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 139M citations received by 5.05M academic papers made by 1,420 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

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

9. University of Bristol

For Sociology

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

10. Karolinska Institute

For Sociology

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

15. University of Helsinki

For Sociology

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

16. University of Copenhagen

For Sociology

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

19. Utrecht University

For Sociology

#71 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

21. Lund University

For Sociology

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

25. University of Oslo

For Sociology

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

26. Aarhus University

For Sociology

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

27. University of Groningen

For Sociology

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

28. Uppsala University

For Sociology

#3 in Sweden
#92 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1477

32. University of Gothenburg

For Sociology

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

33. University of Sussex

For Sociology

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

34. University of Zurich

For Sociology

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

36. Stockholm University

For Sociology

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

41. University of Leicester

For Sociology

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

44. Leiden University

For Sociology

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

46. Sapienza University of Rome

For Sociology

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

47. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Sociology

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

48. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Sociology

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

49. Umea University

For Sociology

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

51. University of Barcelona

For Sociology

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

52. Ghent University

For Sociology

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

54. University of Vienna

For Sociology

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

56. University of Munich

For Sociology

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

59. University of Bergen

For Sociology

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

61. University of Hamburg

For Sociology

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

62. University of Bologna

For Sociology

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

65. University of Milan

For Sociology

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

68. University of Padua

For Sociology

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

70. University of Liege

For Sociology

#3 in Belgium
#224 in the World
Enrollment
27,678
Founded
1817

72. University of Tampere

For Sociology

#2 in Finland
#231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
18,400
Male:Female
47:53
Founded
1925

73. Tilburg University

For Sociology

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

76. University of Lausanne

For Sociology

#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
16,908

78. University College Dublin

For Sociology

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

81. University of Southern Denmark

For Sociology

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

82. University of Lisbon

For Sociology

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

84. Complutense University of Madrid

For Sociology

#4 in Spain
#261 in the World
Enrollment
71,806
Founded
1508

85. Delft University of Technology

For Sociology

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

86. Aalborg University

For Sociology

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

88. University of Turku

For Sociology

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

89. Linkoping University

For Sociology

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

90. Free University of Berlin

For Sociology

#4 in Germany
#276 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,908
Founded
1948

91. University of Stirling

For Sociology

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

92. University of Bath

For Sociology

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

93. University of Porto

For Sociology

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

94. University of Oulu

For Sociology

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

100. University of Valencia

For Sociology

#5 in Spain
#297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
58,390