List of 100 best universities in Europe

Top 100 universities in Europe ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 555M citations received by 24.7M academic publications made by 2,785 universities from Europe, the popularity of 69,379 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

12. Technical University of Munich

#1 in Germany
#79 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

13. University of Helsinki

#1 in Finland
#80 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

14. University of Munich

#2 in Germany
#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
50,918
Founded
1472

17. Lund University

#1 in Sweden
#91 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

19. Heidelberg University - Germany

#3 in Germany
#93 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

23. University of Bologna

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

26. Uppsala University

#2 in Sweden
#104 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
35,556
Founded
1477

27. University of Barcelona

#1 in Spain
#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
64,236
Male:Female
86:14

36. Free University of Berlin

#4 in Germany
#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

37. University of Bonn

#5 in Germany
#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

39. University of Milan

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

40. University of Warwick

#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

42. University of Tubingen

#7 in Germany
#143 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
28,515
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

43. University of Padua

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

44. Humboldt University of Berlin

#8 in Germany
#147 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

45. Complutense University of Madrid

#2 in Spain
#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
71,806
Founded
1508

46. Aarhus University

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

47. University of Freiburg

#9 in Germany
#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
24,391
Founded
1457

50. Leiden University

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

51. RWTH Aachen University

#10 in Germany
#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
44,517
Founded
1870

54. Charles University

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
49,508
Founded
1348

55. University of Cologne

#11 in Germany
#178 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
49,382
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

58. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

#12 in Germany
#181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

60. University of Munster

#13 in Germany
#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
44,692
Founded
1780

64. University of Leipzig

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

68. Stockholm University

#5 in Sweden
#206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

74. Technical University of Berlin

#18 in Germany
#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
52%
Enrollment
35,149
Founded
1946

78. University of Wurzburg

#19 in Germany
#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
28,878
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1402

79. University of Bergen

#2 in Norway
#223 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1946

80. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

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

82. University of Pisa

#6 in Italy
#230 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
49,108
Founded
1343

83. Durham University

#232 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

88. University College Dublin

#1 in Ireland
#242 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
33,321
Founded
1854

90. Polytechnic University of Milan

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

92. University of Leicester

#248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

94. University of Porto

#2 in Portugal
#252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Enrollment
29,178
Founded
1911