List of 100 best universities in Europe

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EduRank

Top 100 universities in Europe ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 933M citations received by 34.7M academic publications made by 2,785 universities from Europe, the popularity of 88,148 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

8. Heidelberg University - Germany

#1 in Germany
#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

9. University of Munich

#2 in Germany
#66 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

14. University of Helsinki

#1 in Finland
#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

15. Technical University of Munich

#3 in Germany
#82 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

24. University of Bologna

#1 in Italy
#102 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
79,999
Founded
1088

28. University of Barcelona

#1 in Spain
#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
64,236
Male:Female
86:14

29. University of Groningen

#120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

33. Free University of Berlin

#5 in Germany
#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,908
Founded
1948

38. Aarhus University

#2 in Denmark
#136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,020
Founded
1928

39. University of Bonn

#6 in Germany
#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

42. Charles University

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
49,508
Founded
1348

43. University of Milan

#3 in Italy
#149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

45. University of Tubingen

#8 in Germany
#154 in the World
Enrollment
28,238
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

48. University of Padua

#4 in Italy
#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
62,876
Founded
1222

50. Leiden University

#159 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

52. University of Freiburg

#10 in Germany
#163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

59. University of Cologne

#12 in Germany
#181 in the World
Enrollment
52,204
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

61. Pierre and Marie Curie University

#1 in France
#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

62. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

#13 in Germany
#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
39,658
Founded
1743

67. University of Munster

#15 in Germany
#200 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

69. University of Leipzig

#16 in Germany
#207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

75. University of Pisa

#5 in Italy
#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
49,108
Founded
1343

82. University College Dublin

#1 in Ireland
#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,321
Founded
1854

86. University of Porto

#2 in Portugal
#237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
29,178
Founded
1911

88. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

#6 in Sweden
#243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
14,278
Founded
1827

89. University of Wurzburg

#20 in Germany
#244 in the World
Enrollment
27,149
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1402

92. Polytechnic University of Milan

#8 in Italy
#255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
48,645
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1863

93. University of Warsaw

#1 in Poland
#257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1816