Best Universities for Pathology 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 Pathology. A graph of 169M citations received by 5.32M academic papers made by 1,234 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 Pathology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#3 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Pathology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Pathology

#1 in Sweden

#17 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

4. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Pathology

#29 in the World

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

5. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Pathology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

6. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Pathology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#36 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

7. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Pathology

#1 in France

#38 in the World

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

8. Lund University

For Pathology

#2 in Sweden

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

9. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Pathology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#43 in the World

Founded: 1829

10. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Pathology

#47 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

11. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Pathology

#49 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

12. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Pathology

#1 in the Netherlands

#51 in the World

Founded: 1923

13. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Pathology

#52 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

14. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Pathology

#1 in Italy

#61 in the World

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

15. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Pathology

#2 in the Netherlands

#62 in the World

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

16. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Pathology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#65 in the World

Founded: 1824

17. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Pathology

#68 in the World

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

18. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Pathology

#75 in the World

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

19. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Pathology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

20. Sapienza University of Rome

For Pathology

#2 in Italy

#85 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

21. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Pathology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#86 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

22. University of Padua

For Pathology

#3 in Italy

#87 in the World

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

23. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Pathology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#89 in the World

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

24. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Pathology

#3 in Sweden

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

25. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Pathology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#98 in the World

Founded: 1900

26. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Pathology

#4 in Italy

#101 in the World

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

27. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Pathology

#1 in Spain

#103 in the World

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

28. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Pathology

#3 in the Netherlands

#107 in the World

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

29. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Pathology

#1 in Switzerland

#115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

30. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Pathology

#4 in the Netherlands

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

31. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Pathology

#2 in Switzerland

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

32. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Pathology

#119 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

33. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Pathology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#120 in the World

Founded: 1451

34. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Pathology

#5 in Italy

#123 in the World

Founded: 1990

35. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Pathology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#126 in the World

Founded: 1963

36. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Pathology

#1 in Greece

#127 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

37. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Pathology

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

38. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Pathology

#5 in the Netherlands

#133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

39. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Pathology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#134 in the World

Founded: 1905

40. University of Oslo

For Pathology

#1 in Norway

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

41. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Pathology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

42. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Pathology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#138 in the World

Founded: 1948

43. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Pathology

#6 in Italy

#141 in the World

Founded: 1404

44. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Pathology

#6 in the Netherlands

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

45. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Pathology

#7 in Italy

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

46. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Pathology

#147 in the World

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

47. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Pathology

#4 in Sweden

#148 in the World

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

48. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Pathology

#150 in the World

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

49. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Pathology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#152 in the World

Founded: 1904

50. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Pathology

#153 in the World

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

51. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Pathology

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

52. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Pathology

#8 in Italy

#156 in the World

Founded: 1321

53. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Pathology

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Enrollment: 38,878
Founded: 1743

54. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Pathology

#10 in Germany

#170 in the World

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

55. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Pathology

#2 in France

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

56. Umea University

For Pathology

#5 in Sweden

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

57. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Pathology

#2 in Spain

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

58. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Pathology

#9 in Italy

#179 in the World

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

59. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Pathology

#11 in Germany

#180 in the World

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

60. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Pathology

#7 in the Netherlands

#181 in the World

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

61. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Italy | Lombardy

For Pathology

#10 in Italy

#182 in the World

Founded: 1921

62. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Pathology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

63. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Pathology

#8 in the Netherlands

#188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

64. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Pathology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

65. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Pathology

#12 in Germany

#190 in the World

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

66. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Pathology

#192 in the World

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

67. University of Verona

For Pathology

#11 in Italy

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

68. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Pathology

#13 in Germany

#203 in the World

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

69. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Pathology

#14 in Germany

#204 in the World

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

70. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Pathology

#206 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

71. University of Pavia

Italy | Lombardy

For Pathology

#12 in Italy

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

72. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Pathology

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

73. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Pathology

#3 in Switzerland

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

74. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Pathology

#2 in Norway

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

75. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Pathology

#4 in Switzerland

#214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

76. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Pathology

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

77. Charles University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Pathology

#1 in the Czech Republic

#218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 49,508
Founded: 1348

78. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Pathology

#5 in Switzerland

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

79. University of Lubeck

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Pathology

#15 in Germany

#221 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

80. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Pathology

#16 in Germany

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 27,149
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1402

81. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Pathology

#17 in Germany

#223 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

82. University of Ulm

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Pathology

#18 in Germany

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

83. St George's, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Pathology

#19 in the United Kingdom

#227 in the World

Founded: 1733

84. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Pathology

#20 in the United Kingdom

#230 in the World

Founded: 1495

85. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Pathology

#19 in Germany

#234 in the World

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

86. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Pathology

#235 in the World

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

87. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Pathology

#21 in the United Kingdom

#239 in the World

Founded: 1997

88. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Pathology

#6 in Switzerland

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

89. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Pathology

#13 in Italy

#243 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

90. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Pathology

#20 in Germany

#248 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

91. University of Bari

For Pathology

#14 in Italy

#252 in the World

Founded: 1924

92. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Pathology

#255 in the World

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

93. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Pathology

#259 in the World

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

94. University of Leipzig

Germany | Saxony

For Pathology

#21 in Germany

#261 in the World

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

95. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Pathology

#22 in Germany

#262 in the World

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

96. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Pathology

#2 in Greece

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

97. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Pathology

#23 in Germany

#269 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

98. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Pathology

#22 in the United Kingdom

#272 in the World

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

99. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Pathology

#24 in Germany

#273 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

100. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Pathology

#277 in the World

Founded: 2003

Medicine subfields in Europe

Anatomy and Physiology980

Anesthesiology688

Bioethics/Medical Ethics358

Biomedical Engineering528

Clinical Psychology751

Critical Care Nursing561

Epidemiology390

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