Best Universities for Nanotechnology 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 Nanotechnology. A graph of 53M citations received by 1.71M academic papers made by 987 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 Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Switzerland

#15 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. University of Manchester

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#30 in the World

Founded: 1824

4. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Nanotechnology

#2 in Switzerland

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

5. Imperial College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. University of Oxford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

7. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Delft

For Nanotechnology

#1 in the Netherlands

#59 in the World

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

8. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Nanotechnology

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

9. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Nanotechnology

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

10. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Nanotechnology

#1 in France

#89 in the World

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

11. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Nanotechnology

#98 in the World

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

12. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Nanotechnology

#100 in the World

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

13. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Nanotechnology

#2 in the Netherlands

#101 in the World

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

14. University College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

15. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Nanotechnology

#103 in the World

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

16. University of Twente

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Enschede

For Nanotechnology

#3 in the Netherlands

#111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

17. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Nanotechnology

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

18. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Sweden

#121 in the World

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

19. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Nanotechnology

#2 in Sweden

#128 in the World

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

20. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Nanotechnology

#3 in Sweden

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

21. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Nanotechnology

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

22. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Nanotechnology

#2 in France

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

23. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Nanotechnology

#145 in the World

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

24. Lund University

For Nanotechnology

#4 in Sweden

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

25. Utrecht University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Nanotechnology

#4 in the Netherlands

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

26. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Nanotechnology

#5 in Sweden

#155 in the World

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

27. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Russia

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

28. University of Groningen

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Groningen

For Nanotechnology

#5 in the Netherlands

#157 in the World

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

29. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Nanotechnology

#3 in France

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

30. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#162 in the World

Founded: 1948

31. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#163 in the World

Founded: 1905

32. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Nanotechnology

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

33. University of Southampton

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

34. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Nanotechnology

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

35. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Nanotechnology

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

36. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Nanotechnology

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

37. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Nanotechnology

#4 in France

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

38. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#184 in the World

Founded: 1900

39. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Nanotechnology

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

40. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Nanotechnology

#10 in Germany

#190 in the World

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

41. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Nanotechnology

#5 in France

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

42. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Italy

#196 in the World

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

43. University of Basel

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Basel

For Nanotechnology

#3 in Switzerland

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

44. Autonomous University of Madrid

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Spain

#201 in the World

Founded: 1968

45. University of Bristol

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#203 in the World

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

46. Sapienza University of Rome

For Nanotechnology

#2 in Italy

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

47. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Nanotechnology

#11 in Germany

#210 in the World

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

48. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Nanotechnology

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

49. University of Leeds

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#212 in the World

Founded: 1904

50. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Nanotechnology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#213 in the World

Founded: 1451

51. Complutense University of Madrid

For Nanotechnology

#2 in Spain

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

52. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Nanotechnology

#3 in Spain

#220 in the World

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

53. University of Padua

For Nanotechnology

#3 in Italy

#224 in the World

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

54. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Nanotechnology

#12 in Germany

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

55. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Nanotechnology

#6 in France

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

56. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

57. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Nanotechnology

#4 in Italy

#237 in the World

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

58. Radboud University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Nanotechnology

#6 in the Netherlands

#238 in the World

Founded: 1923

59. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Nanotechnology

#13 in Germany

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

60. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Nanotechnology

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

61. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Nanotechnology

#7 in France

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

62. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Nanotechnology

#14 in Germany

#252 in the World

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

63. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Nanotechnology

#253 in the World

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

64. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Nanotechnology

#256 in the World

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

65. University of Ulm

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Nanotechnology

#15 in Germany

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

66. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Nanotechnology

#261 in the World

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

67. University of Warwick

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

68. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Nanotechnology

#16 in Germany

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

69. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Nanotechnology

#268 in the World

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

70. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Nanotechnology

#5 in Italy

#271 in the World

Founded: 1859

71. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Nanotechnology

#17 in Germany

#273 in the World

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

72. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Nanotechnology

#18 in Germany

#275 in the World

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

73. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Germany | Thuringia

For Nanotechnology

#19 in Germany

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,345
Founded: 1558

74. University of Regensburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Nanotechnology

#20 in Germany

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

75. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Nanotechnology

#4 in Spain

#286 in the World

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

76. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Nanotechnology

#21 in Germany

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

77. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Nanotechnology

#289 in the World

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

78. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Nanotechnology

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

79. Grenoble Institute of Technology

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Nanotechnology

#8 in France

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,646
Founded: 1900

80. University of Duisburg - Essen

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Nanotechnology

#22 in Germany

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

81. University of the Basque Country

For Nanotechnology

#5 in Spain

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,000

82. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Nanotechnology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

83. University of Strasbourg

France | Grand Est

For Nanotechnology

#9 in France

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

84. University of Bath

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Nanotechnology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#305 in the World

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

85. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Nanotechnology

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

86. Saarland University

Germany | Saarland

For Nanotechnology

#23 in Germany

#312 in the World

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

87. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Nanotechnology

#313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

88. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Nanotechnology

#314 in the World

Founded: 2003

89. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Nanotechnology

#24 in Germany

#316 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

90. Leiden University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Leiden

For Nanotechnology

#7 in the Netherlands

#324 in the World

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

91. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Nanotechnology

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1966

92. University of Bayreuth

Germany | Bavaria

For Nanotechnology

#25 in Germany

#327 in the World

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

93. University of Geneva

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Geneva

For Nanotechnology

#4 in Switzerland

#330 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

94. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Greece

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

95. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Nanotechnology

#335 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

96. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Nanotechnology

#1 in Norway

#336 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

97. Cardiff University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Wales

For Nanotechnology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#341 in the World

Founded: 1997

98. Leibniz University of Hanover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Nanotechnology

#26 in Germany

#346 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

99. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Nanotechnology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

100. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Nanotechnology

#6 in Italy

#352 in the World

Founded: 1321

Engineering subfields in Europe

Acoustical Engineering1182

Aerospace Engineering1129

Agricultural Engineering255

Applied/Engineering Physics461

Architectural Engineering553

Architecture514

Automation and Control engineering541

Automotive Engineering650

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

Metallurgical Engineering1147

Mining Engineering286

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

Structural Engineering1036

Systems Engineering991

Technical Drawing361

Telecommunications1141

Transportation Engineering576