Best Universities for Geology 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 Geology. A graph of 156M citations received by 5.99M academic papers made by 1,383 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 Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#8 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#11 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#19 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#23 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Geology

#1 in Switzerland

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

6. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Geology

#1 in France

#34 in the World

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

7. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Geology

#46 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

8. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Geology

#1 in the Netherlands

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

9. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Geology

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

10. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#52 in the World

Founded: 1824

11. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Geology

#55 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

12. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Geology

#2 in the Netherlands

#56 in the World

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

13. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#61 in the World

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

14. Lund University

For Geology

#1 in Sweden

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

15. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Geology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#71 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

16. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Geology

#3 in the Netherlands

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

17. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#77 in the World

Founded: 1904

18. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Geology

#2 in Switzerland

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

19. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Geology

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

20. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#87 in the World

Founded: 1905

21. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Geology

#91 in the World

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

22. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Geology

#93 in the World

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

23. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

24. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Geology

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

25. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#108 in the World

Founded: 1900

26. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Geology

#2 in Sweden

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

27. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

28. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Geology

#4 in the Netherlands

#111 in the World

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

29. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#113 in the World

Founded: 1948

30. University of Oslo

For Geology

#1 in Norway

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

31. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Geology

#3 in Switzerland

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

32. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Geology

#5 in the Netherlands

#116 in the World

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

33. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Geology

#118 in the World

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

34. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Geology

#4 in Switzerland

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

35. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#127 in the World

Founded: 1963

36. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Geology

#2 in France

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

37. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#131 in the World

Founded: 1892

38. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Geology

#3 in Sweden

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

39. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Geology

#1 in Spain

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

40. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Geology

#1 in Italy

#142 in the World

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

41. Sapienza University of Rome

For Geology

#2 in Italy

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

42. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Geology

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

43. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Geology

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

44. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Geology

#148 in the World

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

45. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Geology

#152 in the World

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

46. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Geology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#153 in the World

Founded: 1451

47. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Geology

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

48. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Geology

#2 in Norway

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

49. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Geology

#1 in Russia

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

50. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Geology

#159 in the World

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

51. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Geology

#4 in Sweden

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

52. University of Padua

For Geology

#3 in Italy

#164 in the World

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

53. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Geology

#4 in Italy

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

54. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Geology

#170 in the World

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

55. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Geology

#5 in Sweden

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

56. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Geology

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

57. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Geology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#183 in the World

Founded: 1495

58. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Geology

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

59. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Geology

#6 in the Netherlands

#186 in the World

Founded: 1923

60. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Geology

#5 in Italy

#187 in the World

Founded: 1990

61. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

62. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Geology

#193 in the World

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

63. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Geology

#10 in Germany

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

64. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Geology

#3 in Norway

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

65. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Geology

#3 in France

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

66. Complutense University of Madrid

For Geology

#2 in Spain

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

67. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#19 in the United Kingdom

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

68. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#20 in the United Kingdom

#205 in the World

Founded: 1829

69. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Geology

#11 in Germany

#207 in the World

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

70. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Geology

#6 in Italy

#213 in the World

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

71. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Geology

#1 in Greece

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

72. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Geology

#21 in the United Kingdom

#219 in the World

Founded: 1997

73. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Geology

#7 in the Netherlands

#221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

74. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Geology

#8 in the Netherlands

#222 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

75. Kiel University

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Geology

#12 in Germany

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

76. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Geology

#7 in Italy

#224 in the World

Founded: 1321

77. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Geology

#4 in France

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

78. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#22 in the United Kingdom

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

79. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Geology

#6 in Sweden

#238 in the World

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

80. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Geology

#240 in the World

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

81. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Geology

#13 in Germany

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

82. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Geology

#3 in Spain

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

83. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Geology

#5 in France

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

84. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Geology

#7 in Sweden

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

85. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Geology

#14 in Germany

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

86. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Geology

#4 in Spain

#249 in the World

Founded: 1531

87. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Geology

#15 in Germany

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

88. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Geology

#16 in Germany

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

89. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Geology

#5 in Spain

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

90. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Geology

#8 in Italy

#264 in the World

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

91. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Geology

#17 in Germany

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

92. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Geology

#6 in France

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 31,400
Founded: 2014

93. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#23 in the United Kingdom

#273 in the World

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

94. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#24 in the United Kingdom

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

95. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Geology

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

96. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Geology

#5 in Switzerland

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

97. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Geology

#18 in Germany

#285 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

98. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Geology

#9 in the Netherlands

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

99. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Geology

#9 in Italy

#289 in the World

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

100. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#25 in the United Kingdom

#291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

Environmental Science subfields in Europe

Agricultural Science937

Earth science and Geophysics876

Environmental Chemistry830

Environmental Engineering679

Environmental Management1026

Geography and Cartography1420

Geotechnical Engineering812

Hydrology and Water resources management264

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science1068

Mining Engineering288

Oceanography1059

Paleontology1344

Petrology and Geochemistry740

Urban and Regional planning583

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation731