Best Universities for Metallurgical 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 Metallurgical Engineering. A graph of 84.6M citations received by 2.89M academic papers made by 1,147 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 Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Switzerland

#24 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#27 in the World

Founded: 1824

5. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

6. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Belgium

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

7. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in Switzerland

#50 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

8. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in the Netherlands

#60 in the World

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

9. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Germany

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

10. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

11. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in France

#74 in the World

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

12. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Denmark

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

13. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in Germany

#82 in the World

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

14. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Metallurgical Engineering

#3 in Germany

#89 in the World

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

15. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Metallurgical Engineering

#4 in Germany

#90 in the World

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

16. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Sweden

#96 in the World

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

17. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#97 in the World

Founded: 1900

18. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#104 in the World

Founded: 1905

19. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#113 in the World

Founded: 1904

20. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Russia

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

21. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

22. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in Sweden

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

23. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Metallurgical Engineering

#5 in Germany

#130 in the World

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

24. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Italy

#132 in the World

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

25. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#133 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in Belgium

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

27. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in France

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

28. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Metallurgical Engineering

#3 in Sweden

#144 in the World

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

29. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#147 in the World

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

30. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Metallurgical Engineering

#6 in Germany

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

31. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Metallurgical Engineering

#7 in Germany

#151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

32. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Metallurgical Engineering

#4 in Sweden

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

33. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Metallurgical Engineering

#8 in Germany

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

34. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Metallurgical Engineering

#9 in Germany

#156 in the World

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

35. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

36. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Spain

#159 in the World

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

37. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in the Netherlands

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

38. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Metallurgical Engineering

#3 in the Netherlands

#165 in the World

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

39. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Norway

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

40. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Metallurgical Engineering

#10 in Germany

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

41. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Metallurgical Engineering

#11 in Germany

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

42. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in Italy

#186 in the World

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

43. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Metallurgical Engineering

#4 in the Netherlands

#190 in the World

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

44. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Metallurgical Engineering

#12 in Germany

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

45. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Poland

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 21,738
Founded: 1919

46. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Metallurgical Engineering

#3 in France

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

47. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in Denmark

#198 in the World

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

48. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Metallurgical Engineering

#13 in Germany

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

49. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Metallurgical Engineering

#3 in Italy

#204 in the World

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

50. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Austria

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

51. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Metallurgical Engineering

#4 in Italy

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

52. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Metallurgical Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

53. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Finland

#212 in the World

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

54. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Metallurgical Engineering

#3 in Switzerland

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

55. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Metallurgical Engineering

#5 in the Netherlands

#219 in the World

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

56. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Metallurgical Engineering

#3 in Denmark

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

57. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Metallurgical Engineering

#14 in Germany

#225 in the World

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

58. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Metallurgical Engineering

#4 in France

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

59. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Portugal

#229 in the World

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

60. University of the Basque Country

Spain | Bilbao

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in Spain

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,000

61. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Metallurgical Engineering

#5 in Italy

#237 in the World

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

62. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Metallurgical Engineering

#15 in Germany

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

63. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Metallurgical Engineering

#6 in the Netherlands

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

64. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Metallurgical Engineering

#5 in France

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

65. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Metallurgical Engineering

#16 in Germany

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

66. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Metallurgical Engineering

#3 in Spain

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

67. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in Austria

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

68. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Greece

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

69. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Metallurgical Engineering

#5 in Sweden

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

70. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Metallurgical Engineering

#3 in Belgium

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

71. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in Portugal

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

72. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Metallurgical Engineering

#6 in Sweden

#268 in the World

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

73. Leibniz University of Hanover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Metallurgical Engineering

#17 in Germany

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

74. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#276 in the World

Founded: 1963

75. Autonomous University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Metallurgical Engineering

#4 in Spain

#278 in the World

Founded: 1968

76. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Metallurgical Engineering

#6 in France

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

77. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Metallurgical Engineering

#4 in Switzerland

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

78. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Metallurgical Engineering

#18 in Germany

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

79. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Metallurgical Engineering

#6 in Italy

#283 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

80. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Metallurgical Engineering

#7 in the Netherlands

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

81. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Metallurgical Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#285 in the World

Founded: 1451

82. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Metallurgical Engineering

#7 in Italy

#289 in the World

Founded: 1859

83. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Metallurgical Engineering

#8 in the Netherlands

#291 in the World

Founded: 1923

84. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Serbia

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

85. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

86. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Metallurgical Engineering

#5 in Switzerland

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

87. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in Norway

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

88. University of Bayreuth

Germany | Bavaria

For Metallurgical Engineering

#19 in Germany

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,773
Founded: 1972

89. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Metallurgical Engineering

#7 in France

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

90. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#301 in the World

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

91. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Metallurgical Engineering

#20 in Germany

#304 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

92. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#305 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

93. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Metallurgical Engineering

#5 in Spain

#309 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

94. University of Lorraine

France | Grand Est

For Metallurgical Engineering

#8 in France

#311 in the World

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

95. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Metallurgical Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#313 in the World

Founded: 1997

96. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Metallurgical Engineering

#8 in Italy

#318 in the World

Founded: 1321

97. Saarland University

Germany | Saarland

For Metallurgical Engineering

#21 in Germany

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,300
Founded: 1948

98. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Metallurgical Engineering

#22 in Germany

#320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

99. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Metallurgical Engineering

#3 in Portugal

#324 in the World

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

100. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

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

Mechanical Engineering1304

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