Best Advertising Universities in Europe [2026 Rankings]

1

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Advertising

#1 in Netherlands #23 in the World

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

2

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Advertising

#1 in United Kingdom #24 in the World

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

3

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Advertising

#2 in United Kingdom #26 in the World

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

4

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

For Advertising

#2 in Netherlands #29 in the World

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

5

Denmark | Aarhus

Aarhus University

For Advertising

#1 in Denmark #41 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1928 Founded

6

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Advertising

#1 in Belgium #43 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

7

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Advertising

#3 in United Kingdom #44 in the World

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

8

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Advertising

#4 in United Kingdom #52 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

9

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Glasgow

For Advertising

#5 in United Kingdom #58 in the World

48% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1451 Founded

10

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Advertising

#6 in United Kingdom #62 in the World

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

11

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Advertising

#7 in United Kingdom #67 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

12

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Advertising

#8 in United Kingdom #70 in the World

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

13

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Advertising

#9 in United Kingdom #71 in the World

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

14

United Kingdom | England

University of Birmingham

For Advertising

#10 in United Kingdom #74 in the World

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

15

United Kingdom | Wales

Cardiff University

For Advertising

#11 in United Kingdom #76 in the World

39% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1997 Founded

16

Denmark | Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

For Advertising

#2 in Denmark #84 in the World

37% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1479 Founded

17

United Kingdom | England

University of Liverpool

For Advertising

#12 in United Kingdom #90 in the World

24% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1881 Founded

18

United Kingdom | England

University of Leeds

For Advertising

#13 in United Kingdom #91 in the World

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

19

Belgium | Ghent

Ghent University

For Advertising

#2 in Belgium #96 in the World

34% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1817 Founded

20

Netherlands | Groningen

University of Groningen

For Advertising

#3 in Netherlands #101 in the World

50% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1614 Founded

21

Switzerland | Zurich

University of Zurich

For Advertising

#1 in Switzerland #116 in the World

19% Acceptance

25,732 Enrollment

22

Netherlands | Delft

Delft University of Technology

For Advertising

#4 in Netherlands #117 in the World

50% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1842 Founded

23

Denmark | Frederiksberg

Copenhagen Business School

For Advertising

#3 in Denmark #118 in the World

30% Acceptance

7,610 Enrollment

1917 Founded

24

United Kingdom | England

University of Warwick

For Advertising

#15 in United Kingdom #125 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1965 Founded

25

Netherlands | Rotterdam

Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Advertising

#5 in Netherlands #131 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1913 Founded

26

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Advertising

#2 in Switzerland #134 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

27

United Kingdom | England

London School of Economics and Political Science

For Advertising

#16 in United Kingdom #137 in the World

8% Acceptance

9,218 Enrollment

1895 Founded

28

Netherlands | Tilburg

Tilburg University

For Advertising

#6 in Netherlands #139 in the World

57% Acceptance

19,178 Enrollment

1927 Founded

29

Netherlands | Nijmegen

Radboud University

For Advertising

#7 in Netherlands #143 in the World

43% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

30

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Strathclyde

For Advertising

#17 in United Kingdom #145 in the World

47% Acceptance

18,857 Enrollment

1964 Founded

31

Netherlands | Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam

For Advertising

#8 in Netherlands #146 in the World

45% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

32

United Kingdom | England

Lancaster University

For Advertising

#18 in United Kingdom #151 in the World

22% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1964 Founded

33

United Kingdom | England

University of Bristol

For Advertising

#19 in United Kingdom #154 in the World

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

34

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

For Advertising

#1 in Italy #155 in the World

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

35

United Kingdom | England

Loughborough University

For Advertising

#20 in United Kingdom #157 in the World

44% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

36

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

For Advertising

#21 in United Kingdom #159 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

37

United Kingdom | England

University of York

For Advertising

#22 in United Kingdom #161 in the World

20% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1963 Founded

38

United Kingdom | England

Newcastle University

For Advertising

#23 in United Kingdom #166 in the World

23% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1963 Founded

39

Austria | Vienna

University of Vienna

For Advertising

#1 in Austria #173 in the World

33% Acceptance

93,628 Enrollment

1365 Founded

40

Sweden | Stockholm

Stockholm University

For Advertising

#1 in Sweden #178 in the World

52% Acceptance

37,484 Enrollment

1878 Founded

41

United Kingdom | England

University of Surrey

For Advertising

#24 in United Kingdom #180 in the World

32% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1966 Founded

42

Netherlands | Enschede

University of Twente

For Advertising

#9 in Netherlands #182 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1961 Founded

43

Finland | Helsinki

University of Helsinki

For Advertising

#1 in Finland #184 in the World

12% Acceptance

31,312 Enrollment

1640 Founded

44

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

For Advertising

#2 in Sweden #185 in the World

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

45

Germany | Hamburg State

University of Hamburg

For Advertising

#1 in Germany #188 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

46

Finland | Tampere

University of Tampere

For Advertising

#2 in Finland #193 in the World

12% Acceptance

18,400 Enrollment

1925 Founded

47

Spain | Valencia

University of Valencia

For Advertising

#2 in Spain #194 in the World

51% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

48

United Kingdom | England

City, University of London

For Advertising

#26 in United Kingdom #195 in the World

55% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1966 Founded

49

Belgium | Antwerp

University of Antwerp

For Advertising

#3 in Belgium #200 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

2003 Founded

50

Germany | Bavaria

University of Munich

For Advertising

#2 in Germany #203 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

51

Sweden | Uppsala

Uppsala University

For Advertising

#3 in Sweden #204 in the World

69% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1477 Founded

52

Portugal | Lisbon

University of Lisbon

For Advertising

#1 in Portugal #210 in the World

37% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

1911 Founded

53

Netherlands | Maastricht

Maastricht University

For Advertising

#10 in Netherlands #214 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

54

Spain | Granada

University of Granada

For Advertising

#3 in Spain #217 in the World

53% Acceptance

56,842 Enrollment

1531 Founded

55

United Kingdom | England

Brunel University London

For Advertising

#27 in United Kingdom #218 in the World

54% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

56

United Kingdom | England

Queen Mary University of London

For Advertising

#28 in United Kingdom #219 in the World

18% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1989 Founded

57

Ireland | Dublin

University College Dublin

For Advertising

#1 in Ireland #220 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,321 Enrollment

1854 Founded

58

United Kingdom | England

University of Reading

For Advertising

#29 in United Kingdom #221 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1892 Founded

59

United Kingdom | England

University of Bath

For Advertising

#30 in United Kingdom #223 in the World

67% Acceptance

18,857 Enrollment

1966 Founded

60

Spain | Madrid

Complutense University of Madrid

For Advertising

#4 in Spain #231 in the World

56% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

1508 Founded

61

Sweden | Gothenburg

University of Gothenburg

For Advertising

#4 in Sweden #235 in the World

55% Acceptance

36,003 Enrollment

1891 Founded

62

United Kingdom | England

Nottingham Trent University

For Advertising

#31 in United Kingdom #237 in the World

22% Acceptance

19,710 Enrollment

1992 Founded

63

United Kingdom | England

University of Leicester

For Advertising

#32 in United Kingdom #238 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1957 Founded

64

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

For Advertising

#2 in Italy #241 in the World

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded

65

United Kingdom | England

University of Sussex

For Advertising

#33 in United Kingdom #242 in the World

35% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1961 Founded

66

United Kingdom | England

Manchester Metropolitan University

For Advertising

#34 in United Kingdom #243 in the World

53% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1992 Founded

67

Norway | Oslo

University of Oslo

For Advertising

#1 in Norway #245 in the World

27% Acceptance

26,650 Enrollment

1811 Founded

68

United Kingdom | England

University of Exeter

For Advertising

#35 in United Kingdom #246 in the World

73% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1955 Founded

69

Italy | Lombardy

University of Milan

For Advertising

#3 in Italy #247 in the World

21% Acceptance

65,234 Enrollment

1924 Founded

70

United Kingdom | England

University of London

For Advertising

#36 in United Kingdom #249 in the World

36% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

71

United Kingdom | England

London Business School

For Advertising

#37 in United Kingdom #253 in the World

25% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

72

Italy | Veneto

University of Padua

For Advertising

#4 in Italy #256 in the World

40% Acceptance

70,000 Enrollment

1222 Founded

73

Russia | Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University

For Advertising

#1 in Russia #261 in the World

14% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1724 Founded

74

Spain | Madrid

Autonomous University of Madrid

For Advertising

#5 in Spain #263 in the World

53% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

1968 Founded

75

Denmark | Odense

University of Southern Denmark

For Advertising

#4 in Denmark #264 in the World

35% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1966 Founded

76

United Kingdom | England

Bournemouth University

For Advertising

#39 in United Kingdom #267 in the World

55% Acceptance

14,293 Enrollment

1992 Founded

77

Netherlands | Eindhoven

Eindhoven University of Technology

For Advertising

#11 in Netherlands #269 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,069 Enrollment

1956 Founded

78

Denmark | Aalborg

Aalborg University

For Advertising

#5 in Denmark #270 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,353 Enrollment

1974 Founded

79

Switzerland | Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

For Advertising

#3 in Switzerland #274 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

80

Italy | Lombardy

Polytechnic University of Milan

For Advertising

#5 in Italy #279 in the World

28% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1863 Founded

81

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Munster

For Advertising

#3 in Germany #281 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

82

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

Ulster University

For Advertising

#40 in United Kingdom #289 in the World

55% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

83

Netherlands | Leiden

Leiden University

For Advertising

#12 in Netherlands #290 in the World

30% Acceptance

33,474 Enrollment

1575 Founded

84

Belgium | Liege

University of Liege

For Advertising

#5 in Belgium #300 in the World

34% Acceptance

27,678 Enrollment

1817 Founded

85

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Mannheim

For Advertising

#4 in Germany #303 in the World

27% Acceptance

11,532 Enrollment

1907 Founded

86

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Advertising

#1 in France #305 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

87

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

Autonomous University of Barcelona

For Advertising

#6 in Spain #306 in the World

54% Acceptance

30,926 Enrollment

88

United Kingdom | England

Durham University

For Advertising

#41 in United Kingdom #310 in the World

46% Acceptance

19,520 Enrollment

1832 Founded

89

Switzerland | Bern

University of Bern

For Advertising

#4 in Switzerland #311 in the World

26% Acceptance

19,608 Enrollment

90

Italy | Tuscany

University of Florence

For Advertising

#6 in Italy #313 in the World

30% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1321 Founded

91

Germany | Bremen State

University of Bremen

For Advertising

#5 in Germany #314 in the World

52% Acceptance

17,984 Enrollment

1971 Founded

92

Switzerland | St. Gallen

University of St. Gallen

For Advertising

#5 in Switzerland #317 in the World

33% Acceptance

7,666 Enrollment

93

Netherlands | Wageningen

Wageningen University

For Advertising

#13 in Netherlands #326 in the World

47% Acceptance

12,819 Enrollment

1918 Founded

94

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Tubingen

For Advertising

#6 in Germany #327 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

95

Italy | Piedmont

University of Turin

For Advertising

#7 in Italy #328 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1404 Founded

96

Spain | Bilbao

University of the Basque Country

For Advertising

#7 in Spain #331 in the World

60% Acceptance

63,000 Enrollment

97

Greece | Thessaloniki

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

For Advertising

#1 in Greece #334 in the World

20% Acceptance

92,090 Enrollment

1925 Founded

98

Finland | Espoo

Aalto University

For Advertising

#3 in Finland #335 in the World

18% Acceptance

11,440 Enrollment

2010 Founded

99

Sweden | Stockholm

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Advertising

#5 in Sweden #343 in the World

41% Acceptance

14,278 Enrollment

1827 Founded

100

Ireland | Dublin

Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

For Advertising

#2 in Ireland #346 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,430 Enrollment

1592 Founded

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