Best Universities for Geotechnical Engineering 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 Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 19.7M citations received by 662K academic papers made by 853 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

#14 in the World

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

3. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Switzerland

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

4. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Switzerland

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

6. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Belgium

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

7. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Denmark

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

8. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#59 in the World

Founded: 1824

9. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in the Netherlands

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1636

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

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

12. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

13. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Spain

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

14. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Italy

#89 in the World

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

15. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Sweden

#93 in the World

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

16. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#95 in the World

Founded: 1904

17. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Norway

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

18. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#100 in the World

Founded: 1900

19. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#104 in the World

Founded: 1948

20. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Belgium

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

21. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Greece

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

22. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#116 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

#119 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

#121 in the World

Founded: 1905

25. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Italy

#126 in the World

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

26. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

27. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Germany

#135 in the World

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

28. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Italy

#136 in the World

Founded: 1859

29. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Geotechnical Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

30. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Denmark

#143 in the World

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

31. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

32. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Germany

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

33. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Italy

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

34. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Greece

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

35. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in the Netherlands

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

36. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Italy

#156 in the World

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

37. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Sweden

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

38. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Portugal

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

39. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Sweden

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

40. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Germany

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

41. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Belgium

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

42. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Norway

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

43. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

44. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Geotechnical Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#179 in the World

Founded: 1495

45. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in France

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

46. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#182 in the World

Founded: 1963

47. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Germany

#184 in the World

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

48. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in France

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

49. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Italy

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

50. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Germany

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

51. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in Italy

#201 in the World

Founded: 1321

52. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Denmark

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

53. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Austria

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

54. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in France

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

55. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Sweden

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

56. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Russia

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

57. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

58. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Sweden

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

59. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Germany

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

60. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in Germany

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

61. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Spain

#238 in the World

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

62. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Portugal

#244 in the World

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

63. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Spain

#245 in the World

Founded: 1971

64. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

65. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in the Netherlands

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

66. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#253 in the World

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

67. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Geotechnical Engineering

#8 in Germany

#256 in the World

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

68. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Finland

#258 in the World

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

69. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in France

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

70. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Poland

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 19,750
Founded: 1919

71. Kiel University

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Geotechnical Engineering

#9 in Germany

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

72. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Denmark

#276 in the World

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

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 Patras

Greece | Patras

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Greece

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

75. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#285 in the World

Founded: 1892

76. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in the Netherlands

#287 in the World

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

77. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Geotechnical Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#291 in the World

Founded: 1451

78. National School of Bridges and Roads

France | Ile-de-France

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in France

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

79. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Geotechnical Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#295 in the World

Founded: 1997

80. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Geotechnical Engineering

#11 in Germany

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

81. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Geotechnical Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

82. Leibniz University of Hanover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Geotechnical Engineering

#12 in Germany

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

83. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Sweden

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

84. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Switzerland

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

85. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Geotechnical Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#308 in the World

Founded: 1964

86. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Geotechnical Engineering

#1 in Ireland

#310 in the World

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

87. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Geotechnical Engineering

#3 in Norway

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

88. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in the Netherlands

#312 in the World

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

89. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#13 in Germany

#314 in the World

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

90. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Geotechnical Engineering

#14 in Germany

#316 in the World

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

91. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Spain

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

92. University of Palermo

Italy | Sicily

For Geotechnical Engineering

#8 in Italy

#318 in the World

Founded: 1806

93. Swansea University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Geotechnical Engineering

#25 in the United Kingdom

#323 in the World

Founded: 1920

94. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#7 in Sweden

#326 in the World

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

95. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Switzerland

#328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

96. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in Austria

#329 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

97. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#15 in Germany

#330 in the World

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

98. University of Alicante

Spain | San Vicente del Raspeig

For Geotechnical Engineering

#5 in Spain

#331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1979

99. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in Belgium

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

100. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Geotechnical Engineering

#6 in Spain

#336 in the World

Founded: 1508

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

Firefighting and Fire Science296

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