Best Universities for Marine Engineering in Europe

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Marine Engineering. A graph of 1.16M citations received by 72.6K academic papers made by 327 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. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Norway

#1 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

2. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Marine Engineering

#1 in the Netherlands

#4 in the World

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

3. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#7 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

4. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Denmark

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

5. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Portugal

#9 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

6. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Marine Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#12 in the World

Founded: 1964

7. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

8. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Greece

#22 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

9. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

10. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Germany

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

11. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Denmark

#40 in the World

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

12. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

13. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Sweden

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,912
Founded: 1829

14. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Italy

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

15. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#59 in the World

Founded: 1963

16. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Italy

#61 in the World

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

17. University of Hull

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#63 in the World

Founded: 1954

18. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Norway

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

19. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#65 in the World

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

20. University of Bremen

Germany | Bremen State

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Germany

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

21. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Marine Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

22. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

23. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Belgium

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

24. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Switzerland

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

25. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Marine Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#82 in the World

Founded: 1997

26. Hamburg University of Technology

Germany | Hamburg State

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Germany

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1978

27. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#90 in the World

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

28. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#92 in the World

Founded: 1905

29. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Spain

#93 in the World

Founded: 1971

30. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Switzerland

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

31. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#97 in the World

Founded: 1892

32. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Marine Engineering

#1 in France

#102 in the World

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

33. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#105 in the World

Founded: 1824

34. University of Plymouth

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

35. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Marine Engineering

#2 in the Netherlands

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

36. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Italy

#112 in the World

Founded: 1859

37. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#113 in the World

Founded: 1948

38. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Marine Engineering

#4 in Germany

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

39. Kiel University

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Marine Engineering

#5 in Germany

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

40. Heriot-Watt University

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Marine Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#116 in the World

Founded: 1966

41. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Spain

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

42. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Marine Engineering

#4 in Italy

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

43. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Sweden

#124 in the World

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

44. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Portugal

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

45. Gdansk University of Technology

Poland | Gdansk

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Poland

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 23,600
Founded: 1904

46. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

47. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Belgium

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

48. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Croatia

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

49. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Marine Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#137 in the World

Founded: 1451

50. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Sweden

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

51. Maritime University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Poland

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1947

52. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Marine Engineering

#5 in Italy

#145 in the World

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

53. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Marine Engineering

#6 in Germany

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

54. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

55. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Finland

#154 in the World

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

56. Central School of Nantes

France | Pays de la Loire

For Marine Engineering

#2 in France

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,287
Founded: 1919

57. University of Western Brittany

France | Brittany

For Marine Engineering

#3 in France

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

58. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Marine Engineering

#6 in Italy

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

59. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Marine Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

60. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Marine Engineering

#3 in the Netherlands

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

61. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Marine Engineering

#7 in Germany

#171 in the World

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

62. University of Stavanger

Norway | Stavanger

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Norway

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1994

63. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Marine Engineering

#7 in Italy

#184 in the World

Founded: 1321

64. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#185 in the World

Founded: 1904

65. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

66. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Denmark

#200 in the World

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

67. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Marine Engineering

#4 in the Netherlands

#203 in the World

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

68. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#25 in the United Kingdom

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

69. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Marine Engineering

#26 in the United Kingdom

#208 in the World

Founded: 1495

70. University of Trieste

Italy | Friuli-Venezia Giulia

For Marine Engineering

#8 in Italy

#211 in the World

Founded: 1877

71. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Portugal

#212 in the World

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

72. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#27 in the United Kingdom

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

73. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Marine Engineering

#9 in Italy

#215 in the World

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

74. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Marine Engineering

#8 in Germany

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

75. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#28 in the United Kingdom

#221 in the World

Founded: 1900

76. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Norway | Tromso

For Marine Engineering

#4 in Norway

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 17,808
Founded: 1968

77. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Marine Engineering

#9 in Germany

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

78. University of A Coruna

Spain | A Coruna

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Spain

#228 in the World

Founded: 1989

79. University of Duisburg - Essen

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Marine Engineering

#10 in Germany

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

80. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Belgium

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

81. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#29 in the United Kingdom

#238 in the World

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

82. University of Cantabria

Spain | Santander

For Marine Engineering

#4 in Spain

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1972

83. University Dunarea de Jos of Galati

Romania | Galati

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Romania

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,481
Founded: 1974

84. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Marine Engineering

#10 in Italy

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 49,108
Founded: 1343

85. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Marine Engineering

#4 in Belgium

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

86. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#30 in the United Kingdom

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

87. Polytechnic University of Bari

Italy | Apulia

For Marine Engineering

#11 in Italy

#260 in the World

Founded: 1990

88. Bangor University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Marine Engineering

#31 in the United Kingdom

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

89. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Marine Engineering

#5 in Spain

#264 in the World

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

90. University of Palermo

Italy | Sicily

For Marine Engineering

#12 in Italy

#271 in the World

Founded: 1806

91. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Marine Engineering

#4 in Sweden

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

92. Braunschweig University of Technology

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Marine Engineering

#11 in Germany

#274 in the World

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

93. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Marine Engineering

#12 in Germany

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

94. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Switzerland

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

95. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Serbia

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

96. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Marine Engineering

#5 in Sweden

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

97. University of Santiago de Compostela

Spain | Santiago de Compostela

For Marine Engineering

#6 in Spain

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1495

98. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Marine Engineering

#7 in Spain

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

99. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Marine Engineering

#4 in Denmark

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

100. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Greece

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

Engineering subfields in Europe

Acoustical Engineering1135

Aerospace Engineering1090

Agricultural Engineering262

Applied/Engineering Physics419

Architectural Engineering501

Architecture479

Automation and Control engineering521

Automotive Engineering605

Aviation377

Biochemical Engineering398

Biomedical Engineering528

Biotechnology716

Chemical Engineering1007

Civil Engineering921

Computer Engineering572

Computer Networking1083

Construction Management396

Electrical Engineering1180

Electronic Engineering851

Engineering Management405

Environmental Engineering679

Firefighting and Fire Science299

Geotechnical Engineering812

Human-Computer Interaction792

Industrial Engineering397

Landscape Architecture453

Materials Science1327

Mechanical Engineering1276

Metallurgical Engineering1132

Mining Engineering288

Nanotechnology971

Nuclear Engineering338

Operations Research627

Optical Engineering1236

Petroleum Engineering378

Polymer science and Plastics engineering367

Product and Industrial Design350

Reliability and Quality Engineering576

Remote Sensing628

Renewable Energy Engineering595

Robotics466

Structural Engineering990

Systems Engineering948

Technical Drawing326

Telecommunications1102

Transportation Engineering536