Best Universities for International Relations and Diplomacy in Europe
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Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in International Relations and Diplomacy. A graph of 431K citations received by 32.6K academic papers made by 252 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. London School of Economics and Political Science
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Enrollment
- 9,218
- Founded
- 1895
2. University of Oxford
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Founded
- 1096
3. University of Warwick
- Enrollment
- 27,278
- Founded
- 1965
5. University of Cambridge
- Acceptance Rate
- 21%
- Founded
- 1209
9. University of Sussex
- Enrollment
- 17,319
- Male:Female
- 44:56
- Founded
- 1961
11. University College London
- Enrollment
- 42,000
- Founded
- 1826
13. University of St Andrews
- Enrollment
- 10,425
- Founded
- 1413
14. University of London
- Enrollment
- 50,000
- Founded
- 1836
19. University of Bristol
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Enrollment
- 27,513
- Founded
- 1909
22. Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Enrollment
- 1,141
24. Leiden University
- Acceptance Rate
- 30%
- Enrollment
- 27,713
- Founded
- 1575
25. University of Exeter
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Founded
- 1955
30. University of Edinburgh
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Founded
- 1583
31. University of Leicester
- Enrollment
- 24,409
- Male:Female
- 46:54
- Founded
- 1957
33. SOAS, University of London
- Acceptance Rate
- 44%
- Enrollment
- 6,295
- Founded
- 1916
35. Lancaster University
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Founded
- 1964
38. University of East Anglia
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Founded
- 1963
39. University of Amsterdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Enrollment
- 41,000
- Founded
- 1632
40. Durham University
- Enrollment
- 19,520
- Founded
- 1832
41. University of Southampton
- Enrollment
- 21,335
- Founded
- 1952
42. University of Westminster
- Enrollment
- 19,000
- Founded
- 1838
48. University of Bath
- Acceptance Rate
- 67%
- Enrollment
- 18,857
- Male:Female
- 53:47
- Founded
- 1966
52. Loughborough University
- Enrollment
- 19,449
- Founded
- 1966
55. Queen Mary University of London
- Acceptance Rate
- 18%
- Founded
- 1989
61. Queen's University Belfast
- Acceptance Rate
- 31%
- Founded
- 1849
64. University of Liverpool
- Enrollment
- 28,693
- Founded
- 1881
66. Maastricht University
- Enrollment
- 18,000
- Founded
- 1976
69. Brunel University London
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Founded
- 1966
70. University of Stirling
- Acceptance Rate
- 11%
- Enrollment
- 14,000
- Founded
- 1967
72. Utrecht University
- Acceptance Rate
- 22%
- Founded
- 1636
74. Free University Amsterdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 45%
- Founded
- 1880
78. University of Groningen
- Acceptance Rate
- 50%
- Enrollment
- 34,000
- Founded
- 1614
80. Coventry University
- Enrollment
- 22,980
- Founded
- 1992
90. University of York
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Founded
- 1963
91. University of Zurich
- Acceptance Rate
- 19%
- Enrollment
- 25,732
96. Charles University
- Acceptance Rate
- 35%
- Enrollment
- 49,508
- Founded
- 1348
97. Erasmus University Rotterdam
- Acceptance Rate
- 53%
- Founded
- 1913
100. University of Bradford
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Founded
- 1966