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 680M citations received by 29.9M academic publications made by 2,785 universities from Europe, the popularity of 75,274 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

7. Heidelberg University - Germany

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

11. University of Munich

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

14. Technical University of Munich

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

15. University of Helsinki

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

23. University of Bologna

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

24. University of Bristol

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

27. Uppsala University

#2 in Sweden
#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
35,556
Founded
1477

28. University of Groningen

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

29. University of Barcelona

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

35. Free University of Berlin

#5 in Germany
#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

38. University of Bonn

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

39. Aarhus University

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

41. University of Tubingen

#7 in Germany
#139 in the World
Enrollment
27,770
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

42. University of Milan

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

45. University of Padua

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

46. Leiden University

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

49. University of Freiburg

#9 in Germany
#154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

57. Charles University

Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
49,508
Founded
1348

59. University of Cologne

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

60. Pierre and Marie Curie University

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

62. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

#13 in Germany
#184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

63. University of Munster

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

65. University of Leipzig

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

82. University of Wurzburg

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

84. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

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

86. University of Pisa

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

88. Polytechnic University of Milan

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

90. University College Dublin

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

93. University of Porto

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