Best Universities for Engineering in Europe

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 309M citations received by 13.3M academic papers made by 1,453 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 Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

3. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

4. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Engineering

#1 in Switzerland

#27 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

5. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

6. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Engineering

#2 in Switzerland

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

7. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Engineering

#1 in the Netherlands

#43 in the World

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

8. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#45 in the World

Founded: 1824

9. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Engineering

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

10. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Engineering

#1 in France

#59 in the World

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

11. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Engineering

#62 in the World

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

12. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Engineering

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

13. Lund University

For Engineering

#1 in Sweden

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

14. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

15. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Engineering

#2 in Sweden

#96 in the World

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

16. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Engineering

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

17. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Engineering

#110 in the World

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

18. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Engineering

#2 in the Netherlands

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

19. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#113 in the World

Founded: 1905

20. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#117 in the World

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

21. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#120 in the World

Founded: 1948

22. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

23. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#122 in the World

Founded: 1904

24. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Engineering

#3 in the Netherlands

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

25. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

26. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Engineering

#1 in Italy

#129 in the World

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

27. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Engineering

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

28. Sapienza University of Rome

For Engineering

#2 in Italy

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

29. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Engineering

#3 in Italy

#133 in the World

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

30. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Engineering

#3 in Sweden

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,912
Founded: 1829

31. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Engineering

#4 in Sweden

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

32. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Engineering

#1 in Russia

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

33. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Engineering

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

34. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#145 in the World

Founded: 1900

35. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Engineering

#146 in the World

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

36. University of Padua

For Engineering

#4 in Italy

#147 in the World

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

37. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Engineering

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

38. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Engineering

#4 in the Netherlands

#153 in the World

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

39. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Engineering

#5 in the Netherlands

#157 in the World

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

40. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Engineering

#2 in France

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

41. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Engineering

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

42. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Engineering

#160 in the World

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

43. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Engineering

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

44. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Engineering

#1 in Spain

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

45. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Engineering

#6 in the Netherlands

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

46. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Engineering

#3 in France

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

47. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Engineering

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

48. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#174 in the World

Founded: 1451

49. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Engineering

#1 in Norway

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

50. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Engineering

#181 in the World

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

51. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

52. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Engineering

#5 in Italy

#183 in the World

Founded: 1859

53. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Engineering

#7 in the Netherlands

#194 in the World

Founded: 1923

54. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Engineering

#10 in Germany

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

55. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Engineering

#11 in Germany

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

56. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Engineering

#12 in Germany

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

57. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Engineering

#5 in Sweden

#210 in the World

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

58. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Engineering

#4 in France

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

59. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Engineering

#6 in Italy

#213 in the World

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

60. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Engineering

#214 in the World

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

61. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Engineering

#7 in Italy

#217 in the World

Founded: 1990

62. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Engineering

#8 in Italy

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

63. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#219 in the World

Founded: 1829

64. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Engineering

#2 in Spain

#225 in the World

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

65. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Engineering

#3 in Switzerland

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

66. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Engineering

#230 in the World

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

67. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Engineering

#13 in Germany

#232 in the World

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

68. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Engineering

#14 in Germany

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

69. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#235 in the World

Founded: 1963

70. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

71. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Engineering

#15 in Germany

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

72. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Engineering

#1 in Greece

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

73. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Engineering

#2 in Greece

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

74. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

75. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Engineering

#9 in Italy

#251 in the World

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

76. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Engineering

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

77. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Engineering

#5 in France

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

78. University of Oslo

For Engineering

#2 in Norway

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

79. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Engineering

#6 in Sweden

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

80. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Engineering

#3 in Spain

#258 in the World

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

81. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#259 in the World

Founded: 1964

82. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Engineering

#10 in Italy

#260 in the World

Founded: 1321

83. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Engineering

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

84. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Engineering

#8 in the Netherlands

#268 in the World

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

85. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Engineering

#4 in Switzerland

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

86. Complutense University of Madrid

For Engineering

#4 in Spain

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

87. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Engineering

#16 in Germany

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

88. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Engineering

#17 in Germany

#275 in the World

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

89. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Engineering

#18 in Germany

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

90. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

91. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Engineering

#19 in Germany

#281 in the World

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

92. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Engineering

#283 in the World

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

93. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Engineering

#9 in the Netherlands

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

94. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

95. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Engineering

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

96. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

97. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Engineering

#5 in Switzerland

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

98. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Engineering

#6 in France

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

99. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Engineering

#7 in Sweden

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

100. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Engineering

#20 in Germany

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

Engineering subfields in Europe

Acoustical Engineering1135

Aerospace Engineering1090

Agricultural Engineering262

Applied/Engineering Physics419

Architectural Engineering501

Architecture479

Automation and Control engineering521

Automotive Engineering605

Biochemical Engineering398

Biomedical Engineering528

Biotechnology716

Chemical Engineering1007

Civil Engineering921

Computer Engineering572

Computer Networking1083

Construction Management396

Electrical Engineering1180

Electronic Engineering851

Engineering Management405

Environmental Engineering679

Firefighting and Fire Science299

Geotechnical Engineering812

Human-Computer Interaction792

Industrial Engineering397

Landscape Architecture453

Marine Engineering327

Materials Science1327

Mechanical Engineering1276

Metallurgical Engineering1132

Mining Engineering288

Nanotechnology971

Nuclear Engineering338

Operations Research627

Optical Engineering1236

Petroleum Engineering378

Polymer science and Plastics engineering367

Product and Industrial Design350

Reliability and Quality Engineering576

Remote Sensing628

Renewable Energy Engineering595

Structural Engineering990

Systems Engineering948

Technical Drawing326

Telecommunications1102

Transportation Engineering536