Best Universities for Metallurgical 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 Metallurgical Engineering. A graph of 89.3M citations received by 2.94M academic papers made by 1,155 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

#13 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

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

7. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in Switzerland

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

8. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in the Netherlands

#58 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

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

10. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Denmark

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

11. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

12. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in France

#78 in the World

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

13. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in Germany

#85 in the World

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

14. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Metallurgical Engineering

#3 in Germany

#90 in the World

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

15. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Metallurgical Engineering

#4 in Germany

#91 in the World

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

16. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Sweden

#97 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

#99 in the World

Founded: 1900

18. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#107 in the World

Founded: 1905

19. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#118 in the World

Founded: 1904

20. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Russia

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

21. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

22. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in Sweden

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

23. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in Belgium

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

24. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#134 in the World

Founded: 1948

25. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Metallurgical Engineering

#5 in Germany

#135 in the World

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

26. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Italy

#136 in the World

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

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

#146 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

#150 in the World

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

30. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Metallurgical Engineering

#6 in Germany

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

31. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Metallurgical Engineering

#7 in Germany

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

32. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Metallurgical Engineering

#8 in Germany

#156 in the World

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

33. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Metallurgical Engineering

#4 in Sweden

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

34. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Metallurgical Engineering

#9 in Germany

#159 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

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

36. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Spain

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

37. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Norway

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

38. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in the Netherlands

#167 in the World

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

39. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Metallurgical Engineering

#3 in the Netherlands

#168 in the World

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

40. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Metallurgical Engineering

#10 in Germany

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

41. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Metallurgical Engineering

#11 in Germany

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

42. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in Italy

#185 in the World

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

43. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in Denmark

#187 in the World

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

44. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Poland

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 19,750
Founded: 1919

45. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Metallurgical Engineering

#4 in the Netherlands

#196 in the World

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

46. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Metallurgical Engineering

#12 in Germany

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

47. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Metallurgical Engineering

#13 in Germany

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

48. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Metallurgical Engineering

#3 in Italy

#200 in the World

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

49. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Metallurgical Engineering

#3 in Denmark

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

50. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Metallurgical Engineering

#3 in France

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

51. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Austria

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

52. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Metallurgical Engineering

#4 in Italy

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

53. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Metallurgical Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

54. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Metallurgical Engineering

#3 in Switzerland

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

55. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Finland

#220 in the World

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

56. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Metallurgical Engineering

#4 in France

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

57. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Metallurgical Engineering

#5 in the Netherlands

#227 in the World

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

58. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Metallurgical Engineering

#14 in Germany

#231 in the World

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

59. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Portugal

#232 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

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,000

61. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Metallurgical Engineering

#15 in Germany

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

62. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Metallurgical Engineering

#5 in Italy

#246 in the World

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

63. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Metallurgical Engineering

#5 in France

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

64. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Metallurgical Engineering

#6 in the Netherlands

#249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

65. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Metallurgical Engineering

#16 in Germany

#253 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

#256 in the World

Founded: 1508

67. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in Austria

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

68. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in Portugal

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

69. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Greece

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

70. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Metallurgical Engineering

#5 in Sweden

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

71. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Metallurgical Engineering

#6 in Sweden

#271 in the World

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

72. Leibniz University of Hanover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Metallurgical Engineering

#17 in Germany

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

73. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Metallurgical Engineering

#3 in Belgium

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

74. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Metallurgical Engineering

#6 in Italy

#277 in the World

Founded: 1859

75. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Serbia

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

76. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Metallurgical Engineering

#7 in Italy

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

77. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Metallurgical Engineering

#6 in France

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

78. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#285 in the World

Founded: 1963

79. Autonomous University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Metallurgical Engineering

#4 in Spain

#286 in the World

Founded: 1968

80. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

81. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Metallurgical Engineering

#7 in the Netherlands

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 33,474
Founded: 1575

82. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Metallurgical Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#291 in the World

Founded: 1451

83. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Metallurgical Engineering

#4 in Switzerland

#292 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

84. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Metallurgical Engineering

#18 in Germany

#293 in the World

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

85. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Metallurgical Engineering

#2 in Norway

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

86. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Metallurgical Engineering

#8 in the Netherlands

#298 in the World

Founded: 1923

87. University of Bayreuth

Germany | Bavaria

For Metallurgical Engineering

#19 in Germany

#300 in the World

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

88. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Metallurgical Engineering

#5 in Switzerland

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

89. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#305 in the World

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

90. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Metallurgical Engineering

#7 in France

#307 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

91. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Metallurgical Engineering

#5 in Spain

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

92. University of Lorraine

France | Grand Est

For Metallurgical Engineering

#8 in France

#310 in the World

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

93. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Metallurgical Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

94. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Metallurgical Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#315 in the World

Founded: 1997

95. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Metallurgical Engineering

#3 in Portugal

#319 in the World

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

96. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Metallurgical Engineering

#20 in Germany

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

97. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Metallurgical Engineering

#8 in Italy

#326 in the World

Founded: 1321

98. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Metallurgical Engineering

#21 in Germany

#328 in the World

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

99. Saarland University

Germany | Saarland

For Metallurgical Engineering

#22 in Germany

#329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,250
Founded: 1948

100. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Metallurgical Engineering

#1 in Ireland

#332 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

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

Marine Engineering344

Materials Science1349

Mechanical Engineering1306

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