Best Animation Universities in Europe [2026 Rankings]

1

Switzerland | Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

For Animation

#1 in Switzerland #4 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

2

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Animation

#2 in Switzerland #20 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

3

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Animation

#1 in United Kingdom #24 in the World

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

4

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Animation

#2 in United Kingdom #28 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

5

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Animation

#3 in United Kingdom #36 in the World

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

6

Netherlands | Delft

Delft University of Technology

For Animation

#1 in Netherlands #37 in the World

50% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1842 Founded

7

Spain | Barcelona

Technical University of Catalonia

For Animation

#1 in Spain #42 in the World

51% Acceptance

29,812 Enrollment

8

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

For Animation

#1 in Germany #50 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

9

Germany | Bavaria

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Animation

#2 in Germany #53 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

10

Switzerland | Geneva

University of Geneva

For Animation

#3 in Switzerland #55 in the World

25% Acceptance

17,744 Enrollment

11

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

RWTH Aachen University

For Animation

#3 in Germany #62 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

12

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Animation

#4 in United Kingdom #70 in the World

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

13

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Stuttgart

For Animation

#4 in Germany #71 in the World

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

14

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Animation

#1 in Belgium #73 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

15

Germany | Hesse

Darmstadt University of Technology

For Animation

#5 in Germany #76 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,969 Enrollment

1877 Founded

16

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Animation

#1 in France #79 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

17

Austria | Vienna

Vienna University of Technology

For Animation

#1 in Austria #81 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,341 Enrollment

1872 Founded

18

Italy | Lombardy

Polytechnic University of Milan

For Animation

#1 in Italy #93 in the World

28% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1863 Founded

19

Sweden | Linkoping

Linkoping University

For Animation

#1 in Sweden #98 in the World

41% Acceptance

22,441 Enrollment

1975 Founded

20

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

Technical University of Denmark

For Animation

#1 in Denmark #99 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1829 Founded

21

United Kingdom | England

University of Surrey

For Animation

#5 in United Kingdom #100 in the World

32% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1966 Founded

22

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

For Animation

#2 in Netherlands #103 in the World

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

23

Italy | Veneto

University of Padua

For Animation

#2 in Italy #106 in the World

40% Acceptance

70,000 Enrollment

1222 Founded

24

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

For Animation

#6 in United Kingdom #108 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

25

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Animation

#6 in Germany #112 in the World

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

26

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Animation

#7 in United Kingdom #113 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

27

Sweden | Stockholm

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Animation

#2 in Sweden #114 in the World

41% Acceptance

14,278 Enrollment

1827 Founded

28

United Kingdom | England

University of Bristol

For Animation

#8 in United Kingdom #123 in the World

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

29

Italy | Piedmont

Polytechnic University of Turin

For Animation

#3 in Italy #127 in the World

40% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1859 Founded

30

Norway | Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Animation

#1 in Norway #128 in the World

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

31

Ireland | Dublin

Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

For Animation

#1 in Ireland #131 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,430 Enrollment

1592 Founded

32

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

For Animation

#4 in Italy #141 in the World

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded

33

Germany | Hamburg State

University of Hamburg

For Animation

#7 in Germany #142 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

34

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Bonn

For Animation

#8 in Germany #143 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

35

Denmark | Aarhus

Aarhus University

For Animation

#2 in Denmark #145 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1928 Founded

36

Netherlands | Eindhoven

Eindhoven University of Technology

For Animation

#3 in Netherlands #147 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,069 Enrollment

1956 Founded

37

Belgium | Ghent

Ghent University

For Animation

#2 in Belgium #148 in the World

34% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1817 Founded

38

Germany | Lower Saxony

University of Gottingen

For Animation

#9 in Germany #149 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

39

Italy | Trentino-South Tyrol

University of Trento

For Animation

#5 in Italy #155 in the World

73% Acceptance

16,239 Enrollment

1962 Founded

40

Netherlands | Enschede

University of Twente

For Animation

#4 in Netherlands #156 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1961 Founded

41

United Kingdom | England

University of East Anglia

For Animation

#9 in United Kingdom #157 in the World

22% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1963 Founded

42

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Animation

#10 in United Kingdom #163 in the World

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

43

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Animation

#11 in United Kingdom #166 in the World

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

44

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

For Animation

#7 in Italy #167 in the World

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

45

Spain | Valencia

Polytechnic University of Valencia

For Animation

#3 in Spain #168 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,450 Enrollment

1968 Founded

46

Finland | Espoo

Aalto University

For Animation

#1 in Finland #172 in the World

18% Acceptance

11,440 Enrollment

2010 Founded

47

Germany | Lower Saxony

Leibniz University of Hanover

For Animation

#11 in Germany #173 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,018 Enrollment

1831 Founded

48

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Tubingen

For Animation

#12 in Germany #175 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

49

Belgium | Liege

University of Liege

For Animation

#3 in Belgium #176 in the World

34% Acceptance

27,678 Enrollment

1817 Founded

50

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Glasgow

For Animation

#12 in United Kingdom #177 in the World

48% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1451 Founded

51

Portugal | Porto

University of Porto

For Animation

#1 in Portugal #178 in the World

31% Acceptance

29,178 Enrollment

1911 Founded

52

Germany | Brandenburg

Technical University of Berlin

For Animation

#13 in Germany #180 in the World

23% Acceptance

34,842 Enrollment

1946 Founded

53

Sweden | Gothenburg

Chalmers University of Technology

For Animation

#3 in Sweden #183 in the World

79% Acceptance

10,773 Enrollment

1829 Founded

54

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Animation

#5 in Netherlands #184 in the World

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

55

Sweden | Uppsala

Uppsala University

For Animation

#4 in Sweden #188 in the World

69% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1477 Founded

56

Germany | Saxony

Dresden University of Technology

For Animation

#14 in Germany #190 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

57

United Kingdom | England

Bournemouth University

For Animation

#13 in United Kingdom #192 in the World

55% Acceptance

14,293 Enrollment

1992 Founded

58

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr University Bochum

For Animation

#15 in Germany #193 in the World

28% Acceptance

42,954 Enrollment

1962 Founded

59

Greece | Athens

National Technical University of Athens

For Animation

#1 in Greece #194 in the World

20% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

60

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

For Animation

#5 in Sweden #197 in the World

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

61

Norway | Oslo

University of Oslo

For Animation

#2 in Norway #199 in the World

27% Acceptance

26,650 Enrollment

1811 Founded

62

Spain | Madrid

Technical University of Madrid

For Animation

#4 in Spain #201 in the World

53% Acceptance

28,450 Enrollment

1971 Founded

63

Italy | Lombardy

University of Milan

For Animation

#8 in Italy #204 in the World

21% Acceptance

65,234 Enrollment

1924 Founded

64

Finland | Tampere

University of Tampere

For Animation

#2 in Finland #207 in the World

12% Acceptance

18,400 Enrollment

1925 Founded

65

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Animation

#4 in France #218 in the World

15% Acceptance

38,007 Enrollment

1809 Founded

66

Netherlands | Groningen

University of Groningen

For Animation

#6 in Netherlands #221 in the World

50% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1614 Founded

67

United Kingdom | England

University of Bath

For Animation

#14 in United Kingdom #222 in the World

67% Acceptance

18,857 Enrollment

1966 Founded

68

Germany | Lower Saxony

Braunschweig University of Technology

For Animation

#18 in Germany #224 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,794 Enrollment

1745 Founded

69

Denmark | Aalborg

Aalborg University

For Animation

#3 in Denmark #225 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,353 Enrollment

1974 Founded

70

France | Ile-de-France

Polytechnic School

For Animation

#5 in France #231 in the World

11% Acceptance

2,790 Enrollment

1794 Founded

71

Croatia | Zagreb

University of Zagreb

For Animation

#1 in Croatia #233 in the World

56% Acceptance

65,436 Enrollment

1874 Founded

72

Italy | Campania

Federico II University of Naples

For Animation

#10 in Italy #234 in the World

31% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1224 Founded

73

Portugal | Lisbon

University of Lisbon

For Animation

#2 in Portugal #237 in the World

37% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

1911 Founded

74

Austria | Vienna

University of Vienna

For Animation

#2 in Austria #239 in the World

33% Acceptance

93,628 Enrollment

1365 Founded

75

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

Catholic University of Louvain

For Animation

#4 in Belgium #241 in the World

34% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1425 Founded

76

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Animation

#15 in United Kingdom #243 in the World

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

77

United Kingdom | England

Brunel University London

For Animation

#16 in United Kingdom #248 in the World

54% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

78

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Freiburg

For Animation

#21 in Germany #255 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

79

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

TU Dortmund University

For Animation

#22 in Germany #256 in the World

59% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1968 Founded

80

United Kingdom | Wales

Cardiff University

For Animation

#18 in United Kingdom #259 in the World

39% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1997 Founded

81

United Kingdom | England

University of Leeds

For Animation

#19 in United Kingdom #262 in the World

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

82

Denmark | Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

For Animation

#4 in Denmark #263 in the World

37% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1479 Founded

83

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Parma

For Animation

#11 in Italy #267 in the World

39% Acceptance

22,800 Enrollment

1117 Founded

84

Netherlands | Wageningen

Wageningen University

For Animation

#7 in Netherlands #271 in the World

47% Acceptance

12,819 Enrollment

1918 Founded

85

United Kingdom | England

University of Leicester

For Animation

#21 in United Kingdom #273 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1957 Founded

86

Finland | Oulu

University of Oulu

For Animation

#3 in Finland #277 in the World

31% Acceptance

2,900 Enrollment

1958 Founded

87

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Animation

#23 in Germany #284 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,607 Enrollment

1970 Founded

88

Hungary | Budapest

Budapest University of Technology and Economics

For Animation

#1 in Hungary #289 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,152 Enrollment

1782 Founded

89

Spain | Valencia

University of Valencia

For Animation

#5 in Spain #292 in the World

51% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

90

United Kingdom | England

University of York

For Animation

#22 in United Kingdom #293 in the World

20% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1963 Founded

91

United Kingdom | Wales

Aberystwyth University

For Animation

#23 in United Kingdom #296 in the World

63% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1872 Founded

92

Italy | Calabria

University of Calabria

For Animation

#13 in Italy #297 in the World

21% Acceptance

19,401 Enrollment

1972 Founded

93

Poland | Warsaw

Warsaw University of Technology

For Animation

#1 in Poland #298 in the World

71% Acceptance

27,072 Enrollment

1826 Founded

94

Italy | Tuscany

University of Florence

For Animation

#14 in Italy #299 in the World

30% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1321 Founded

95

Switzerland | Zurich

University of Zurich

For Animation

#4 in Switzerland #300 in the World

19% Acceptance

25,732 Enrollment

96

Greece | Athens

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

For Animation

#2 in Greece #301 in the World

19% Acceptance

70,461 Enrollment

1837 Founded

97

Finland | Helsinki

University of Helsinki

For Animation

#4 in Finland #303 in the World

12% Acceptance

31,312 Enrollment

1640 Founded

98

Greece | Thessaloniki

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

For Animation

#3 in Greece #304 in the World

20% Acceptance

92,090 Enrollment

1925 Founded

99

Austria | Graz

Graz University of Technology

For Animation

#3 in Austria #306 in the World

41% Acceptance

16,436 Enrollment

1874 Founded

100

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Animation

#24 in Germany #313 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

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