Best Universities for Nuclear 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 Nuclear Engineering. A graph of 1.5M citations received by 93K academic papers made by 360 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. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Germany

#5 in the World

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

2. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Switzerland

#17 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Sweden

#20 in the World

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

5. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Italy

#22 in the World

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

6. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in the Netherlands

#25 in the World

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

7. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Italy

#29 in the World

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

8. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Sweden

#38 in the World

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

9. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Germany

#41 in the World

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

10. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Italy

#42 in the World

Founded: 1859

11. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

Russia | Moscow

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Russia

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

12. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Germany

#49 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

13. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Denmark

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

14. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

15. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Italy

#55 in the World

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

16. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Switzerland

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

17. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#69 in the World

Founded: 1824

18. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#70 in the World

Founded: 1948

19. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Sweden

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

20. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Spain

#73 in the World

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

21. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Greece

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

22. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Spain

#79 in the World

Founded: 1971

23. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#83 in the World

Founded: 1900

24. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in the Netherlands

#85 in the World

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

25. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Germany

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

26. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Spain

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

27. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Russia

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

28. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

29. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Italy

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

30. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in Italy

#97 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

31. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in Italy

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

32. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Norway

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

33. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in Italy

#104 in the World

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

34. Tomsk State University

Russia | Tomsk

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Russia

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

35. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Belgium

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

36. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Poland

#109 in the World

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

37. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

38. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Sweden

#113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

39. Tomsk Polytechnic University

Russia | Tomsk

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Russia

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

40. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Denmark

#119 in the World

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

41. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#121 in the World

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

42. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Germany

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

43. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in France

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

44. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Austria

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

45. Czech Technical University in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in the Czech Republic

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 19,080
Founded: 1707

46. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Poland

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 21,738
Founded: 1919

47. N.R.U. Moscow Power Engineering Institute

Russia | Moscow

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Russia

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 17,519
Founded: 1930

48. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Belgium

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

49. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

50. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in the Netherlands

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

51. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

52. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Spain

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

53. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#154 in the World

Founded: 1905

54. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Spain

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

55. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

56. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

57. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in Russia

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

58. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#165 in the World

Founded: 1904

59. Silesian University of Technology

Poland | Gliwice

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Poland

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,200
Founded: 1945

60. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Belgium

#189 in the World

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

61. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in Spain

#195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

62. Graz University of Technology

Austria | Graz

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Austria

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

63. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#203 in the World

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

64. Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Slovakia | Bratislava

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Slovakia

#204 in the World

Founded: 1938

65. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

66. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in Italy

#206 in the World

Founded: 1321

67. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in Germany

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

68. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Belgium

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

69. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in Germany

#215 in the World

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

70. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Nuclear Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#216 in the World

Founded: 1997

71. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in Germany

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

72. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Poland

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1945

73. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

74. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Slovenia

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 37,874
Founded: 1919

75. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Finland

#224 in the World

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

76. University of Lleida

Spain | Lleida

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in Spain

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 10,674

77. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in Germany

#226 in the World

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

78. Polytechnic School

France | Ile-de-France

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in France

#227 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1794

79. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Portugal

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

80. James I University

Spain | Castellon de la Plana

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in Spain

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,343

81. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in Germany

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

82. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Russia | Moscow

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in Russia

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

83. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Greece

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

84. Politehnica University of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Romania

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,360
Founded: 1864

85. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in Germany

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

86. Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Hungary | Budapest

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Hungary

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 20,152
Founded: 1782

87. University of Rome Tor Vergata

Italy | Lazio

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in Italy

#255 in the World

Founded: 1982

88. Cracow University of Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Poland

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 17,280
Founded: 1945

89. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Nuclear Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#263 in the World

Founded: 1968

90. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Serbia

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

91. Brno University of Technology

Czech Republic | Brno

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in the Czech Republic

#267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1899

92. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

93. University of Palermo

Italy | Sicily

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in Italy

#275 in the World

Founded: 1806

94. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#281 in the World

Founded: 1963

95. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

France | Ile-de-France

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in France

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1783

96. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in France

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

97. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Greece

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

98. Ural Federal University

Russia | Yekaterinburg

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in Russia

#293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1920

99. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Finland

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,870
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1934

100. University of Perugia

Italy | Umbria

For Nuclear Engineering

#12 in Italy

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

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

Metallurgical Engineering1147

Mining Engineering286

Nanotechnology987

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