Best Occupational Therapy (OT) Schools 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 Occupational Therapy. A graph of 2.23M citations received by 103K academic papers made by 408 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 Occupational Therapy

#1 in Sweden

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

2. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Sweden

#10 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

3. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in the United Kingdom

#16 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

4. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Belgium

#25 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

5. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in the Netherlands

#29 in the World

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

6. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Sweden

#32 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

7. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in the Netherlands

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

8. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in the Netherlands

#43 in the World

Founded: 1923

9. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in the United Kingdom

#50 in the World

Founded: 1829

10. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in Sweden

#51 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

11. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in the Netherlands

#55 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

12. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in the United Kingdom

#63 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

13. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Germany

#64 in the World

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

14. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in Sweden

#67 in the World

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

15. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in the United Kingdom

#72 in the World

Founded: 1948

16. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Denmark

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

17. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in the United Kingdom

#77 in the World

Founded: 1824

18. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in the Netherlands

#79 in the World

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

19. University of Southern Denmark

Denmark | Odense

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Denmark

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1966

20. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Norway

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

21. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Germany

#87 in the World

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

22. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Italy

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

23. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#6 in the United Kingdom

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

24. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Occupational Therapy

#7 in the United Kingdom

#96 in the World

Founded: 1451

25. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Germany

#98 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

26. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#8 in the United Kingdom

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

27. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#9 in the United Kingdom

#103 in the World

Founded: 1900

28. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Switzerland

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

29. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Switzerland

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

30. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Occupational Therapy

#10 in the United Kingdom

#107 in the World

Founded: 1968

31. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Italy

#109 in the World

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

32. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#11 in the United Kingdom

#112 in the World

Founded: 1904

33. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Italy

#115 in the World

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

34. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#12 in the United Kingdom

#120 in the World

Founded: 1963

35. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#13 in the United Kingdom

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

36. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in Germany

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

37. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in Germany

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 27,770
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1477

38. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Occupational Therapy

#6 in Sweden

#133 in the World

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

39. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#14 in the United Kingdom

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

40. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in France

#141 in the World

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

41. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Italy | Lombardy

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in Italy

#143 in the World

Founded: 1921

42. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#15 in the United Kingdom

#144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

43. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Norway

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

44. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Occupational Therapy

#6 in Germany

#148 in the World

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

45. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Ireland

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

46. St George's, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#16 in the United Kingdom

#153 in the World

Founded: 1733

47. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Austria

#157 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

48. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Belgium

#159 in the World

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

49. Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies

Italy | Tuscany

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in Italy

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1987

50. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Occupational Therapy

#6 in the Netherlands

#163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

51. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Switzerland

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

52. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Finland

#171 in the World

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

53. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Occupational Therapy

#17 in the United Kingdom

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

54. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in Switzerland

#173 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

55. Aalborg University

Denmark | Aalborg

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Denmark

#174 in the World

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

56. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in Denmark

#175 in the World

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

57. Medical University of Lodz

Poland | Lodz

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Poland

#178 in the World

Founded: 1950

58. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Belgium

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

59. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Occupational Therapy

#7 in Germany

#182 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,608
Founded: 1948

60. University of Twente

Netherlands | Enschede

For Occupational Therapy

#7 in the Netherlands

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1961

61. Glasgow Caledonian University

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Occupational Therapy

#18 in the United Kingdom

#186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

62. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#19 in the United Kingdom

#188 in the World

Founded: 1905

63. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Occupational Therapy

#8 in the Netherlands

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

64. Brunel University London

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#20 in the United Kingdom

#192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1966

65. University of Verona

Italy | Veneto

For Occupational Therapy

#6 in Italy

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

66. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Occupational Therapy

#7 in Italy

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

67. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Occupational Therapy

#8 in Italy

#197 in the World

Founded: 1321

68. University of Lubeck

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Occupational Therapy

#8 in Germany

#198 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

69. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Norway

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

70. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Ireland

#207 in the World

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

71. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#21 in the United Kingdom

#208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

72. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#22 in the United Kingdom

#209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

73. University of Jyvaskyla

Finland | Jyvaskyla

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Finland

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,870
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1934

74. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#23 in the United Kingdom

#216 in the World

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

75. Orebro University

Sweden | Orebro

For Occupational Therapy

#7 in Sweden

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 11,638
Founded: 1977

76. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Spain

#218 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

77. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Occupational Therapy

#9 in Germany

#219 in the World

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

78. Keele University

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#24 in the United Kingdom

#222 in the World

Founded: 1962

79. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Occupational Therapy

#9 in Italy

#226 in the World

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

80. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Occupational Therapy

#25 in the United Kingdom

#228 in the World

Founded: 1997

81. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in Switzerland

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

82. University of Salford

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#26 in the United Kingdom

#232 in the World

Founded: 1967

83. Jonkoping University

Sweden | Jonkoping

For Occupational Therapy

#8 in Sweden

#234 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Enrollment: 9,567
Founded: 1977

84. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in Belgium

#235 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

85. Hasselt University

Belgium | Hasselt

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in Belgium

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 3,310
Founded: 1973

86. University of Rome Tor Vergata

Italy | Lazio

For Occupational Therapy

#10 in Italy

#238 in the World

Founded: 1982

87. Nicolaus Copernicus University

Poland | Torun

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Poland

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 28,900
Founded: 1945

88. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in France

#241 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

89. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Occupational Therapy

#27 in the United Kingdom

#244 in the World

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

90. Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Occupational Therapy

#11 in Italy

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

91. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Finland

#247 in the World

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

92. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Occupational Therapy

#12 in Italy

#251 in the World

Founded: 1404

93. University of Brescia

Italy | Lombardy

For Occupational Therapy

#13 in Italy

#253 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 16,800
Founded: 1982

94. University of Lucerne

Switzerland | Lucerne

For Occupational Therapy

#6 in Switzerland

#254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,944

95. Tilburg University

Netherlands | Tilburg

For Occupational Therapy

#9 in the Netherlands

#257 in the World

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

96. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in France

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

97. National University of Ireland, Galway

Ireland | Galway

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Ireland

#261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1845

98. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Greece

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

99. University of Pavia

Italy | Lombardy

For Occupational Therapy

#14 in Italy

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

100. University of Ferrara

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Occupational Therapy

#15 in Italy

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1391

Medicine subfields in Europe

Anatomy and Physiology980

Anesthesiology688

Audiology462

Bioethics/Medical Ethics358

Biomedical Engineering528

Cardiology716

Clinical Psychology751

Cosmetology310

Critical Care Nursing561

Gastroenterology and Hepatology538

Gerontology597

Health Science842

Healthcare Management (MHA)705

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)711

Oncology and Cancer research752

Ophthalmology480

Optometry326

Orthodontics618

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine594

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1017

Respiratory Therapy333

Social Work323

Sonography and Ultrasound329

Sports / Exercise science394