Best Universities for Early Childhood Education in Europe

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Early Childhood Education. A graph of 420K citations received by 18K academic papers made by 149 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 Gothenburg

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Sweden
#13 in the World
Enrollment
36,003
Founded
1891

2. University College London

For Early Childhood Education

#18 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

4. University of Helsinki

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Finland
#41 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

5. University of Amsterdam

For Early Childhood Education

#44 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

6. University of Jyvaskyla

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in Finland
#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
13,870
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1934

7. University of London

For Early Childhood Education

#54 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

8. Utrecht University

For Early Childhood Education

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

9. Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Early Childhood Education

#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Founded
1913

10. Stockholm University

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in Sweden
#71 in the World
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

11. Maastricht University

For Early Childhood Education

#81 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1976

12. Catholic University of Leuven

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Belgium
#82 in the World
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

13. University of Groningen

For Early Childhood Education

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

14. University of Edinburgh

For Early Childhood Education

#86 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

15. University of Twente

For Early Childhood Education

#88 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1961

16. University of Munich

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Germany
#89 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

18. University of Oxford

For Early Childhood Education

#97 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

19. University of Freiburg

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in Germany
#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

20. University of Warwick

For Early Childhood Education

#109 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

21. Dublin Institute of Technology

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Ireland
#111 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1992

22. University of Exeter

For Early Childhood Education

#117 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

24. University of Stavanger

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Norway
#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1994

25. Malardalen University

For Early Childhood Education

#3 in Sweden
#130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
12,884
Founded
1977

26. Leiden University

For Early Childhood Education

#134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

27. University of Cambridge

For Early Childhood Education

#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

29. Ghent University

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in Belgium
#138 in the World
Enrollment
41,669
Founded
1817

30. University College Dublin

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in Ireland
#140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,321
Founded
1854

31. University of Roehampton

For Early Childhood Education

#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
2004

32. University of Oslo

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in Norway
#143 in the World
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

33. University of Turku

For Early Childhood Education

#3 in Finland
#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Enrollment
20,800
Male:Female
38:62
Founded
1920

35. University of Northampton

For Early Childhood Education

#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
2005

36. Umea University

For Early Childhood Education

#4 in Sweden
#155 in the World
Enrollment
34,237
Founded
1965

37. University of Tampere

For Early Childhood Education

#4 in Finland
#157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
18,400
Male:Female
47:53
Founded
1925

38. University of Southampton

For Early Childhood Education

#166 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

39. Linkoping University

For Early Childhood Education

#5 in Sweden
#168 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
22,441
Founded
1975

41. Free University Amsterdam

For Early Childhood Education

#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1880

42. University of Thessaly

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Greece
#173 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1984

43. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in Greece
#179 in the World
Enrollment
92,090
Founded
1925

44. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Early Childhood Education

#3 in Norway
#183 in the World
Enrollment
42,031
Founded
1996

45. University of Plymouth

For Early Childhood Education

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
1992

46. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

For Early Childhood Education

#3 in Greece
#193 in the World
Enrollment
70,461
Founded
1837

47. University of Eastern Finland

For Early Childhood Education

#5 in Finland
#194 in the World
Enrollment
15,500
Founded
2010

48. Aarhus University

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Denmark
#196 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,020
Founded
1928

49. University of Cyprus

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Cyprus
#198 in the World
Founded
1989

50. University of Oulu

For Early Childhood Education

#6 in Finland
#199 in the World
Enrollment
2,900
Founded
1958

51. University of Padua

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Italy
#204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
62,876
Founded
1222

53. University of Koblenz-Landau

For Early Childhood Education

#3 in Germany
#223 in the World
Enrollment
15,757
Founded
1990

55. University of York

For Early Childhood Education

#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

56. Lund University

For Early Childhood Education

#6 in Sweden
#234 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

59. University of Bristol

For Early Childhood Education

#247 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

60. University of Antwerp

For Early Childhood Education

#3 in Belgium
#249 in the World
Founded
2003

61. Lancaster University

For Early Childhood Education

#252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

63. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Early Childhood Education

#4 in Germany
#256 in the World
Enrollment
43,461
Founded
1914

64. University of Granada

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Spain
#263 in the World
Founded
1531

65. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

For Early Childhood Education

#3 in Ireland
#273 in the World
Enrollment
20,430
Founded
1592

66. Ruhr University Bochum

For Early Childhood Education

#5 in Germany
#274 in the World
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

67. University of Iceland

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Iceland
#275 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1911

69. University of Copenhagen

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in Denmark
#281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

70. Uppsala University

For Early Childhood Education

#7 in Sweden
#285 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1477

71. University of Sussex

For Early Childhood Education

#286 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

72. University of Seville

For Early Childhood Education

#2 in Spain
#287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1505

73. Linnaeus University

For Early Childhood Education

#8 in Sweden
#299 in the World
Enrollment
24,355
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1977

74. Durham University

For Early Childhood Education

#301 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

75. University of Ljubljana

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Slovenia
#303 in the World
Enrollment
37,874
Founded
1919

76. University of Fribourg

For Early Childhood Education

#305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
10,366

77. University of Luxembourg

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Luxembourg
#308 in the World
Founded
2003

78. Wageningen University

For Early Childhood Education

#309 in the World
Enrollment
12,819
Founded
1918

79. University of Geneva

For Early Childhood Education

#311 in the World
Enrollment
17,744

80. University of Crete

For Early Childhood Education

#4 in Greece
#313 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1973

81. Autonomous University of Madrid

For Early Childhood Education

#3 in Spain
#314 in the World
Founded
1968

83. University of Tubingen

For Early Childhood Education

#6 in Germany
#330 in the World
Enrollment
28,238
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

84. University of Bath

For Early Childhood Education

#334 in the World
Acceptance Rate
67%
Enrollment
18,857
Male:Female
53:47
Founded
1966

85. Free University of Berlin

For Early Childhood Education

#7 in Germany
#335 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,908
Founded
1948

86. University of Girona

For Early Childhood Education

#4 in Spain
#336 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
15,336

87. University of Valencia

For Early Childhood Education

#5 in Spain
#337 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
58,390

88. Karlstad University

For Early Childhood Education

#9 in Sweden
#338 in the World
Enrollment
12,935
Founded
1999

89. Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

For Early Childhood Education

#4 in Norway
#341 in the World
Enrollment
17,000
Founded
2017

90. Complutense University of Madrid

For Early Childhood Education

#6 in Spain
#342 in the World
Enrollment
71,806
Founded
1508

92. Oxford Brookes University

For Early Childhood Education

#345 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1865

93. Queen's University Belfast

For Early Childhood Education

#347 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Founded
1849

94. Malmo University

For Early Childhood Education

#10 in Sweden
#349 in the World
Enrollment
15,625
Founded
1998

95. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Early Childhood Education

#350 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
9,218
Founded
1895

96. University of Porto

For Early Childhood Education

#1 in Portugal
#352 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
29,178
Founded
1911

97. University of Bamberg

For Early Childhood Education

#8 in Germany
#357 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
11,000
Founded
1972

98. University of Ioannina

For Early Childhood Education

#5 in Greece
#358 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
18,356
Founded
1970

99. Dublin City University

For Early Childhood Education

#4 in Ireland
#361 in the World
Enrollment
17,989
Founded
1989

100. University of Patras

For Early Childhood Education

#6 in Greece
#364 in the World
Enrollment
21,000
Founded
1964