Best Universities for Epidemiology 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 Epidemiology. A graph of 10.9M citations received by 176K academic papers made by 414 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. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Epidemiology

#1 in Sweden

#3 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#5 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#6 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#16 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Epidemiology

#1 in the Netherlands

#23 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

6. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

7. Lund University

For Epidemiology

#2 in Sweden

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

8. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#29 in the World

Founded: 1829

9. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#33 in the World

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

10. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Epidemiology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#34 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

11. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Epidemiology

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

12. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#38 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

13. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Epidemiology

#41 in the World

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

14. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#50 in the World

Founded: 1824

15. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Epidemiology

#1 in Italy

#58 in the World

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

16. Umea University

For Epidemiology

#3 in Sweden

#59 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

17. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Epidemiology

#4 in Sweden

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

18. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Epidemiology

#2 in the Netherlands

#64 in the World

Founded: 1923

19. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Epidemiology

#1 in Norway

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

20. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Epidemiology

#67 in the World

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

21. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#68 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

22. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Epidemiology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#69 in the World

Founded: 1451

23. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

24. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Epidemiology

#1 in France

#73 in the World

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

25. University of Oslo

For Epidemiology

#2 in Norway

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

26. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Epidemiology

#3 in the Netherlands

#76 in the World

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

27. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Epidemiology

#1 in Greece

#79 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

28. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Epidemiology

#1 in Switzerland

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

29. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#85 in the World

Founded: 1948

30. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Epidemiology

#4 in the Netherlands

#91 in the World

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

31. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#93 in the World

Founded: 1900

32. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Epidemiology

#5 in the Netherlands

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

33. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Epidemiology

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

34. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Epidemiology

#103 in the World

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

35. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Epidemiology

#6 in the Netherlands

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

36. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#107 in the World

Founded: 1904

37. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#111 in the World

Founded: 1963

38. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Epidemiology

#1 in Spain

#113 in the World

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

39. Sapienza University of Rome

For Epidemiology

#2 in Italy

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

40. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Epidemiology

#2 in Switzerland

#120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

41. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Epidemiology

#5 in Sweden

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

42. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Epidemiology

#2 in Spain

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

43. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Epidemiology

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

44. University of Padua

For Epidemiology

#3 in Italy

#132 in the World

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

45. University of Southern Denmark

Denmark | Odense

For Epidemiology

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1966

46. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Epidemiology

#134 in the World

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

47. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Epidemiology

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 18,400
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1925

48. St George's, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#143 in the World

Founded: 1733

49. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#145 in the World

Founded: 1905

50. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Epidemiology

#19 in the United Kingdom

#147 in the World

Founded: 1495

51. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Epidemiology

#4 in Italy

#151 in the World

Founded: 1404

52. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Epidemiology

#7 in the Netherlands

#152 in the World

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

53. Medical University of Lodz

For Epidemiology

#1 in Poland

#154 in the World

Founded: 1950

54. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Epidemiology

#156 in the World

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

55. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#20 in the United Kingdom

#157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

56. University of Verona

For Epidemiology

#5 in Italy

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

57. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Epidemiology

#6 in Italy

#161 in the World

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

58. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Epidemiology

#3 in Norway

#162 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

59. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#21 in the United Kingdom

#164 in the World

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

60. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Norway | Tromso

For Epidemiology

#4 in Norway

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 17,808
Founded: 1968

61. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Epidemiology

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

62. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Epidemiology

#8 in the Netherlands

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

63. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Epidemiology

#7 in Italy

#182 in the World

Founded: 1321

64. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Epidemiology

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

65. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Epidemiology

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

66. University of Dundee

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Epidemiology

#22 in the United Kingdom

#193 in the World

Founded: 1967

67. University of Oulu

For Epidemiology

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

68. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Epidemiology

#3 in Switzerland

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

69. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Epidemiology

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 33,132
Founded: 1946

70. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Epidemiology

#2 in France

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

71. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Epidemiology

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 20,800
Male:Female: 38:62
Founded: 1920

72. Semmelweis University

Hungary | Budapest

For Epidemiology

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1769

73. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Epidemiology

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

74. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Epidemiology

#8 in Italy

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

75. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Epidemiology

#4 in Switzerland

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

76. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Epidemiology

#23 in the United Kingdom

#213 in the World

Founded: 1997

77. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#24 in the United Kingdom

#214 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

78. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Epidemiology

#216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 3,843
Founded: 1965

79. University of Ioannina

Greece | Ioannina

For Epidemiology

#2 in Greece

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 18,356
Founded: 1970

80. University of Bari

For Epidemiology

#9 in Italy

#219 in the World

Founded: 1924

81. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Italy | Lombardy

For Epidemiology

#10 in Italy

#221 in the World

Founded: 1921

82. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Epidemiology

#5 in Switzerland

#223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

83. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Epidemiology

#6 in Sweden

#224 in the World

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

84. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Epidemiology

#225 in the World

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

85. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Epidemiology

#11 in Italy

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

86. Institute of Tropical Medicine

Belgium | Antwerp

For Epidemiology

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1906

87. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Epidemiology

#3 in France

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

88. University of Leipzig

Germany | Saxony

For Epidemiology

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 31,088
Founded: 1409

89. Keele University

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#25 in the United Kingdom

#237 in the World

Founded: 1962

90. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Epidemiology

#26 in the United Kingdom

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

91. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Epidemiology

#12 in Italy

#239 in the World

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

92. Complutense University of Madrid

For Epidemiology

#3 in Spain

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

93. University of Eastern Finland

Finland | Joensuu

For Epidemiology

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

94. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Epidemiology

#4 in Spain

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

95. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Epidemiology

#250 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

96. University of Catania

For Epidemiology

#13 in Italy

#252 in the World

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

97. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Germany | Saxony-Anhalt

For Epidemiology

#10 in Germany

#255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 20,390
Founded: 1817

98. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Epidemiology

#257 in the World

Founded: 2003

99. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Epidemiology

#11 in Germany

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

100. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#27 in the United Kingdom

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

Medicine subfields in Europe

Anatomy and Physiology1011

Anesthesiology707

Bioethics/Medical Ethics363

Biomedical Engineering558

Clinical Psychology796

Critical Care Nursing595

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