24 Best universities for Archaeology in the Czech Republic

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in the Czech Republic ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 864K citations received by 46.4K academic papers made by 24 universities in the Czech Republic was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Charles University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Archaeology

#156 in Europe

#410 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 49,508
Founded: 1348

2. Masaryk University

Czech Republic | Brno

For Archaeology

#258 in Europe

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 32,963
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1919

3. Czech Technical University in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Archaeology

#261 in Europe

#665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Enrollment: 19,080
Founded: 1707

4. Brno University of Technology

Czech Republic | Brno

For Archaeology

#310 in Europe

#802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,975
Founded: 1899

5. Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Archaeology

#343 in Europe

#896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1906

6. Palacky University, Olomouc

Czech Republic | Olomouc

For Archaeology

#445 in Europe

#1230 in the World

Enrollment: 21,833
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1573

7. Mendel University in Brno

Czech Republic | Brno

For Archaeology

#455 in Europe

#1259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1919

8. VSB - Technical University of Ostrava

Czech Republic | Ostrava

For Archaeology

#481 in Europe

#1357 in the World

Founded: 1849

9. University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice

Czech Republic | Ceske Budejovice

For Archaeology

#528 in Europe

#1513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1991

10. University of Economics, Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Archaeology

#625 in Europe

#1928 in the World

Founded: 1953

11. University of Hradec Kralove

Czech Republic | Hradec Kralove

For Archaeology

#627 in Europe

#1934 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 8,500
Founded: 2000

12. University of West Bohemia

Czech Republic | Plzen

For Archaeology

#664 in Europe

#2106 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1991

13. University of Ostrava

Czech Republic | Ostrava

For Archaeology

#674 in Europe

#2163 in the World

Founded: 1991

14. University of Pardubice

Czech Republic | Pardubice

For Archaeology

#683 in Europe

#2229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 10,450
Founded: 1950

15. Technical University of Liberec

Czech Republic | Liberec

For Archaeology

#689 in Europe

#2258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

16. University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Archaeology

#695 in Europe

#2291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 3,100
Founded: 1952

17. Tomas Bata University in Zlin

Czech Republic | Zlin

For Archaeology

#747 in Europe

#2581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2001

18. Silesian University in Opava

Czech Republic | Opava

For Archaeology

#892 in Europe

#3326 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem

Czech Republic | Usti nad Labem

For Archaeology

#943 in Europe

#3608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1991

20. University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno

Czech Republic | Brno

For Archaeology

#953 in Europe

#3648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,035
Founded: 1918

21. Metropolitan University Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Archaeology

#1138 in Europe

#4642 in the World

Founded: 2001

22. University College of Business in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Archaeology

#1270 in Europe

#5370 in the World

Founded: 2000

Czech Republic | Prague

For Archaeology

#1300 in Europe

#5537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1999

24. Anglo-American University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Archaeology

#1372 in Europe

#5909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Founded: 1990

The best cities to study Archaeology in the Czech Republic based on the number of universities and their ranks are Prague, Brno, Olomouc, and Ostrava.