Best Universities for Product / Industrial Design 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 Product and Industrial Design. A graph of 976K citations received by 36.7K academic papers made by 287 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. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Product and Industrial Design

#1 in the Netherlands

#2 in the World

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

2. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Product and Industrial Design

#1 in the United Kingdom

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Product and Industrial Design

#1 in Italy

#9 in the World

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

4. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Product and Industrial Design

#1 in Denmark

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

5. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Product and Industrial Design

#1 in Sweden

#17 in the World

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

6. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Product and Industrial Design

#2 in the United Kingdom

#19 in the World

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

7. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Product and Industrial Design

#2 in Sweden

#20 in the World

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

8. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Product and Industrial Design

#3 in the United Kingdom

#21 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

9. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Product and Industrial Design

#1 in Germany

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

10. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Product and Industrial Design

#2 in Germany

#28 in the World

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

11. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Product and Industrial Design

#2 in the Netherlands

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

12. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Product and Industrial Design

#3 in Germany

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

13. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Product and Industrial Design

#3 in the Netherlands

#45 in the World

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

14. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Product and Industrial Design

#4 in Germany

#50 in the World

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

15. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Product and Industrial Design

#4 in the United Kingdom

#51 in the World

Founded: 1824

16. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Product and Industrial Design

#2 in Denmark

#53 in the World

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

17. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Product and Industrial Design

#1 in Norway

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

18. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Product and Industrial Design

#1 in Switzerland

#55 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

19. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Product and Industrial Design

#3 in Sweden

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

20. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Product and Industrial Design

#5 in the United Kingdom

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

21. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Product and Industrial Design

#6 in the United Kingdom

#61 in the World

Founded: 1964

22. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Product and Industrial Design

#4 in the Netherlands

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

23. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Product and Industrial Design

#7 in the United Kingdom

#65 in the World

Founded: 1948

24. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Product and Industrial Design

#5 in Germany

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

25. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Product and Industrial Design

#2 in Italy

#70 in the World

Founded: 1859

26. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Product and Industrial Design

#8 in the United Kingdom

#71 in the World

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

27. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Product and Industrial Design

#9 in the United Kingdom

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

28. Bocconi University

Italy | Lombardy

For Product and Industrial Design

#3 in Italy

#74 in the World

Founded: 1902

29. Hamburg University of Technology

Germany | Hamburg State

For Product and Industrial Design

#6 in Germany

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

30. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Product and Industrial Design

#7 in Germany

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

31. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Product and Industrial Design

#1 in Finland

#79 in the World

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

32. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Product and Industrial Design

#4 in Sweden

#82 in the World

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

33. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Product and Industrial Design

#1 in Belgium

#83 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

34. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Product and Industrial Design

#5 in the Netherlands

#84 in the World

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

35. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Product and Industrial Design

#8 in Germany

#85 in the World

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

36. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Product and Industrial Design

#10 in the United Kingdom

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

37. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Product and Industrial Design

#4 in Italy

#89 in the World

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

38. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Product and Industrial Design

#11 in the United Kingdom

#93 in the World

Founded: 1904

39. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Product and Industrial Design

#2 in Switzerland

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

40. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Product and Industrial Design

#6 in the Netherlands

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

41. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Product and Industrial Design

#9 in Germany

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

42. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Product and Industrial Design

#5 in Sweden

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

43. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Product and Industrial Design

#3 in Switzerland

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

44. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Product and Industrial Design

#2 in Finland

#112 in the World

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

45. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Product and Industrial Design

#1 in Slovenia

#113 in the World

Founded: 1919

46. University of Southern Denmark

Denmark | Odense

For Product and Industrial Design

#3 in Denmark

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1966

47. Jonkoping University

Sweden | Jonkoping

For Product and Industrial Design

#6 in Sweden

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 9,567
Founded: 1977

48. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Product and Industrial Design

#10 in Germany

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

49. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Product and Industrial Design

#12 in the United Kingdom

#120 in the World

Founded: 1900

50. Blekinge Institute of Technology

Sweden | Karlskrona

For Product and Industrial Design

#7 in Sweden

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 4,263
Founded: 1989

51. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Product and Industrial Design

#5 in Italy

#126 in the World

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

52. Copenhagen Business School

Denmark | Frederiksberg

For Product and Industrial Design

#4 in Denmark

#127 in the World

Founded: 1917

53. Polytechnical University of Marche

Italy | Marche

For Product and Industrial Design

#6 in Italy

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1969

54. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Product and Industrial Design

#5 in Denmark

#132 in the World

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

55. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Product and Industrial Design

#1 in Russia

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

56. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Product and Industrial Design

#1 in Greece

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

57. University of Oulu

Finland | Oulu

For Product and Industrial Design

#3 in Finland

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

58. Aston University

United Kingdom | England

For Product and Industrial Design

#13 in the United Kingdom

#144 in the World

Founded: 1895

59. University of Bremen

Germany | Bremen State

For Product and Industrial Design

#11 in Germany

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

60. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Product and Industrial Design

#4 in Finland

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

61. University of Bergamo

Italy | Lombardy

For Product and Industrial Design

#7 in Italy

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1968

62. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Product and Industrial Design

#14 in the United Kingdom

#151 in the World

Founded: 1997

63. London Business School

United Kingdom | England

For Product and Industrial Design

#15 in the United Kingdom

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

64. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Product and Industrial Design

#2 in Belgium

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

65. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Product and Industrial Design

#16 in the United Kingdom

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

66. Leibniz University of Hanover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Product and Industrial Design

#12 in Germany

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

67. Braunschweig University of Technology

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Product and Industrial Design

#13 in Germany

#165 in the World

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

68. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Product and Industrial Design

#14 in Germany

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 13,607
Male:Female: 60:40
Founded: 1970

69. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Product and Industrial Design

#1 in Austria

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

70. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Product and Industrial Design

#8 in Italy

#174 in the World

Founded: 1321

71. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Product and Industrial Design

#9 in Italy

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

72. Stockholm School of Economics

Sweden | Stockholm

For Product and Industrial Design

#8 in Sweden

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 1,830
Founded: 1909

73. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Product and Industrial Design

#15 in Germany

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 1,669
Founded: 1984

74. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Product and Industrial Design

#1 in Croatia

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

75. National Advanced School of Engineering

France | Ile-de-France

For Product and Industrial Design

#1 in France

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1780

76. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Product and Industrial Design

#17 in the United Kingdom

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

77. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Product and Industrial Design

#1 in Spain

#199 in the World

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

78. University of Mannheim

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Product and Industrial Design

#16 in Germany

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

79. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Product and Industrial Design

#2 in France

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

80. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Product and Industrial Design

#18 in the United Kingdom

#204 in the World

Founded: 1905

81. University of Limerick

Ireland | Limerick

For Product and Industrial Design

#1 in Ireland

#207 in the World

Founded: 1972

82. University of Lorraine

France | Grand Est

For Product and Industrial Design

#3 in France

#212 in the World

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

83. Northumbria University

United Kingdom | England

For Product and Industrial Design

#19 in the United Kingdom

#215 in the World

Founded: 1992

84. University of Vaasa

Finland | Vaasa

For Product and Industrial Design

#5 in Finland

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 6,419
Founded: 1966

85. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Product and Industrial Design

#1 in Portugal

#222 in the World

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

86. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Product and Industrial Design

#7 in the Netherlands

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 19,178
Founded: 1927

87. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Product and Industrial Design

#8 in the Netherlands

#225 in the World

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

88. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Product and Industrial Design

#3 in Belgium

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

89. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Product and Industrial Design

#6 in Finland

#232 in the World

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

90. Johannes Kepler University Linz

Austria | Linz

For Product and Industrial Design

#2 in Austria

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1966

91. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Product and Industrial Design

#3 in Austria

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1669

92. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Product and Industrial Design

#2 in Portugal

#237 in the World

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

93. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Product and Industrial Design

#17 in Germany

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

94. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Product and Industrial Design

#3 in Portugal

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

95. James I University

Spain | Castellon de la Plana

For Product and Industrial Design

#2 in Spain

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,343

96. National University of Ireland, Galway

Ireland | Galway

For Product and Industrial Design

#2 in Ireland

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1845

97. Graz University of Technology

Austria | Graz

For Product and Industrial Design

#4 in Austria

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

98. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Product and Industrial Design

#20 in the United Kingdom

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

99. University of Salford

United Kingdom | England

For Product and Industrial Design

#21 in the United Kingdom

#254 in the World

Founded: 1967

100. Coventry University

United Kingdom | England

For Product and Industrial Design

#22 in the United Kingdom

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 22,980
Founded: 1992

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

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

Reliability and Quality Engineering622

Remote Sensing677

Renewable Energy Engineering626

Robotics496

Structural Engineering1041

Systems Engineering995

Technical Drawing373

Telecommunications1149

Transportation Engineering589