Best Universities for Epidemiology in Europe

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Epidemiology. A graph of 7.66M citations received by 162K academic papers made by 390 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

#4 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#7 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#17 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

5. Lund University

For Epidemiology

#2 in Sweden

#22 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

6. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Epidemiology

#1 in the Netherlands

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

7. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#27 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

8. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#28 in the World

Founded: 1829

9. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Epidemiology

#32 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

10. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Epidemiology

#33 in the World

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

11. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Epidemiology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#37 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

12. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#38 in the World

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

13. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#47 in the World

Founded: 1824

14. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Epidemiology

#1 in Italy

#49 in the World

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

15. Umea University

For Epidemiology

#3 in Sweden

#54 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

16. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Epidemiology

#4 in Sweden

#61 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

17. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#62 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

18. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Epidemiology

#63 in the World

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

19. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Epidemiology

#1 in Norway

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

20. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#65 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

21. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Epidemiology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#67 in the World

Founded: 1451

22. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Epidemiology

#1 in Greece

#72 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

23. University of Oslo

For Epidemiology

#2 in Norway

#73 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

24. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Epidemiology

#1 in France

#75 in the World

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

25. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

26. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Epidemiology

#2 in the Netherlands

#78 in the World

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

27. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Epidemiology

#3 in the Netherlands

#79 in the World

Founded: 1923

28. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#84 in the World

Founded: 1948

29. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Epidemiology

#4 in the Netherlands

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

30. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Epidemiology

#5 in the Netherlands

#89 in the World

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

31. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#90 in the World

Founded: 1963

32. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Epidemiology

#1 in Switzerland

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

33. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#96 in the World

Founded: 1900

34. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Epidemiology

#98 in the World

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

35. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Epidemiology

#6 in the Netherlands

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

36. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Epidemiology

#108 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

37. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Epidemiology

#1 in Spain

#110 in the World

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

38. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#114 in the World

Founded: 1904

39. Sapienza University of Rome

For Epidemiology

#2 in Italy

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

40. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Epidemiology

#120 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

41. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Epidemiology

#3 in Norway

#123 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

42. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Epidemiology

#2 in Switzerland

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

43. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Epidemiology

#5 in Sweden

#128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 35,556
Founded: 1477

44. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Epidemiology

#129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1925

45. Medical University of Lodz

For Epidemiology

#1 in Poland

#131 in the World

Founded: 1950

46. University of Southern Denmark

Denmark | Odense

For Epidemiology

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1966

47. University of Padua

For Epidemiology

#3 in Italy

#136 in the World

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

48. St George's, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#140 in the World

Founded: 1733

49. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Epidemiology

#4 in Italy

#143 in the World

Founded: 1404

50. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Epidemiology

#147 in the World

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

51. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#149 in the World

Founded: 1905

52. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Epidemiology

#19 in the United Kingdom

#151 in the World

Founded: 1495

53. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Epidemiology

#7 in the Netherlands

#157 in the World

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

54. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Epidemiology

#5 in Italy

#159 in the World

Founded: 1990

55. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Epidemiology

#6 in Italy

#160 in the World

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

56. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Norway | Tromso

For Epidemiology

#4 in Norway

#161 in the World

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

57. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Epidemiology

#167 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

58. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Epidemiology

#2 in France

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

59. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Epidemiology

#3 in Switzerland

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

60. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Epidemiology

#7 in Italy

#171 in the World

Founded: 1321

61. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Epidemiology

#2 in Spain

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

62. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#20 in the United Kingdom

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

63. University of Verona

For Epidemiology

#8 in Italy

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

64. University of Oulu

For Epidemiology

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

65. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Epidemiology

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

66. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Epidemiology

#183 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

67. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Epidemiology

#184 in the World

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

68. University of Dundee

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Epidemiology

#21 in the United Kingdom

#185 in the World

Founded: 1967

69. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#22 in the United Kingdom

#186 in the World

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

70. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Epidemiology

#189 in the World

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

71. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Epidemiology

#4 in Switzerland

#196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

72. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Epidemiology

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

73. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Epidemiology

#9 in Italy

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

74. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Epidemiology

#8 in the Netherlands

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

75. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Epidemiology

#5 in Switzerland

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

76. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Epidemiology

#212 in the World

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

77. University of Bari

For Epidemiology

#10 in Italy

#214 in the World

Founded: 1924

78. University of Ioannina

Greece | Ioannina

For Epidemiology

#2 in Greece

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1970

79. University of Eastern Finland

Finland | Joensuu

For Epidemiology

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

80. Institute of Tropical Medicine

Belgium | Antwerp

For Epidemiology

#217 in the World

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

81. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Epidemiology

#6 in Sweden

#219 in the World

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

82. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Epidemiology

#223 in the World

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

83. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Epidemiology

#224 in the World

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

84. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#23 in the United Kingdom

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

85. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Epidemiology

#11 in Italy

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

86. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Italy | Lombardy

For Epidemiology

#12 in Italy

#229 in the World

Founded: 1921

87. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Epidemiology

#24 in the United Kingdom

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

88. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Epidemiology

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Male:Female: 39:61
Founded: 1388

89. Semmelweis University

Hungary | Budapest

For Epidemiology

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1769

90. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Epidemiology

#25 in the United Kingdom

#239 in the World

Founded: 1997

91. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Epidemiology

#241 in the World

Founded: 2003

92. Complutense University of Madrid

For Epidemiology

#3 in Spain

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

93. University of Leipzig

Germany | Saxony

For Epidemiology

#10 in Germany

#243 in the World

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

94. Keele University

United Kingdom | England

For Epidemiology

#26 in the United Kingdom

#244 in the World

Founded: 1962

95. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Epidemiology

#11 in Germany

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

96. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Epidemiology

#3 in France

#247 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

97. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Epidemiology

#13 in Italy

#251 in the World

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

98. University of Ulm

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Epidemiology

#12 in Germany

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

99. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

Germany | Saxony-Anhalt

For Epidemiology

#13 in Germany

#258 in the World

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

100. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Epidemiology

#14 in Germany

#265 in the World

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

Medicine subfields in Europe

Anatomy and Physiology980

Anesthesiology688

Bioethics/Medical Ethics358

Biomedical Engineering528

Clinical Psychology751

Critical Care Nursing561

Family medicine634

Forensic Science309

Gastroenterology and Hepatology538

Health Science842

Healthcare Management (MHA)705

Medical Physics371

Neurosurgery318

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)711

Occupational Therapy408

Oncology and Cancer research752

Ophthalmology480

Orthodontics618

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine594

Pharmacology757

Physical Therapy885

Plastic Surgery319

Public Health1106

Radiation Therapy440

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1017

Respiratory Therapy333

Sonography and Ultrasound329

Sports / Exercise science394

Sports Medicine690