Europe's best Astrophysics and Astronomy universities [Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Astrophysics and Astronomy. A graph of 83.9M citations received by 2.4M academic papers made by 1,172 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 of Cambridge

United Kingdom | England

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in the United Kingdom

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

United Kingdom | England

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in the United Kingdom

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. Pierre and Marie Curie University

France | Ile-de-France

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in France

#23 in the World

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

4. University College London

United Kingdom | England

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in the United Kingdom

#24 in the World

Enrollment: 42,000
Founded: 1826

5. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Switzerland

#30 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,420

6. Imperial College London

United Kingdom | England

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in the United Kingdom

#31 in the World

Enrollment: 17,565
Founded: 1907

7. Technical University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Germany

#37 in the World

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

8. University of Manchester

United Kingdom | England

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in the United Kingdom

#40 in the World

Founded: 1824

9. Durham University

United Kingdom | England

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in the United Kingdom

#41 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

10. Heidelberg University - Germany

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Germany

#47 in the World

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

11. Leiden University

Netherlands | Leiden

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in the Netherlands

#48 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 33,474
Founded: 1575

12. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Denmark

#52 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

13. University of Amsterdam

Netherlands | Amsterdam

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in the Netherlands

#55 in the World

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

14. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#7 in the United Kingdom

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

15. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Belgium

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

16. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Russia

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

17. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Switzerland

#66 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

18. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Italy

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

19. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Italy

#73 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 70,000
Founded: 1222

20. University of Southampton

United Kingdom | England

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#8 in the United Kingdom

#75 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

21. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in Germany

#77 in the World

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

22. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in Italy

#78 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Enrollment: 96,945
Founded: 1088

23. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in the Netherlands

#79 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 24,703
Founded: 1842

24. Lund University

Sweden | Lund

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Sweden

#80 in the World

Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1666

25. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in the Netherlands

#81 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1636

26. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Denmark

#84 in the World

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

27. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in the Netherlands

#88 in the World

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

28. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Sweden

#89 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

29. University of Bonn

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in Germany

#90 in the World

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

30. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Belgium

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

31. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in Switzerland

#95 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

32. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in Sweden

#100 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

33. Paris-Sud University

France | Ile-de-France

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in France

#105 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

34. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in Germany

#106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,321
Founded: 2009

35. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in France

#109 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

36. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in Germany

#113 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

37. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Austria

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

38. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in Switzerland

#117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

39. University of Leicester

United Kingdom | England

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#9 in the United Kingdom

#118 in the World

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

40. University of Sheffield

United Kingdom | England

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#10 in the United Kingdom

#126 in the World

Founded: 1905

41. University of Nottingham

United Kingdom | England

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#11 in the United Kingdom

#128 in the World

Founded: 1948

42. University of Helsinki

Finland | Helsinki

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Finland

#129 in the World

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

43. University of Leeds

United Kingdom | England

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#12 in the United Kingdom

#130 in the World

Founded: 1904

44. University of Birmingham

United Kingdom | England

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#13 in the United Kingdom

#131 in the World

Founded: 1900

45. University of Bristol

United Kingdom | England

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#14 in the United Kingdom

#133 in the World

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

46. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Spain

#134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Enrollment: 64,236

47. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in Switzerland

#135 in the World

Enrollment: 19,608

48. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#15 in the United Kingdom

#136 in the World

Founded: 1451

49. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in the Netherlands

#140 in the World

Founded: 1923

50. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Norway

#141 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

51. Queen Mary University of London

United Kingdom | England

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#16 in the United Kingdom

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

52. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#7 in Germany

#148 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

53. University of Sussex

United Kingdom | England

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#17 in the United Kingdom

#150 in the World

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

54. Ruhr University Bochum

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#8 in Germany

#156 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

55. University of Warwick

United Kingdom | England

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#18 in the United Kingdom

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

56. University of Stuttgart

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#9 in Germany

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

57. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in Italy

#161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 48,645
Male:Female: 65:35
Founded: 1863

58. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in Denmark

#162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

59. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#19 in the United Kingdom

#163 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

60. University of Cologne

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#10 in Germany

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 52,204
Founded: 1388

61. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in France

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 53,949
Founded: 1339

62. University of Tubingen

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#11 in Germany

#169 in the World

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

63. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in Sweden

#170 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Enrollment: 14,278
Founded: 1827

64. RWTH Aachen University

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#12 in Germany

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

65. International School for Advanced Studies

Italy | Friuli-Venezia Giulia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in Italy

#174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1978

66. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in Italy

#175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 47,736
Founded: 1343

67. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in France

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

68. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#7 in Italy

#178 in the World

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

69. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in Sweden

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Enrollment: 10,773
Founded: 1829

70. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Poland

#180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1816

71. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

Germany | Bavaria

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#13 in Germany

#181 in the World

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

72. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Spain

#183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

73. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in Belgium

#187 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

74. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Portugal

#188 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

75. Autonomous University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in Spain

#189 in the World

Founded: 1968

76. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#8 in Italy

#190 in the World

Founded: 1321

77. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in Belgium

#192 in the World

Enrollment: 50,000
Founded: 1817

78. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in Switzerland

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

79. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#14 in Germany

#197 in the World

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

80. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in Spain

#198 in the World

Founded: 1508

81. University of Exeter

United Kingdom | England

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#20 in the United Kingdom

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

82. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#21 in the United Kingdom

#200 in the World

Founded: 1997

83. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#15 in Germany

#202 in the World

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

84. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#7 in the Netherlands

#206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,069
Founded: 1956

85. King's College London

United Kingdom | England

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#22 in the United Kingdom

#209 in the World

Founded: 1829

86. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#16 in Germany

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

87. University of Liverpool

United Kingdom | England

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#23 in the United Kingdom

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

88. Polytechnic School

France | Ile-de-France

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in France

#217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,790
Founded: 1794

89. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Austria

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

90. Kiel University

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#17 in Germany

#222 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

91. Paris Diderot University

France | Ile-de-France

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#7 in France

#226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,523
Founded: 1970

92. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#18 in Germany

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

93. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Greece

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

94. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in Spain

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

95. Charles University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in the Czech Republic

#235 in the World

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

96. University of Freiburg

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#19 in Germany

#236 in the World

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

97. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Greece

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

98. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Russia

#247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

99. University of La Laguna

Spain | San Cristobal de La Laguna

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in Spain

#248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1927

100. University of Bordeaux

France | Nouvelle-Aquitaine

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#8 in France

#251 in the World

Enrollment: 46,845
Founded: 1441

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