Best Universities for Geology 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 Geology. A graph of 209M citations received by 6.76M academic papers made by 1,400 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

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#21 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

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

6. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Geology

#1 in France

#44 in the World

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

7. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Geology

#1 in the Netherlands

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

8. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Geology

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

9. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Geology

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

10. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#58 in the World

Founded: 1824

11. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Geology

#2 in the Netherlands

#61 in the World

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

12. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Geology

#3 in the Netherlands

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

13. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Geology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

14. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Geology

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

15. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#71 in the World

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

16. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#75 in the World

Founded: 1904

17. Lund University

For Geology

#1 in Sweden

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

18. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Geology

#84 in the World

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

19. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Geology

#2 in Switzerland

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

20. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Geology

#92 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

21. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#93 in the World

Founded: 1905

22. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Geology

#95 in the World

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

23. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Geology

#103 in the World

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

24. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

25. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Geology

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

26. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Geology

#3 in Switzerland

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

27. University of Oslo

For Geology

#1 in Norway

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

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 Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Geology

#4 in Switzerland

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

30. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#114 in the World

Founded: 1900

31. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

32. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#116 in the World

Founded: 1948

33. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Geology

#2 in Sweden

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

34. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Geology

#5 in the Netherlands

#124 in the World

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

35. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#126 in the World

Founded: 1892

36. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Geology

#3 in Sweden

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

37. Sapienza University of Rome

For Geology

#1 in Italy

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

38. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Geology

#137 in the World

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

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

#2 in Italy

#141 in the World

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

41. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Geology

#2 in France

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

42. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Geology

#146 in the World

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

43. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Geology

#147 in the World

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

44. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#148 in the World

Founded: 1963

45. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Geology

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

46. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Geology

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

47. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Geology

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

48. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Geology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#154 in the World

Founded: 1451

49. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Geology

#2 in Norway

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

50. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Geology

#3 in Italy

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

51. University of Padua

For Geology

#4 in Italy

#165 in the World

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

52. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Geology

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

53. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Geology

#4 in Sweden

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

54. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Geology

#1 in Russia

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

55. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Geology

#176 in the World

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

56. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Geology

#5 in Sweden

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

57. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Geology

#180 in the World

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

58. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Geology

#183 in the World

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

59. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Geology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#188 in the World

Founded: 1495

60. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Geology

#5 in Italy

#189 in the World

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

61. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Geology

#6 in the Netherlands

#190 in the World

Founded: 1923

62. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

63. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Geology

#10 in Germany

#197 in the World

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

64. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Geology

#11 in Germany

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

65. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Geology

#3 in Norway

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

66. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#19 in the United Kingdom

#200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

67. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Geology

#7 in the Netherlands

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

68. Complutense University of Madrid

For Geology

#2 in Spain

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

69. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#20 in the United Kingdom

#207 in the World

Founded: 1829

70. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#21 in the United Kingdom

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

71. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Geology

#8 in the Netherlands

#212 in the World

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

72. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Geology

#6 in Italy

#213 in the World

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

73. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Geology

#22 in the United Kingdom

#214 in the World

Founded: 1997

74. Kiel University

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Geology

#12 in Germany

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

75. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Geology

#1 in Greece

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

76. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Geology

#7 in Italy

#226 in the World

Founded: 1321

77. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Geology

#3 in France

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

78. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Geology

#6 in Sweden

#238 in the World

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

79. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Geology

#3 in Spain

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

80. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Geology

#242 in the World

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

81. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Geology

#4 in France

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

82. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Geology

#4 in Spain

#248 in the World

Founded: 1531

83. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Geology

#13 in Germany

#253 in the World

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

84. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Geology

#14 in Germany

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

85. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Geology

#15 in Germany

#255 in the World

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

86. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#23 in the United Kingdom

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

87. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Geology

#7 in Sweden

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

88. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Geology

#16 in Germany

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

89. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#24 in the United Kingdom

#263 in the World

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

90. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Geology

#17 in Germany

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

91. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Geology

#5 in Spain

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

92. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Geology

#5 in France

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

93. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#25 in the United Kingdom

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

94. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Geology

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

95. University of Bremen

Germany | Bremen State

For Geology

#18 in Germany

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 17,984
Founded: 1971

96. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Geology

#26 in the United Kingdom

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

97. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Geology

#19 in Germany

#286 in the World

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

98. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Geology

#5 in Switzerland

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

99. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Geology

#290 in the World

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

100. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Geology

#8 in Italy

#291 in the World

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

Environmental Science subfields in Europe

Agricultural Science984

Earth science and Geophysics912

Environmental Chemistry846

Environmental Engineering726

Environmental Management1078

Geography and Cartography1426

Geotechnical Engineering849

Hydrology and Water resources management245

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science1118

Mining Engineering286

Oceanography1101

Paleontology1354

Petrology and Geochemistry781

Urban and Regional planning658

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation760