Best Universities for Telecommunications in Europe

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Telecommunications. A graph of 50.8M citations received by 1.99M academic papers made by 1,141 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 Telecommunications

#1 in Switzerland

#15 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

2. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Telecommunications

#1 in the United Kingdom

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

3. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Telecommunications

#2 in the United Kingdom

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Telecommunications

#2 in Switzerland

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

5. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Telecommunications

#1 in the Netherlands

#36 in the World

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

6. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Telecommunications

#3 in the United Kingdom

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

7. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Telecommunications

#4 in the United Kingdom

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

8. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Telecommunications

#5 in the United Kingdom

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

9. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Telecommunications

#1 in Sweden

#52 in the World

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

10. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Telecommunications

#1 in Belgium

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

11. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Telecommunications

#1 in Spain

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

12. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Telecommunications

#1 in Italy

#81 in the World

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

13. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Telecommunications

#1 in Denmark

#85 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

14. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Telecommunications

#1 in Germany

#91 in the World

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

15. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Telecommunications

#2 in Italy

#92 in the World

Founded: 1859

16. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Telecommunications

#2 in Sweden

#95 in the World

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

17. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Telecommunications

#6 in the United Kingdom

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

18. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Telecommunications

#2 in Denmark

#103 in the World

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

19. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Telecommunications

#7 in the United Kingdom

#104 in the World

Founded: 1824

20. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Telecommunications

#2 in the Netherlands

#105 in the World

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

21. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Telecommunications

#3 in Italy

#108 in the World

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

22. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Telecommunications

#2 in Germany

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

23. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Telecommunications

#2 in Belgium

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

24. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Telecommunications

#4 in Italy

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

25. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Telecommunications

#3 in Germany

#114 in the World

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

26. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Telecommunications

#4 in Germany

#121 in the World

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

27. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Telecommunications

#3 in Sweden

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

28. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Telecommunications

#1 in Austria

#133 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

29. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Telecommunications

#8 in the United Kingdom

#135 in the World

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

30. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Telecommunications

#1 in France

#136 in the World

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

31. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Telecommunications

#5 in Italy

#137 in the World

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

32. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Telecommunications

#6 in Italy

#140 in the World

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

33. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Telecommunications

#5 in Germany

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

34. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Telecommunications

#4 in Sweden

#154 in the World

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

35. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Telecommunications

#3 in the Netherlands

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

36. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Telecommunications

#2 in Spain

#159 in the World

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

37. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Telecommunications

#4 in the Netherlands

#160 in the World

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

38. University of Oulu

Finland | Oulu

For Telecommunications

#1 in Finland

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

39. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Telecommunications

#6 in Germany

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

40. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Telecommunications

#9 in the United Kingdom

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

41. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Telecommunications

#10 in the United Kingdom

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

42. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Telecommunications

#11 in the United Kingdom

#170 in the World

Founded: 1905

43. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Telecommunications

#7 in Germany

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

44. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Telecommunications

#12 in the United Kingdom

#183 in the World

Founded: 1451

45. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Telecommunications

#13 in the United Kingdom

#184 in the World

Founded: 1948

46. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Telecommunications

#14 in the United Kingdom

#187 in the World

Founded: 1900

47. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Telecommunications

#2 in Finland

#191 in the World

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

48. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Telecommunications

#3 in Finland

#193 in the World

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

49. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Telecommunications

#5 in Sweden

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

50. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Telecommunications

#8 in Germany

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

51. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Telecommunications

#15 in the United Kingdom

#201 in the World

Founded: 1904

52. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Telecommunications

#16 in the United Kingdom

#202 in the World

Founded: 1829

53. TELECOM ParisTech

France | Ile-de-France

For Telecommunications

#2 in France

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

54. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Telecommunications

#1 in Greece

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

55. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Telecommunications

#3 in Spain

#213 in the World

Founded: 1971

56. Normal Superior School

France | Ile-de-France

For Telecommunications

#3 in France

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,536
Founded: 1794

57. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Telecommunications

#2 in Greece

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

58. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Telecommunications

#9 in Germany

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

59. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Telecommunications

#17 in the United Kingdom

#221 in the World

Founded: 1964

60. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Telecommunications

#1 in Norway

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

61. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Telecommunications

#4 in France

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

62. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Telecommunications

#3 in Belgium

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

63. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Telecommunications

#18 in the United Kingdom

#237 in the World

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

64. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Telecommunications

#10 in Germany

#238 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

65. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Telecommunications

#7 in Italy

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

66. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Telecommunications

#1 in Russia

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

67. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Telecommunications

#19 in the United Kingdom

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

68. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Telecommunications

#20 in the United Kingdom

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

69. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Telecommunications

#5 in the Netherlands

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

70. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Telecommunications

#21 in the United Kingdom

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

71. University of Rome Tor Vergata

Italy | Lazio

For Telecommunications

#8 in Italy

#264 in the World

Founded: 1982

72. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Telecommunications

#22 in the United Kingdom

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

73. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Telecommunications

#9 in Italy

#266 in the World

Founded: 1321

74. University of Patras

Greece | Patras

For Telecommunications

#3 in Greece

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 21,000
Founded: 1964

75. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Telecommunications

#3 in Denmark

#270 in the World

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

76. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Telecommunications

#1 in Poland

#271 in the World

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

77. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Telecommunications

#23 in the United Kingdom

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

78. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Telecommunications

#2 in Norway

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

79. Czech Technical University in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Telecommunications

#1 in the Czech Republic

#278 in the World

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

80. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Telecommunications

#5 in France

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

81. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Telecommunications

#11 in Germany

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

82. Polytechnic School

France | Ile-de-France

For Telecommunications

#6 in France

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1794

83. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Telecommunications

#1 in Portugal

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

84. Graz University of Technology

Austria | Graz

For Telecommunications

#2 in Austria

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

85. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Telecommunications

#7 in France

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

86. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Telecommunications

#12 in Germany

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

87. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Telecommunications

#3 in Switzerland

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

88. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Telecommunications

#13 in Germany

#304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

89. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Telecommunications

#14 in Germany

#308 in the World

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

90. University of Trento

Italy | Trentino-South Tyrol

For Telecommunications

#10 in Italy

#309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 16,239
Founded: 1962

91. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Telecommunications

#24 in the United Kingdom

#311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

92. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Telecommunications

#1 in Ireland

#315 in the World

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

93. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Telecommunications

#4 in Finland

#318 in the World

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

94. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Telecommunications

#4 in Greece

#319 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

95. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Telecommunications

#2 in Portugal

#320 in the World

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

96. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Telecommunications

#4 in Spain

#325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

97. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Telecommunications

#6 in the Netherlands

#329 in the World

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

98. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Telecommunications

#8 in France

#331 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

99. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Telecommunications

#4 in Switzerland

#332 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

100. Leibniz University of Hanover

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Telecommunications

#15 in Germany

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 28,018
Founded: 1831

Engineering subfields in Europe

Acoustical Engineering1182

Aerospace Engineering1129

Agricultural Engineering255

Applied/Engineering Physics461

Architectural Engineering553

Architecture514

Automation and Control engineering541

Automotive Engineering650

Aviation379

Biochemical Engineering453

Biomedical Engineering558

Biotechnology755

Chemical Engineering1037

Civil Engineering966

Computer Engineering589

Computer Networking1122

Construction Management444

Electrical Engineering1212

Electronic Engineering877

Engineering Management468

Environmental Engineering726

Firefighting and Fire Science287

Geotechnical Engineering849

Human-Computer Interaction849

Industrial Engineering399

Landscape Architecture404

Marine Engineering336

Materials Science1347

Mechanical Engineering1304

Metallurgical Engineering1147

Mining Engineering286

Nanotechnology987

Nuclear Engineering360

Operations Research665

Optical Engineering1260

Petroleum Engineering414

Polymer science and Plastics engineering353

Product and Industrial Design348

Reliability and Quality Engineering615

Remote Sensing670

Renewable Energy Engineering617

Robotics488

Structural Engineering1036

Systems Engineering991

Technical Drawing361

Transportation Engineering576