Best Universities for Physics in Europe

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Physics. A graph of 303M citations received by 12.8M academic papers made by 1,446 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.

8. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Physics

#1 in France
#42 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
35,114
Founded
1150

10. Delft University of Technology

For Physics

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,703
Founded
1842

11. Technical University of Munich

For Physics

#1 in Germany
#57 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
44,000
Male:Female
63:37
Founded
1868

12. Moscow State University

For Physics

#1 in Russia
#75 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1755

13. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Physics

#2 in Germany
#76 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,321
Founded
2009

14. Lund University

For Physics

#1 in Sweden
#91 in the World
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1666

17. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Physics

#3 in Germany
#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
28,413
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1386

19. University of Bristol

For Physics

#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
27,513
Founded
1909

20. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Physics

#2 in Sweden
#110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
14,278
Founded
1827

21. Paris-Sud University

For Physics

#2 in France
#111 in the World
Enrollment
31,400
Founded
2014

25. Uppsala University

For Physics

#3 in Sweden
#118 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
35,556
Founded
1477

27. Sapienza University of Rome

For Physics

#1 in Italy
#121 in the World
Enrollment
100,155
Founded
1303

28. University of Munich

For Physics

#5 in Germany
#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

30. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Physics

#6 in Germany
#126 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

32. University of Amsterdam

For Physics

#129 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
41,000
Founded
1632

34. University of Groningen

For Physics

#132 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1614

36. University of Bologna

For Physics

#2 in Italy
#139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
79,999
Founded
1088

37. Chalmers University of Technology

For Physics

#4 in Sweden
#141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Enrollment
10,912
Founded
1829

38. University of Padua

For Physics

#3 in Italy
#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
62,876
Founded
1222

40. Ghent University

For Physics

#2 in Belgium
#147 in the World
Enrollment
41,669
Founded
1817

41. University of Copenhagen

For Physics

#2 in Denmark
#152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

44. University of Helsinki

For Physics

#1 in Finland
#162 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
31,312
Founded
1640

45. Polytechnic University of Milan

For Physics

#4 in Italy
#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
48,645
Male:Female
65:35
Founded
1863

47. University of Vienna

For Physics

#2 in Austria
#168 in the World
Enrollment
93,628
Founded
1365

53. University of Barcelona

For Physics

#1 in Spain
#181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
64,236
Male:Female
86:14

55. Aarhus University

For Physics

#3 in Denmark
#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,020
Founded
1928

56. University of Bonn

For Physics

#12 in Germany
#186 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

57. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Physics

#13 in Germany
#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
33,132
Founded
1946

58. University of Zurich

For Physics

#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
19%
Enrollment
25,732

59. Leiden University

For Physics

#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
27,713
Founded
1575

60. University of Munster

For Physics

#14 in Germany
#192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Founded
1780

67. University of Freiburg

For Physics

#16 in Germany
#210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

68. Free University of Berlin

For Physics

#17 in Germany
#214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

72. University of Pisa

For Physics

#6 in Italy
#221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
49,108
Founded
1343

73. University of Tubingen

For Physics

#18 in Germany
#225 in the World
Enrollment
27,770
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1477

75. Stockholm University

For Physics

#5 in Sweden
#229 in the World
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

76. University of Oslo

For Physics

#2 in Norway
#230 in the World
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

79. Polytechnic School

For Physics

#6 in France
#237 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

80. University of Milan

For Physics

#7 in Italy
#238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

84. University of Liege

For Physics

#3 in Belgium
#244 in the World
Enrollment
25,421
Founded
1817

87. University of Valencia

For Physics

#5 in Spain
#254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
58,390

89. Linkoping University

For Physics

#6 in Sweden
#263 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
22,441
Founded
1975

90. University of Wurzburg

For Physics

#21 in Germany
#265 in the World
Enrollment
27,149
Male:Female
41:59
Founded
1402

93. University of Lisbon

For Physics

#1 in Portugal
#275 in the World
Enrollment
49,769
Founded
1911

95. University of Cologne

For Physics

#22 in Germany
#279 in the World
Enrollment
52,204
Male:Female
39:61
Founded
1388

97. University of Innsbruck

For Physics

#3 in Austria
#282 in the World
Enrollment
28,278
Male:Female
47:53
Founded
1669

98. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Physics

#23 in Germany
#284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
17,345
Founded
1558