List of 79 best universities in Romania

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EduRank

Top 79 universities in Romania ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 3.09M citations received by 310K academic publications made by 79 universities from Romania, the popularity of 1,058 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

3. Politehnica University of Bucharest

#391 in Europe
#1033 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,360
Founded
1864

5. Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies

#544 in Europe
#1537 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
23,063
Founded
1913

9. West University of Timisoara

#611 in Europe
#1780 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1962

10. University of Craiova

#683 in Europe
#2068 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1947

14. University Dunarea de Jos of Galati

#758 in Europe
#2400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,481
Founded
1974

15. University of Oradea

#792 in Europe
#2547 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1963

22. University of Pitesti

#1009 in Europe
#3562 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

27. Spiru Haret University

#1158 in Europe
#4435 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1991

32. Valahia University of Targoviste

#1365 in Europe
#5585 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1992

34. Danubius University of Galati

#1395 in Europe
#5740 in the World
Enrollment
2,417
Founded
2002

35. Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacau

#1420 in Europe
#5873 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1961

39. HYPERION University

#1588 in Europe
#7030 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1990

42. Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iasi

#1660 in Europe
#7468 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
14,050
Founded
1937

46. Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad

#1899 in Europe
#8243 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1990

48. George Enescu University of Arts of Iasi

#2000 in Europe
#8512 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1860

50. Maritime University of Constanta

#2033 in Europe
#8613 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1970

51. University of Petrosani

#2043 in Europe
#8648 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1948

54. Constantin Brancusi University

#2082 in Europe
#8742 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1992

60. Gheorghe Dima Music Academy

#2271 in Europe
#9594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1919

69. Dimitrie Cantemir University

#2569 in Europe
#11388 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1991

76. Alma Mater University of Sibiu

#2697 in Europe
#12507 in the World
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
2005

77. Avram Iancu University of Cluj-Napoca

#2698 in Europe
#12510 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1992

The best cities to study in Romania based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iasi, and Timisoara.

Average cost of living for students in Romania is $501 + $62-441 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).