24 Best universities for Archaeology in the Czech Republic

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 807K citations received by 45.3K 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

#157 in Europe

#412 in the World

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

2. Masaryk University

Czech Republic | Brno

For Archaeology

#258 in Europe

#651 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

#262 in Europe

#660 in the World

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

4. Brno University of Technology

Czech Republic | Brno

For Archaeology

#306 in Europe

#791 in the World

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

5. Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Archaeology

#344 in Europe

#896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Founded: 1906

6. Palacky University, Olomouc

Czech Republic | Olomouc

For Archaeology

#444 in Europe

#1218 in the World

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

7. Mendel University in Brno

Czech Republic | Brno

For Archaeology

#458 in Europe

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Founded: 1919

8. VSB - Technical University of Ostrava

Czech Republic | Ostrava

For Archaeology

#481 in Europe

#1352 in the World

Founded: 1849

9. University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice

Czech Republic | Ceske Budejovice

For Archaeology

#527 in Europe

#1514 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1991

10. University of Economics, Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Archaeology

#621 in Europe

#1928 in the World

Founded: 1953

11. University of Hradec Kralove

Czech Republic | Hradec Kralove

For Archaeology

#644 in Europe

#2028 in the World

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

12. University of West Bohemia

Czech Republic | Plzen

For Archaeology

#660 in Europe

#2109 in the World

Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1991

13. University of Ostrava

Czech Republic | Ostrava

For Archaeology

#670 in Europe

#2148 in the World

Founded: 1991

14. University of Pardubice

Czech Republic | Pardubice

For Archaeology

#678 in Europe

#2201 in the World

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

15. Technical University of Liberec

Czech Republic | Liberec

For Archaeology

#693 in Europe

#2279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

16. University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Archaeology

#703 in Europe

#2316 in the World

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

17. Tomas Bata University in Zlin

Czech Republic | Zlin

For Archaeology

#748 in Europe

#2599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 2001

18. Silesian University in Opava

Czech Republic | Opava

For Archaeology

#881 in Europe

#3272 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Usti nad Labem

Czech Republic | Usti nad Labem

For Archaeology

#947 in Europe

#3625 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

#3646 in the World

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

21. Metropolitan University Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Archaeology

#1139 in Europe

#4659 in the World

Founded: 2001

22. University College of Business in Prague

Czech Republic | Prague

For Archaeology

#1268 in Europe

#5354 in the World

Founded: 2000

Czech Republic | Prague

For Archaeology

#1302 in Europe

#5569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1999

24. Anglo-American University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Archaeology

#1377 in Europe

#5924 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.