#11 in the United Kingdom

#82 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

31. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Construction Management

#2 in Sweden

#83 in the World

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

32. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Construction Management

#3 in the Netherlands

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

33. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Construction Management

#1 in Poland

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 19,750
Founded: 1919

34. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Construction Management

#2 in Greece

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

35. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Construction Management

#2 in Poland

#90 in the World

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

36. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Construction Management

#2 in Belgium

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

37. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Construction Management

#4 in Germany

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

38. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Lithuania | Vilnius

For Construction Management

#1 in Lithuania

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

39. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#12 in the United Kingdom

#96 in the World

Founded: 1948

40. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Construction Management

#5 in Germany

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

41. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Construction Management

#3 in Italy

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

42. Coventry University

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#13 in the United Kingdom

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

43. Technical University of Kosice

Slovakia | Kosice

For Construction Management

#1 in Slovakia

#109 in the World

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

44. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Construction Management

#3 in Sweden

#110 in the World

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

45. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Construction Management

#6 in Germany

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

46. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Construction Management

#3 in Portugal

#122 in the World

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

47. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#14 in the United Kingdom

#123 in the World

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

48. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Construction Management

#1 in Russia

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

49. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#15 in the United Kingdom

#125 in the World

Founded: 1900

50. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#16 in the United Kingdom

#129 in the World

Founded: 1892

51. Silesian University of Technology

Poland | Gliwice

For Construction Management

#3 in Poland

#130 in the World

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

52. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Construction Management

#4 in Sweden

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

53. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#17 in the United Kingdom

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

54. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Construction Management

#3 in Spain

#134 in the World

Founded: 1971

55. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Construction Management

#4 in Poland

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 15,903
Male:Female: 67:33
Founded: 1919

56. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Construction Management

#7 in Germany

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

57. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Construction Management

#3 in Belgium

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

58. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Construction Management

#1 in Finland

#154 in the World

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

59. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Construction Management

#5 in Poland

#157 in the World

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

60. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Construction Management

#5 in Sweden

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

61. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Construction Management

#18 in the United Kingdom

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

62. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Construction Management

#4 in Italy

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 70,000
Founded: 1222

63. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#19 in the United Kingdom

#164 in the World

Founded: 1904

64. Cracow University of Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Construction Management

#6 in Poland

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 17,280
Founded: 1945

65. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#20 in the United Kingdom

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

66. University of Wolverhampton

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#21 in the United Kingdom

#171 in the World

Founded: 1992

67. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Construction Management

#5 in Italy

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 96,945
Founded: 1088

68. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Construction Management

#4 in Spain

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

69. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Construction Management

#6 in Italy

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

70. Czech Technical University in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Construction Management

#1 in the Czech Republic

#180 in the World

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

71. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#22 in the United Kingdom

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

72. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Construction Management

#4 in the Netherlands

#184 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

73. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Construction Management

#1 in Croatia

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

74. University of the West of England

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#23 in the United Kingdom

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

75. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Construction Management

#2 in Finland

#195 in the World

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

76. Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Hungary | Budapest

For Construction Management

#1 in Hungary

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 20,152
Founded: 1782

77. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Construction Management

#1 in Ireland

#203 in the World

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

78. Northumbria University

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#24 in the United Kingdom

#206 in the World

Founded: 1992

79. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Construction Management

#1 in Austria

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

80. Braunschweig University of Technology

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Construction Management

#8 in Germany

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 17,794
Founded: 1745

81. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Construction Management

#1 in Serbia

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

82. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Construction Management

#9 in Germany

#218 in the World

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

83. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Construction Management

#25 in the United Kingdom

#219 in the World

Founded: 1997

84. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Construction Management

#4 in Portugal

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1973

85. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Construction Management

#3 in Greece

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

86. Belgorod State Technological University

Russia | Belgorod

For Construction Management

#2 in Russia

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1954

87. Leibniz University of Hanover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Construction Management

#10 in Germany

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

88. University of Zilina

Slovakia | Zilina

For Construction Management

#2 in Slovakia

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1953

89. University of Maribor

Slovenia | Maribor

For Construction Management

#1 in Slovenia

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,500
Founded: 1961

90. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Construction Management

#3 in Denmark

#248 in the World

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

91. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#26 in the United Kingdom

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

92. Liverpool John Moores University

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#27 in the United Kingdom

#252 in the World

Founded: 1992

93. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Construction Management

#6 in Sweden

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

94. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Construction Management

#11 in Germany

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

95. BI Norwegian Business School

Norway | Oslo

For Construction Management

#2 in Norway

#258 in the World

Founded: 1943

96. TU Dortmund University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Construction Management

#12 in Germany

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

97. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#28 in the United Kingdom

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

98. London South Bank University

United Kingdom | England

For Construction Management

#29 in the United Kingdom

#269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Founded: 1892

99. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Construction Management

#30 in the United Kingdom

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

100. University of Bremen

Germany | Bremen State

For Construction Management

#13 in Germany

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

Engineering subfields in Europe

Acoustical Engineering1187

Aerospace Engineering1139

Agricultural Engineering248

Applied/Engineering Physics468

Architectural Engineering564

Architecture522

Automation and Control engineering547

Automotive Engineering665

Aviation362

Biochemical Engineering460

Biomedical Engineering565

Biotechnology768

Chemical Engineering1043

Civil Engineering973

Computer Engineering592

Computer Networking1124

Electrical Engineering1217

Electronic Engineering879

Engineering Management482

Environmental Engineering733

Firefighting and Fire Science296

Geotechnical Engineering853

Human-Computer Interaction858

Industrial Engineering390

Landscape Architecture408

Marine Engineering344

Materials Science1349

Mechanical Engineering1306

Metallurgical Engineering1155

Mining Engineering295

Nanotechnology992

Nuclear Engineering363

Operations Research670

Optical Engineering1268

Petroleum Engineering420

Polymer science and Plastics engineering352

Product and Industrial Design352

Reliability and Quality Engineering622

Remote Sensing677

Renewable Energy Engineering626

Robotics496

Structural Engineering1041

Systems Engineering995

Technical Drawing373

Telecommunications1149

Transportation Engineering589