Best Universities for Archaeology in Europe

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Archaeology. A graph of 66.1M citations received by 3.23M academic papers made by 1,389 universities in Europe 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. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Archaeology

#35 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

5. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#41 in the World

Founded: 1824

6. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Archaeology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#47 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

7. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

8. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Archaeology

#1 in the Netherlands

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 41,000
Founded: 1632

9. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Archaeology

#2 in the Netherlands

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

10. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#63 in the World

Founded: 1904

11. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#68 in the World

Founded: 1905

12. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Archaeology

#69 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

13. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Archaeology

#3 in the Netherlands

#70 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

14. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#71 in the World

Founded: 1948

15. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Archaeology

#1 in Switzerland

#72 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

16. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#75 in the World

Founded: 1829

17. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#77 in the World

Founded: 1900

18. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#80 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,513
Founded: 1909

19. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Archaeology

#4 in the Netherlands

#83 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

20. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Archaeology

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

21. Lund University

For Archaeology

#1 in Sweden

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

22. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

23. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Archaeology

#1 in France

#93 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

24. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Archaeology

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

25. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

26. Sapienza University of Rome

For Archaeology

#1 in Italy

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

27. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Archaeology

#2 in Switzerland

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

28. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Archaeology

#2 in Italy

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 79,999
Founded: 1088

29. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Archaeology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#109 in the World

Founded: 1451

30. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

31. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Archaeology

#3 in Switzerland

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

32. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

33. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Archaeology

#4 in Switzerland

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

34. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Archaeology

#5 in the Netherlands

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

35. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Archaeology

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,020
Founded: 1928

36. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Archaeology

#124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

37. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Archaeology

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

38. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#129 in the World

Founded: 1963

39. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Archaeology

#1 in Spain

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

40. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Archaeology

#2 in Sweden

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

41. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Archaeology

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

42. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Archaeology

#3 in Sweden

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

43. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Archaeology

#19 in the United Kingdom

#137 in the World

Founded: 1997

44. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#20 in the United Kingdom

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

45. University of Padua

For Archaeology

#3 in Italy

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

46. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#21 in the United Kingdom

#143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

47. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Archaeology

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

48. University of Oslo

For Archaeology

#1 in Norway

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

49. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#22 in the United Kingdom

#152 in the World

Founded: 1892

50. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#23 in the United Kingdom

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

51. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Archaeology

#6 in the Netherlands

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

52. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#24 in the United Kingdom

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

53. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Archaeology

#4 in Italy

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

54. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Archaeology

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

55. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#25 in the United Kingdom

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

56. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Archaeology

#2 in Spain

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

57. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Archaeology

#7 in the Netherlands

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

58. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Archaeology

#26 in the United Kingdom

#174 in the World

Founded: 1495

59. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Archaeology

#5 in Italy

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

60. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Archaeology

#8 in the Netherlands

#178 in the World

Founded: 1923

61. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#27 in the United Kingdom

#180 in the World

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

62. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#28 in the United Kingdom

#181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

63. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Archaeology

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

64. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Archaeology

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

65. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Archaeology

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

66. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Archaeology

#6 in Italy

#194 in the World

Founded: 1990

67. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Archaeology

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

68. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Archaeology

#7 in Italy

#200 in the World

Founded: 1321

69. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Archaeology

#2 in Norway

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

70. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Archaeology

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

71. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Archaeology

#4 in Sweden

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

72. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Archaeology

#9 in the Netherlands

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

73. Complutense University of Madrid

For Archaeology

#3 in Spain

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

74. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Archaeology

#8 in Italy

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

75. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Archaeology

#2 in France

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

76. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Archaeology

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

77. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Archaeology

#5 in Sweden

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 14,278
Founded: 1827

78. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Archaeology

#6 in Sweden

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

79. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#29 in the United Kingdom

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

80. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Archaeology

#1 in Greece

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

81. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#30 in the United Kingdom

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

82. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#31 in the United Kingdom

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

83. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Archaeology

#236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 33,321
Founded: 1854

84. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Archaeology

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

85. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Archaeology

#239 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

86. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Archaeology

#4 in Spain

#240 in the World

Founded: 1531

87. University of Surrey

United Kingdom | England

For Archaeology

#32 in the United Kingdom

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1966

88. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Archaeology

#7 in Sweden

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

89. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Archaeology

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

90. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Archaeology

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

91. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Archaeology

#5 in Spain

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

92. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Archaeology

#6 in Spain

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

93. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Archaeology

#3 in Norway

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

94. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Archaeology

#10 in Germany

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

95. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Archaeology

#10 in the Netherlands

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

96. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Archaeology

#11 in Germany

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

97. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Archaeology

#2 in Greece

#268 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

98. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Archaeology

#9 in Italy

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 49,108
Founded: 1343

99. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Archaeology

#5 in Switzerland

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

100. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Archaeology

#12 in Germany

#277 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Europe

Anthropology1005

Broadcast Journalism335

Classics and Ancient History715

Communications and Public Relations882

Criminology and Criminal Justice406

Early Childhood Education337

Education Majors1022

Forensic Science309

Gender Studies599

Human Rights Law369

Intellectual Property and Patent Law329

International Law381

International Relations and Diplomacy334

Journalism and Digital Media485

Law Enforcement336

Library and Information science788

Linguistics1362

Media Studies438

Military science360

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution390

Occupational Safety and Health301

Political Economy431

Political Science1436

Public Policy / Administration523

Radio and Television broadcasting387

Special Education379

Sports / Exercise science394

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies988

Urban and Regional planning583