Best Universities for Marine 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 Marine Engineering. A graph of 1.76M citations received by 87.5K academic papers made by 344 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: 44,000
Founded: 1996

2. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Denmark

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

3. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Marine Engineering

#1 in the Netherlands

#5 in the World

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

4. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#10 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

5. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Portugal

#12 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

6. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Marine Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#13 in the World

Founded: 1964

7. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Denmark

#24 in the World

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

8. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Greece

#25 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

9. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

10. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Germany

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

11. University of Hull

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#40 in the World

Founded: 1954

12. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Sweden

#43 in the World

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

13. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#44 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

14. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Italy

#52 in the World

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

15. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Italy

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

16. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

17. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

18. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Marine Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#67 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

19. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#70 in the World

Founded: 1963

20. University of Bremen

Germany | Bremen State

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Germany

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

21. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#72 in the World

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

22. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Switzerland

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

23. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Norway

#81 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

24. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Belgium

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

25. Kiel University

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Germany

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

26. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Switzerland

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

27. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Marine Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#93 in the World

Founded: 1997

28. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Marine Engineering

#4 in Germany

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

29. Gdansk University of Technology

Poland | Gdansk

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Poland

#98 in the World

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

30. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#99 in the World

Founded: 1824

31. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#101 in the World

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

32. Hamburg University of Technology

Germany | Hamburg State

For Marine Engineering

#5 in Germany

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 7,223
Founded: 1978

33. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Spain

#106 in the World

Founded: 1971

34. University of Plymouth

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

35. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Marine Engineering

#1 in France

#108 in the World

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

36. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Denmark

#109 in the World

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

37. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#112 in the World

Founded: 1892

38. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Spain

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

39. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#117 in the World

Founded: 1905

40. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Italy

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

41. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Croatia

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

42. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Marine Engineering

#2 in the Netherlands

#123 in the World

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

43. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Marine Engineering

#4 in Italy

#125 in the World

Founded: 1859

44. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#127 in the World

Founded: 1948

45. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Sweden

#132 in the World

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

46. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Finland

#133 in the World

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

47. Maritime University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Poland

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1947

48. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Belgium

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

49. University of Stavanger

Norway | Stavanger

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Norway

#141 in the World

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

50. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

51. Heriot-Watt University

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Marine Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#147 in the World

Founded: 1966

52. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Marine Engineering

#5 in Italy

#148 in the World

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

53. University of Western Brittany

France | Brittany

For Marine Engineering

#2 in France

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

54. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Marine Engineering

#6 in Germany

#152 in the World

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

55. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Marine Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#157 in the World

Founded: 1451

56. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Sweden

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

57. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Marine Engineering

#7 in Germany

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

58. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Marine Engineering

#6 in Italy

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

59. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Marine Engineering

#3 in the Netherlands

#176 in the World

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

60. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

61. University Dunarea de Jos of Galati

Romania | Galati

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Romania

#182 in the World

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

62. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

63. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

64. Central School of Nantes

France | Pays de la Loire

For Marine Engineering

#3 in France

#187 in the World

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

65. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Marine Engineering

#7 in Italy

#191 in the World

Founded: 1321

66. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#194 in the World

Founded: 1904

67. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Marine Engineering

#2 in Portugal

#196 in the World

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

68. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Portugal

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

69. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Marine Engineering

#25 in the United Kingdom

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

70. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Marine Engineering

#8 in Italy

#211 in the World

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

71. University of A Coruna

Spain | A Coruna

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Spain

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 17,304
Founded: 1989

72. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#26 in the United Kingdom

#216 in the World

Founded: 1900

73. University of Duisburg - Essen

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Marine Engineering

#8 in Germany

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

74. University of Trieste

Italy | Friuli-Venezia Giulia

For Marine Engineering

#9 in Italy

#227 in the World

Founded: 1877

75. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#27 in the United Kingdom

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

76. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Belgium

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

77. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Marine Engineering

#9 in Germany

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

78. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Marine Engineering

#10 in Germany

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

79. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Marine Engineering

#28 in the United Kingdom

#237 in the World

Founded: 1495

80. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Serbia

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

81. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Marine Engineering

#4 in the Netherlands

#239 in the World

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

82. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Marine Engineering

#4 in Spain

#243 in the World

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

83. University of Cantabria

Spain | Santander

For Marine Engineering

#5 in Spain

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1972

84. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Marine Engineering

#4 in Denmark

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

85. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#29 in the United Kingdom

#251 in the World

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

86. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Norway | Tromso

For Marine Engineering

#4 in Norway

#252 in the World

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

87. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Marine Engineering

#11 in Germany

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

88. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#30 in the United Kingdom

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

89. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Marine Engineering

#4 in Sweden

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

90. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Marine Engineering

#3 in Switzerland

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

91. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Marine Engineering

#10 in Italy

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 47,736
Founded: 1343

92. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Marine Engineering

#4 in Belgium

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

93. Braunschweig University of Technology

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Marine Engineering

#12 in Germany

#267 in the World

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

94. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Marine Engineering

#5 in Sweden

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

95. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Marine Engineering

#1 in Ireland

#277 in the World

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

96. Bangor University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Marine Engineering

#31 in the United Kingdom

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 11,270
Founded: 1884

97. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Marine Engineering

#6 in Spain

#280 in the World

Founded: 1508

98. Swansea University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Marine Engineering

#32 in the United Kingdom

#284 in the World

Founded: 1920

99. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Marine Engineering

#5 in Belgium

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 11,101
Founded: 1970

100. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Marine Engineering

#33 in the United Kingdom

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
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

Engineering Management482

Environmental Engineering733

Firefighting and Fire Science296

Geotechnical Engineering853

Human-Computer Interaction858

Industrial Engineering390

Landscape Architecture408

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