Best Universities for Firefighting and Fire Science 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 Firefighting and Fire Science. A graph of 189K citations received by 7.48K academic papers made by 83 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 Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in the United Kingdom

#3 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

2. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Italy

#7 in the World

Founded: 1859

3. University of Bolton

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in the United Kingdom

#9 in the World

Founded: 2004

4. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Sweden

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

5. University of Central Lancashire

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#3 in the United Kingdom

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Founded: 1992

6. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

France | Hauts-de-France

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in France

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 363
Founded: 1894

7. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Portugal

#34 in the World

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

8. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Denmark

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

9. Lodz University of Technology

Poland | Lodz

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Poland

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 12,376
Founded: 1945

10. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Belgium

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

11. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#4 in the United Kingdom

#39 in the World

Founded: 1824

12. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#5 in the United Kingdom

#45 in the World

Founded: 1905

13. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Switzerland

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

14. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#6 in the United Kingdom

#59 in the World

Founded: 1968

15. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in Italy

#64 in the World

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

16. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Spain

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

17. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in Portugal

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

18. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#3 in Italy

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

19. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Greece

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

20. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#7 in the United Kingdom

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

21. Cracow University of Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in Poland

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 17,280
Founded: 1945

22. Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Hungary | Budapest

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Hungary

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 20,152
Founded: 1782

23. University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro

Portugal | Vila Real

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#3 in Portugal

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 6,515
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1986

24. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in the Netherlands

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

25. University of Zilina

Slovakia | Zilina

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Slovakia

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1953

26. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in Spain

#110 in the World

Founded: 1971

27. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in Belgium

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

28. University of Lorraine

France | Grand Est

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in France

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 60,404
Founded: 2012

29. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#3 in Poland

#120 in the World

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

30. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in Sweden

#121 in the World

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

31. Czech Technical University in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in the Czech Republic

#126 in the World

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

32. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Russia

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

33. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in the Netherlands

#130 in the World

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

34. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#4 in Portugal

#132 in the World

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

35. Polytechnic University, Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#4 in Poland

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,700
Founded: 1951

36. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in Greece

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

37. National Public Service University

Hungary | Budapest

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in Hungary

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 6,200
Founded: 1920

38. Kazimierz Wielki University of Bydgoszcz

Poland | Bydgoszcz

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#5 in Poland

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1969

39. Boras University College

Sweden | Boras

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#3 in Sweden

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1977

40. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#4 in Italy

#143 in the World

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

41. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#5 in Italy

#147 in the World

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

42. University of Lleida

Spain | Lleida

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#3 in Spain

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 10,674

43. University of Bayreuth

Germany | Bavaria

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Germany

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,773
Founded: 1972

44. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#4 in Spain

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

45. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#6 in Italy

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

46. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#6 in Poland

#173 in the World

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

47. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#8 in the United Kingdom

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

48. University of Santiago de Compostela

Spain | Santiago de Compostela

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#5 in Spain

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,095
Founded: 1495

49. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Slovenia

#185 in the World

Founded: 1919

50. City, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#9 in the United Kingdom

#186 in the World

Founded: 1966

51. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#5 in Portugal

#187 in the World

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

52. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#3 in Belgium

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

53. James I University

Spain | Castellon de la Plana

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#6 in Spain

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,343

54. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#7 in Italy

#194 in the World

Founded: 1404

55. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Croatia

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

56. Agricultural University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#3 in Greece

#196 in the World

Founded: 1920

57. University of Lille

France | Hauts-de-France

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#3 in France

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 69,000
Founded: 2018

58. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Lithuania | Vilnius

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Lithuania

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

59. Northumbria University

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#10 in the United Kingdom

#200 in the World

Founded: 1992

60. Liverpool John Moores University

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#11 in the United Kingdom

#206 in the World

Founded: 1992

61. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#4 in Sweden

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

62. University of Humanities and Sciences of Kielce

Poland | Kielce

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#7 in Poland

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 15,600
Founded: 1969

63. National Graduate School of Textile Engineering

France | Hauts-de-France

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#4 in France

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 419
Founded: 1889

64. Heriot-Watt University

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#12 in the United Kingdom

#221 in the World

Founded: 1966

65. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#7 in Spain

#222 in the World

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

66. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#8 in Italy

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 47,736
Founded: 1343

67. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

France | Corsica

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#5 in France

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

68. University of Orleans

France | Centre-Val de Loire

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#6 in France

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

69. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#6 in Portugal

#228 in the World

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

70. University of Mons

Belgium | Mons

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#4 in Belgium

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 2009

71. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#8 in Spain

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

72. University of Aix-Marseilles

France | Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#7 in France

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

73. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#1 in Norway

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

74. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#3 in the Netherlands

#244 in the World

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

75. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#13 in the United Kingdom

#252 in the World

Founded: 1904

76. Tomsk State University

Russia | Tomsk

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in Russia

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

77. Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Slovakia | Bratislava

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in Slovakia

#260 in the World

Founded: 1938

78. University of the Aegean

Greece | Mytilene

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#4 in Greece

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1984

79. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#14 in the United Kingdom

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

80. Tomsk Polytechnic University

Russia | Tomsk

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#3 in Russia

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

81. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in Switzerland

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

82. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in Denmark

#291 in the World

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

83. VSB - Technical University of Ostrava

Czech Republic | Ostrava

For Firefighting and Fire Science

#2 in the Czech Republic

#294 in the World

Founded: 1849

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

Construction Management448

Electrical Engineering1217

Electronic Engineering879

Engineering Management482

Environmental Engineering733

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