Europe's best Environmental Science universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Environmental Science. A graph of 379M citations received by 12.9M academic papers made by 1,464 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. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#1 in the United Kingdom

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#2 in the United Kingdom

#10 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

3. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#3 in the United Kingdom

#20 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#4 in the United Kingdom

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Environmental Science

#1 in Denmark

#35 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

6. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Environmental Science

#1 in Switzerland

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

7. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Environmental Science

#1 in Belgium

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

8. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Environmental Science

#1 in the Netherlands

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

9. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Environmental Science

#2 in the Netherlands

#54 in the World

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

10. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#5 in the United Kingdom

#56 in the World

Founded: 1824

11. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Environmental Science

#2 in Denmark

#60 in the World

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

12. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Environmental Science

#6 in the United Kingdom

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

13. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Environmental Science

#1 in France

#67 in the World

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

14. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Environmental Science

#3 in the Netherlands

#69 in the World

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

15. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Environmental Science

#3 in Denmark

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

16. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Environmental Science

#2 in Belgium

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

17. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Environmental Science

#1 in Sweden

#78 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

18. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#7 in the United Kingdom

#79 in the World

Founded: 1904

19. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#8 in the United Kingdom

#82 in the World

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

20. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Environmental Science

#1 in Finland

#83 in the World

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

21. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Environmental Science

#2 in Switzerland

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

22. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#9 in the United Kingdom

#90 in the World

Founded: 1905

23. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Environmental Science

#4 in the Netherlands

#92 in the World

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

24. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#10 in the United Kingdom

#100 in the World

Founded: 1948

25. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Environmental Science

#1 in Germany

#102 in the World

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

26. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#11 in the United Kingdom

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

27. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#12 in the United Kingdom

#106 in the World

Founded: 1900

28. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Environmental Science

#3 in Switzerland

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

29. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Environmental Science

#2 in Sweden

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

30. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Environmental Science

#3 in Belgium

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

31. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Environmental Science

#1 in Italy

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

32. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Environmental Science

#1 in Norway

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

33. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Environmental Science

#3 in Sweden

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

34. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#13 in the United Kingdom

#132 in the World

Founded: 1892

35. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#14 in the United Kingdom

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

36. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Environmental Science

#2 in Italy

#136 in the World

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

37. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Environmental Science

#15 in the United Kingdom

#140 in the World

Founded: 1451

38. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Environmental Science

#4 in Switzerland

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

39. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Environmental Science

#5 in the Netherlands

#142 in the World

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

40. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Environmental Science

#2 in Germany

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

41. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Environmental Science

#1 in Spain

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

42. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#16 in the United Kingdom

#147 in the World

Founded: 1829

43. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Environmental Science

#4 in Sweden

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

44. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Environmental Science

#3 in Germany

#155 in the World

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

45. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Environmental Science

#4 in Germany

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

46. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Environmental Science

#5 in Germany

#157 in the World

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

47. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#17 in the United Kingdom

#158 in the World

Founded: 1963

48. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Environmental Science

#3 in Italy

#159 in the World

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

49. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Environmental Science

#1 in Portugal

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

50. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Environmental Science

#2 in Norway

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

51. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Environmental Science

#1 in Austria

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

52. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#18 in the United Kingdom

#173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

53. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Environmental Science

#6 in Germany

#175 in the World

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

54. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Environmental Science

#2 in France

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

55. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Environmental Science

#6 in the Netherlands

#184 in the World

Founded: 1923

56. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Environmental Science

#5 in Sweden

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

57. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Environmental Science

#4 in Italy

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

58. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Environmental Science

#5 in Italy

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

59. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#19 in the United Kingdom

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

60. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Environmental Science

#7 in the Netherlands

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 33,474
Founded: 1575

61. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#20 in the United Kingdom

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

62. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Environmental Science

#2 in Spain

#201 in the World

Founded: 1508

63. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Environmental Science

#4 in Denmark

#202 in the World

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

64. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Environmental Science

#21 in the United Kingdom

#203 in the World

Founded: 1997

65. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Environmental Science

#22 in the United Kingdom

#204 in the World

Founded: 1495

66. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#23 in the United Kingdom

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

67. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Environmental Science

#6 in Italy

#206 in the World

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

68. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Environmental Science

#8 in the Netherlands

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

69. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Environmental Science

#7 in Germany

#209 in the World

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

70. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Environmental Science

#1 in Russia

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

71. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Environmental Science

#8 in Germany

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

72. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Environmental Science

#1 in Greece

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

73. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Environmental Science

#9 in Germany

#215 in the World

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

74. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Environmental Science

#6 in Sweden

#217 in the World

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

75. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Environmental Science

#2 in Portugal

#218 in the World

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

76. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Environmental Science

#3 in Spain

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

77. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Environmental Science

#10 in Germany

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

78. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Environmental Science

#3 in Norway

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

79. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#24 in the United Kingdom

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

80. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Environmental Science

#7 in Italy

#242 in the World

Founded: 1321

81. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Environmental Science

#11 in Germany

#245 in the World

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

82. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#25 in the United Kingdom

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

83. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Environmental Science

#3 in France

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 49,000
Founded: 1289

84. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Environmental Science

#4 in Spain

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 56,842
Founded: 1531

85. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#26 in the United Kingdom

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

86. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Environmental Science

#7 in Sweden

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

87. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Environmental Science

#5 in Spain

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

88. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Environmental Science

#12 in Germany

#264 in the World

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

89. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Environmental Science

#1 in Ireland

#271 in the World

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

90. Kiel University

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Environmental Science

#13 in Germany

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

91. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Environmental Science

#9 in the Netherlands

#274 in the World

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

92. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Environmental Science

#4 in Belgium

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

93. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#27 in the United Kingdom

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

94. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#28 in the United Kingdom

#282 in the World

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

95. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Environmental Science

#8 in Sweden

#284 in the World

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

96. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#29 in the United Kingdom

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

97. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Environmental Science

#14 in Germany

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

98. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Environmental Science

#6 in Spain

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

99. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Environmental Science

#15 in Germany

#295 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

100. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Environmental Science

#30 in the United Kingdom

#298 in the World

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

Environmental Science subfields in Europe