Best Architecture Universities in Europe [2026 Rankings]

1

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Architecture

#1 in United Kingdom #7 in the World

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

2

Italy | Lombardy

Polytechnic University of Milan

For Architecture

#1 in Italy #8 in the World

28% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1863 Founded

3

Netherlands | Delft

Delft University of Technology

For Architecture

#1 in Netherlands #12 in the World

50% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1842 Founded

4

Spain | Barcelona

Technical University of Catalonia

For Architecture

#1 in Spain #13 in the World

51% Acceptance

29,812 Enrollment

5

Austria | Vienna

Vienna University of Technology

For Architecture

#1 in Austria #16 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,341 Enrollment

1872 Founded

6

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Architecture

#1 in Switzerland #17 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

7

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Architecture

#1 in Belgium #18 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

8

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Architecture

#2 in United Kingdom #21 in the World

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

9

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Architecture

#3 in United Kingdom #22 in the World

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

10

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

For Architecture

#2 in Italy #29 in the World

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded

11

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

For Architecture

#1 in Germany #30 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

12

Switzerland | Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

For Architecture

#2 in Switzerland #32 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

13

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Stuttgart

For Architecture

#2 in Germany #33 in the World

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

14

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Architecture

#4 in United Kingdom #34 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

15

Spain | Madrid

Technical University of Madrid

For Architecture

#2 in Spain #38 in the World

53% Acceptance

28,450 Enrollment

1971 Founded

16

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

For Architecture

#3 in Italy #39 in the World

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

17

Italy | Piedmont

Polytechnic University of Turin

For Architecture

#4 in Italy #43 in the World

40% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1859 Founded

18

Sweden | Stockholm

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Architecture

#1 in Sweden #47 in the World

41% Acceptance

14,278 Enrollment

1827 Founded

19

Netherlands | Eindhoven

Eindhoven University of Technology

For Architecture

#2 in Netherlands #49 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,069 Enrollment

1956 Founded

20

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Architecture

#5 in United Kingdom #50 in the World

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

21

Spain | Valencia

Polytechnic University of Valencia

For Architecture

#3 in Spain #53 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,450 Enrollment

1968 Founded

22

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Architecture

#6 in United Kingdom #62 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

23

Portugal | Lisbon

University of Lisbon

For Architecture

#1 in Portugal #64 in the World

37% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

1911 Founded

24

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Architecture

#3 in Germany #66 in the World

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

25

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

RWTH Aachen University

For Architecture

#4 in Germany #68 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

26

Netherlands | Enschede

University of Twente

For Architecture

#3 in Netherlands #70 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1961 Founded

27

Germany | Hesse

Darmstadt University of Technology

For Architecture

#5 in Germany #75 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,969 Enrollment

1877 Founded

28

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Architecture

#4 in Netherlands #77 in the World

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

29

Germany | Brandenburg

Technical University of Berlin

For Architecture

#6 in Germany #81 in the World

23% Acceptance

34,842 Enrollment

1946 Founded

30

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Architecture

#7 in United Kingdom #84 in the World

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

31

Norway | Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Architecture

#1 in Norway #88 in the World

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

32

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Architecture

#1 in France #91 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

33

Finland | Espoo

Aalto University

For Architecture

#1 in Finland #94 in the World

18% Acceptance

11,440 Enrollment

2010 Founded

34

Netherlands | Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam

For Architecture

#5 in Netherlands #95 in the World

45% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

35

United Kingdom | England

Lancaster University

For Architecture

#8 in United Kingdom #96 in the World

22% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1964 Founded

36

Greece | Athens

National Technical University of Athens

For Architecture

#1 in Greece #100 in the World

20% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

37

Denmark | Aalborg

Aalborg University

For Architecture

#1 in Denmark #103 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,353 Enrollment

1974 Founded

38

Italy | Liguria

University of Genoa

For Architecture

#5 in Italy #107 in the World

39% Acceptance

36,728 Enrollment

1481 Founded

39

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

For Architecture

#9 in United Kingdom #115 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

40

Spain | Getafe

Carlos III University, Madrid

For Architecture

#4 in Spain #116 in the World

27% Acceptance

14,343 Enrollment

1989 Founded

41

Netherlands | Groningen

University of Groningen

For Architecture

#6 in Netherlands #117 in the World

50% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1614 Founded

42

Spain | Seville

University of Seville

For Architecture

#5 in Spain #118 in the World

45% Acceptance

36,054 Enrollment

1505 Founded

43

Italy | Campania

Federico II University of Naples

For Architecture

#6 in Italy #120 in the World

31% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1224 Founded

44

Switzerland | Zurich

University of Zurich

For Architecture

#3 in Switzerland #121 in the World

19% Acceptance

25,732 Enrollment

45

Italy | Veneto

University of Padua

For Architecture

#7 in Italy #123 in the World

40% Acceptance

70,000 Enrollment

1222 Founded

46

Italy | Tuscany

University of Florence

For Architecture

#8 in Italy #126 in the World

30% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1321 Founded

47

Italy | Tuscany

University of Pisa

For Architecture

#9 in Italy #127 in the World

39% Acceptance

47,736 Enrollment

1343 Founded

48

United Kingdom | England

Newcastle University

For Architecture

#10 in United Kingdom #129 in the World

23% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1963 Founded

49

Finland | Tampere

University of Tampere

For Architecture

#2 in Finland #132 in the World

12% Acceptance

18,400 Enrollment

1925 Founded

50

Belgium | Ghent

Ghent University

For Architecture

#2 in Belgium #135 in the World

34% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1817 Founded

51

Germany | Hamburg State

University of Hamburg

For Architecture

#7 in Germany #136 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

52

Sweden | Gothenburg

Chalmers University of Technology

For Architecture

#2 in Sweden #147 in the World

79% Acceptance

10,773 Enrollment

1829 Founded

53

Denmark | Aarhus

Aarhus University

For Architecture

#2 in Denmark #148 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1928 Founded

54

Poland | Krakow

AGH University of Science and Technology

For Architecture

#1 in Poland #149 in the World

52% Acceptance

19,750 Enrollment

1919 Founded

55

Greece | Patras

University of Patras

For Architecture

#2 in Greece #152 in the World

19% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

56

Germany | Saxony

Dresden University of Technology

For Architecture

#8 in Germany #154 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

57

United Kingdom | Wales

Cardiff University

For Architecture

#11 in United Kingdom #155 in the World

39% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1997 Founded

58

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Architecture

#12 in United Kingdom #160 in the World

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

59

Greece | Athens

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

For Architecture

#3 in Greece #161 in the World

19% Acceptance

70,461 Enrollment

1837 Founded

60

Portugal | Porto

University of Porto

For Architecture

#2 in Portugal #163 in the World

31% Acceptance

29,178 Enrollment

1911 Founded

61

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

Technical University of Denmark

For Architecture

#3 in Denmark #164 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1829 Founded

62

Portugal | Braga

University of Minho

For Architecture

#3 in Portugal #165 in the World

40% Acceptance

19,077 Enrollment

1973 Founded

63

Italy | Trentino-South Tyrol

University of Trento

For Architecture

#11 in Italy #167 in the World

73% Acceptance

16,239 Enrollment

1962 Founded

64

United Kingdom | England

Loughborough University

For Architecture

#13 in United Kingdom #169 in the World

44% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

65

Portugal | Coimbra

University of Coimbra

For Architecture

#4 in Portugal #170 in the World

13% Acceptance

25,580 Enrollment

1290 Founded

66

United Kingdom | England

University of York

For Architecture

#14 in United Kingdom #173 in the World

20% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1963 Founded

67

Austria | Vienna

University of Vienna

For Architecture

#2 in Austria #174 in the World

33% Acceptance

93,628 Enrollment

1365 Founded

68

Spain | Malaga

University of Malaga

For Architecture

#6 in Spain #176 in the World

45% Acceptance

36,054 Enrollment

1972 Founded

69

Serbia | Belgrade

University of Belgrade

For Architecture

#1 in Serbia #177 in the World

81% Acceptance

75,047 Enrollment

70

Norway | Oslo

University of Oslo

For Architecture

#2 in Norway #180 in the World

27% Acceptance

26,650 Enrollment

1811 Founded

71

United Kingdom | England

Durham University

For Architecture

#15 in United Kingdom #182 in the World

46% Acceptance

19,520 Enrollment

1832 Founded

72

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Strathclyde

For Architecture

#16 in United Kingdom #184 in the World

47% Acceptance

18,857 Enrollment

1964 Founded

73

Germany | Bavaria

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Architecture

#10 in Germany #187 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

74

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Architecture

#11 in Germany #189 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,607 Enrollment

1970 Founded

75

Poland | Warsaw

Warsaw University of Technology

For Architecture

#2 in Poland #190 in the World

71% Acceptance

27,072 Enrollment

1826 Founded

76

Denmark | Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

For Architecture

#4 in Denmark #191 in the World

37% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1479 Founded

77

Ireland | Dublin

Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

For Architecture

#1 in Ireland #192 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,430 Enrollment

1592 Founded

78

United Kingdom | England

Queen Mary University of London

For Architecture

#17 in United Kingdom #194 in the World

18% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1989 Founded

79

United Kingdom | England

University of Leeds

For Architecture

#18 in United Kingdom #196 in the World

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

80

Austria | Graz

Graz University of Technology

For Architecture

#3 in Austria #201 in the World

41% Acceptance

16,436 Enrollment

1874 Founded

81

United Kingdom | England

University of Liverpool

For Architecture

#19 in United Kingdom #203 in the World

24% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1881 Founded

82

United Kingdom | England

University of Bristol

For Architecture

#20 in United Kingdom #204 in the World

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

83

Netherlands | Tilburg

Tilburg University

For Architecture

#7 in Netherlands #205 in the World

57% Acceptance

19,178 Enrollment

1927 Founded

84

Italy | Calabria

University of Calabria

For Architecture

#12 in Italy #207 in the World

21% Acceptance

19,401 Enrollment

1972 Founded

85

Greece | Thessaloniki

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

For Architecture

#4 in Greece #209 in the World

20% Acceptance

92,090 Enrollment

1925 Founded

86

Switzerland | St. Gallen

University of St. Gallen

For Architecture

#4 in Switzerland #210 in the World

33% Acceptance

7,666 Enrollment

87

Finland | Oulu

University of Oulu

For Architecture

#3 in Finland #211 in the World

31% Acceptance

2,900 Enrollment

1958 Founded

88

United Kingdom | England

Brunel University London

For Architecture

#21 in United Kingdom #212 in the World

54% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

89

Spain | Madrid

Complutense University of Madrid

For Architecture

#7 in Spain #215 in the World

56% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

1508 Founded

90

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Freiburg

For Architecture

#12 in Germany #219 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

91

United Kingdom | England

University of Kent

For Architecture

#22 in United Kingdom #221 in the World

50% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1965 Founded

92

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

For Architecture

#8 in Netherlands #223 in the World

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

93

United Kingdom | England

University of Birmingham

For Architecture

#23 in United Kingdom #225 in the World

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

94

Italy | Lombardy

University of Milan

For Architecture

#14 in Italy #227 in the World

21% Acceptance

65,234 Enrollment

1924 Founded

95

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

For Architecture

#3 in Sweden #230 in the World

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

96

Germany | Lower Saxony

Braunschweig University of Technology

For Architecture

#14 in Germany #231 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,794 Enrollment

1745 Founded

97

Portugal | Lisbon

New University of Lisbon

For Architecture

#5 in Portugal #235 in the World

38% Acceptance

20,077 Enrollment

1973 Founded

98

Croatia | Zagreb

University of Zagreb

For Architecture

#1 in Croatia #236 in the World

56% Acceptance

65,436 Enrollment

1874 Founded

99

Ireland | Dublin

University College Dublin

For Architecture

#2 in Ireland #240 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,321 Enrollment

1854 Founded

100

Poland | Wroclaw

Wroclaw University of Technology

For Architecture

#3 in Poland #243 in the World

30% Acceptance

27,388 Enrollment

1945 Founded

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