Best Universities for Robotics 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 Robotics. A graph of 3.19M citations received by 155K academic papers made by 496 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. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Robotics

#1 in Switzerland

#9 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Robotics

#2 in Switzerland

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

3. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Robotics

#11 in the World

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

4. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Robotics

#23 in the World

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

5. Imperial College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#1 in the United Kingdom

#26 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. University of Oxford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#2 in the United Kingdom

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

7. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

Italy | Tuscany

For Robotics

#1 in Italy

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1987

8. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Robotics

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

9. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Robotics

#1 in Sweden

#45 in the World

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

10. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Delft

For Robotics

#1 in the Netherlands

#46 in the World

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

11. Sapienza University of Rome

For Robotics

#2 in Italy

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

12. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Robotics

#1 in Spain

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

13. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Robotics

#3 in Italy

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

14. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Robotics

#4 in Italy

#64 in the World

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

15. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Robotics

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

16. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Robotics

#5 in Italy

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

17. University of Twente

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Enschede

For Robotics

#2 in the Netherlands

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

18. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Robotics

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

19. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Robotics

#2 in Spain

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

20. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Robotics

#1 in Norway

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

21. University of Bielefeld

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Robotics

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 23,342
Founded: 1969

22. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Robotics

#1 in France

#84 in the World

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

23. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Robotics

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

24. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Robotics

#6 in Italy

#90 in the World

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

25. University of Zurich

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Switzerland | Zurich

For Robotics

#3 in Switzerland

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

26. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Robotics

#3 in the Netherlands

#98 in the World

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

27. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#3 in the United Kingdom

#100 in the World

Founded: 1905

28. Carlos III University, Madrid

For Robotics

#3 in Spain

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1989

29. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#4 in the United Kingdom

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

30. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Robotics

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

31. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Robotics

#2 in Sweden

#111 in the World

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

32. University of Hertfordshire

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#5 in the United Kingdom

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

33. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Robotics

#119 in the World

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

34. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Robotics

#7 in Italy

#121 in the World

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

35. University of Padua

For Robotics

#8 in Italy

#124 in the World

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

36. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Robotics

#1 in Greece

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

37. University of Southern Denmark

Denmark | Odense

For Robotics

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1966

38. King's College London

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United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#6 in the United Kingdom

#134 in the World

Founded: 1829

39. University College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#7 in the United Kingdom

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

40. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Robotics

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

41. Orebro University

Sweden | Orebro

For Robotics

#3 in Sweden

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 11,638
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1977

42. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Robotics

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

43. University of Cassino and Southern Lazio

For Robotics

#9 in Italy

#146 in the World

Founded: 1979

44. Utrecht University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Robotics

#4 in the Netherlands

#147 in the World

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

45. University of Bristol

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#8 in the United Kingdom

#148 in the World

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

46. Czech Technical University in Prague

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Czech Republic | Prague

For Robotics

#1 in the Czech Republic

#149 in the World

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

47. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Robotics

#152 in the World

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

48. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Robotics

#9 in the United Kingdom

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

49. University of the West of England

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#10 in the United Kingdom

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

50. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Robotics

#4 in Spain

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

51. University of Bremen

Germany | Bremen State

For Robotics

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

52. Technical University of Madrid

For Robotics

#5 in Spain

#162 in the World

Founded: 1971

53. University of Malaga

For Robotics

#6 in Spain

#164 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 36,054
Founded: 1972

54. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Robotics

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

55. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#11 in the United Kingdom

#172 in the World

Founded: 1948

56. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Robotics

#2 in Greece

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

57. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Robotics

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

58. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Robotics

#10 in Italy

#180 in the World

Founded: 1859

59. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Robotics

#10 in Germany

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

60. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Robotics

#184 in the World

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

61. University of Essex

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#12 in the United Kingdom

#192 in the World

Founded: 1964

62. Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Robotics

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1948

63. Heriot-Watt University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Robotics

#13 in the United Kingdom

#199 in the World

Founded: 1966

64. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Robotics

#200 in the World

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

65. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Robotics

#11 in Germany

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

66. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Robotics

#14 in the United Kingdom

#204 in the World

Founded: 1451

67. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Robotics

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

68. University of Manchester

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#15 in the United Kingdom

#209 in the World

Founded: 1824

69. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Robotics

#1 in Poland

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 15,903
Male:Female: 67:33
Founded: 1919

70. Leibniz University of Hanover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Robotics

#12 in Germany

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

71. University of Plymouth

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#16 in the United Kingdom

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

72. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Robotics

#11 in Italy

#233 in the World

Founded: 1175

73. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Robotics

#2 in Poland

#237 in the World

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

74. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Robotics

#2 in France

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

75. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Robotics

#7 in Spain

#249 in the World

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

76. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Robotics

#250 in the World

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

77. Politehnica University of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Robotics

#253 in the World

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

78. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Robotics

#255 in the World

Founded: 1919

79. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Robotics

#259 in the World

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

80. University of Siena

Italy | Tuscany

For Robotics

#12 in Italy

#261 in the World

Founded: 1240

81. University of Sussex

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United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#17 in the United Kingdom

#268 in the World

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

82. University of Duisburg - Essen

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Robotics

#13 in Germany

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

83. Central School of Nantes

France | Pays de la Loire

For Robotics

#3 in France

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,287
Founded: 1919

84. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#18 in the United Kingdom

#272 in the World

Founded: 1900

85. TU Dortmund University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Robotics

#14 in Germany

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

86. Lund University

For Robotics

#4 in Sweden

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

87. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Robotics

#15 in Germany

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

88. Braunschweig University of Technology

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Robotics

#16 in Germany

#276 in the World

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

89. Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Hungary | Budapest

For Robotics

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 20,152
Founded: 1782

90. University of Amsterdam

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Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Robotics

#5 in the Netherlands

#284 in the World

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

91. University of Catania

For Robotics

#13 in Italy

#288 in the World

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

92. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Robotics

#297 in the World

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

93. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Robotics

#3 in Poland

#303 in the World

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

94. University of Leeds

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#19 in the United Kingdom

#307 in the World

Founded: 1904

95. Cranfield University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#20 in the United Kingdom

#310 in the World

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

96. Technical University of Kosice

Slovakia | Kosice

For Robotics

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 9,714
Founded: 1952

97. Ilmenau University of Technology

Germany | Thuringia

For Robotics

#17 in Germany

#318 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

98. University of Girona

For Robotics

#8 in Spain

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 15,336

99. Loughborough University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#21 in the United Kingdom

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

100. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Robotics

#18 in Germany

#321 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

Engineering subfields in Europe

Acoustical Engineering1187

Aerospace Engineering1139

Agricultural Engineering248

Applied/Engineering Physics468

Architectural Engineering564

Architecture522

Automation and Control engineering547

Automotive Engineering665

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

Renewable Energy Engineering626

Structural Engineering1041

Systems Engineering995

Technical Drawing373

Telecommunications1149

Transportation Engineering589