Best Universities for Journalism and Digital Media in Europe

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 3.21M citations received by 120K academic papers made by 534 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

#15 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in the Netherlands

#20 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

#35 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

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

5. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in the Netherlands

#59 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

#66 in the World

Founded: 1997

8. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Belgium

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

9. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#6 in the United Kingdom

#73 in the World

Founded: 1905

10. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#7 in the United Kingdom

#74 in the World

Founded: 1829

11. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Switzerland

#77 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

12. 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

13. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in the Netherlands

#88 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

14. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#8 in the United Kingdom

#92 in the World

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

15. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Journalism and Digital Media

#9 in the United Kingdom

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

16. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Denmark

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

17. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Spain

#104 in the World

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

18. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Journalism and Digital Media

#10 in the United Kingdom

#105 in the World

Founded: 1451

19. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#11 in the United Kingdom

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

20. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Finland

#117 in the World

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

21. 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

22. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Sweden

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

23. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in the Netherlands

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

24. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#13 in the United Kingdom

#133 in the World

Founded: 1948

25. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#14 in the United Kingdom

#136 in the World

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

26. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#15 in the United Kingdom

#145 in the World

Founded: 1904

27. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Switzerland

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

28. Autonomous University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Spain

#150 in the World

Founded: 1968

29. City, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#16 in the United Kingdom

#152 in the World

Founded: 1966

30. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in Spain

#155 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

31. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Germany

#157 in the World

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

32. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Belgium

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

33. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Journalism and Digital Media

#5 in the Netherlands

#160 in the World

Founded: 1923

34. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Norway

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

35. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Austria

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

36. 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

37. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Journalism and Digital Media

#6 in the Netherlands

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

38. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Journalism and Digital Media

#7 in the Netherlands

#166 in the World

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

39. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Journalism and Digital Media

#8 in the Netherlands

#167 in the World

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

40. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#18 in the United Kingdom

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

41. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Journalism and Digital Media

#9 in the Netherlands

#171 in the World

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

42. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Italy

#173 in the World

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

43. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Ireland

#175 in the World

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

44. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Germany

#176 in the World

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

45. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Italy

#179 in the World

Founded: 1404

46. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#19 in the United Kingdom

#183 in the World

Founded: 1900

47. University of Ljubljana

Slovenia | Ljubljana

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Slovenia

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 37,874
Founded: 1919

48. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Journalism and Digital Media

#10 in the Netherlands

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

49. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Sweden

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

50. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in Spain

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

51. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in Germany

#193 in the World

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

52. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in Germany

#195 in the World

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

53. Pompeu Fabra University

Spain | Barcelona

For Journalism and Digital Media

#5 in Spain

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 15,801

54. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#20 in the United Kingdom

#200 in the World

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

55. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in Switzerland

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

56. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#21 in the United Kingdom

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

57. Bournemouth University

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#22 in the United Kingdom

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 14,293
Founded: 1992

58. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Denmark

#215 in the World

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

59. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#23 in the United Kingdom

#216 in the World

Founded: 1963

60. Dublin City University

Ireland | Dublin

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Ireland

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 17,989
Founded: 1989

61. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in Sweden

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

62. 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

63. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in Finland

#226 in the World

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

64. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in Sweden

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

65. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in Belgium

#229 in the World

Founded: 2003

66. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Journalism and Digital Media

#6 in Spain

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

67. University of Southern Denmark

Denmark | Odense

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in Denmark

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1966

68. University of Duisburg - Essen

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Journalism and Digital Media

#5 in Germany

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 43,281
Founded: 2003

69. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in Finland

#247 in the World

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

70. Swansea University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Journalism and Digital Media

#24 in the United Kingdom

#249 in the World

Founded: 1920

71. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#25 in the United Kingdom

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

72. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in France

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

73. Nottingham Trent University

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#26 in the United Kingdom

#260 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1992

74. Copenhagen Business School

Denmark | Frederiksberg

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in Denmark

#262 in the World

Founded: 1917

75. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in France

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

76. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#27 in the United Kingdom

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

77. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Greece

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

78. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Journalism and Digital Media

#3 in Italy

#269 in the World

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

79. University of Wolverhampton

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#28 in the United Kingdom

#270 in the World

Founded: 1992

80. University of Alicante

Spain | San Vicente del Raspeig

For Journalism and Digital Media

#7 in Spain

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1979

81. Carlos III University, Madrid

Spain | Getafe

For Journalism and Digital Media

#8 in Spain

#273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1989

82. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Journalism and Digital Media

#6 in Germany

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

83. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Journalism and Digital Media

#29 in the United Kingdom

#279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

84. University of Saragossa

Spain | Zaragoza

For Journalism and Digital Media

#9 in Spain

#280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1542

85. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Journalism and Digital Media

#4 in Italy

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

86. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Journalism and Digital Media

#10 in Spain

#283 in the World

Founded: 1531

87. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Journalism and Digital Media

#5 in Italy

#284 in the World

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

88. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Poland

#286 in the World

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

89. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#30 in the United Kingdom

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

90. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Journalism and Digital Media

#2 in Norway

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

91. 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

92. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Journalism and Digital Media

#5 in Finland

#292 in the World

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

93. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#31 in the United Kingdom

#293 in the World

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

94. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Journalism and Digital Media

#6 in Italy

#295 in the World

Founded: 1321

95. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Journalism and Digital Media

#11 in Spain

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

96. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#32 in the United Kingdom

#297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

97. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Journalism and Digital Media

#33 in the United Kingdom

#298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

98. National Research University Higher School of Economics

Russia | Moscow

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Russia

#299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1992

99. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Journalism and Digital Media

#1 in Portugal

#303 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

100. Bocconi University

Italy | Lombardy

For Journalism and Digital Media

#7 in Italy

#304 in the World

Founded: 1902

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Europe

Broadcast Journalism333

Classics and Ancient History797

Communications and Public Relations949

Criminology and Criminal Justice460

Demography1120

Early Childhood Education322

Intellectual Property and Patent Law323

International Law384

International Relations and Diplomacy337

Law1437

Law Enforcement335

Library and Information science866

Linguistics1383

Media Studies489

Military science353

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution387

Occupational Safety and Health310

Philosophy1451

Political Economy469

Political Science1448

Public Policy / Administration590

Publishing384

Radio and Television broadcasting357

Social Work337

Sociology1420

Special Education379

Sports / Exercise science446

Theology / Divinity / Religious studies1069

Urban and Regional planning658