Best Universities for Robotics 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 Robotics. A graph of 2.11M citations received by 136K academic papers made by 466 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 | Lausanne

For Robotics

#1 in Switzerland

#6 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Robotics

#9 in the World

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

3. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Robotics

#2 in Switzerland

#12 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

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 | England

For Robotics

#1 in the United Kingdom

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#2 in the United Kingdom

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

7. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

Italy | Tuscany

For Robotics

#1 in Italy

#32 in the World

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

8. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Robotics

#35 in the World

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

9. Sapienza University of Rome

For Robotics

#2 in Italy

#45 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

10. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Robotics

#1 in Sweden

#47 in the World

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

11. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Robotics

#1 in Spain

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

12. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Robotics

#1 in the Netherlands

#50 in the World

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

13. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Robotics

#3 in Italy

#63 in the World

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

14. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Robotics

#4 in Italy

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

15. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Robotics

#67 in the World

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

16. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Robotics

#1 in France

#68 in the World

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

17. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Robotics

#5 in Italy

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 49,108
Founded: 1343

18. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Robotics

#2 in the Netherlands

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

19. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Robotics

#1 in Norway

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

20. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Robotics

#2 in Spain

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

21. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Robotics

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

22. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Robotics

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

23. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Robotics

#6 in Italy

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

24. University of Bielefeld

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Robotics

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,488
Founded: 1969

25. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Robotics

#3 in Switzerland

#90 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

26. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Robotics

#1 in Greece

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

27. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Robotics

#3 in the Netherlands

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

28. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#3 in the United Kingdom

#98 in the World

Founded: 1905

29. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Robotics

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

30. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Robotics

#105 in the World

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

31. University of Hertfordshire

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#4 in the United Kingdom

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1992

32. Carlos III University, Madrid

For Robotics

#3 in Spain

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1989

33. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Robotics

#7 in Italy

#116 in the World

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

34. University of Cassino and Southern Lazio

For Robotics

#8 in Italy

#118 in the World

Founded: 1979

35. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#5 in the United Kingdom

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

36. University of Padua

For Robotics

#9 in Italy

#123 in the World

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

37. Orebro University

Sweden | Orebro

For Robotics

#2 in Sweden

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 11,638
Founded: 1977

38. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Robotics

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

39. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Robotics

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

40. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#6 in the United Kingdom

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

41. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#7 in the United Kingdom

#138 in the World

Founded: 1829

42. University of Southern Denmark

Denmark | Odense

For Robotics

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1966

43. Technical University of Madrid

For Robotics

#4 in Spain

#141 in the World

Founded: 1971

44. Czech Technical University in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Robotics

#1 in the Czech Republic

#142 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 19,080
Male:Female: 75:25
Founded: 1707

45. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Robotics

#8 in the United Kingdom

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

46. University of Malaga

For Robotics

#5 in Spain

#146 in the World

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

47. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Robotics

#6 in Spain

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

48. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Robotics

#4 in the Netherlands

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

49. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Robotics

#3 in Sweden

#155 in the World

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

50. University of Bremen

Germany | Bremen State

For Robotics

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

51. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#9 in the United Kingdom

#160 in the World

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

52. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Robotics

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

53. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#10 in the United Kingdom

#169 in the World

Founded: 1948

54. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Robotics

#173 in the World

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

55. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Robotics

#2 in Greece

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

56. University of Essex

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#11 in the United Kingdom

#178 in the World

Founded: 1964

57. University of the West of England

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#12 in the United Kingdom

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

58. Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Romania | Cluj-Napoca

For Robotics

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1948

59. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Robotics

#10 in Germany

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

60. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Robotics

#185 in the World

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

61. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Robotics

#2 in France

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

62. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Robotics

#10 in Italy

#195 in the World

Founded: 1859

63. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Robotics

#11 in Germany

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

64. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Robotics

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

65. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Robotics

#211 in the World

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

66. Heriot-Watt University

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Robotics

#13 in the United Kingdom

#214 in the World

Founded: 1966

67. University of Plymouth

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#14 in the United Kingdom

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

68. Leibniz University of Hanover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Robotics

#12 in Germany

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 28,817
Founded: 1831

69. University of Zagreb

Croatia | Zagreb

For Robotics

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 65,436
Founded: 1874

70. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Robotics

#1 in Poland

#224 in the World

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

71. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#15 in the United Kingdom

#227 in the World

Founded: 1824

72. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Robotics

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 37,874
Founded: 1919

73. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Robotics

#16 in the United Kingdom

#231 in the World

Founded: 1451

74. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#17 in the United Kingdom

#232 in the World

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

75. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Robotics

#2 in Poland

#233 in the World

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

76. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Robotics

#13 in Germany

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

77. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Robotics

#11 in Italy

#240 in the World

Founded: 1175

78. Politehnica University of Bucharest

Romania | Bucharest

For Robotics

#242 in the World

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

79. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Robotics

#243 in the World

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

80. University of Siena

Italy | Tuscany

For Robotics

#12 in Italy

#247 in the World

Founded: 1240

81. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Robotics

#7 in Spain

#251 in the World

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

82. Central School of Nantes

France | Pays de la Loire

For Robotics

#3 in France

#255 in the World

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

83. Lund University

For Robotics

#4 in Sweden

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

84. TU Dortmund University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Robotics

#14 in Germany

#259 in the World

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

85. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Robotics

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1925

86. University of Catania

For Robotics

#13 in Italy

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1434

87. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Robotics

#4 in France

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

88. Braunschweig University of Technology

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Robotics

#15 in Germany

#273 in the World

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

89. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Robotics

#5 in the Netherlands

#276 in the World

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

90. Ilmenau University of Technology

Germany | Thuringia

For Robotics

#16 in Germany

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 4,889
Founded: 1953

91. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#18 in the United Kingdom

#295 in the World

Founded: 1900

92. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Robotics

#3 in Poland

#299 in the World

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

93. University of Girona

For Robotics

#8 in Spain

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 15,336

94. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Robotics

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

95. James I University

Spain | Castellon de la Plana

For Robotics

#9 in Spain

#308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,343

96. University of Parma

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Robotics

#14 in Italy

#310 in the World

Founded: 1117

97. University of Duisburg - Essen

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Robotics

#17 in Germany

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

98. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Robotics

#19 in the United Kingdom

#313 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

99. Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Hungary | Budapest

For Robotics

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 20,152
Founded: 1782

100. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Robotics

#320 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

Engineering subfields in Europe

Acoustical Engineering1135

Aerospace Engineering1090

Agricultural Engineering262

Applied/Engineering Physics419

Architectural Engineering501

Architecture479

Automation and Control engineering521

Automotive Engineering605

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

Renewable Energy Engineering595

Structural Engineering990

Systems Engineering948

Technical Drawing326

Telecommunications1102

Transportation Engineering536