Best Universities for Astrophysics and Astronomy in Europe

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in the United Kingdom

#6 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 21%
Founded: 1209

2. University of Oxford

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in the United Kingdom

#14 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1096

3. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in France

#24 in the World

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

4. University College London

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in the United Kingdom

#25 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

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. Durham University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in the United Kingdom

#40 in the World

Enrollment: 19,520
Founded: 1832

9. University of Manchester

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in the United Kingdom

#41 in the World

Founded: 1824

10. Heidelberg University - Germany

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: 27,713
Founded: 1575

12. 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

13. University of Edinburgh

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#7 in the United Kingdom

#56 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1583

14. Catholic University of Leuven

Belgium | Leuven

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Belgium

#58 in the World

Enrollment: 62,693
Founded: 1425

15. Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

Switzerland | Lausanne

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Switzerland

#64 in the World

Enrollment: 12,576

16. Moscow State University

Russia | Moscow

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Russia

#65 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1755

17. Sapienza University of Rome

Italy | Lazio

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Italy

#67 in the World

Enrollment: 100,155
Founded: 1303

18. University of Padua

Italy | Veneto

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Italy

#72 in the World

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

19. University of Southampton

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#8 in the United Kingdom

#74 in the World

Enrollment: 21,335
Founded: 1952

20. University of Munich

Germany | Bavaria

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in Germany

#75 in the World

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

21. Utrecht University

Netherlands | Utrecht

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in the Netherlands

#76 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 22%
Founded: 1636

22. University of Bologna

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in Italy

#78 in the World

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

23. Delft University of Technology

Netherlands | Delft

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 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. University of Groningen

Netherlands | Groningen

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in the Netherlands

#83 in the World

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

26. University of Liege

Belgium | Liege

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Belgium

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 27,678
Founded: 1817

27. University of Copenhagen

Denmark | Copenhagen

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Denmark

#86 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1479

28. University of Bonn

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in Germany

#87 in the World

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

29. Stockholm University

Sweden | Stockholm

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Sweden

#91 in the World

Enrollment: 37,484
Founded: 1878

30. University of Geneva

Switzerland | Geneva

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in Switzerland

#96 in the World

Enrollment: 17,744

31. Paris-Sud University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in France

#99 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

32. Uppsala University

Sweden | Uppsala

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in Sweden

#101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1477

33. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in France

#104 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

34. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in Germany

#105 in the World

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

35. University of Hamburg

Germany | Hamburg State

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in Germany

#110 in the World

Enrollment: 43,957
Founded: 1919

36. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Austria

#111 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

37. University of Zurich

Switzerland | Zurich

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in Switzerland

#112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 25,732

38. University of Leicester

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#9 in the United Kingdom

#113 in the World

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

39. Aarhus University

Denmark | Aarhus

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Denmark

#121 in the World

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

40. University of Sheffield

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#10 in the United Kingdom

#127 in the World

Founded: 1905

41. University of Nottingham

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

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#12 in the United Kingdom

#131 in the World

Founded: 1904

44. University of Bern

Switzerland | Bern

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in Switzerland

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 18,576

45. University of Bristol

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#13 in the United Kingdom

#133 in the World

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

46. University of Birmingham

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#14 in the United Kingdom

#134 in the World

Founded: 1900

47. University of Glasgow

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#15 in the United Kingdom

#137 in the World

Founded: 1451

48. University of Oslo

Norway | Oslo

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Norway

#139 in the World

Enrollment: 26,650
Founded: 1811

49. Radboud University

Netherlands | Nijmegen

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in the Netherlands

#141 in the World

Founded: 1923

50. University of Barcelona

Spain | Barcelona

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Spain

#142 in the World

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

51. Queen Mary University of London

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#16 in the United Kingdom

#145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1989

52. University of Sussex

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#17 in the United Kingdom

#148 in the World

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

53. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

Germany | Hesse

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#7 in Germany

#149 in the World

Enrollment: 43,461
Founded: 1914

54. Ruhr University Bochum

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#8 in Germany

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 42,954
Founded: 1962

55. University of Stuttgart

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#9 in Germany

#159 in the World

Enrollment: 22,616
Founded: 1829

56. University of St Andrews

United Kingdom | Scotland

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#18 in the United Kingdom

#160 in the World

Enrollment: 10,425
Founded: 1413

57. University of Warwick

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#19 in the United Kingdom

#161 in the World

Enrollment: 27,278
Founded: 1965

58. Polytechnic University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in Italy

#162 in the World

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

59. University of Cologne

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#10 in Germany

#163 in the World

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

60. University of Tubingen

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#11 in Germany

#165 in the World

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

61. Grenoble Alpes University

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in France

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

62. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden | Stockholm

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in Sweden

#167 in the World

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

63. RWTH Aachen University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#12 in Germany

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 47,521
Founded: 1870

64. International School for Advanced Studies

Italy | Friuli-Venezia Giulia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in Italy

#172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1978

65. University of Pisa

Italy | Tuscany

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in Italy

#174 in the World

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

66. University of Milan

Italy | Lombardy

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#7 in Italy

#175 in the World

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

67. Chalmers University of Technology

Sweden | Gothenburg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in Sweden

#176 in the World

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

68. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

France | Occitanie

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in France

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

69. 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

70. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Poland

#182 in the World

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

71. Free University of Brussels

Belgium | Brussels

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in Belgium

#184 in the World

Enrollment: 31,606
Founded: 1834

72. University of Valencia

Spain | Valencia

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Spain

#185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 58,390

73. University of Basel

Switzerland | Basel

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in Switzerland

#186 in the World

Enrollment: 12,896

74. Autonomous University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in Spain

#187 in the World

Founded: 1968

75. University of Florence

Italy | Tuscany

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#8 in Italy

#189 in the World

Founded: 1321

76. Free University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#14 in Germany

#191 in the World

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

77. Ghent University

Belgium | Ghent

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in Belgium

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 41,669
Founded: 1817

78. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Portugal

#194 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

79. Complutense University of Madrid

Spain | Madrid

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#4 in Spain

#195 in the World

Enrollment: 71,806
Founded: 1508

80. Technical University of Denmark

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#3 in Denmark

#199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1829

81. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#15 in Germany

#200 in the World

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

82. Cardiff University

United Kingdom | Wales

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#20 in the United Kingdom

#202 in the World

Founded: 1997

83. University of Exeter

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#21 in the United Kingdom

#203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1955

84. Technical University of Berlin

Germany | Brandenburg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#16 in Germany

#204 in the World

Enrollment: 34,842
Founded: 1946

85. Eindhoven University of Technology

Netherlands | Eindhoven

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#7 in the Netherlands

#205 in the World

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

86. King's College London

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#22 in the United Kingdom

#207 in the World

Founded: 1829

87. Polytechnic School

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#6 in France

#211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1794

88. University of Liverpool

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#23 in the United Kingdom

#212 in the World

Enrollment: 28,693
Founded: 1881

89. Kiel University

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#17 in Germany

#213 in the World

Enrollment: 27,468
Founded: 1665

90. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Austria

#217 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

91. University of Gottingen

Germany | Lower Saxony

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#18 in Germany

#224 in the World

Enrollment: 31,619
Founded: 1734

92. Paris Diderot University

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#7 in France

#225 in the World

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

93. University of Freiburg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#19 in Germany

#228 in the World

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

94. Technical University of Catalonia

Spain | Barcelona

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#5 in Spain

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 29,812

95. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Greece | Athens

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in Greece

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 70,461
Founded: 1837

96. Charles University

Czech Republic | Prague

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#1 in the Czech Republic

#236 in the World

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

97. St. Petersburg State University

Russia | Saint Petersburg

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Russia

#241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1724

98. Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Greece | Thessaloniki

For Astrophysics and Astronomy

#2 in Greece

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 92,090
Founded: 1925

99. University of Reading