Best Public Health 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 Public Health. A graph of 58.7M citations received by 1.82M academic papers made by 1,106 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 Public Health

#1 in the United Kingdom

#6 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#2 in the United Kingdom

#7 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Public Health

#1 in Sweden

#12 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

4. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#3 in the United Kingdom

#28 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

5. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#4 in the United Kingdom

#29 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

6. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Public Health

#5 in the United Kingdom

#33 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

7. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#6 in the United Kingdom

#36 in the World

Founded: 1829

8. Lund University

For Public Health

#2 in Sweden

#39 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

9. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Public Health

#42 in the World

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

10. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Public Health

#43 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

11. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#7 in the United Kingdom

#57 in the World

Founded: 1824

12. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Public Health

#3 in Sweden

#60 in the World

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

13. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#8 in the United Kingdom

#62 in the World

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

14. University of Oslo

For Public Health

#1 in Norway

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

15. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Public Health

#1 in the Netherlands

#70 in the World

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

16. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Public Health

#9 in the United Kingdom

#78 in the World

Founded: 1451

17. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Public Health

#2 in the Netherlands

#79 in the World

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

18. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Public Health

#3 in the Netherlands

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

19. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#10 in the United Kingdom

#83 in the World

Founded: 1905

20. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#11 in the United Kingdom

#86 in the World

Founded: 1900

21. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Public Health

#4 in Sweden

#87 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

22. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Public Health

#92 in the World

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

23. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Public Health

#93 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

24. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Public Health

#1 in France

#94 in the World

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

25. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Public Health

#4 in the Netherlands

#95 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

26. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#12 in the United Kingdom

#98 in the World

Founded: 1948

27. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#13 in the United Kingdom

#100 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

28. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#14 in the United Kingdom

#101 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

29. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Public Health

#103 in the World

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

30. Umea University

For Public Health

#5 in Sweden

#107 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

31. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Public Health

#5 in the Netherlands

#110 in the World

Founded: 1923

32. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#15 in the United Kingdom

#112 in the World

Founded: 1904

33. Wageningen University

Netherlands | Wageningen

For Public Health

#6 in the Netherlands

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 12,819
Founded: 1918

34. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Public Health

#7 in the Netherlands

#124 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

35. University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#16 in the United Kingdom

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1836

36. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Public Health

#1 in Switzerland

#127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

37. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#17 in the United Kingdom

#129 in the World

Founded: 1963

38. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Public Health

#1 in Italy

#132 in the World

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

39. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Public Health

#2 in Switzerland

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

40. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Public Health

#2 in Norway

#137 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

41. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Public Health

#6 in Sweden

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

42. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Public Health

#1 in Spain

#148 in the World

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

43. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Public Health

#18 in the United Kingdom

#150 in the World

Founded: 1495

44. Sapienza University of Rome

For Public Health

#2 in Italy

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

45. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Public Health

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

46. University of Padua

For Public Health

#3 in Italy

#161 in the World

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

47. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Public Health

#8 in the Netherlands

#162 in the World

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

48. University of Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Public Health

#3 in Switzerland

#165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 16,919

49. University of York

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#19 in the United Kingdom

#167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1963

50. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Public Health

#168 in the World

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

51. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#20 in the United Kingdom

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

52. Free University Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Public Health

#9 in the Netherlands

#177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1880

53. University of Montpellier

France | Occitanie

For Public Health

#2 in France

#178 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

54. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Norway | Trondheim

For Public Health

#3 in Norway

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 42,031
Founded: 1996

55. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Public Health

#3 in France

#182 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

56. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Public Health

#4 in Italy

#183 in the World

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

57. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Public Health

#184 in the World

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

58. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Public Health

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

59. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#21 in the United Kingdom

#188 in the World

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

60. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Public Health

#1 in Greece

#191 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

61. University of Oulu

For Public Health

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 2,900
Founded: 1958

62. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Public Health

#4 in Switzerland

#201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

63. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Public Health

#22 in the United Kingdom

#202 in the World

Founded: 1997

64. University of Southern Denmark

Denmark | Odense

For Public Health

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1966

65. University of East Anglia

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#23 in the United Kingdom

#204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1963

66. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Public Health

#5 in Italy

#205 in the World

Founded: 1990

67. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Public Health

#5 in Switzerland

#207 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

68. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Public Health

#214 in the World

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

69. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#24 in the United Kingdom

#215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

70. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Public Health

#2 in Spain

#216 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

71. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Public Health

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

72. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Public Health

#7 in Sweden

#219 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

73. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Public Health

#222 in the World

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

74. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#25 in the United Kingdom

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

75. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Public Health

#227 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

76. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Public Health

#6 in Italy

#240 in the World

Founded: 1404

77. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Public Health

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

78. University of Eastern Finland

Finland | Joensuu

For Public Health

#246 in the World

Enrollment: 15,500
Founded: 2010

79. London School of Economics and Political Science

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#26 in the United Kingdom

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 9,218
Founded: 1895

80. Linkoping University

Sweden | Linkoping

For Public Health

#8 in Sweden

#249 in the World

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

81. University of Antwerp

Belgium | Antwerp

For Public Health

#254 in the World

Founded: 2003

82. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Public Health

#6 in Switzerland

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

83. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#27 in the United Kingdom

#259 in the World

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

84. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Public Health

#260 in the World

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

85. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Public Health

#262 in the World

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

86. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Public Health

#3 in Spain

#263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

87. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Public Health

#266 in the World

Enrollment: 20,430
Founded: 1592

88. St George's, University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#28 in the United Kingdom

#268 in the World

Founded: 1733

89. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Public Health

#7 in Italy

#269 in the World

Founded: 1321

90. Complutense University of Madrid

For Public Health

#4 in Spain

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

91. University of Reading

United Kingdom | England

For Public Health

#29 in the United Kingdom

#271 in the World

Founded: 1892

92. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Public Health

#272 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

93. Queen's University Belfast

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Public Health

#30 in the United Kingdom

#274 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Founded: 1849

94. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Public Health

#276 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

95. University of Granada

Spain | Granada

For Public Health

#5 in Spain

#279 in the World

Founded: 1531

96. Charles University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Public Health

#1 in the Czech Republic

#288 in the World

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

97. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Public Health

#289 in the World

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

98. Ulster University

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

For Public Health

#31 in the United Kingdom

#292 in the World

Founded: 1968

99. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Public Health

#8 in Italy

#293 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

100. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Public Health

#295 in the World

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

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

Radiation Therapy440

Radiology and Nuclear medicine1017

Respiratory Therapy333

Sonography and Ultrasound329

Sports / Exercise science394

Sports Medicine690