Best Universities for Broadcast Journalism 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 Broadcast Journalism. A graph of 158K citations received by 11.7K academic papers made by 134 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 Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Broadcast Journalism

#1 in the Netherlands

#1 in the World

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

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#1 in the United Kingdom

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Broadcast Journalism

#1 in Switzerland

#21 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

4. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Broadcast Journalism

#1 in Sweden

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

5. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Broadcast Journalism

#1 in Belgium

#39 in the World

Founded: 2003

6. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Broadcast Journalism

#2 in the United Kingdom

#41 in the World

Founded: 1997

7. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#3 in the United Kingdom

#43 in the World

Founded: 1904

8. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#4 in the United Kingdom

#44 in the World

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

9. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Broadcast Journalism

#1 in Austria

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

10. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#5 in the United Kingdom

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

11. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#6 in the United Kingdom

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

12. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Broadcast Journalism

#2 in Sweden

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

13. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Broadcast Journalism

#1 in Norway

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

14. City, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#7 in the United Kingdom

#67 in the World

Founded: 1966

15. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Broadcast Journalism

#2 in Belgium

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

16. Mid Sweden University

Sweden | Sundsvall

For Broadcast Journalism

#3 in Sweden

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 12,306
Founded: 1977

17. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Broadcast Journalism

#8 in the United Kingdom

#81 in the World

Founded: 1451

18. University of Southern Denmark

Denmark | Odense

For Broadcast Journalism

#1 in Denmark

#84 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1966

19. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#9 in the United Kingdom

#85 in the World

Founded: 1905

20. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#10 in the United Kingdom

#87 in the World

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

21. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Broadcast Journalism

#1 in Germany

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

22. Dublin Institute of Technology

Ireland | Dublin

For Broadcast Journalism

#1 in Ireland

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

23. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Broadcast Journalism

#1 in Finland

#92 in the World

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

24. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Broadcast Journalism

#2 in Denmark

#98 in the World

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

25. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#11 in the United Kingdom

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

26. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#12 in the United Kingdom

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

27. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#13 in the United Kingdom

#110 in the World

Founded: 1829

28. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Broadcast Journalism

#3 in Denmark

#114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

29. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Broadcast Journalism

#2 in Germany

#120 in the World

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

30. University of Westminster

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#14 in the United Kingdom

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 19,000
Founded: 1838

31. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#15 in the United Kingdom

#124 in the World

Founded: 1824

32. Goldsmiths, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#16 in the United Kingdom

#125 in the World

Founded: 1904

33. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Broadcast Journalism

#2 in the Netherlands

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

34. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Broadcast Journalism

#3 in the Netherlands

#129 in the World

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

35. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Broadcast Journalism

#3 in Germany

#131 in the World

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

36. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Broadcast Journalism

#1 in Spain

#134 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

37. Nicolaus Copernicus University

Poland | Torun

For Broadcast Journalism

#1 in Poland

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 28,900
Founded: 1945

38. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#17 in the United Kingdom

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

39. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#18 in the United Kingdom

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

40. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Broadcast Journalism

#3 in Belgium

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 11,101
Founded: 1970

41. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Broadcast Journalism

#4 in Belgium

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

42. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Broadcast Journalism

#2 in Norway

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

43. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Broadcast Journalism

#4 in Germany

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

44. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Broadcast Journalism

#4 in Sweden

#151 in the World

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

45. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#19 in the United Kingdom

#155 in the World

Founded: 1963

46. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#20 in the United Kingdom

#157 in the World

Founded: 1948

47. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Broadcast Journalism

#4 in the Netherlands

#158 in the World

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

48. University of Wroclaw

Poland | Wroclaw

For Broadcast Journalism

#2 in Poland

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 25,500
Founded: 1702

49. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Broadcast Journalism

#5 in the Netherlands

#164 in the World

Founded: 1923

50. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#21 in the United Kingdom

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

51. University of Stirling

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Broadcast Journalism

#22 in the United Kingdom

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1967

52. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#23 in the United Kingdom

#176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

53. Roskilde University

Denmark | Roskilde

For Broadcast Journalism

#4 in Denmark

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 7,610
Founded: 1972

54. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#24 in the United Kingdom

#181 in the World

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

55. Bournemouth University

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#25 in the United Kingdom

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

56. Carlos III University, Madrid

Spain | Getafe

For Broadcast Journalism

#2 in Spain

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1989

57. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#26 in the United Kingdom

#190 in the World

Founded: 1900

58. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Broadcast Journalism

#27 in the United Kingdom

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

59. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Broadcast Journalism

#28 in the United Kingdom

#192 in the World

Founded: 1968

60. Adam Mickiewicz University

Poland | Poznan

For Broadcast Journalism

#3 in Poland

#193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 37,013
Founded: 1919

61. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#29 in the United Kingdom

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

62. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#30 in the United Kingdom

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

63. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Broadcast Journalism

#5 in Germany

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

64. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Broadcast Journalism

#1 in Italy

#202 in the World

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

65. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Broadcast Journalism

#1 in Portugal

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

66. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Broadcast Journalism

#31 in the United Kingdom

#206 in the World

Founded: 1964

67. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Broadcast Journalism

#1 in Russia

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

68. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Broadcast Journalism

#6 in the Netherlands

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

69. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Broadcast Journalism

#3 in Spain

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 28,450
Founded: 1968

70. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Broadcast Journalism

#4 in Spain

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

71. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Broadcast Journalism

#5 in Spain

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

72. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Broadcast Journalism

#7 in the Netherlands

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

73. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#32 in the United Kingdom

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

74. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Broadcast Journalism

#2 in Italy

#228 in the World

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

75. University of the West of England

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#33 in the United Kingdom

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 30,732
Founded: 1992

76. University of Navarra

Spain | Pamplona

For Broadcast Journalism

#6 in Spain

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 12,779
Founded: 1952

77. University of Mannheim

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Broadcast Journalism

#6 in Germany

#237 in the World

Enrollment: 11,532
Founded: 1907

78. Pompeu Fabra University

Spain | Barcelona

For Broadcast Journalism

#7 in Spain

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 15,801

79. University of Plymouth

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#34 in the United Kingdom

#245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1992

80. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Broadcast Journalism

#5 in Sweden

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

81. Copenhagen Business School

Denmark | Frederiksberg

For Broadcast Journalism

#5 in Denmark

#250 in the World

Founded: 1917

82. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Broadcast Journalism

#2 in Russia

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

83. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Broadcast Journalism

#4 in Poland

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 41,661
Founded: 1364

84. Sheffield Hallam University

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#35 in the United Kingdom

#256 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

85. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#36 in the United Kingdom

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

86. University of Kent

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#37 in the United Kingdom

#258 in the World

Founded: 1965

87. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Broadcast Journalism

#38 in the United Kingdom

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

88. Royal Holloway, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#39 in the United Kingdom

#269 in the World

Founded: 1849

89. University of Huddersfield

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#40 in the United Kingdom

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

90. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#41 in the United Kingdom

#277 in the World

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

91. Orebro University

Sweden | Orebro

For Broadcast Journalism

#6 in Sweden

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 11,638
Founded: 1977

92. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Broadcast Journalism

#42 in the United Kingdom

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

93. University of Santiago de Compostela

Spain | Santiago de Compostela

For Broadcast Journalism

#8 in Spain

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1495

94. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Broadcast Journalism

#2 in Finland

#290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1925

95. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Broadcast Journalism

#3 in Italy

#293 in the World

Founded: 1321

96. Autonomous University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Broadcast Journalism

#9 in Spain

#296 in the World

Founded: 1968

97. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Broadcast Journalism

#43 in the United Kingdom

#301 in the World

Founded: 1495

98. RUDN University

Russia | Moscow

For Broadcast Journalism

#3 in Russia

#307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 29,000
Founded: 1960

99. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Broadcast Journalism

#2 in Ireland

#309 in the World

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

100. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Broadcast Journalism

#4 in Italy

#315 in the World

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Europe

Classics and Ancient History715

Communications and Public Relations882

Criminology and Criminal Justice406

Demography1096

Early Childhood Education337

Intellectual Property and Patent Law329

International Law381

International Relations and Diplomacy334

Journalism and Digital Media485

Law1428

Law Enforcement336

Library and Information science788

Linguistics1362

Media Studies438

Military science360

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution390

Occupational Safety and Health301

Philosophy1439

Political Economy431

Political Science1436

Public Policy / Administration523

Publishing360

Radio and Television broadcasting387

Social Work323

Sociology1410

Special Education379

Sports / Exercise science394

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies988

Urban and Regional planning583