Best Universities for Reliability / Quality 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 Reliability and Quality Engineering. A graph of 3.96M citations received by 190K academic papers made by 622 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. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in the Netherlands

#9 in the World

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

2. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#10 in the World

Founded: 1824

3. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in Italy

#17 in the World

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

4. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in Denmark

#24 in the World

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

5. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#2 in Italy

#43 in the World

Founded: 1859

6. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in Norway

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

7. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#52 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

8. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in Germany

#55 in the World

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

9. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in Switzerland

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

10. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in Belgium

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

11. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#2 in Denmark

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

12. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in Sweden

#66 in the World

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

13. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in Spain

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

14. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#2 in Germany

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

15. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#2 in Switzerland

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

16. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in Portugal

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

17. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#2 in the Netherlands

#75 in the World

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

18. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

19. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#3 in Italy

#82 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

20. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#2 in Sweden

#84 in the World

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

21. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#86 in the World

Founded: 1964

22. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#4 in Italy

#89 in the World

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

23. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#91 in the World

Founded: 1963

24. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

25. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in Greece

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

26. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#100 in the World

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

27. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#3 in the Netherlands

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

28. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#5 in Italy

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

29. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#112 in the World

Founded: 1948

30. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#3 in Germany

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

31. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#4 in Germany

#121 in the World

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

32. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

33. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#5 in Germany

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

34. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

35. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in Austria

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

36. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#2 in Spain

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

37. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

38. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#3 in Spain

#139 in the World

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

39. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#6 in Germany

#147 in the World

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

40. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

41. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in Finland

#152 in the World

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

42. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#154 in the World

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

43. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#158 in the World

Founded: 1905

44. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#6 in Italy

#162 in the World

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

45. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#3 in Sweden

#166 in the World

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

46. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#4 in Sweden

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

47. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#7 in Italy

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 47,736
Founded: 1343

48. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#2 in Portugal

#174 in the World

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

49. University of Salerno

Italy | Campania

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#8 in Italy

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 33,332
Founded: 1944

50. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#186 in the World

Founded: 1900

51. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in Poland

#187 in the World

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

52. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#3 in Portugal

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

53. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

54. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

55. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#4 in Spain

#202 in the World

Founded: 1971

56. University of Lorraine

France | Grand Est

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in France

#205 in the World

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

57. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

58. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#2 in Finland

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 18,400
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1925

59. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#9 in Italy

#223 in the World

Founded: 1321

60. University of Duisburg - Essen

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#7 in Germany

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

61. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#2 in Belgium

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

62. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#2 in Poland

#238 in the World

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

63. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in Ireland

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,321
Founded: 1854

64. University of Technology of Troyes

France | Grand Est

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#2 in France

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,196
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1994

65. Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Hungary | Budapest

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in Hungary

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 20,152
Founded: 1782

66. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

67. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#8 in Germany

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

68. University of Castilla La Mancha

Spain | Ciudad Real

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#5 in Spain

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1982

69. Graz University of Technology

Austria | Graz

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#2 in Austria

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

70. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#5 in Sweden

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

71. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#3 in Poland

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 19,750
Founded: 1919

72. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

73. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#2 in Greece

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

74. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#3 in France

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

75. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#6 in Sweden

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

76. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#3 in Greece

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

77. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in Slovenia

#269 in the World

Founded: 1919

78. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#4 in France

#270 in the World

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

79. Leibniz University of Hanover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#9 in Germany

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

80. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#10 in Germany

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

81. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#3 in Belgium

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

82. University of Hull

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#290 in the World

Founded: 1954

83. University of Salford

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#291 in the World

Founded: 1967

84. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#11 in Germany

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

85. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#295 in the World

Founded: 1997

86. University of Catania

Italy | Sicily

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#10 in Italy

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 44,338
Founded: 1434

87. University of Palermo

Italy | Sicily

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#11 in Italy

#301 in the World

Founded: 1806

88. Politehnica University of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in Romania

#303 in the World

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

89. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in Serbia

#306 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

90. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#2 in Norway

#308 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

91. Malardalen University

Sweden | Vasteras

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#7 in Sweden

#312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 12,884
Founded: 1977

92. Czech Technical University in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#1 in the Czech Republic

#313 in the World

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

93. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#6 in Spain

#316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

94. Braunschweig University of Technology

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#12 in Germany

#317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 17,794
Founded: 1745

95. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#4 in Belgium

#319 in the World

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

96. CentraleSupelec

France | Ile-de-France

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#5 in France

#320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 4,300
Founded: 1894

97. City, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#321 in the World

Founded: 1966

98. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#25 in the United Kingdom

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

99. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#13 in Germany

#327 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

100. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Reliability and Quality Engineering

#4 in the Netherlands

#328 in the World

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

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

Metallurgical Engineering1155

Mining Engineering295

Nanotechnology992

Nuclear Engineering363

Operations Research670

Optical Engineering1268

Petroleum Engineering420

Polymer science and Plastics engineering352

Product and Industrial Design352

Remote Sensing677

Renewable Energy Engineering626

Robotics496

Structural Engineering1041

Systems Engineering995

Technical Drawing373

Telecommunications1149

Transportation Engineering589