Best Universities for Anatomy / Physiology 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 Anatomy and Physiology. A graph of 57.5M citations received by 1.75M academic papers made by 1,011 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 Anatomy and Physiology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#3 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Anatomy and Physiology

#1 in Sweden

#18 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

3. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Anatomy and Physiology

#1 in Denmark

#26 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

4. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Anatomy and Physiology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#31 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

5. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Anatomy and Physiology

#2 in Sweden

#34 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

6. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Anatomy and Physiology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#38 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

7. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Anatomy and Physiology

#1 in Germany

#42 in the World

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

8. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Anatomy and Physiology

#1 in Belgium

#44 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

9. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Anatomy and Physiology

#1 in the Netherlands

#47 in the World

Founded: 1923

10. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Anatomy and Physiology

#1 in France

#49 in the World

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

11. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Anatomy and Physiology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#52 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

12. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Anatomy and Physiology

#1 in Switzerland

#62 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

13. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Anatomy and Physiology

#1 in Italy

#66 in the World

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

14. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Anatomy and Physiology

#2 in Italy

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

15. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Anatomy and Physiology

#3 in Italy

#71 in the World

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

16. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Anatomy and Physiology

#2 in Germany

#74 in the World

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

17. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Anatomy and Physiology

#2 in Switzerland

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

18. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Anatomy and Physiology

#2 in the Netherlands

#83 in the World

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

19. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Anatomy and Physiology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#84 in the World

Founded: 1824

20. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Anatomy and Physiology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#85 in the World

Founded: 1829

21. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Anatomy and Physiology

#3 in Sweden

#88 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

22. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Anatomy and Physiology

#3 in Germany

#90 in the World

Enrollment: 9,340
Founded: 1710

23. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Anatomy and Physiology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#92 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

24. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Anatomy and Physiology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#99 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

25. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Anatomy and Physiology

#1 in Finland

#107 in the World

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

26. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Anatomy and Physiology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#108 in the World

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

27. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Anatomy and Physiology

#4 in Germany

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

28. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Anatomy and Physiology

#4 in Italy

#118 in the World

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

29. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Anatomy and Physiology

#3 in the Netherlands

#119 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

30. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Anatomy and Physiology

#5 in Germany

#123 in the World

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

31. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Anatomy and Physiology

#6 in Germany

#124 in the World

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

32. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Anatomy and Physiology

#1 in Austria

#126 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

33. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Anatomy and Physiology

#7 in Germany

#131 in the World

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

34. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Anatomy and Physiology

#4 in the Netherlands

#134 in the World

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

35. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Anatomy and Physiology

#1 in Norway

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

36. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Anatomy and Physiology

#2 in Austria

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

37. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Anatomy and Physiology

#5 in the Netherlands

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

38. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Anatomy and Physiology

#6 in the Netherlands

#141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

39. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Anatomy and Physiology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#142 in the World

Founded: 1900

40. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Anatomy and Physiology

#2 in France

#143 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

41. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Anatomy and Physiology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#144 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

42. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Anatomy and Physiology

#1 in Spain

#146 in the World

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

43. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#8 in Germany

#147 in the World

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

44. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Anatomy and Physiology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#149 in the World

Founded: 1948

45. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Anatomy and Physiology

#4 in Sweden

#154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

46. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Anatomy and Physiology

#9 in Germany

#157 in the World

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

47. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Anatomy and Physiology

#10 in Germany

#158 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

48. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Anatomy and Physiology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#163 in the World

Founded: 1963

49. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Anatomy and Physiology

#11 in Germany

#164 in the World

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

50. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Anatomy and Physiology

#7 in the Netherlands

#166 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

51. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Anatomy and Physiology

#5 in Italy

#168 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

52. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Anatomy and Physiology

#6 in Italy

#169 in the World

Founded: 1321

53. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Anatomy and Physiology

#2 in Denmark

#170 in the World

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

54. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Anatomy and Physiology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#172 in the World

Founded: 1451

55. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Anatomy and Physiology

#12 in Germany

#174 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

56. Umea University

Sweden | Umea

For Anatomy and Physiology

#5 in Sweden

#175 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

57. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Anatomy and Physiology

#1 in Greece

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

58. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Anatomy and Physiology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#178 in the World

Founded: 1905

59. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Anatomy and Physiology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#183 in the World

Founded: 1904

60. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Anatomy and Physiology

#2 in Belgium

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

61. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#13 in Germany

#187 in the World

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

62. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Anatomy and Physiology

#14 in Germany

#190 in the World

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

63. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#15 in Germany

#195 in the World

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

64. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Anatomy and Physiology

#2 in Spain

#196 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

65. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Anatomy and Physiology

#3 in Belgium

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

66. University of Ulm

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Anatomy and Physiology

#16 in Germany

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

67. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Anatomy and Physiology

#7 in Italy

#200 in the World

Founded: 1404

68. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Anatomy and Physiology

#17 in Germany

#202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 37,908
Founded: 1948

69. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#18 in Germany

#207 in the World

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

70. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Italy | Lombardy

For Anatomy and Physiology

#8 in Italy

#208 in the World

Founded: 1921

71. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Anatomy and Physiology

#3 in Switzerland

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

72. Charles University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Anatomy and Physiology

#1 in the Czech Republic

#222 in the World

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

73. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Anatomy and Physiology

#4 in Switzerland

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

74. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Anatomy and Physiology

#5 in Switzerland

#228 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

75. University of Wurzburg

Germany | Bavaria

For Anatomy and Physiology

#19 in Germany

#230 in the World

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

76. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Anatomy and Physiology

#2 in Greece

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

77. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#20 in Germany

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

78. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Anatomy and Physiology

#21 in Germany

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 36,232
Founded: 1809

79. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Anatomy and Physiology

#8 in the Netherlands

#236 in the World

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

80. University of Giessen

Germany | Hesse

For Anatomy and Physiology

#22 in Germany

#237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 27,184
Founded: 1607

81. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Anatomy and Physiology

#9 in Italy

#238 in the World

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

82. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Anatomy and Physiology

#4 in Belgium

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

83. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Anatomy and Physiology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#243 in the World

Founded: 1495

84. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Anatomy and Physiology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

85. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Anatomy and Physiology

#23 in Germany

#249 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

86. University of Parma

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Anatomy and Physiology

#10 in Italy

#252 in the World

Founded: 1117

87. Kiel University

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Anatomy and Physiology

#24 in Germany

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

88. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Anatomy and Physiology

#6 in Switzerland

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,908

89. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Anatomy and Physiology

#7 in Switzerland

#260 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

90. University of Verona

Italy | Veneto

For Anatomy and Physiology

#11 in Italy

#267 in the World

Enrollment: 23,000
Founded: 1959

91. University of Pavia

Italy | Lombardy

For Anatomy and Physiology

#12 in Italy

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 23,849
Founded: 1361

92. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Anatomy and Physiology

#19 in the United Kingdom

#271 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

93. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Anatomy and Physiology

#3 in Austria

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1669

94. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Anatomy and Physiology

#20 in the United Kingdom

#273 in the World

Founded: 1997

95. University of Genoa

Italy | Liguria

For Anatomy and Physiology

#13 in Italy

#274 in the World

Enrollment: 36,728
Founded: 1481

96. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Anatomy and Physiology

#2 in Finland

#277 in the World

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

97. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Anatomy and Physiology

#2 in Norway

#278 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

98. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Anatomy and Physiology

#5 in Belgium

#284 in the World

Founded: 2003

99. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Anatomy and Physiology

#3 in Spain

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

100. University of Lubeck

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Anatomy and Physiology

#25 in Germany

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

Medicine subfields in Europe

Anesthesiology707

Audiology489

Bioethics/Medical Ethics363

Biomedical Engineering558

Cardiology755

Clinical Psychology796

Cosmetology307

Critical Care Nursing595

Gastroenterology and Hepatology559

Gerontology637

Health Science911

Healthcare Management (MHA)750

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)758

Occupational Therapy450

Oncology and Cancer research782

Ophthalmology505

Optometry306

Orthodontics634

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine619

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1039

Respiratory Therapy333

Social Work337

Sonography and Ultrasound330

Sports / Exercise science446