Best Universities for Theoretical Physics in Europe

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Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Theoretical Physics. A graph of 11.7M citations received by 451K academic papers made by 610 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

For Theoretical Physics

#3 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Founded
1209

2. University of Oxford

For Theoretical Physics

#11 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1096

3. Imperial College London

For Theoretical Physics

#14 in the World
Enrollment
17,565
Founded
1907

4. Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Theoretical Physics

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

5. Moscow State University

For Theoretical Physics

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

7. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Theoretical Physics

#29 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
23,420

8. Heidelberg University - Germany

For Theoretical Physics

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

9. Sapienza University of Rome

For Theoretical Physics

#2 in Italy
#36 in the World
Enrollment
100,155
Founded
1303

10. Durham University

For Theoretical Physics

#39 in the World
Enrollment
19,520
Founded
1832

11. University of Vienna

For Theoretical Physics

#1 in Austria
#40 in the World
Enrollment
93,628
Founded
1365

13. Paris-Sud University

For Theoretical Physics

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

16. Technical University of Munich

For Theoretical Physics

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

17. Polytechnic School

For Theoretical Physics

#3 in France
#48 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
2,316
Founded
1794

18. University of Munich

For Theoretical Physics

#3 in Germany
#53 in the World
Acceptance Rate
55%
Enrollment
52,418
Founded
1472

20. Utrecht University

For Theoretical Physics

#56 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1636

22. University of Hamburg

For Theoretical Physics

#4 in Germany
#59 in the World
Enrollment
43,957
Founded
1919

23. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Theoretical Physics

#5 in Germany
#60 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,321
Founded
2009

24. University of Warsaw

For Theoretical Physics

#1 in Poland
#62 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1816

25. Free University of Brussels

For Theoretical Physics

#1 in Belgium
#67 in the World
Enrollment
31,606
Founded
1834

26. University of Amsterdam

For Theoretical Physics

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

27. Humboldt University of Berlin

For Theoretical Physics

#6 in Germany
#71 in the World
Enrollment
36,378
Founded
1809

28. University of Bonn

For Theoretical Physics

#7 in Germany
#72 in the World
Acceptance Rate
36%
Enrollment
38,043
Founded
1818

29. University of Barcelona

For Theoretical Physics

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

30. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Theoretical Physics

#8 in Germany
#83 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Enrollment
33,132
Founded
1946

31. Catholic University of Leuven

For Theoretical Physics

#2 in Belgium
#85 in the World
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

32. University of Helsinki

For Theoretical Physics

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

33. University of Pisa

For Theoretical Physics

#3 in Italy
#90 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Enrollment
49,108
Founded
1343

34. University of Sussex

For Theoretical Physics

#91 in the World
Enrollment
17,319
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
1961

36. University of Valencia

For Theoretical Physics

#3 in Spain
#95 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
58,390

37. University of Lisbon

For Theoretical Physics

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

39. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Theoretical Physics

#9 in Germany
#99 in the World
Enrollment
43,461
Founded
1914

40. University of Copenhagen

For Theoretical Physics

#1 in Denmark
#100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1479

41. University of Cologne

For Theoretical Physics

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

42. Stockholm University

For Theoretical Physics

#1 in Sweden
#102 in the World
Enrollment
37,484
Founded
1878

43. University of Zurich

For Theoretical Physics

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

44. University of Southampton

For Theoretical Physics

#104 in the World
Enrollment
21,335
Founded
1952

45. Uppsala University

For Theoretical Physics

#2 in Sweden
#108 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
35,556
Founded
1477

46. University of Tubingen

For Theoretical Physics

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

47. Complutense University of Madrid

For Theoretical Physics

#4 in Spain
#110 in the World
Enrollment
71,806
Founded
1508

48. University of Padua

For Theoretical Physics

#5 in Italy
#111 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
62,876
Founded
1222

49. University of Edinburgh

For Theoretical Physics

#113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1583

50. Vienna University of Technology

For Theoretical Physics

#2 in Austria
#114 in the World
Enrollment
29,341
Founded
1872

51. University College London

For Theoretical Physics

#117 in the World
Enrollment
42,000
Founded
1826

52. St. Petersburg State University

For Theoretical Physics

#2 in Russia
#119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1724

53. University of Bielefeld

For Theoretical Physics

#12 in Germany
#122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
24,488
Founded
1969

55. University of Bologna

For Theoretical Physics

#7 in Italy
#125 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
79,999
Founded
1088

57. RWTH Aachen University

For Theoretical Physics

#13 in Germany
#128 in the World
Enrollment
47,521
Founded
1870

58. University of Freiburg

For Theoretical Physics

#14 in Germany
#131 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
23,938
Founded
1457

59. Leibniz University of Hanover

For Theoretical Physics

#15 in Germany
#132 in the World
Enrollment
28,817
Founded
1831

60. Free University of Berlin

For Theoretical Physics

#16 in Germany
#133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
37,608
Founded
1948

62. KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Theoretical Physics

#3 in Sweden
#137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
14,278
Founded
1827

63. University of Bern

For Theoretical Physics

#138 in the World
Enrollment
18,576

64. Ruhr University Bochum

For Theoretical Physics

#17 in Germany
#139 in the World
Enrollment
42,954
Founded
1962

65. University of Groningen

For Theoretical Physics

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

67. University of Leipzig

For Theoretical Physics

#18 in Germany
#145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
31,088
Founded
1409

68. University of Stuttgart

For Theoretical Physics

#19 in Germany
#146 in the World
Enrollment
22,616
Founded
1829

69. University of Bristol

For Theoretical Physics

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

70. University of Milan

For Theoretical Physics

#9 in Italy
#150 in the World
Acceptance Rate
21%
Enrollment
65,234
Founded
1924

71. University of Granada

For Theoretical Physics

#6 in Spain
#155 in the World
Founded
1531

72. Chalmers University of Technology

For Theoretical Physics

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

73. Normal School of Pisa

For Theoretical Physics

#10 in Italy
#157 in the World
Founded
1810

74. University of the Basque Country

For Theoretical Physics

#7 in Spain
#158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
63,000

75. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Theoretical Physics

#4 in France
#160 in the World
Enrollment
38,007
Founded
1809

76. University of Munster

For Theoretical Physics

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

77. University of Gottingen

For Theoretical Physics

#21 in Germany
#166 in the World
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

78. University of Warwick

For Theoretical Physics

#167 in the World
Enrollment
27,278
Founded
1965

79. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Theoretical Physics

#22 in Germany
#170 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
38,878
Founded
1743

80. Normal Superior School

For Theoretical Physics

#5 in France
#171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,536
Founded
1794

81. Eotvos Lorand University

For Theoretical Physics

#1 in Hungary
#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
2,800
Founded
1635

82. University of Portsmouth

For Theoretical Physics

#173 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1992

83. University of Liverpool

For Theoretical Physics

#176 in the World
Enrollment
28,693
Founded
1881

84. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

For Theoretical Physics

#6 in France
#177 in the World
Enrollment
29,680
Founded
1960

85. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Theoretical Physics

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

86. University of Regensburg

For Theoretical Physics

#24 in Germany
#181 in the World
Enrollment
20,702
Founded
1962

87. Normal Superior School of Lyon

For Theoretical Physics

#7 in France
#183 in the World
Enrollment
2,297
Founded
1987

88. University of York

For Theoretical Physics

#185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1963

89. University of Wuppertal

For Theoretical Physics

#25 in Germany
#187 in the World
Enrollment
22,601
Founded
1972

91. Charles University

For Theoretical Physics

#189 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Enrollment
49,508
Founded
1348

92. Jagiellonian University

For Theoretical Physics

#2 in Poland
#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
41,661
Founded
1364

94. Leiden University

For Theoretical Physics

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

95. Ghent University

For Theoretical Physics

#3 in Belgium
#193 in the World
Enrollment
41,669
Founded
1817

96. Lancaster University

For Theoretical Physics

#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Founded
1964

98. University of Wroclaw

For Theoretical Physics

#3 in Poland
#201 in the World
Enrollment
25,500
Founded
1702

99. University of Oslo

For Theoretical Physics

#1 in Norway
#202 in the World
Enrollment
26,650
Founded
1811

100. University of Salerno

For Theoretical Physics

#12 in Italy
#203 in the World
Enrollment
33,332
Founded
1944