30 Best universities for Optical Engineering in Romania

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Romania ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 514K citations received by 35K academic papers made by 30 universities in Romania 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. Politehnica University of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Optical Engineering

#308 in Europe

#828 in the World

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

2. University of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Optical Engineering

#331 in Europe

#914 in the World

Founded: 1864

3. Babes-Bolyai University

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Optical Engineering

#367 in Europe

#1020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1959

4. Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Optical Engineering

#425 in Europe

#1288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1948

5. Alexandru Ioan Cuza University

Romania | Iasi

For Optical Engineering

#472 in Europe

#1473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 25,175
Founded: 1860

6. Politehnica University of Timisoara

Romania | Timisoara

For Optical Engineering

#482 in Europe

#1518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1920

7. Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Romania | Bucharest

For Optical Engineering

#540 in Europe

#1812 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1857

8. Transilvania University of Brasov

Romania | Brasov

For Optical Engineering

#544 in Europe

#1820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1971

9. Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Romania | Iasi

For Optical Engineering

#596 in Europe

#2028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1879

10. University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Optical Engineering

#601 in Europe

#2053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1919

11. University Dunarea de Jos of Galati

Romania | Galati

For Optical Engineering

#627 in Europe

#2166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,481
Founded: 1974

12. West University of Timisoara

Romania | Timisoara

For Optical Engineering

#634 in Europe

#2197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1962

13. University of Craiova

Romania | Craiova

For Optical Engineering

#648 in Europe

#2260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1947

14. Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava

Romania | Suceava

For Optical Engineering

#731 in Europe

#2696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Founded: 1963

15. University of Oradea

Romania | Oradea

For Optical Engineering

#762 in Europe

#2819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1963

16. University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova

Romania | Craiova

For Optical Engineering

#777 in Europe

#2916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1998

17. University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Optical Engineering

#781 in Europe

#2941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1869

18. University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Sciences and Technology of Targu Mures

Romania | Targu Mures

For Optical Engineering

#821 in Europe

#3137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1948

19. Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu

Romania | Sibiu

For Optical Engineering

#829 in Europe

#3157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Founded: 1976

20. Ovidius University of Constanta

Romania | Constanta

For Optical Engineering

#830 in Europe

#3163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1961

21. Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad

Romania | Arad

For Optical Engineering

#846 in Europe

#3271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1990

22. Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies

Romania | Bucharest

For Optical Engineering

#859 in Europe

#3311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 23,063
Founded: 1913

23. University of Pitesti

Romania | Pitesti

For Optical Engineering

#868 in Europe

#3357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

24. Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Optical Engineering

#924 in Europe

#3692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1948

25. Sapientia Hungarian University of Transylvania

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Optical Engineering

#959 in Europe

#3897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 2000

26. University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine

Romania | Bucharest

For Optical Engineering

#990 in Europe

#4016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 11,251
Founded: 1852

27. Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Timisoara

Romania | Timisoara

For Optical Engineering

#1037 in Europe

#4245 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Titu Maiorescu University

Romania | Bucharest

For Optical Engineering

#1106 in Europe

#4565 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1990

29. National School of Political Studies and Public Administration

Romania | Bucharest

For Optical Engineering

#1247 in Europe

#5267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,282
Founded: 1991

30. Spiru Haret University

Romania | Bucharest

For Optical Engineering

#1259 in Europe

#5348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1991

The best cities to study Optical Engineering in Romania based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iasi, and Timisoara.