Best Universities for Journalism and Digital Media in Europe

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Journalism and Digital Media. A graph of 3.47M citations received by 124K academic papers made by 544 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 Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in the United Kingdom

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in the Netherlands

#16 in the World

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

3. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in the United Kingdom

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in the United Kingdom

#37 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

5. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in the Netherlands

#60 in the World

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

6. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in the United Kingdom

#61 in the World

Founded: 1824

7. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Journalism and Digital Media

#5 in the United Kingdom

#62 in the World

Founded: 1997

8. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Belgium

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

9. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#6 in the United Kingdom

#70 in the World

Founded: 1829

10. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#7 in the United Kingdom

#71 in the World

Founded: 1905

11. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Denmark

#74 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

12. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Switzerland

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

13. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Finland

#85 in the World

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

14. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in the Netherlands

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1636

15. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#8 in the United Kingdom

#93 in the World

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

16. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Journalism and Digital Media

#9 in the United Kingdom

#94 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

17. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Journalism and Digital Media

#10 in the United Kingdom

#105 in the World

Founded: 1451

18. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Spain

#109 in the World

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

19. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Finland

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 18,400
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1925

20. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Denmark

#121 in the World

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

21. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#11 in the United Kingdom

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

22. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#12 in the United Kingdom

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

23. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Sweden

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

24. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#13 in the United Kingdom

#134 in the World

Founded: 1948

25. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in the Netherlands

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

26. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#14 in the United Kingdom

#141 in the World

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

27. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#15 in the United Kingdom

#147 in the World

Founded: 1904

28. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Switzerland

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

29. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Germany

#151 in the World

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

30. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Austria

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

31. Autonomous University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Spain

#155 in the World

Founded: 1968

32. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Belgium

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

33. City, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#16 in the United Kingdom

#159 in the World

Founded: 1966

34. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in Spain

#160 in the World

Founded: 1508

35. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Journalism and Digital Media

#5 in the Netherlands

#161 in the World

Founded: 1923

36. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Norway

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

37. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#17 in the United Kingdom

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

38. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Journalism and Digital Media

#6 in the Netherlands

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

39. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#18 in the United Kingdom

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

40. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Journalism and Digital Media

#7 in the Netherlands

#169 in the World

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

41. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Journalism and Digital Media

#8 in the Netherlands

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 33,474
Founded: 1575

42. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Ireland

#171 in the World

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

43. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Journalism and Digital Media

#9 in the Netherlands

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,069
Founded: 1956

44. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Germany

#174 in the World

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

45. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Italy

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 96,945
Founded: 1088

46. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Italy

#178 in the World

Founded: 1404

47. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#19 in the United Kingdom

#181 in the World

Founded: 1900

48. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Sweden

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

49. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#20 in the United Kingdom

#190 in the World

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

50. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in Spain

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

51. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Slovenia

#193 in the World

Founded: 1919

52. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in Germany

#194 in the World

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

53. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in Germany

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

54. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Journalism and Digital Media

#10 in the Netherlands

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

55. Pompeu Fabra University

Spain | Barcelona

For Journalism and Digital Media

#5 in Spain

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 15,801

56. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#21 in the United Kingdom

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

57. Bournemouth University

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#22 in the United Kingdom

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

58. Copenhagen Business School

Denmark | Frederiksberg

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in Denmark

#210 in the World

Founded: 1917

59. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in Switzerland

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

60. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#23 in the United Kingdom

#216 in the World

Founded: 1963

61. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in Belgium

#221 in the World

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

62. Dublin City University

Ireland | Dublin

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Ireland

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 17,989
Founded: 1989

63. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in Sweden

#224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

64. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in Finland

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 11,440
Founded: 2010

65. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in Sweden

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

66. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in Belgium

#227 in the World

Founded: 2003

67. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Journalism and Digital Media

#6 in Spain

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

68. University of Duisburg - Essen

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Journalism and Digital Media

#5 in Germany

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

69. Swansea University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Journalism and Digital Media

#24 in the United Kingdom

#245 in the World

Founded: 1920

70. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in Finland

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,800
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1920

71. Nottingham Trent University

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#25 in the United Kingdom

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

72. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#26 in the United Kingdom

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

73. University of Southern Denmark

Denmark | Odense

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in Denmark

#252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1966

74. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Greece

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

75. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Journalism and Digital Media

#6 in Germany

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

76. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in Italy

#266 in the World

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

77. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#27 in the United Kingdom

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

78. Carlos III University, Madrid

Spain | Getafe

For Journalism and Digital Media

#7 in Spain

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1989

79. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in Italy

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

80. University of Alicante

Spain | San Vicente del Raspeig

For Journalism and Digital Media

#8 in Spain

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1979

81. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in France

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

82. University of Wolverhampton

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#28 in the United Kingdom

#274 in the World

Founded: 1992

83. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#29 in the United Kingdom

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Enrollment: 18,857
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1966

84. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Journalism and Digital Media

#9 in Spain

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 56,842
Founded: 1531

85. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in France

#279 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

86. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Norway

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

87. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Journalism and Digital Media

#5 in Finland

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,870
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1934

88. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Journalism and Digital Media

#30 in the United Kingdom

#284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

89. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Journalism and Digital Media

#10 in Spain

#285 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

90. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Journalism and Digital Media

#5 in Italy

#286 in the World

Founded: 1321

91. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#31 in the United Kingdom

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

92. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#32 in the United Kingdom

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

93. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Journalism and Digital Media

#7 in Germany

#291 in the World

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

94. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Poland

#294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1816

95. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Russia

#296 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

96. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Journalism and Digital Media

#11 in Spain

#297 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

97. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#33 in the United Kingdom

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

98. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Journalism and Digital Media

#6 in Italy

#299 in the World

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

99. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Portugal

#300 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

100. Bocconi University

Italy | Lombardy

For Journalism and Digital Media

#7 in Italy

#305 in the World

Founded: 1902

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Europe

Broadcast Journalism338

Classics and Ancient History811

Communications and Public Relations954

Criminology and Criminal Justice468

Demography1127

Early Childhood Education336

Intellectual Property and Patent Law330

International Law384

International Relations and Diplomacy342

Law1438

Law Enforcement340

Library and Information science875

Linguistics1387

Media Studies498

Military science359

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution389

Occupational Safety and Health299

Philosophy1452

Political Economy474

Political Science1450

Public Policy / Administration603

Publishing391

Radio and Television broadcasting364

Social Work346

Sociology1423

Special Education375

Sports / Exercise science460

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies1075

Urban and Regional planning668