Best Universities for Political Science in Europe

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 95.3M citations received by 5.68M academic papers made by 1,436 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

For Political Science

#6 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

3. University of Cambridge

For Political Science

#16 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

4. London School of Economics and Political Science

For Political Science

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

6. Catholic University of Leuven

For Political Science

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

8. University of Amsterdam

For Political Science

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

9. University of Bristol

For Political Science

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

10. University of Liege

For Political Science

#2 in Belgium
#58 in the World
Enrollment
25,421
Founded
1817

11. University of Edinburgh

For Political Science

#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

15. University of Warwick

For Political Science

#69 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

17. Utrecht University

For Political Science

#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

18. Imperial College London

For Political Science

#73 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

19. University of Copenhagen

For Political Science

#1 in Denmark
#81 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

21. University of Zurich

For Political Science

#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
25,732

22. Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Political Science

#85 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Founded
1913

23. University of London

For Political Science

#90 in the World
Enrollment
50,000
Founded
1836

25. University of Sussex

For Political Science

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

26. University of York

For Political Science

#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

27. University of Hamburg

For Political Science

#1 in Germany
#103 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

28. Lund University

For Political Science

#1 in Sweden
#106 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

29. University of Groningen

For Political Science

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

30. University of Oslo

For Political Science

#1 in Norway
#108 in the World
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

31. Aarhus University

For Political Science

#2 in Denmark
#112 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,020
Founded
1928

32. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Political Science

#2 in Germany
#114 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

33. University of Liverpool

For Political Science

#118 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

35. Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Political Science

#1 in France
#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
11,196
Founded
1872

38. Stockholm University

For Political Science

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

39. University of Helsinki

For Political Science

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

40. Leiden University

For Political Science

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

41. University of Munich

For Political Science

#3 in Germany
#135 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

42. Lancaster University

For Political Science

#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

45. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Political Science

#2 in France
#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

46. University of Exeter

For Political Science

#153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1955

47. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Political Science

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

48. Uppsala University

For Political Science

#3 in Sweden
#156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
35,556
Founded
1477

49. University of Vienna

For Political Science

#1 in Austria
#157 in the World
Enrollment
93,628
Founded
1365

50. Free University of Berlin

For Political Science

#5 in Germany
#161 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

51. Tilburg University

For Political Science

#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
57%
Enrollment
17,378
Founded
1927

52. Durham University

For Political Science

#163 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

53. Maastricht University

For Political Science

#164 in the World
Enrollment
18,000
Founded
1976

54. Complutense University of Madrid

For Political Science

#2 in Spain
#166 in the World
Enrollment
71,806
Founded
1508

55. Free University Amsterdam

For Political Science

#169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1880

58. University of East Anglia

For Political Science

#175 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1963

59. University of Barcelona

For Political Science

#3 in Spain
#176 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
64,236
Male:Female
86:14

60. University of Leicester

For Political Science

#179 in the World
Enrollment
24,409
Male:Female
46:54
Founded
1957

61. Ghent University

For Political Science

#3 in Belgium
#180 in the World
Enrollment
41,669
Founded
1817

62. Delft University of Technology

For Political Science

#181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

63. University of Bologna

For Political Science

#1 in Italy
#182 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
79,999
Founded
1088

64. University of Gothenburg

For Political Science

#4 in Sweden
#186 in the World
Enrollment
36,003
Founded
1891

66. University of Munster

For Political Science

#6 in Germany
#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

67. Loughborough University

For Political Science

#194 in the World
Enrollment
19,449
Founded
1966

68. Sapienza University of Rome

For Political Science

#2 in Italy
#199 in the World
Enrollment
100,155
Founded
1303

70. Technical University of Munich

For Political Science

#7 in Germany
#202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

72. University of Cologne

For Political Science

#8 in Germany
#208 in the World
Enrollment
52,204
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

73. University of Valencia

For Political Science

#4 in Spain
#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
58,390

75. Karolinska Institute

For Political Science

#5 in Sweden
#213 in the World
Enrollment
8,070
Founded
1861

76. RWTH Aachen University

For Political Science

#9 in Germany
#216 in the World
Enrollment
47,521
Founded
1870

77. University College Dublin

For Political Science

#1 in Ireland
#218 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,321
Founded
1854

78. University of Luxembourg

For Political Science

#1 in Luxembourg
#219 in the World
Founded
2003

79. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Political Science

#10 in Germany
#220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

80. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Political Science

#11 in Germany
#222 in the World
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

83. Free University of Brussels - VUB

For Political Science

#4 in Belgium
#226 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
11,101
Founded
1970

86. Catholic University of Louvain

For Political Science

#5 in Belgium
#232 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1425

87. University of Lisbon

For Political Science

#1 in Portugal
#233 in the World
Enrollment
49,769
Founded
1911

88. University of Bonn

For Political Science

#12 in Germany
#235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

90. University of Freiburg

For Political Science

#13 in Germany
#239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

91. Wageningen University

For Political Science

#240 in the World
Enrollment
12,819
Founded
1918

94. University of Gottingen

For Political Science

#14 in Germany
#249 in the World
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

95. University of Surrey

For Political Science

#250 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1966

96. University of Bath

For Political Science

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

97. University of Bielefeld

For Political Science

#15 in Germany
#255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,488
Founded
1969

98. University of Twente

For Political Science

#261 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1961

99. University of Milan

For Political Science

#3 in Italy
#262 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

100. Dresden University of Technology

For Political Science

#16 in Germany
#263 in the World
Enrollment
31,517
Founded
1828