Best Universities for Renewable Energy 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 Renewable Energy Engineering. A graph of 7.52M citations received by 218K academic papers made by 626 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

#2 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

#5 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

4. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in the Netherlands

#7 in the World

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

5. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Switzerland

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

6. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Greece

#13 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

7. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Norway

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

8. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Switzerland

#19 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

9. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in the United Kingdom

#28 in the World

Founded: 1824

10. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Sweden

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

11. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Sweden

#35 in the World

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

12. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Spain

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

13. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Belgium

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

14. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Italy

#41 in the World

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

15. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Sweden

#42 in the World

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

16. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Germany

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

17. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in the Netherlands

#54 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1636

18. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in the United Kingdom

#56 in the World

Founded: 1964

19. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in the Netherlands

#57 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

20. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Ireland

#58 in the World

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

21. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Spain

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

22. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Portugal

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

23. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Portugal

#64 in the World

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

24. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Germany

#68 in the World

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

25. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#4 in the United Kingdom

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

26. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Italy

#78 in the World

Founded: 1859

27. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#5 in the United Kingdom

#79 in the World

Founded: 1948

28. University of Castilla La Mancha

Spain | Ciudad Real

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Spain

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1982

29. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#6 in the United Kingdom

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

30. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Germany

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

31. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#4 in Spain

#92 in the World

Founded: 1971

32. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#7 in the United Kingdom

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

33. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#4 in the Netherlands

#95 in the World

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

34. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Italy

#96 in the World

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

35. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Denmark

#97 in the World

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

36. Dublin Institute of Technology

Ireland | Dublin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Ireland

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

37. Lappeenranta University of Technology

Finland | Lappeenranta

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Finland

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 5,300
Founded: 1969

38. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Finland

#104 in the World

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

39. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Belgium

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

40. University of the Basque Country

Spain | Bilbao

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#5 in Spain

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 63,000

41. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#8 in the United Kingdom

#123 in the World

Founded: 1997

42. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#2 in Greece

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

43. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Croatia

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

44. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#4 in Italy

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

45. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#6 in Spain

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

46. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#9 in the United Kingdom

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

47. University of Almeria

Spain | Almeria

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#7 in Spain

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1993

48. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#4 in Germany

#136 in the World

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

49. University College Cork

Ireland | Cork

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Ireland

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 21,894
Founded: 1845

50. University of Palermo

Italy | Sicily

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#5 in Italy

#142 in the World

Founded: 1806

51. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Austria

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

52. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#10 in the United Kingdom

#145 in the World

Founded: 1904

53. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#4 in Sweden

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

54. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#6 in Italy

#150 in the World

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

55. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#11 in the United Kingdom

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

56. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#5 in Germany

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

57. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#7 in Italy

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

58. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#12 in the United Kingdom

#161 in the World

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

59. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#13 in the United Kingdom

#167 in the World

Founded: 1900

60. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Poland

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 19,750
Founded: 1919

61. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#8 in Italy

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

62. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#14 in the United Kingdom

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

63. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#15 in the United Kingdom

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

64. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#16 in the United Kingdom

#187 in the World

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

65. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#5 in the Netherlands

#190 in the World

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

66. Comillas Pontifical University

Spain | Madrid

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#8 in Spain

#199 in the World

Founded: 1890

67. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#6 in the Netherlands

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

68. University of Jaen

Spain | Jaen

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#9 in Spain

#207 in the World

Founded: 1993

69. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#17 in the United Kingdom

#208 in the World

Founded: 1963

70. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#6 in Germany

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 15,899
Founded: 1973

71. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#18 in the United Kingdom

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

72. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#9 in Italy

#215 in the World

Founded: 1321

73. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#19 in the United Kingdom

#219 in the World

Founded: 1905

74. Aston University

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#20 in the United Kingdom

#223 in the World

Founded: 1895

75. University of Perugia

Italy | Umbria

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#10 in Italy

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

76. Politehnica University of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#1 in Romania

#229 in the World

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

77. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Portugal

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

78. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#5 in Sweden

#240 in the World

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

79. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#4 in Portugal

#241 in the World

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

80. Polytechnic University of Bari

Italy | Apulia

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#11 in Italy

#242 in the World

Founded: 1990

81. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#5 in Portugal

#243 in the World

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

82. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#6 in Sweden

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

83. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#10 in Spain

#248 in the World

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

84. Carlos III University, Madrid

Spain | Getafe

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#11 in Spain

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1989

85. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Greece

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

86. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#21 in the United Kingdom

#254 in the World

Founded: 1451

87. University of Valladolid

Spain | Valladolid

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#12 in Spain

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1346

88. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#3 in Belgium

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

89. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#13 in Spain

#263 in the World

Founded: 1508

90. University of Salerno

Italy | Campania

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#12 in Italy

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 33,332
Founded: 1944

91. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#6 in Portugal

#273 in the World

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

92. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#7 in Portugal

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

93. University of Vigo

Spain | Vigo

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#14 in Spain

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 18,577
Founded: 1989

94. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#7 in Germany

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

95. Lulea University of Technology

Sweden | Lulea

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#7 in Sweden

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 19,155
Founded: 1997

96. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#22 in the United Kingdom

#282 in the World

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

97. University of Duisburg - Essen

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#8 in Germany

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

98. University of Catania

Italy | Sicily

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#13 in Italy

#295 in the World

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

99. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#23 in the United Kingdom

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

100. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#14 in Italy

#299 in the World

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

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

Reliability and Quality Engineering622

Remote Sensing677

Robotics496

Structural Engineering1041

Systems Engineering995

Technical Drawing373

Telecommunications1149

Transportation Engineering589