Best Cosmetology Schools 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 Cosmetology. A graph of 784K citations received by 22.4K academic papers made by 198 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 Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Cosmetology

#8 in the World

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

2. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Cosmetology

#12 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

3. University College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#14 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Cosmetology

#1 in Italy

#15 in the World

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

5. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Cosmetology

#18 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

6. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Cosmetology

#1 in Greece

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

7. Sapienza University of Rome

For Cosmetology

#2 in Italy

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

8. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Cosmetology

#3 in Italy

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

9. University of Leeds

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#38 in the World

Founded: 1904

10. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Cosmetology

#45 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

11. University of Wales

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Wales

For Cosmetology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#48 in the World

Founded: 1893

12. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Cosmetology

#4 in Italy

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

13. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Cosmetology

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

14. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Cosmetology

#5 in Italy

#54 in the World

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

15. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Cosmetology

#56 in the World

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

16. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Cosmetology

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

17. Medical University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Cosmetology

#1 in Poland

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 9,884
Male:Female: 25:75
Founded: 1809

18. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Cosmetology

#1 in Spain

#73 in the World

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

19. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Cosmetology

#74 in the World

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

20. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Cosmetology

#75 in the World

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

21. Radboud University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Cosmetology

#1 in the Netherlands

#76 in the World

Founded: 1923

22. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Cosmetology

#79 in the World

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

23. University of Manchester

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#81 in the World

Founded: 1824

24. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Cosmetology

#1 in Sweden

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

25. University of Rome Tor Vergata

For Cosmetology

#6 in Italy

#88 in the World

Founded: 1982

26. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#89 in the World

Founded: 1948

27. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Cosmetology

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

28. King's College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#93 in the World

Founded: 1829

29. Imperial College London

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#94 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

30. University of Santiago de Compostela

Spain | Santiago de Compostela

For Cosmetology

#2 in Spain

#97 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1495

31. University of Ferrara

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Cosmetology

#7 in Italy

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1391

32. Osnabruck University

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Cosmetology

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 13,628
Founded: 1974

33. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Cosmetology

#1 in France

#100 in the World

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

34. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Germany | Saxony-Anhalt

For Cosmetology

#103 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

35. University of Catania

For Cosmetology

#8 in Italy

#104 in the World

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

36. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Cosmetology

#10 in Germany

#107 in the World

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

37. University of Bradford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

38. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Cosmetology

#111 in the World

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

39. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Cosmetology

#9 in Italy

#114 in the World

Founded: 1321

40. University of Nantes

France | Pays de la Loire

For Cosmetology

#2 in France

#116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 37,252
Founded: 1460

41. Medical University of Lodz

For Cosmetology

#2 in Poland

#119 in the World

Founded: 1950

42. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Cosmetology

#11 in Germany

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 28,238
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

43. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Cosmetology

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

44. University of Zurich

Switzerland Flag

Switzerland | Zurich

For Cosmetology

#1 in Switzerland

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

45. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Cosmetology

#131 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

46. University of Oxford

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

47. Lund University

For Cosmetology

#2 in Sweden

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

48. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Cosmetology

#2 in Greece

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

49. Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Cosmetology

#3 in Poland

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

50. University of Lubeck

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Cosmetology

#12 in Germany

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

51. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Cosmetology

#4 in Poland

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 33,549
Founded: 1364

52. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Cosmetology

#3 in Spain

#149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

53. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Italy | Lombardy

For Cosmetology

#10 in Italy

#151 in the World

Founded: 1921

54. Cardiff University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Wales

For Cosmetology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#152 in the World

Founded: 1997

55. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Cosmetology

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

56. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Cosmetology

#13 in Germany

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

57. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Cosmetology

#14 in Germany

#160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 43,728
Founded: 1780

58. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Cosmetology

#15 in Germany

#164 in the World

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

59. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Cosmetology

#2 in the Netherlands

#166 in the World

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

60. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Cosmetology

#16 in Germany

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

61. Wroclaw Medical University

Poland | Wroclaw

For Cosmetology

#5 in Poland

#172 in the World

Founded: 1945

62. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Cosmetology

#179 in the World

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

63. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Cosmetology

#180 in the World

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

64. University of Szeged

Hungary | Szeged

For Cosmetology

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1872

65. University of Padua

For Cosmetology

#11 in Italy

#186 in the World

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

66. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Cosmetology

#17 in Germany

#188 in the World

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

67. University of Vigo

For Cosmetology

#4 in Spain

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 18,577
Founded: 1989

68. Leiden University

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Leiden

For Cosmetology

#3 in the Netherlands

#191 in the World

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

69. Nicolaus Copernicus University

For Cosmetology

#6 in Poland

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 28,900
Founded: 1945

70. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Cosmetology

#18 in Germany

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

71. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Cosmetology

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

72. Ulster University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Cosmetology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#199 in the World

Founded: 1968

73. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands Flag

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Cosmetology

#4 in the Netherlands

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

74. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#202 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

75. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Cosmetology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

76. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#207 in the World

Founded: 1905

77. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

Germany | Thuringia

For Cosmetology

#19 in Germany

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,345
Founded: 1558

78. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Cosmetology

#20 in Germany

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

79. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Cosmetology

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

80. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Cosmetology

#214 in the World

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

81. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Cosmetology

#3 in France

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

82. Newcastle University

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#216 in the World

Founded: 1963

83. University of Belgrade

Serbia | Belgrade

For Cosmetology

#1 in Serbia

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 75,047

84. University of Seville

Spain | Seville

For Cosmetology

#5 in Spain

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1505

85. University of Regensburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Cosmetology

#21 in Germany

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

86. Medical University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Cosmetology

#7 in Poland

#238 in the World

Founded: 1950

87. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Cosmetology

#239 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

88. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Cosmetology

#22 in Germany

#243 in the World

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

89. Medical University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Cosmetology

#8 in Poland

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1950

90. University of Giessen

Germany | Hesse

For Cosmetology

#23 in Germany

#257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,184
Founded: 1607

91. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom Flag

United Kingdom | England

For Cosmetology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

92. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Cosmetology

#12 in Italy

#260 in the World

Founded: 1404

93. University of Messina

For Cosmetology

#13 in Italy

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 24,780
Founded: 1548

94. Medical University of Graz

For Cosmetology

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 4,346
Founded: 2004

95. University of Verona

For Cosmetology

#14 in Italy

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

96. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Cosmetology

#24 in Germany

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

97. University of Alcala

Spain | Alcala de Henares

For Cosmetology

#6 in Spain

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Enrollment: 28,067
Founded: 1499

98. University of Siena

Italy | Tuscany

For Cosmetology

#15 in Italy

#269 in the World

Founded: 1240

99. University of Bari

For Cosmetology

#16 in Italy

#273 in the World

Founded: 1924

100. Medical University of Silesia, Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Cosmetology

#9 in Poland

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1948

Medicine subfields in Europe

Anatomy and Physiology1011

Anesthesiology707

Bioethics/Medical Ethics363

Biomedical Engineering558

Clinical Psychology796

Critical Care Nursing595

Epidemiology414

Family medicine679

Forensic Science301

Gastroenterology and Hepatology559

Health Science911

Healthcare Management (MHA)750

Medical Physics360

Neurosurgery299

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)758

Occupational Therapy450

Oncology and Cancer research782

Ophthalmology505

Orthodontics634

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine619

Pharmacology780

Physical Therapy945

Plastic Surgery305

Public Health1146

Radiation Therapy462

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1039

Respiratory Therapy333

Sonography and Ultrasound330

Sports / Exercise science446

Sports Medicine754