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 1.91M citations received by 246K academic publications made by 79 universities from Romania, the popularity of 939 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

3. Politehnica University of Bucharest

#420 in Europe
#1116 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
28,360
Founded
1864

6. Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies

#575 in Europe
#1654 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
22,003
Founded
1913

8. West University of Timisoara

#627 in Europe
#1847 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
15,000
Founded
1962

11. University of Craiova

#726 in Europe
#2210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1947

13. University Dunarea de Jos of Galati

#767 in Europe
#2418 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,481
Founded
1974

16. University of Oradea

#828 in Europe
#2688 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1963

22. University of Pitesti

#1021 in Europe
#3620 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1962

28. Danubius University of Galati

#1195 in Europe
#4683 in the World
Enrollment
2,417
Founded
2002

29. Spiru Haret University

#1200 in Europe
#4729 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1991

31. Valahia University of Targoviste

#1322 in Europe
#5440 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1992

35. Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacau

#1394 in Europe
#5740 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1961

39. HYPERION University

#1513 in Europe
#6597 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
1990

45. Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad

#1874 in Europe
#8177 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1990

50. George Enescu University of Arts of Iasi

#2022 in Europe
#8579 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1860

51. University of Petrosani

#2031 in Europe
#8601 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1948

53. Constantin Brancusi University

#2043 in Europe
#8651 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1992

58. Maritime University of Constanta

#2137 in Europe
#9019 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1970

61. Gheorghe Dima Music Academy

#2223 in Europe
#9419 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1919

71. Dimitrie Cantemir University

#2598 in Europe
#11534 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1991

74. Avram Iancu University of Cluj-Napoca

#2671 in Europe
#12199 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1992

76. Alma Mater University of Sibiu

#2688 in Europe
#12344 in the World
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
2005

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 $439 + $53-382 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).