Best Universities for Statistics in Europe

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Statistics. A graph of 150M citations received by 4.67M academic papers made by 1,355 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

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#1 in the United Kingdom

#9 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

2. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#2 in the United Kingdom

#11 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

3. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#3 in the United Kingdom

#17 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

4. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#4 in the United Kingdom

#30 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Statistics

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

6. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Statistics

#1 in the Netherlands

#41 in the World

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

7. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#5 in the United Kingdom

#51 in the World

Founded: 1824

8. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Statistics

#1 in Switzerland

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

9. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#6 in the United Kingdom

#55 in the World

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

10. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Statistics

#7 in the United Kingdom

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

11. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Statistics

#1 in Sweden

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

12. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Statistics

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

13. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Statistics

#2 in Switzerland

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

14. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Statistics

#1 in France

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

15. Lund University

For Statistics

#2 in Sweden

#76 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

16. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Statistics

#2 in the Netherlands

#78 in the World

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

17. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#8 in the United Kingdom

#86 in the World

Founded: 1829

18. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Statistics

#3 in the Netherlands

#87 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

19. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Statistics

#89 in the World

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

20. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Statistics

#4 in the Netherlands

#94 in the World

Founded: 1923

21. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Statistics

#98 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,413
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1386

22. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Statistics

#3 in Sweden

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

23. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#9 in the United Kingdom

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

24. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#10 in the United Kingdom

#108 in the World

Founded: 1900

25. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#11 in the United Kingdom

#109 in the World

Founded: 1905

26. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Statistics

#5 in the Netherlands

#111 in the World

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

27. Sapienza University of Rome

For Statistics

#1 in Italy

#114 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

28. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Statistics

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 31,312
Founded: 1640

29. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Statistics

#6 in the Netherlands

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

30. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Statistics

#118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 52,418
Founded: 1472

31. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Statistics

#12 in the United Kingdom

#121 in the World

Founded: 1451

32. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#13 in the United Kingdom

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

33. University of Padua

For Statistics

#2 in Italy

#126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 62,876
Founded: 1222

34. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Statistics

#127 in the World

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

35. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#14 in the United Kingdom

#129 in the World

Founded: 1948

36. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#15 in the United Kingdom

#131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

37. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Statistics

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

38. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Statistics

#3 in Switzerland

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

39. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#16 in the United Kingdom

#143 in the World

Founded: 1904

40. University of Oslo

For Statistics

#1 in Norway

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

41. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Statistics

#3 in Italy

#150 in the World

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

42. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Statistics

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

43. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#17 in the United Kingdom

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

44. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Statistics

#1 in Spain

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236
Male:Female: 86:14

45. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Statistics

#7 in the Netherlands

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

46. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Statistics

#4 in Switzerland

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

47. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Statistics

#158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

48. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Statistics

#4 in Italy

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Enrollment: 65,234
Founded: 1924

49. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Statistics

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

50. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Statistics

#8 in the Netherlands

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

51. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Statistics

#2 in Norway

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

52. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Statistics

#9 in the Netherlands

#170 in the World

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

53. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Statistics

#5 in Italy

#178 in the World

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

54. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#18 in the United Kingdom

#181 in the World

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

55. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Statistics

#4 in Sweden

#186 in the World

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

56. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Statistics

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

57. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Statistics

#190 in the World

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

58. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#19 in the United Kingdom

#192 in the World

Founded: 1963

59. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Statistics

#194 in the World

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

60. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Statistics

#10 in the Netherlands

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,713
Founded: 1575

61. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#20 in the United Kingdom

#198 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

62. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Statistics

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

63. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Statistics

#5 in Sweden

#206 in the World

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

64. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Statistics

#6 in Sweden

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

65. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Statistics

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 39,658
Founded: 1743

66. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Statistics

#2 in Spain

#217 in the World

Founded: 1531

67. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Statistics

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

68. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Statistics

#3 in Spain

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

69. Polytechnic University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Statistics

#6 in Italy

#222 in the World

Founded: 1859

70. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Statistics

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

71. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Statistics

#2 in France

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

72. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Statistics

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

73. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Statistics

#230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 38,043
Founded: 1818

74. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Statistics

#3 in Norway

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

75. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Statistics

#1 in Greece

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

76. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#21 in the United Kingdom

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

77. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Statistics

#10 in Germany

#242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 23,938
Founded: 1457

78. Umea University

For Statistics

#7 in Sweden

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

79. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Statistics

#11 in the Netherlands

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

80. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Statistics

#5 in Switzerland

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

81. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Statistics

#22 in the United Kingdom

#249 in the World

Founded: 1997

82. University of Oulu

For Statistics

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

83. Lancaster University

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#23 in the United Kingdom

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1964

84. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Statistics

#4 in Spain

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

85. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Statistics

#8 in Sweden

#261 in the World

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

86. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#24 in the United Kingdom

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 24,409
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1957

87. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Statistics

#7 in Italy

#269 in the World

Founded: 1321

88. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Statistics

#270 in the World

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

89. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Statistics

#25 in the United Kingdom

#272 in the World

Founded: 1495

90. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Statistics

#3 in France

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

91. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Statistics

#2 in Greece

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

92. St George's, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Statistics

#26 in the United Kingdom

#275 in the World

Founded: 1733

93. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Statistics

#11 in Germany

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

94. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Statistics

#8 in Italy

#280 in the World

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

95. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Statistics

#12 in Germany

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

96. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Statistics

#9 in Sweden

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

97. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Statistics

#9 in Italy

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

98. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Statistics

#13 in Germany

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

99. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Statistics

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

100. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Statistics

#14 in Germany

#290 in the World

Enrollment: 37,473
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1965

Mathematics subfields in Europe

Actuarial Science427

Applied Mathematics738

Blockchain and Cryptography659

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics884

Math Teachers985

Operations Research665