Best Universities for Geotechnical 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 Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 18.4M citations received by 648K academic papers made by 849 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. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#7 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

2. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in the Netherlands

#11 in the World

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

3. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Switzerland

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

5. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Belgium

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

6. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Switzerland

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

7. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#56 in the World

Founded: 1824

8. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in the Netherlands

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

9. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Denmark

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

10. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

11. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in the Netherlands

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

12. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

13. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Spain

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

14. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Sweden

#89 in the World

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

15. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Italy

#93 in the World

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

16. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#94 in the World

Founded: 1904

17. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#98 in the World

Founded: 1900

18. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Norway

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

19. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#102 in the World

Founded: 1948

20. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Greece

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

21. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Belgium

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

22. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#112 in the World

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

23. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in France

#115 in the World

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

24. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#117 in the World

Founded: 1905

25. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

26. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Italy

#127 in the World

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

27. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Geotechnical Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

28. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Germany

#131 in the World

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

29. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Italy

#134 in the World

Founded: 1859

30. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

31. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Germany

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

32. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Italy

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

33. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Greece

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

34. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in the Netherlands

#152 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

35. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Italy

#153 in the World

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

36. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Sweden

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

37. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Sweden

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

38. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Portugal

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

39. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Belgium

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

40. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Germany

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

41. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Norway

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

42. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

43. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Geotechnical Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#178 in the World

Founded: 1495

44. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#179 in the World

Founded: 1963

45. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in France

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

46. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in France

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

47. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Denmark

#186 in the World

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

48. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Germany

#189 in the World

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

49. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Italy

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

50. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Germany

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

51. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in Italy

#199 in the World

Founded: 1321

52. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Austria

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

53. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in France

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

54. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Sweden

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

55. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

56. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Sweden

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

57. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Russia

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

58. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Germany

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

59. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in Germany

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

60. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Denmark

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

61. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Spain

#235 in the World

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

62. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Portugal

#240 in the World

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

63. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in the Netherlands

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

64. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Spain

#242 in the World

Founded: 1971

65. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

66. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Finland

#252 in the World

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

67. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Geotechnical Engineering

#8 in Germany

#254 in the World

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

68. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#255 in the World

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

69. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in France

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

70. Kiel University

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Geotechnical Engineering

#9 in Germany

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

71. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Poland

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 21,738
Founded: 1919

72. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#273 in the World

Founded: 1892

73. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Geotechnical Engineering

#10 in Germany

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

74. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in the Netherlands

#281 in the World

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

75. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Greece

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

76. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Geotechnical Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#286 in the World

Founded: 1451

77. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Geotechnical Engineering

#11 in Germany

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

78. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Geotechnical Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#294 in the World

Founded: 1997

79. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

80. National School of Bridges and Roads

France | Ile-de-France

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in France

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

81. Leibniz University of Hanover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Geotechnical Engineering

#12 in Germany

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

82. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Switzerland

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

83. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Sweden

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

84. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Geotechnical Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#304 in the World

Founded: 1964

85. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Norway

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

86. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Ireland

#309 in the World

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

87. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in the Netherlands

#310 in the World

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

88. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#13 in Germany

#311 in the World

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

89. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Spain

#316 in the World

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

90. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#14 in Germany

#317 in the World

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

91. Swansea University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Geotechnical Engineering

#25 in the United Kingdom

#319 in the World

Founded: 1920

92. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in Sweden

#321 in the World

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

93. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#15 in Germany

#323 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

94. University of Palermo

Italy | Sicily

For Geotechnical Engineering

#8 in Italy

#324 in the World

Founded: 1806

95. University of Alicante

Spain | San Vicente del Raspeig

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Spain

#326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1979

96. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Belgium

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

97. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Denmark

#329 in the World

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

98. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Spain

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

99. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Switzerland

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

100. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Ireland

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

Engineering subfields in Europe

Acoustical Engineering1182

Aerospace Engineering1129

Agricultural Engineering255

Applied/Engineering Physics461

Architectural Engineering553

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

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