Best Universities for Renewable Energy 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 Renewable Energy Engineering. A graph of 5.19M citations received by 193K academic papers made by 595 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. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Denmark

#1 in the World

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

2. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Denmark

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

3. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in the United Kingdom

#6 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Switzerland

#7 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

5. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in the Netherlands

#8 in the World

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

6. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Greece

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

7. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Norway

#19 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

8. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Switzerland

#20 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

9. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Sweden

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

10. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#29 in the World

Founded: 1824

11. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Spain

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

12. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Sweden

#33 in the World

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

13. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Belgium

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

14. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Sweden

#39 in the World

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

15. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Italy

#44 in the World

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

16. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#47 in the World

Founded: 1964

17. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in the Netherlands

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

18. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Germany

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

19. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Ireland

#53 in the World

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

20. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Spain

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

21. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in the Netherlands

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

22. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Portugal

#62 in the World

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

23. Dublin Institute of Technology

Ireland | Dublin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Ireland

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

24. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Germany

#67 in the World

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

25. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#71 in the World

Founded: 1948

26. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Portugal

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

27. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

28. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Italy

#81 in the World

Founded: 1859

29. University of Castilla La Mancha

Spain | Ciudad Real

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Spain

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1982

30. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#4 in Spain

#86 in the World

Founded: 1971

31. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

32. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

33. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Finland

#96 in the World

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

34. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#4 in the Netherlands

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

35. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Italy

#101 in the World

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

36. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Germany

#102 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

37. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Greece

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

38. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Belgium

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

39. Polytechnic University of Bari

Italy | Apulia

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#4 in Italy

#107 in the World

Founded: 1990

40. University of the Basque Country

Spain | Bilbao

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#5 in Spain

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,000

41. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Denmark

#117 in the World

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

42. University of Almeria

Spain | Almeria

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#6 in Spain

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1993

43. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#125 in the World

Founded: 1997

44. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#7 in Spain

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

45. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Finland

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

46. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Croatia

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

47. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#129 in the World

Founded: 1904

48. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#5 in Italy

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

49. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#4 in Sweden

#133 in the World

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

50. University College Cork

Ireland | Cork

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Ireland

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 21,894
Founded: 1845

51. University of Palermo

Italy | Sicily

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#6 in Italy

#136 in the World

Founded: 1806

52. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#4 in Germany

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

53. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#7 in Italy

#139 in the World

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

54. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

55. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#142 in the World

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

56. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#5 in Germany

#143 in the World

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

57. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

58. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Austria

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

59. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#8 in Italy

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

60. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

61. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#9 in Italy

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

62. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

63. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#174 in the World

Founded: 1900

64. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#5 in the Netherlands

#179 in the World

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

65. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#181 in the World

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

66. Comillas Pontifical University

Spain | Madrid

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#8 in Spain

#185 in the World

Founded: 1890

67. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

68. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#6 in the Netherlands

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

69. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#6 in Germany

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

70. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#5 in Sweden

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

71. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#10 in Italy

#203 in the World

Founded: 1321

72. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#6 in Sweden

#209 in the World

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

73. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#212 in the World

Founded: 1905

74. University of Jaen

Spain | Jaen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#9 in Spain

#215 in the World

Founded: 1993

75. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#216 in the World

Founded: 1963

76. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Greece

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

77. Carlos III University, Madrid

Spain | Getafe

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#10 in Spain

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1989

78. Aston University

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#219 in the World

Founded: 1895

79. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Portugal

#222 in the World

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

80. University of Perugia

Italy | Umbria

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#11 in Italy

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

81. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#4 in Portugal

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

82. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Poland

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 21,738
Founded: 1919

83. Politehnica University of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Romania

#234 in the World

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

84. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#5 in Portugal

#239 in the World

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

85. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#6 in Portugal

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

86. University of Valladolid

Spain | Valladolid

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#11 in Spain

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1346

87. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Belgium

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

88. University of Vigo

Spain | Vigo

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#12 in Spain

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 18,577
Founded: 1989

89. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#262 in the World

Founded: 1451

90. University of Salerno

Italy | Campania

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#12 in Italy

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 33,332
Founded: 1944

91. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#13 in Spain

#266 in the World

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

92. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#7 in Portugal

#269 in the World

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

93. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#271 in the World

Founded: 1968

94. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#7 in Sweden

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

95. University of Duisburg - Essen

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#7 in Germany

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

96. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

97. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in France

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

98. University of Catania

Italy | Sicily

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#13 in Italy

#282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1434

99. University of Cagliari

Italy | Sardinia

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#14 in Italy

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 26,069
Founded: 1620

100. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#24 in the United Kingdom

#301 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

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

Nuclear Engineering338

Operations Research627

Optical Engineering1236

Petroleum Engineering378

Polymer science and Plastics engineering367

Product and Industrial Design350

Reliability and Quality Engineering576

Remote Sensing628

Robotics466

Structural Engineering990

Systems Engineering948

Technical Drawing326

Telecommunications1102

Transportation Engineering536