Best Universities for Engineering Management 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 Engineering Management. A graph of 1.21M citations received by 90.4K academic papers made by 482 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 Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#1 in the United Kingdom

#9 in the World

Founded: 1824

2. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Engineering Management

#1 in the Netherlands

#15 in the World

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

3. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Engineering Management

#1 in Denmark

#20 in the World

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

4. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#2 in the United Kingdom

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

5. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#3 in the United Kingdom

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

6. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Engineering Management

#2 in Denmark

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

7. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Engineering Management

#1 in Italy

#40 in the World

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

8. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Engineering Management

#1 in Norway

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

9. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Engineering Management

#1 in Greece

#43 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

10. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#4 in the United Kingdom

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

11. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Engineering Management

#2 in the Netherlands

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

12. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Engineering Management

#1 in Sweden

#50 in the World

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

13. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Engineering Management

#1 in Spain

#51 in the World

Founded: 1971

14. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Engineering Management

#1 in Germany

#54 in the World

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

15. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Engineering Management

#5 in the United Kingdom

#59 in the World

Founded: 1964

16. University of Salford

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#6 in the United Kingdom

#62 in the World

Founded: 1967

17. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Engineering Management

#2 in Germany

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

18. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Engineering Management

#2 in Spain

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

19. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Engineering Management

#2 in Sweden

#72 in the World

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

20. Dublin Institute of Technology

Ireland | Dublin

For Engineering Management

#1 in Ireland

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

21. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Engineering Management

#3 in Spain

#82 in the World

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

22. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Engineering Management

#1 in Portugal

#83 in the World

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

23. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#7 in the United Kingdom

#84 in the World

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

24. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Engineering Management

#3 in Sweden

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

25. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering Management

#1 in Austria

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

26. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#8 in the United Kingdom

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

27. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Engineering Management

#1 in Belgium

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

28. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Engineering Management

#3 in Germany

#109 in the World

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

29. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Engineering Management

#3 in the Netherlands

#114 in the World

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

30. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Engineering Management

#1 in Finland

#116 in the World

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

31. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#9 in the United Kingdom

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

32. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#10 in the United Kingdom

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

33. TU Dortmund University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Engineering Management

#4 in Germany

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

34. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Engineering Management

#2 in Portugal

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

35. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Engineering Management

#4 in the Netherlands

#127 in the World

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

36. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Engineering Management

#5 in Germany

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

37. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#11 in the United Kingdom

#139 in the World

Founded: 1905

38. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#12 in the United Kingdom

#142 in the World

Founded: 1948

39. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Engineering Management

#1 in Switzerland

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

40. Blekinge Institute of Technology

Sweden | Karlskrona

For Engineering Management

#4 in Sweden

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 4,263
Founded: 1989

41. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Engineering Management

#5 in Sweden

#153 in the World

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

42. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Engineering Management

#1 in Russia

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

43. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Engineering Management

#2 in Finland

#164 in the World

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

44. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Engineering Management

#3 in Denmark

#169 in the World

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

45. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#13 in the United Kingdom

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

46. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Engineering Management

#1 in Croatia

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

47. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Engineering Management

#3 in Portugal

#178 in the World

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

48. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Engineering Management

#6 in Germany

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

49. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Engineering Management

#14 in the United Kingdom

#180 in the World

Founded: 1997

50. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Engineering Management

#7 in Germany

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

51. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#15 in the United Kingdom

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

52. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#16 in the United Kingdom

#189 in the World

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

53. University of Oulu

Finland | Oulu

For Engineering Management

#3 in Finland

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

54. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#17 in the United Kingdom

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

55. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#18 in the United Kingdom

#193 in the World

Founded: 1963

56. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#19 in the United Kingdom

#197 in the World

Founded: 1892

57. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Engineering Management

#2 in Switzerland

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

58. University of Limerick

Ireland | Limerick

For Engineering Management

#2 in Ireland

#200 in the World

Founded: 1972

59. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#20 in the United Kingdom

#201 in the World

Founded: 1904

60. Technical University of Kosice

Slovakia | Kosice

For Engineering Management

#1 in Slovakia

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 9,714
Founded: 1952

61. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Engineering Management

#2 in Italy

#209 in the World

Founded: 1859

62. University of Bremen

Germany | Bremen State

For Engineering Management

#8 in Germany

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

63. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Engineering Management

#21 in the United Kingdom

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

64. University of Duisburg - Essen

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Engineering Management

#9 in Germany

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

65. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Engineering Management

#4 in Portugal

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

66. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#22 in the United Kingdom

#227 in the World

Founded: 1900

67. Silesian University of Technology

Poland | Gliwice

For Engineering Management

#1 in Poland

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,200
Founded: 1945

68. Graz University of Technology

Austria | Graz

For Engineering Management

#2 in Austria

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

69. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Engineering Management

#10 in Germany

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

70. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Engineering Management

#2 in Greece

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

71. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Engineering Management

#2 in Poland

#244 in the World

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

72. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Engineering Management

#4 in Finland

#246 in the World

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

73. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Engineering Management

#1 in Serbia

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

74. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#23 in the United Kingdom

#252 in the World

Founded: 1829

75. Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Hungary | Budapest

For Engineering Management

#1 in Hungary

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 20,152
Founded: 1782

76. University of St. Gallen

Switzerland | St. Gallen

For Engineering Management

#3 in Switzerland

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 7,666

77. University of Lorraine

France | Grand Est

For Engineering Management

#1 in France

#262 in the World

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

78. Northumbria University

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#24 in the United Kingdom

#264 in the World

Founded: 1992

79. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Engineering Management

#3 in Poland

#270 in the World

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

80. London Business School

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#25 in the United Kingdom

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

81. University of the West of England

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#26 in the United Kingdom

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

82. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Engineering Management

#5 in Portugal

#277 in the World

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

83. University of Zilina

Slovakia | Zilina

For Engineering Management

#2 in Slovakia

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1953

84. Keele University

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#27 in the United Kingdom

#281 in the World

Founded: 1962

85. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Engineering Management

#5 in the Netherlands

#282 in the World

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

86. Riga Technical University

Latvia | Riga

For Engineering Management

#1 in Latvia

#285 in the World

Founded: 1862

87. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Engineering Management

#6 in the Netherlands

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

88. University of Maribor

Slovenia | Maribor

For Engineering Management

#1 in Slovenia

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,500
Founded: 1961

89. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Engineering Management

#2 in Russia

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

90. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Engineering Management

#28 in the United Kingdom

#297 in the World

Founded: 1968

91. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#29 in the United Kingdom

#298 in the World

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

92. Kazan State Technological University

Russia | Kazan

For Engineering Management

#3 in Russia

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1890

93. University of Castilla La Mancha

Spain | Ciudad Real

For Engineering Management

#4 in Spain

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1982

94. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Engineering Management

#6 in Portugal

#302 in the World

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

95. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Russia | Moscow

For Engineering Management

#4 in Russia

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

96. Free University of Bozen

Italy | Trentino-South Tyrol

For Engineering Management

#3 in Italy

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 4,216
Founded: 1997

97. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Engineering Management

#7 in Portugal

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

98. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Engineering Management

#5 in Finland

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

99. Tomsk Polytechnic University

Russia | Tomsk

For Engineering Management

#5 in Russia

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

100. City, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Engineering Management

#30 in the United Kingdom

#314 in the World

Founded: 1966

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

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

Product and Industrial Design352

Reliability and Quality Engineering622

Remote Sensing677

Renewable Energy Engineering626

Robotics496

Structural Engineering1041

Systems Engineering995

Technical Drawing373

Telecommunications1149

Transportation Engineering589