Best Universities for Sociology in Europe

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Sociology. A graph of 99.2M citations received by 4.46M academic papers made by 1,410 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.

7. University of Amsterdam

For Sociology

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

8. Karolinska Institute

For Sociology

#1 in Sweden
#48 in the World
Enrollment
8,070
Founded
1861

9. University of Bristol

For Sociology

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

11. University of Helsinki

For Sociology

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

12. University of Copenhagen

For Sociology

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

14. Lund University

For Sociology

#2 in Sweden
#63 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

20. Utrecht University

For Sociology

#73 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

23. University of Oslo

For Sociology

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

25. Uppsala University

For Sociology

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

26. University of Groningen

For Sociology

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

28. Aarhus University

For Sociology

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

29. University of Gothenburg

For Sociology

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

33. University of Sussex

For Sociology

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

35. Stockholm University

For Sociology

#5 in Sweden
#113 in the World
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

36. University of Zurich

For Sociology

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

40. Leiden University

For Sociology

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

42. University of Leicester

For Sociology

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

45. Umea University

For Sociology

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

47. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Sociology

#1 in France
#160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

48. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Sociology

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

49. Ghent University

For Sociology

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

53. University of Barcelona

For Sociology

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

54. University of Bergen

For Sociology

#2 in Norway
#184 in the World
Enrollment
16,900
Founded
1946

55. Sapienza University of Rome

For Sociology

#1 in Italy
#187 in the World
Enrollment
100,155
Founded
1303

56. University of Vienna

For Sociology

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

58. University of Bologna

For Sociology

#2 in Italy
#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
79,999
Founded
1088

61. University of Munich

For Sociology

#2 in Germany
#198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

63. University of Milan

For Sociology

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

64. University of Hamburg

For Sociology

#3 in Germany
#208 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

66. University of Liege

For Sociology

#3 in Belgium
#213 in the World
Enrollment
25,421
Founded
1817

69. University of Padua

For Sociology

#4 in Italy
#219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
62,876
Founded
1222

71. University of Tampere

For Sociology

#2 in Finland
#229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1925

76. University of Lausanne

For Sociology

#239 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
16,919

77. Tilburg University

For Sociology

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

78. University College Dublin

For Sociology

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

81. University of Turku

For Sociology

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

82. University of Southern Denmark

For Sociology

#3 in Denmark
#257 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1966

83. Aalborg University

For Sociology

#4 in Denmark
#262 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
20,353
Founded
1974

84. University of Bath

For Sociology

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

85. University of Oulu

For Sociology

#4 in Finland
#265 in the World
Enrollment
2,900
Founded
1958

86. Linkoping University

For Sociology

#7 in Sweden
#266 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
22,441
Founded
1975

88. Delft University of Technology

For Sociology

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

92. Complutense University of Madrid

For Sociology

#3 in Spain
#278 in the World
Enrollment
71,806
Founded
1508

95. University of Stirling

For Sociology

#284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
14,000
Founded
1967

96. University of Lisbon

For Sociology

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

98. Free University of Berlin

For Sociology

#4 in Germany
#290 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

100. University of Porto

For Sociology

#2 in Portugal
#298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
29,178
Founded
1911