Best Universities for Mechanical Engineering in Europe

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 59.9M citations received by 2.59M academic papers made by 1,304 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 Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#23 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in the Netherlands

#27 in the World

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

5. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Switzerland

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

6. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

7. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Switzerland

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

8. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#44 in the World

Founded: 1824

9. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Belgium

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

10. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Germany

#51 in the World

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

11. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Mechanical Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#59 in the World

Founded: 1948

12. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Germany

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

13. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Mechanical Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#63 in the World

Founded: 1905

14. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Denmark

#68 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

15. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Sweden

#72 in the World

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

16. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in Germany

#75 in the World

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

17. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Mechanical Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#78 in the World

Founded: 1900

18. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Italy

#88 in the World

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

19. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Mechanical Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

20. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in Germany

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

21. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Norway

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

22. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Mechanical Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

23. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Mechanical Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#109 in the World

Founded: 1904

24. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in the Netherlands

#112 in the World

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

25. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Italy

#114 in the World

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

26. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Sweden

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

27. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in France

#119 in the World

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

28. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in Italy

#122 in the World

Founded: 1859

29. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in Italy

#124 in the World

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

30. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Mechanical Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#125 in the World

Founded: 1451

31. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in Germany

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

32. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Mechanical Engineering

#6 in Germany

#131 in the World

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

33. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Mechanical Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#132 in the World

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

34. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in Sweden

#134 in the World

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

35. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in the Netherlands

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

36. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in Italy

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

37. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Spain

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

38. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Belgium

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

39. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in Sweden

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

40. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in the Netherlands

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

41. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Mechanical Engineering

#7 in Germany

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

42. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in the Netherlands

#153 in the World

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

43. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Mechanical Engineering

#8 in Germany

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

44. TU Dortmund University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Mechanical Engineering

#9 in Germany

#160 in the World

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

45. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Mechanical Engineering

#6 in the Netherlands

#161 in the World

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

46. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Denmark

#162 in the World

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

47. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Austria

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

48. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Mechanical Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

49. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Mechanical Engineering

#7 in the Netherlands

#174 in the World

Founded: 1923

50. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Mechanical Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

51. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#10 in Germany

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

52. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in Denmark

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

53. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Greece

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

54. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Mechanical Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

55. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Mechanical Engineering

#11 in Germany

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

56. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Mechanical Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#186 in the World

Founded: 1829

57. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in France

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

58. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Mechanical Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#190 in the World

Founded: 1963

59. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Mechanical Engineering

#6 in Italy

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

60. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Mechanical Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

61. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Mechanical Engineering

#12 in Germany

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

62. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in Switzerland

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

63. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Portugal

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

64. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Slovenia

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 37,874
Founded: 1919

65. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Spain

#210 in the World

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

66. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Mechanical Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

67. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Mechanical Engineering

#7 in Italy

#212 in the World

Founded: 1321

68. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Mechanical Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#215 in the World

Founded: 1964

69. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in France

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

70. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in Denmark

#220 in the World

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

71. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in Belgium

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

72. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in Sweden

#229 in the World

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

73. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Mechanical Engineering

#8 in Italy

#232 in the World

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

74. Leibniz University of Hanover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Mechanical Engineering

#13 in Germany

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

75. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Mechanical Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#237 in the World

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

76. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Finland

#239 in the World

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

77. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Russia

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

78. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Mechanical Engineering

#14 in Germany

#247 in the World

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

79. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Mechanical Engineering

#3 in Spain

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

80. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Poland

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 21,738
Founded: 1919

81. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Mechanical Engineering

#15 in Germany

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

82. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Portugal

#265 in the World

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

83. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in Spain

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

84. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Austria

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

85. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in Switzerland

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

86. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Mechanical Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#274 in the World

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

87. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Mechanical Engineering

#6 in Sweden

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

88. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Mechanical Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#276 in the World

Founded: 1997

89. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Finland

#277 in the World

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

90. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Mechanical Engineering

#16 in Germany

#278 in the World

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

91. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Mechanical Engineering

#8 in the Netherlands

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

92. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Mechanical Engineering

#25 in the United Kingdom

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

93. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Greece

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

94. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Poland

#291 in the World

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

95. University of the Basque Country

Spain | Bilbao

For Mechanical Engineering

#5 in Spain

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,000

96. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Mechanical Engineering

#6 in Spain

#293 in the World

Founded: 1971

97. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Mechanical Engineering

#9 in Italy

#295 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

98. University of Duisburg - Essen

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Mechanical Engineering

#17 in Germany

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

99. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Norway

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

100. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Mechanical Engineering

#7 in Sweden

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

Engineering subfields in Europe

Acoustical Engineering1182

Aerospace Engineering1129

Agricultural Engineering255

Applied/Engineering Physics461

Architectural Engineering553

Architecture514

Automation and Control engineering541

Automotive Engineering650

Aviation379

Biochemical Engineering453

Biomedical Engineering558

Biotechnology755

Chemical Engineering1037

Civil Engineering966

Computer Engineering589

Computer Networking1122

Construction Management444

Electrical Engineering1212

Electronic Engineering877

Engineering Management468

Environmental Engineering726

Firefighting and Fire Science287

Geotechnical Engineering849

Human-Computer Interaction849

Industrial Engineering399

Landscape Architecture404

Marine Engineering336

Materials Science1347

Metallurgical Engineering1147

Mining Engineering286

Nanotechnology987

Nuclear Engineering360

Operations Research665

Optical Engineering1260

Petroleum Engineering414

Polymer science and Plastics engineering353

Product and Industrial Design348

Reliability and Quality Engineering615

Remote Sensing670

Renewable Energy Engineering617

Robotics488

Structural Engineering1036

Systems Engineering991

Technical Drawing361

Telecommunications1141

Transportation Engineering576