Best Universities for Optometry 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 Optometry. A graph of 1.24M citations received by 60K academic papers made by 301 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 College London

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#1 in the United Kingdom

#2 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. Aston University

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#2 in the United Kingdom

#22 in the World

Founded: 1895

3. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#3 in the United Kingdom

#25 in the World

Founded: 1824

4. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#4 in the United Kingdom

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

5. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Optometry

#40 in the World

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

6. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#5 in the United Kingdom

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

7. City, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#6 in the United Kingdom

#44 in the World

Founded: 1966

8. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Optometry

#55 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

9. Lund University

For Optometry

#1 in Sweden

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

10. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#7 in the United Kingdom

#59 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

11. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Optometry

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

12. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Optometry

#68 in the World

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

13. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Optometry

#70 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

14. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#8 in the United Kingdom

#76 in the World

Founded: 1948

15. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#9 in the United Kingdom

#77 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

16. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Optometry

#1 in Spain

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

17. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Optometry

#87 in the World

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

18. University of Bradford

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#10 in the United Kingdom

#89 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Founded: 1966

19. University of Alicante

Spain | San Vicente del Raspeig

For Optometry

#2 in Spain

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1979

20. Glasgow Caledonian University

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Optometry

#11 in the United Kingdom

#96 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1993

21. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#12 in the United Kingdom

#97 in the World

Founded: 1829

22. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#13 in the United Kingdom

#102 in the World

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

23. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Optometry

#14 in the United Kingdom

#104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

24. University of Murcia

For Optometry

#3 in Spain

#105 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1272

25. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#15 in the United Kingdom

#106 in the World

Founded: 1900

26. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Optometry

#107 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

27. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Optometry

#16 in the United Kingdom

#109 in the World

Founded: 1997

28. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Optometry

#17 in the United Kingdom

#110 in the World

Founded: 1968

29. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Optometry

#1 in the Netherlands

#111 in the World

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

30. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#18 in the United Kingdom

#112 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

31. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Optometry

#113 in the World

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

32. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Optometry

#1 in Italy

#115 in the World

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

33. Anglia Ruskin University

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#19 in the United Kingdom

#116 in the World

Founded: 1858

34. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Optometry

#2 in Sweden

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

35. University of Valladolid

Spain | Valladolid

For Optometry

#4 in Spain

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1346

36. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Optometry

#129 in the World

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

37. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Optometry

#2 in the Netherlands

#130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

38. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Optometry

#3 in the Netherlands

#131 in the World

Founded: 1923

39. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Optometry

#4 in the Netherlands

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

40. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Optometry

#1 in France

#133 in the World

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

41. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Optometry

#136 in the World

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

42. Miguel Hernandez University of Elche

For Optometry

#5 in Spain

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 19,900
Founded: 1996

43. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Optometry

#20 in the United Kingdom

#138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

44. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Optometry

#1 in Switzerland

#140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

45. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Optometry

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

46. Complutense University of Madrid

For Optometry

#6 in Spain

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

47. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Optometry

#21 in the United Kingdom

#143 in the World

Founded: 1495

48. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#22 in the United Kingdom

#149 in the World

Founded: 1905

49. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#23 in the United Kingdom

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

50. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Optometry

#24 in the United Kingdom

#154 in the World

Founded: 1451

51. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Optometry

#155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

52. University of Padua

For Optometry

#2 in Italy

#156 in the World

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

53. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Optometry

#168 in the World

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

54. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Optometry

#3 in Italy

#173 in the World

Founded: 1321

55. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Optometry

#174 in the World

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

56. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#25 in the United Kingdom

#175 in the World

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

57. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Optometry

#5 in the Netherlands

#180 in the World

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

58. Dresden University of Technology

Germany | Saxony

For Optometry

#10 in Germany

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 31,517
Founded: 1828

59. Sapienza University of Rome

For Optometry

#4 in Italy

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

60. University of Oslo

For Optometry

#1 in Norway

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

61. Semmelweis University

Hungary | Budapest

For Optometry

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1769

62. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Optometry

#5 in Italy

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

63. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Optometry

#2 in Switzerland

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

64. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Optometry

#11 in Germany

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

65. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Optometry

#3 in Sweden

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

66. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#26 in the United Kingdom

#209 in the World

Founded: 1963

67. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Optometry

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

68. University of Wales

United Kingdom | Wales

For Optometry

#27 in the United Kingdom

#211 in the World

Founded: 1893

69. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Optometry

#3 in Switzerland

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

70. University of Crete

Greece | Rethymno

For Optometry

#1 in Greece

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1973

71. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Optometry

#6 in Italy

#220 in the World

Founded: 1404

72. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Optometry

#12 in Germany

#222 in the World

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

73. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Optometry

#2 in Greece

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

74. University of Santiago de Compostela

Spain | Santiago de Compostela

For Optometry

#7 in Spain

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1495

75. University of Iceland

Iceland | Reykjavik

For Optometry

#1 in Iceland

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Enrollment: 14,000
Founded: 1911

76. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Optometry

#8 in Spain

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

77. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Optometry

#13 in Germany

#240 in the World

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

78. University of Dundee

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Optometry

#28 in the United Kingdom

#241 in the World

Founded: 1967

79. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#29 in the United Kingdom

#242 in the World

Founded: 1904

80. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

Italy | Lombardy

For Optometry

#7 in Italy

#243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1996

81. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Optometry

#244 in the World

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

82. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Optometry

#8 in Italy

#248 in the World

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

83. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Optometry

#3 in Greece

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

84. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Optometry

#6 in the Netherlands

#250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

85. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#30 in the United Kingdom

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 17,319
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1961

86. University of Verona

For Optometry

#9 in Italy

#258 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

87. Umea University

For Optometry

#4 in Sweden

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

88. University of Regensburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Optometry

#14 in Germany

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 20,702
Founded: 1962

89. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Optometry

#15 in Germany

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

90. University of Rome Tor Vergata

For Optometry

#10 in Italy

#273 in the World

Founded: 1982

91. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Optometry

#11 in Italy

#274 in the World

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

92. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Optometry

#276 in the World

Founded: 2003

93. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Optometry

#9 in Spain

#277 in the World

Founded: 1531

94. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

Germany | Saxony-Anhalt

For Optometry

#16 in Germany

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 13,143
Founded: 1993

95. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Optometry

#5 in Sweden

#279 in the World

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

96. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Optometry

#10 in Spain

#280 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

97. University of Oulu

For Optometry

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

98. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Optometry

#284 in the World

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

99. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Optometry

#31 in the United Kingdom

#287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

100. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Optometry

#7 in the Netherlands

#289 in the World

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

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