Best Universities for Nuclear Engineering in Europe

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 1.05M citations received by 79.1K academic papers made by 336 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

#16 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

3. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in the Netherlands

#19 in the World

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

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. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

7. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Italy

#27 in the World

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

8. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Germany

#36 in the World

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

9. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Sweden

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,912
Founded: 1829

10. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Italy

#43 in the World

Founded: 1859

11. National Research Nuclear University MEPI

Russia | Moscow

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Russia

#46 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 1942

12. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Germany

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

13. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Denmark

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

14. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

15. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Italy

#57 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

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

17. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Sweden

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

18. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#69 in the World

Founded: 1824

19. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Spain

#71 in the World

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

20. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Greece

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

21. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#73 in the World

Founded: 1948

22. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Spain

#77 in the World

Founded: 1971

23. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#84 in the World

Founded: 1900

24. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Germany

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

25. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in the Netherlands

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

26. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Norway

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

27. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in France

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

28. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Italy

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

29. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in Italy

#95 in the World

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

30. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Poland

#96 in the World

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

31. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in Italy

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

32. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in Italy

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

33. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Belgium

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

34. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Sweden

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

35. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

36. Tomsk State University

Russia | Tomsk

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Russia

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1878

37. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Spain

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

38. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#113 in the World

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

39. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Denmark

#117 in the World

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

40. Tomsk Polytechnic University

Russia | Tomsk

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Russia

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1896

41. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

42. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Austria

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

43. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in the Netherlands

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

44. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Germany

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

45. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Spain

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

46. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Poland

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 21,738
Founded: 1919

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

Russia | Moscow

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Russia

#136 in the World

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

48. Peter the Great St.Petersburg Polytechnic University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Russia

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1899

49. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

50. Czech Technical University in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in the Czech Republic

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 19,080
Male:Female: 75:25
Founded: 1707

51. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#150 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

52. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#151 in the World

Founded: 1968

53. Polytechnic University of Bari

Italy | Apulia

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in Italy

#154 in the World

Founded: 1990

54. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

55. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

56. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#160 in the World

Founded: 1904

57. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Belgium

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

58. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Spain

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

59. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#173 in the World

Founded: 1905

60. Graz University of Technology

Austria | Graz

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Austria

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

61. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#182 in the World

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

62. Silesian University of Technology

Poland | Gliwice

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Poland

#183 in the World

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

63. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in Spain

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

64. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in Italy

#195 in the World

Founded: 1321

65. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in Russia

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

66. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Belgium

#198 in the World

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

67. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Poland

#203 in the World

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

68. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Nuclear Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#204 in the World

Founded: 1997

69. University of Lleida

Spain | Lleida

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in Spain

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 11,089

70. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

France | Ile-de-France

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in France

#209 in the World

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

71. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Nuclear Engineering

#6 in Germany

#211 in the World

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

72. Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava

Slovakia | Bratislava

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Slovakia

#212 in the World

Founded: 1938

73. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Nuclear Engineering

#4 in Belgium

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

74. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in Germany

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

75. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Russia | Moscow

For Nuclear Engineering

#7 in Russia

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1946

76. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Finland

#223 in the World

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

77. Politehnica University of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Romania

#224 in the World

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

78. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in Germany

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

79. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Slovenia

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 37,874
Founded: 1919

80. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in Germany

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

81. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Nuclear Engineering

#10 in Germany

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

82. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in France

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

83. James I University

Spain | Castellon de la Plana

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in Spain

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,343

84. Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Hungary | Budapest

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Hungary

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 20,152
Founded: 1782

85. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Greece

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

86. University of Rome Tor Vergata

Italy | Lazio

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in Italy

#253 in the World

Founded: 1982

87. Public University of Navarre

Spain | Pamplona

For Nuclear Engineering

#9 in Spain

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1987

88. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Serbia

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

89. Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Russia | Moscow

For Nuclear Engineering

#8 in Russia

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1830

90. University of Palermo

Italy | Sicily

For Nuclear Engineering

#12 in Italy

#265 in the World

Founded: 1806

91. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Nuclear Engineering

#11 in Germany

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

92. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Nuclear Engineering

#1 in Portugal

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

93. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#273 in the World

Founded: 1963

94. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Nuclear Engineering

#3 in Greece

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

95. Cracow University of Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Nuclear Engineering

#5 in Poland

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 17,280
Founded: 1945

96. University of Perugia

Italy | Umbria

For Nuclear Engineering

#13 in Italy

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

97. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

98. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Nuclear Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

99. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Nuclear Engineering

#2 in Finland

#304 in the World

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

100. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Nuclear Engineering

#12 in Germany

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

Engineering subfields in Europe

Acoustical Engineering1135

Aerospace Engineering1090

Agricultural Engineering262

Applied/Engineering Physics419

Architectural Engineering501

Architecture479

Automation and Control engineering521

Automotive Engineering605

Aviation377

Biochemical Engineering398

Biomedical Engineering528

Biotechnology716

Chemical Engineering1007

Civil Engineering921

Computer Engineering572

Computer Networking1083

Construction Management396

Electrical Engineering1180

Electronic Engineering851

Engineering Management405

Environmental Engineering679

Firefighting and Fire Science299

Geotechnical Engineering812

Human-Computer Interaction792

Industrial Engineering397

Landscape Architecture453

Marine Engineering327

Materials Science1327

Mechanical Engineering1276

Metallurgical Engineering1132

Mining Engineering288

Nanotechnology971

Operations Research627

Optical Engineering1236

Petroleum Engineering378

Polymer science and Plastics engineering367

Product and Industrial Design350

Reliability and Quality Engineering576

Remote Sensing628

Renewable Energy Engineering595

Robotics466

Structural Engineering990

Systems Engineering948

Technical Drawing326

Telecommunications1102

Transportation Engineering536