Best Universities for Urology 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 Urology. A graph of 6.64M citations received by 252K academic papers made by 455 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 Urology

#1 in the United Kingdom

#8 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

2. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Urology

#25 in the World

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

3. Karolinska Institute

Sweden | Stockholm

For Urology

#1 in Sweden

#28 in the World

Enrollment: 8,070
Founded: 1861

4. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Urology

#1 in the Netherlands

#32 in the World

Founded: 1923

5. Lund University

For Urology

#2 in Sweden

#33 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

6. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Urology

#1 in France

#34 in the World

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

7. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Urology

#36 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

8. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Urology

#47 in the World

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

9. University of Padua

For Urology

#1 in Italy

#48 in the World

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

10. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Urology

#50 in the World

Enrollment: 8,877
Founded: 1710

11. University of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Urology

#2 in the United Kingdom

#53 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

12. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Urology

#56 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

13. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Urology

#2 in Italy

#60 in the World

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

14. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Urology

#2 in the Netherlands

#64 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

15. Erasmus University Rotterdam

Netherlands | Rotterdam

For Urology

#3 in the Netherlands

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Founded: 1913

16. Sapienza University of Rome

For Urology

#3 in Italy

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

17. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Urology

#71 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

18. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Urology

#3 in the United Kingdom

#75 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

19. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Urology

#4 in the United Kingdom

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

20. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Urology

#4 in the Netherlands

#91 in the World

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

21. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Urology

#5 in the United Kingdom

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

22. Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

For Urology

#1 in Spain

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 30,926

23. Hannover Medical School

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Urology

#100 in the World

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

24. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Urology

#6 in the United Kingdom

#101 in the World

Founded: 1905

25. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Urology

#5 in the Netherlands

#108 in the World

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

26. University of Turku

Finland | Turku

For Urology

#111 in the World

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

27. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Urology

#1 in Switzerland

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

28. Free University of Brussels - VUB

Belgium | Brussels

For Urology

#114 in the World

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

29. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Urology

#116 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

30. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Urology

#7 in the United Kingdom

#120 in the World

Founded: 1824

31. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Urology

#2 in Spain

#122 in the World

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

32. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Urology

#4 in Italy

#123 in the World

Founded: 1321

33. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Urology

#2 in Switzerland

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

34. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Urology

#136 in the World

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

35. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Urology

#137 in the World

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

36. University of Giessen

Germany | Hesse

For Urology

#139 in the World

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

37. University College Dublin

Ireland | Dublin

For Urology

#140 in the World

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

38. Federico II University of Naples

Italy | Campania

For Urology

#5 in Italy

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 73,553
Founded: 1224

39. University of Gothenburg

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Urology

#3 in Sweden

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 36,003
Founded: 1891

40. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Urology

#4 in Sweden

#143 in the World

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

41. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Urology

#144 in the World

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

42. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Urology

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

43. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden | Uppsala

For Urology

#5 in Sweden

#146 in the World

Enrollment: 5,675
Founded: 1977

44. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Urology

#1 in Greece

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

45. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Urology

#6 in Italy

#150 in the World

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

46. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Urology

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 25,421
Founded: 1817

47. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Urology

#155 in the World

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

48. Newcastle University

United Kingdom | England

For Urology

#8 in the United Kingdom

#156 in the World

Founded: 1963

49. Vita-Salute San Raffaele University

Italy | Lombardy

For Urology

#7 in Italy

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1996

50. Charles University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Urology

#1 in the Czech Republic

#162 in the World

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

51. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Urology

#9 in the United Kingdom

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

52. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Urology

#10 in the United Kingdom

#166 in the World

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

53. University of Turin

Italy | Piedmont

For Urology

#8 in Italy

#174 in the World

Founded: 1404

54. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Urology

#175 in the World

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

55. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Urology

#179 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

56. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Urology

#11 in the United Kingdom

#182 in the World

Founded: 1948

57. University of Ulm

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Urology

#10 in Germany

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 10,164
Founded: 1967

58. Polytechnic University of Bari

For Urology

#9 in Italy

#186 in the World

Founded: 1990

59. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Urology

#188 in the World

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

60. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Urology

#11 in Germany

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

61. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Urology

#12 in Germany

#190 in the World

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

62. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Urology

#12 in the United Kingdom

#193 in the World

Founded: 1829

63. Catholic University of Louvain

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

For Urology

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1425

64. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Urology

#10 in Italy

#195 in the World

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

65. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Urology

#13 in Germany

#196 in the World

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

66. University of Lubeck

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Urology

#14 in Germany

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 5,968
Founded: 1964

67. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Urology

#13 in the United Kingdom

#200 in the World

Founded: 1900

68. University of Oslo

For Urology

#1 in Norway

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

69. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Urology

#15 in Germany

#205 in the World

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

70. University of Siena

Italy | Tuscany

For Urology

#11 in Italy

#206 in the World

Founded: 1240

71. University of Munster

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Urology

#16 in Germany

#207 in the World

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

72. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Urology

#17 in Germany

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

73. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Urology

#14 in the United Kingdom

#210 in the World

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

74. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Urology

#2 in France

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

75. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Urology

#3 in Spain

#212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

76. University of Aberdeen

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Urology

#15 in the United Kingdom

#213 in the World

Founded: 1495

77. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Urology

#16 in the United Kingdom

#216 in the World

Founded: 1451

78. Humboldt University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Urology

#18 in Germany

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 36,378
Founded: 1809

79. University of Bergen

Norway | Bergen

For Urology

#2 in Norway

#226 in the World

Enrollment: 16,900
Founded: 1946

80. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Urology

#2 in Greece

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

81. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Urology

#235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 3,134
Founded: 2004

82. University of Murcia

For Urology

#4 in Spain

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1272

83. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Urology

#19 in Germany

#245 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

84. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Italy | Lombardy

For Urology

#12 in Italy

#253 in the World

Founded: 1921

85. University of Tampere

Finland | Tampere

For Urology

#254 in the World

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

86. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Urology

#20 in Germany

#257 in the World

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

87. Maastricht University

Netherlands | Maastricht

For Urology

#6 in the Netherlands

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1976

88. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Urology

#7 in the Netherlands

#261 in the World

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

89. University of Perugia

For Urology

#13 in Italy

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 26,732
Founded: 1308

90. Royal Veterinary College University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Urology

#17 in the United Kingdom

#265 in the World

Founded: 1791

91. University of Catania

For Urology

#14 in Italy

#268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1434

92. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Urology

#1 in Poland

#272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 41,661
Founded: 1364

93. University of Rome Tor Vergata

For Urology

#15 in Italy

#275 in the World

Founded: 1982

94. University of Bari

For Urology

#16 in Italy

#277 in the World

Founded: 1924

95. Saarland University

Germany | Saarland

For Urology

#21 in Germany

#281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 16,604
Founded: 1948

96. Umea University

For Urology

#6 in Sweden

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 34,237
Founded: 1965

97. University of Marburg

Germany | Hesse

For Urology

#22 in Germany

#284 in the World

Enrollment: 22,612
Founded: 1527

98. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Urology

#18 in the United Kingdom

#287 in the World

Founded: 1904

99. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Urology

#3 in Switzerland

#288 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

100. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Urology

#290 in the World

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

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