Europe's best Operations Research universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Operations Research. A graph of 5.03M citations received by 203K academic papers made by 670 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. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Operations Research

#1 in the Netherlands

#7 in the World

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

2. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Operations Research

#1 in Belgium

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

3. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Lithuania | Vilnius

For Operations Research

#1 in Lithuania

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

4. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Operations Research

#1 in Denmark

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

5. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#1 in the United Kingdom

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Operations Research

#2 in the Netherlands

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

7. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#2 in the United Kingdom

#34 in the World

Founded: 1824

8. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Operations Research

#3 in the Netherlands

#35 in the World

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

9. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#3 in the United Kingdom

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

10. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Operations Research

#1 in Greece

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

11. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Operations Research

#1 in Portugal

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

12. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Operations Research

#1 in Norway

#48 in the World

Enrollment: 44,000
Founded: 1996

13. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#4 in the United Kingdom

#61 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

14. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Operations Research

#1 in Spain

#62 in the World

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

15. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#5 in the United Kingdom

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

16. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#6 in the United Kingdom

#75 in the World

Founded: 1948

17. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#7 in the United Kingdom

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

18. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#8 in the United Kingdom

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

19. Paris Dauphine University

France | Ile-de-France

For Operations Research

#1 in France

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

20. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Operations Research

#1 in Switzerland

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

21. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#9 in the United Kingdom

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

22. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#10 in the United Kingdom

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

23. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Operations Research

#11 in the United Kingdom

#94 in the World

Founded: 1964

24. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#12 in the United Kingdom

#95 in the World

Founded: 1904

25. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Operations Research

#1 in Serbia

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

26. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Operations Research

#4 in the Netherlands

#103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

27. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Operations Research

#1 in Italy

#105 in the World

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

28. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Operations Research

#2 in Belgium

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

29. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Operations Research

#1 in Germany

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

30. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Operations Research

#2 in Spain

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

31. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Operations Research

#5 in the Netherlands

#119 in the World

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

32. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Operations Research

#2 in Italy

#121 in the World

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

33. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Operations Research

#2 in Switzerland

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

34. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Operations Research

#3 in Spain

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

35. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#13 in the United Kingdom

#127 in the World

Founded: 1900

36. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Operations Research

#1 in Sweden

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 14,278
Founded: 1827

37. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Operations Research

#2 in Germany

#132 in the World

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

38. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Operations Research

#3 in Germany

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

39. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Operations Research

#2 in Portugal

#139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

40. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Operations Research

#14 in the United Kingdom

#144 in the World

Founded: 1997

41. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Operations Research

#1 in Poland

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 15,903
Male:Female: 67:33
Founded: 1919

42. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Operations Research

#6 in the Netherlands

#149 in the World

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

43. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Operations Research

#2 in Greece

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

44. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Operations Research

#2 in Denmark

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 20,353
Founded: 1974

45. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Operations Research

#15 in the United Kingdom

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

46. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#16 in the United Kingdom

#160 in the World

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

47. University of Portsmouth

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#17 in the United Kingdom

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

48. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Operations Research

#3 in Belgium

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

49. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Operations Research

#4 in Spain

#165 in the World

Founded: 1971

50. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Operations Research

#1 in Austria

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

51. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Operations Research

#3 in Portugal

#171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

52. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Operations Research

#3 in Italy

#172 in the World

Founded: 1859

53. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Operations Research

#4 in Germany

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

54. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Operations Research

#4 in Belgium

#176 in the World

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

55. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Operations Research

#3 in Denmark

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

56. University of Bradford

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#18 in the United Kingdom

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

57. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Operations Research

#5 in Germany

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

58. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Operations Research

#7 in the Netherlands

#183 in the World

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

59. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Operations Research

#1 in Finland

#186 in the World

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

60. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#19 in the United Kingdom

#190 in the World

Founded: 1963

61. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#20 in the United Kingdom

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

62. University of Castilla La Mancha

Spain | Ciudad Real

For Operations Research

#5 in Spain

#194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1982

63. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Operations Research

#2 in Sweden

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,773
Founded: 1829

64. Technical University of Crete

Greece | Chania

For Operations Research

#3 in Greece

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1977

65. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#21 in the United Kingdom

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

66. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#22 in the United Kingdom

#204 in the World

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

67. Aston University

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#23 in the United Kingdom

#205 in the World

Founded: 1895

68. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Operations Research

#4 in Italy

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

69. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Operations Research

#3 in Sweden

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

70. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Operations Research

#6 in Germany

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 24,969
Founded: 1877

71. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#24 in the United Kingdom

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

72. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Operations Research

#4 in Sweden

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 22,441
Founded: 1975

73. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Operations Research

#4 in Denmark

#217 in the World

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

74. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Operations Research

#5 in Belgium

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

75. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Operations Research

#2 in Poland

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 19,750
Founded: 1919

76. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Operations Research

#3 in Poland

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1945

77. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Operations Research

#8 in the Netherlands

#230 in the World

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

78. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Operations Research

#6 in Spain

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 56,842
Founded: 1531

79. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#25 in the United Kingdom

#232 in the World

Founded: 1905

80. University of Augsburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Operations Research

#7 in Germany

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 19,975
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

81. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Operations Research

#4 in Poland

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 27,072
Founded: 1826

82. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Operations Research

#9 in the Netherlands

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

83. London Business School

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#26 in the United Kingdom

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1964

84. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Operations Research

#10 in the Netherlands

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 19,178
Founded: 1927

85. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Operations Research

#6 in Belgium

#249 in the World

Founded: 2003

86. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#27 in the United Kingdom

#251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

87. University of Brescia

Italy | Lombardy

For Operations Research

#5 in Italy

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 16,800
Founded: 1982

88. University of Catania

Italy | Sicily

For Operations Research

#6 in Italy

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 44,338
Founded: 1434

89. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#28 in the United Kingdom

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

90. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Operations Research

#7 in Italy

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 47,736
Founded: 1343

91. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Operations Research

#8 in Italy

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 80,000
Founded: 1224

92. University of Southern Denmark

Denmark | Odense

For Operations Research

#5 in Denmark

#264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1966

93. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Operations Research

#9 in Italy

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 70,000
Founded: 1222

94. Kiel University

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Operations Research

#8 in Germany

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

95. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Operations Research

#29 in the United Kingdom

#275 in the World

Founded: 1451

96. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Operations Research

#1 in Ireland

#278 in the World

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

97. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Operations Research

#10 in Italy

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

98. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Operations Research

#2 in France

#291 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

99. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#30 in the United Kingdom

#294 in the World

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

100. University of Calabria

Italy | Calabria

For Operations Research

#11 in Italy

#295 in the World

Founded: 1972

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