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 555M citations received by 24.7M academic papers made by 560 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

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

2. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Operations Research

#2 in the Netherlands

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

3. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Operations Research

#1 in Belgium

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

4. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Operations Research

#3 in the Netherlands

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1956

5. Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

Lithuania | Vilnius

For Operations Research

#1 in Lithuania

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1956

6. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#1 in the United Kingdom

#29 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 1964

7. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#2 in the United Kingdom

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

8. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#3 in the United Kingdom

#34 in the World

Founded: 1824

9. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Operations Research

#1 in Denmark

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1829

10. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#4 in the United Kingdom

#41 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

11. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Operations Research

#1 in Norway

#42 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

12. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Operations Research

#1 in Portugal

#46 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

13. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#5 in the United Kingdom

#51 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

14. National Technical University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Operations Research

#1 in Greece

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1836

15. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#6 in the United Kingdom

#58 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

16. Paris Dauphine University

France | Ile-de-France

For Operations Research

#1 in France

#63 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Enrollment: 8,681
Founded: 1968

17. Polytechnic University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Operations Research

#1 in Spain

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 28,450
Founded: 1968

18. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Operations Research

#1 in Italy

#82 in the World

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

19. University of Strathclyde

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Operations Research

#7 in the United Kingdom

#91 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1964

20. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#8 in the United Kingdom

#92 in the World

Founded: 1904

21. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Operations Research

#2 in Belgium

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

22. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Operations Research

#2 in Spain

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1505

23. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Operations Research

#2 in Italy

#96 in the World

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

24. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Operations Research

#4 in the Netherlands

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

25. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#9 in the United Kingdom

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1096

26. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Operations Research

#3 in Spain

#102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 29,812

27. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#10 in the United Kingdom

#106 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

28. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Operations Research

#1 in Switzerland

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Enrollment: 23,420

29. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Operations Research

#2 in Switzerland

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

30. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#11 in the United Kingdom

#110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

31. Loughborough University

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#12 in the United Kingdom

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 19,449
Founded: 1966

32. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Operations Research

#2 in Greece

#117 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

33. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Operations Research

#2 in Portugal

#121 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

34. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Operations Research

#5 in the Netherlands

#122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1614

35. Kiel University

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Operations Research

#1 in Germany

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 25,277
Founded: 1665

36. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Operations Research

#1 in Sweden

#128 in the World

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

37. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Operations Research

#1 in Austria

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

38. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Operations Research

#1 in Poland

#132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 15,903
Male:Female: 67:33
Founded: 1919

39. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Operations Research

#2 in Germany

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 44,517
Founded: 1870

40. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Operations Research

#13 in the United Kingdom

#136 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1997

41. Technical University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Operations Research

#4 in Spain

#137 in the World

Founded: 1971

42. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Operations Research

#1 in Serbia

#140 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

43. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#14 in the United Kingdom

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1963

44. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Operations Research

#3 in Belgium

#146 in the World

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

45. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Operations Research

#3 in Germany

#148 in the World

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

46. University of Bath

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#15 in the United Kingdom

#149 in the World

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

47. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Operations Research

#4 in Germany

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 44,000
Male:Female: 63:37
Founded: 1868

48. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#16 in the United Kingdom

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1895

49. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#17 in the United Kingdom

#161 in the World

Founded: 1900

50. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Operations Research

#3 in Italy

#162 in the World

Founded: 1859

51. University of Castilla La Mancha

Spain | Ciudad Real

For Operations Research

#5 in Spain

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1982

52. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Operations Research

#3 in Portugal

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

53. University of Augsburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Operations Research

#5 in Germany

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Enrollment: 20,467
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1970

54. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Operations Research

#2 in Sweden

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Enrollment: 22,441
Founded: 1975

55. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Operations Research

#4 in Belgium

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

56. University of Bradford

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#18 in the United Kingdom

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Founded: 1966

57. Cranfield University

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#19 in the United Kingdom

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Enrollment: 4,825
Founded: 1993

58. Darmstadt University of Technology

Germany | Hesse

For Operations Research

#6 in Germany

#189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Enrollment: 25,840
Founded: 1877

59. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Operations Research

#2 in Poland

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1945

60. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Operations Research

#20 in the United Kingdom

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

61. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Operations Research

#7 in Germany

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Enrollment: 35,149
Founded: 1946

62. London Business School

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#21 in the United Kingdom

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1964

63. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#22 in the United Kingdom

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

64. University of Brescia

Italy | Lombardy

For Operations Research

#4 in Italy

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Enrollment: 16,800
Founded: 1982

65. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Operations Research

#3 in Sweden

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

66. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Operations Research

#6 in the Netherlands

#205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 31,123
Founded: 1632

67. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Operations Research

#7 in the Netherlands

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Enrollment: 17,378
Founded: 1927

68. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Operations Research

#1 in Ireland

#207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 33,321
Founded: 1854

69. Aston University

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#23 in the United Kingdom

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1895

70. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Operations Research

#4 in Sweden

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,912
Founded: 1829

71. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#24 in the United Kingdom

#210 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

72. University of Portsmouth

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#25 in the United Kingdom

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1992

73. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Operations Research

#2 in Denmark

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

74. Technical University of Crete

Greece | Chania

For Operations Research

#3 in Greece

#213 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1977

75. University of Kent

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#26 in the United Kingdom

#214 in the World

Founded: 1965

76. Aalto University

Finland | Espoo

For Operations Research

#1 in Finland

#215 in the World

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

77. University of Salford

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#27 in the United Kingdom

#220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1967

78. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Operations Research

#5 in Belgium

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

79. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Operations Research

#8 in the Netherlands

#225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

80. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Operations Research

#9 in the Netherlands

#228 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

81. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Operations Research

#3 in Denmark

#231 in the World

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

82. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Operations Research

#3 in Poland

#239 in the World

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

83. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#28 in the United Kingdom

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

84. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Operations Research

#6 in Belgium

#245 in the World

Founded: 2003

85. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Operations Research

#5 in Italy

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 78,324
Founded: 1224

86. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Operations Research

#6 in Italy

#252 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

87. University of Wales

United Kingdom | Wales

For Operations Research

#29 in the United Kingdom

#253 in the World

Founded: 1893

88. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Operations Research

#8 in Germany

#255 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

89. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Operations Research

#7 in Italy

#265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 49,108
Founded: 1343

90. University of Catania

Italy | Sicily

For Operations Research

#8 in Italy

#266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1434

91. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#30 in the United Kingdom

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1905

92. TU Dortmund University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Operations Research

#9 in Germany

#270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Enrollment: 34,616
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1968

93. University of Calabria

Italy | Calabria

For Operations Research

#9 in Italy

#271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1972

94. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Operations Research

#6 in Spain

#272 in the World

Founded: 1531

95. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Operations Research

#4 in Denmark

#274 in the World

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

96. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Operations Research

#31 in the United Kingdom

#275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

97. University of Southern Denmark

Denmark | Odense

For Operations Research

#5 in Denmark

#277 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1966

98. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Operations Research

#10 in the Netherlands

#283 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1636

99. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Operations Research

#7 in Belgium

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 1425

100. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Operations Research

#2 in Austria

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

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