Best Animal Science Universities in Europe [2026 Rankings]

1

Netherlands | Wageningen

Wageningen University

For Animal Science

#1 in Netherlands #5 in the World

47% Acceptance

12,819 Enrollment

1918 Founded

2

Sweden | Uppsala

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

For Animal Science

#1 in Sweden #10 in the World

58% Acceptance

5,675 Enrollment

1977 Founded

3

Denmark | Aarhus

Aarhus University

For Animal Science

#1 in Denmark #24 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1928 Founded

4

Denmark | Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

For Animal Science

#2 in Denmark #27 in the World

37% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1479 Founded

5

Belgium | Ghent

Ghent University

For Animal Science

#1 in Belgium #32 in the World

34% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1817 Founded

6

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

For Animal Science

#2 in Netherlands #37 in the World

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

7

Ireland | Dublin

University College Dublin

For Animal Science

#1 in Ireland #40 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,321 Enrollment

1854 Founded

8

United Kingdom | England

University of Bristol

For Animal Science

#1 in United Kingdom #41 in the World

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

9

Finland | Helsinki

University of Helsinki

For Animal Science

#1 in Finland #45 in the World

12% Acceptance

31,312 Enrollment

1640 Founded

10

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Animal Science

#2 in United Kingdom #48 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

11

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Animal Science

#3 in United Kingdom #56 in the World

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

12

Norway | Aas

Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Animal Science

#1 in Norway #57 in the World

29% Acceptance

6,345 Enrollment

1859 Founded

13

Italy | Lombardy

University of Milan

For Animal Science

#1 in Italy #61 in the World

21% Acceptance

65,234 Enrollment

1924 Founded

14

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Animal Science

#4 in United Kingdom #69 in the World

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

15

Belgium | Liege

University of Liege

For Animal Science

#2 in Belgium #70 in the World

34% Acceptance

27,678 Enrollment

1817 Founded

16

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Animal Science

#3 in Belgium #71 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

17

United Kingdom | England

University of Reading

For Animal Science

#5 in United Kingdom #74 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1892 Founded

18

Italy | Veneto

University of Padua

For Animal Science

#2 in Italy #76 in the World

40% Acceptance

70,000 Enrollment

1222 Founded

19

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Hohenheim

For Animal Science

#1 in Germany #79 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,392 Enrollment

1818 Founded

20

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

Autonomous University of Barcelona

For Animal Science

#1 in Spain #83 in the World

54% Acceptance

30,926 Enrollment

21

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

For Animal Science

#3 in Italy #94 in the World

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

22

Greece | Thessaloniki

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

For Animal Science

#1 in Greece #95 in the World

20% Acceptance

92,090 Enrollment

1925 Founded

23

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Glasgow

For Animal Science

#8 in United Kingdom #100 in the World

48% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1451 Founded

24

United Kingdom | England

University of Liverpool

For Animal Science

#9 in United Kingdom #106 in the World

24% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1881 Founded

25

Switzerland | Bern

University of Bern

For Animal Science

#1 in Switzerland #111 in the World

26% Acceptance

19,608 Enrollment

26

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Animal Science

#10 in United Kingdom #113 in the World

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

27

Switzerland | Zurich

University of Zurich

For Animal Science

#2 in Switzerland #114 in the World

19% Acceptance

25,732 Enrollment

28

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

For Animal Science

#2 in Sweden #116 in the World

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

29

Croatia | Zagreb

University of Zagreb

For Animal Science

#1 in Croatia #118 in the World

56% Acceptance

65,436 Enrollment

1874 Founded

30

Spain | Madrid

Complutense University of Madrid

For Animal Science

#2 in Spain #119 in the World

56% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

1508 Founded

31

Germany | Brandenburg

Free University of Berlin

For Animal Science

#2 in Germany #123 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

32

Poland | Warsaw

Warsaw University of Life Sciences

For Animal Science

#2 in Poland #132 in the World

60% Acceptance

16,443 Enrollment

1816 Founded

33

Germany | Lower Saxony

University of Gottingen

For Animal Science

#4 in Germany #137 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

34

United Kingdom | England

University of London

For Animal Science

#11 in United Kingdom #139 in the World

36% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

35

United Kingdom | England

University of Leeds

For Animal Science

#13 in United Kingdom #149 in the World

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

36

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

For Animal Science

#5 in Germany #150 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

37

Germany | Bavaria

University of Munich

For Animal Science

#6 in Germany #154 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

38

United Kingdom | England

Newcastle University

For Animal Science

#14 in United Kingdom #157 in the World

23% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1963 Founded

39

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

Kiel University

For Animal Science

#7 in Germany #159 in the World

45% Acceptance

27,468 Enrollment

1665 Founded

40

United Kingdom | Wales

Aberystwyth University

For Animal Science

#15 in United Kingdom #163 in the World

63% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1872 Founded

41

Netherlands | Maastricht

Maastricht University

For Animal Science

#3 in Netherlands #164 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

42

United Kingdom | England

Loughborough University

For Animal Science

#16 in United Kingdom #167 in the World

44% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

43

Netherlands | Groningen

University of Groningen

For Animal Science

#4 in Netherlands #178 in the World

50% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1614 Founded

44

Portugal | Porto

University of Porto

For Animal Science

#1 in Portugal #180 in the World

31% Acceptance

29,178 Enrollment

1911 Founded

45

Italy | Piedmont

University of Turin

For Animal Science

#4 in Italy #183 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1404 Founded

46

Sweden | Stockholm

Karolinska Institute

For Animal Science

#3 in Sweden #184 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,070 Enrollment

1861 Founded

47

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Bonn

For Animal Science

#9 in Germany #186 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

48

Spain | Madrid

Technical University of Madrid

For Animal Science

#6 in Spain #188 in the World

53% Acceptance

28,450 Enrollment

1971 Founded

49

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

Technical University of Denmark

For Animal Science

#3 in Denmark #190 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1829 Founded

50

Spain | Barcelona

University of Barcelona

For Animal Science

#8 in Spain #196 in the World

69% Acceptance

64,236 Enrollment

51

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Animal Science

#3 in Switzerland #198 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

52

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Animal Science

#18 in United Kingdom #202 in the World

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

53

Sweden | Gothenburg

University of Gothenburg

For Animal Science

#4 in Sweden #204 in the World

55% Acceptance

36,003 Enrollment

1891 Founded

54

Sweden | Uppsala

Uppsala University

For Animal Science

#5 in Sweden #209 in the World

69% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1477 Founded

55

Norway | Bergen

University of Bergen

For Animal Science

#2 in Norway #210 in the World

28% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1946 Founded

56

Italy | Campania

Federico II University of Naples

For Animal Science

#5 in Italy #214 in the World

31% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1224 Founded

57

United Kingdom | England

University of Birmingham

For Animal Science

#20 in United Kingdom #225 in the World

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

58

United Kingdom | England

University of Exeter

For Animal Science

#21 in United Kingdom #227 in the World

73% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1955 Founded

59

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Animal Science

#22 in United Kingdom #229 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

60

Norway | Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Animal Science

#4 in Norway #231 in the World

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

61

Norway | Oslo

University of Oslo

For Animal Science

#5 in Norway #235 in the World

27% Acceptance

26,650 Enrollment

1811 Founded

62

Spain | Valencia

Polytechnic University of Valencia

For Animal Science

#9 in Spain #259 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,450 Enrollment

1968 Founded

63

Ireland | Cork

University College Cork

For Animal Science

#2 in Ireland #261 in the World

48% Acceptance

21,894 Enrollment

1845 Founded

64

Spain | Las Palmas

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

For Animal Science

#11 in Spain #266 in the World

81% Acceptance

22,500 Enrollment

1979 Founded

65

Spain | Granada

University of Granada

For Animal Science

#12 in Spain #274 in the World

53% Acceptance

56,842 Enrollment

1531 Founded

66

Czech Republic | Prague

Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague

For Animal Science

#1 in Czech Republic #288 in the World

57% Acceptance

32,963 Enrollment

1906 Founded

67

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Animal Science

#2 in France #294 in the World

15% Acceptance

38,007 Enrollment

1809 Founded

68

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

For Animal Science

#25 in United Kingdom #299 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

69

Serbia | Belgrade

University of Belgrade

For Animal Science

#1 in Serbia #306 in the World

81% Acceptance

75,047 Enrollment

70

Sweden | Stockholm

Stockholm University

For Animal Science

#6 in Sweden #318 in the World

52% Acceptance

37,484 Enrollment

1878 Founded

71

Portugal | Lisbon

University of Lisbon

For Animal Science

#2 in Portugal #326 in the World

37% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

1911 Founded

72

Italy | Lombardy

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

For Animal Science

#9 in Italy #335 in the World

40% Acceptance

23,000 Enrollment

1921 Founded

73

Italy | Umbria

University of Perugia

For Animal Science

#10 in Italy #343 in the World

42% Acceptance

26,732 Enrollment

1308 Founded

74

Serbia | Novi Sad

University of Novi Sad

For Animal Science

#2 in Serbia #345 in the World

80% Acceptance

48,791 Enrollment

75

Netherlands | Nijmegen

Radboud University

For Animal Science

#5 in Netherlands #357 in the World

43% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

76

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Parma

For Animal Science

#11 in Italy #358 in the World

39% Acceptance

22,800 Enrollment

1117 Founded

77

Italy | Tuscany

University of Florence

For Animal Science

#12 in Italy #363 in the World

30% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1321 Founded

78

Switzerland | Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

For Animal Science

#4 in Switzerland #367 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

79

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Animal Science

#4 in France #370 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

80

Belgium | Antwerp

University of Antwerp

For Animal Science

#4 in Belgium #371 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

2003 Founded

81

Finland | Jyvaskyla

University of Jyvaskyla

For Animal Science

#3 in Finland #383 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,870 Enrollment

1934 Founded

82

Italy | Tuscany

University of Pisa

For Animal Science

#14 in Italy #385 in the World

39% Acceptance

47,736 Enrollment

1343 Founded

83

Finland | Turku

University of Turku

For Animal Science

#4 in Finland #386 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,800 Enrollment

1920 Founded

84

Germany | Brandenburg

Humboldt University of Berlin

For Animal Science

#11 in Germany #393 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

85

Austria | Vienna

University of Vienna

For Animal Science

#3 in Austria #402 in the World

33% Acceptance

93,628 Enrollment

1365 Founded

86

Germany | Saxony-Anhalt

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

For Animal Science

#12 in Germany #410 in the World

50% Acceptance

19,387 Enrollment

1817 Founded

87

Sweden | Umea

Umea University

For Animal Science

#7 in Sweden #427 in the World

61% Acceptance

34,237 Enrollment

1965 Founded

88

Greece | Athens

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

For Animal Science

#4 in Greece #435 in the World

19% Acceptance

70,461 Enrollment

1837 Founded

89

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Animal Science

#28 in United Kingdom #449 in the World

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

90

Netherlands | Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam

For Animal Science

#6 in Netherlands #450 in the World

45% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

91

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Animal Science

#7 in Netherlands #463 in the World

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

92

Spain | Valencia

University of Valencia

For Animal Science

#16 in Spain #467 in the World

51% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

93

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Animal Science

#30 in United Kingdom #469 in the World

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

94

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

Catholic University of Louvain

For Animal Science

#5 in Belgium #470 in the World

34% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1425 Founded

95

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Tubingen

For Animal Science

#13 in Germany #487 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

96

Poland | Krakow

Jagiellonian University

For Animal Science

#9 in Poland #496 in the World

53% Acceptance

33,549 Enrollment

1364 Founded

97

United Kingdom | England

Liverpool John Moores University

For Animal Science

#32 in United Kingdom #514 in the World

46% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1992 Founded

98

United Kingdom | England

University of Surrey

For Animal Science

#33 in United Kingdom #516 in the World

32% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1966 Founded

99

Germany | Hesse

University of Kassel

For Animal Science

#14 in Germany #521 in the World

36% Acceptance

21,352 Enrollment

1971 Founded

100

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Animal Science

#15 in Germany #529 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

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