Best Automation and Control Universities in Europe [2026 Rankings]

1

Netherlands | Delft

Delft University of Technology

For Automation and Control

#1 in Netherlands #17 in the World

50% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1842 Founded

2

Denmark | Aalborg

Aalborg University

For Automation and Control

#1 in Denmark #19 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,353 Enrollment

1974 Founded

3

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Automation and Control

#1 in Switzerland #22 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

4

Italy | Lombardy

Polytechnic University of Milan

For Automation and Control

#1 in Italy #23 in the World

28% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1863 Founded

5

Switzerland | Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

For Automation and Control

#2 in Switzerland #34 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

6

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Automation and Control

#1 in United Kingdom #43 in the World

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

7

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

For Automation and Control

#1 in Germany #44 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

8

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Automation and Control

#2 in United Kingdom #45 in the World

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

9

Netherlands | Eindhoven

Eindhoven University of Technology

For Automation and Control

#2 in Netherlands #46 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,069 Enrollment

1956 Founded

10

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Automation and Control

#3 in United Kingdom #47 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

11

Norway | Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Automation and Control

#1 in Norway #49 in the World

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

12

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

For Automation and Control

#1 in Sweden #51 in the World

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

13

Italy | Piedmont

Polytechnic University of Turin

For Automation and Control

#2 in Italy #54 in the World

40% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1859 Founded

14

Austria | Vienna

Vienna University of Technology

For Automation and Control

#1 in Austria #60 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,341 Enrollment

1872 Founded

15

Sweden | Linkoping

Linkoping University

For Automation and Control

#2 in Sweden #61 in the World

41% Acceptance

22,441 Enrollment

1975 Founded

16

Spain | Barcelona

Technical University of Catalonia

For Automation and Control

#1 in Spain #63 in the World

51% Acceptance

29,812 Enrollment

17

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

RWTH Aachen University

For Automation and Control

#2 in Germany #64 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

18

Sweden | Stockholm

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Automation and Control

#3 in Sweden #65 in the World

41% Acceptance

14,278 Enrollment

1827 Founded

19

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

For Automation and Control

#3 in Italy #66 in the World

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded

20

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Automation and Control

#1 in Belgium #67 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

21

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Automation and Control

#4 in United Kingdom #69 in the World

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

22

Spain | Seville

University of Seville

For Automation and Control

#2 in Spain #70 in the World

45% Acceptance

36,054 Enrollment

1505 Founded

23

Italy | Veneto

University of Padua

For Automation and Control

#4 in Italy #77 in the World

40% Acceptance

70,000 Enrollment

1222 Founded

24

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Stuttgart

For Automation and Control

#3 in Germany #80 in the World

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

25

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

For Automation and Control

#5 in Italy #93 in the World

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

26

Poland | Warsaw

Warsaw University of Technology

For Automation and Control

#1 in Poland #99 in the World

71% Acceptance

27,072 Enrollment

1826 Founded

27

Netherlands | Enschede

University of Twente

For Automation and Control

#3 in Netherlands #101 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1961 Founded

28

Germany | Hesse

Darmstadt University of Technology

For Automation and Control

#4 in Germany #102 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,969 Enrollment

1877 Founded

29

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Automation and Control

#5 in Germany #104 in the World

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

30

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Glasgow

For Automation and Control

#5 in United Kingdom #106 in the World

48% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1451 Founded

31

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Automation and Control

#6 in United Kingdom #114 in the World

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

32

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Automation and Control

#7 in United Kingdom #117 in the World

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

33

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

Technical University of Denmark

For Automation and Control

#2 in Denmark #119 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1829 Founded

34

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Strathclyde

For Automation and Control

#8 in United Kingdom #122 in the World

47% Acceptance

18,857 Enrollment

1964 Founded

35

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

For Automation and Control

#9 in United Kingdom #129 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

36

Greece | Athens

National Technical University of Athens

For Automation and Control

#1 in Greece #130 in the World

20% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

37

Italy | Tuscany

University of Pisa

For Automation and Control

#6 in Italy #134 in the World

39% Acceptance

47,736 Enrollment

1343 Founded

38

Germany | Brandenburg

Technical University of Berlin

For Automation and Control

#6 in Germany #144 in the World

23% Acceptance

34,842 Enrollment

1946 Founded

39

United Kingdom | England

Loughborough University

For Automation and Control

#10 in United Kingdom #149 in the World

44% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

40

Italy | Campania

Federico II University of Naples

For Automation and Control

#7 in Italy #156 in the World

31% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1224 Founded

41

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr University Bochum

For Automation and Control

#7 in Germany #168 in the World

28% Acceptance

42,954 Enrollment

1962 Founded

42

Spain | Valencia

Polytechnic University of Valencia

For Automation and Control

#3 in Spain #181 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,450 Enrollment

1968 Founded

43

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

TU Dortmund University

For Automation and Control

#8 in Germany #182 in the World

59% Acceptance

34,616 Enrollment

1968 Founded

44

United Kingdom | England

University of Bristol

For Automation and Control

#11 in United Kingdom #186 in the World

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

45

Ireland | Dublin

Dublin Institute of Technology

For Automation and Control

#1 in Ireland #188 in the World

59% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1992 Founded

46

Sweden | Gothenburg

Chalmers University of Technology

For Automation and Control

#4 in Sweden #196 in the World

79% Acceptance

10,773 Enrollment

1829 Founded

47

Poland | Krakow

AGH University of Science and Technology

For Automation and Control

#2 in Poland #198 in the World

52% Acceptance

19,750 Enrollment

1919 Founded

48

United Kingdom | England

Newcastle University

For Automation and Control

#12 in United Kingdom #201 in the World

23% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1963 Founded

49

United Kingdom | England

University of Leicester

For Automation and Control

#13 in United Kingdom #208 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1957 Founded

50

Greece | Patras

University of Patras

For Automation and Control

#2 in Greece #211 in the World

19% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

51

Belgium | Ghent

Ghent University

For Automation and Control

#2 in Belgium #212 in the World

34% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1817 Founded

52

Italy | Liguria

University of Genoa

For Automation and Control

#9 in Italy #223 in the World

39% Acceptance

36,728 Enrollment

1481 Founded

53

Poland | Gliwice

Silesian University of Technology

For Automation and Control

#4 in Poland #230 in the World

50% Acceptance

27,200 Enrollment

1945 Founded

54

Portugal | Porto

University of Porto

For Automation and Control

#1 in Portugal #232 in the World

31% Acceptance

29,178 Enrollment

1911 Founded

55

Portugal | Lisbon

University of Lisbon

For Automation and Control

#2 in Portugal #240 in the World

37% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

1911 Founded

56

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Automation and Control

#14 in United Kingdom #243 in the World

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

57

Poland | Wroclaw

Wroclaw University of Technology

For Automation and Control

#5 in Poland #244 in the World

30% Acceptance

27,388 Enrollment

1945 Founded

58

Spain | Madrid

Technical University of Madrid

For Automation and Control

#4 in Spain #246 in the World

53% Acceptance

28,450 Enrollment

1971 Founded

59

United Kingdom | England

University of Bath

For Automation and Control

#15 in United Kingdom #256 in the World

67% Acceptance

18,857 Enrollment

1966 Founded

60

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Automation and Control

#3 in France #258 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

61

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Automation and Control

#16 in United Kingdom #264 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

62

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

Catholic University of Louvain

For Automation and Control

#3 in Belgium #268 in the World

34% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1425 Founded

63

Spain | Bilbao

University of the Basque Country

For Automation and Control

#5 in Spain #271 in the World

60% Acceptance

63,000 Enrollment

64

Croatia | Zagreb

University of Zagreb

For Automation and Control

#1 in Croatia #272 in the World

56% Acceptance

65,436 Enrollment

1874 Founded

65

United Kingdom | England

Cranfield University

For Automation and Control

#17 in United Kingdom #274 in the World

59% Acceptance

4,825 Enrollment

1993 Founded

66

Hungary | Budapest

Budapest University of Technology and Economics

For Automation and Control

#1 in Hungary #278 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,152 Enrollment

1782 Founded

67

Belgium | Liege

University of Liege

For Automation and Control

#5 in Belgium #280 in the World

34% Acceptance

27,678 Enrollment

1817 Founded

68

Germany | Saxony

Dresden University of Technology

For Automation and Control

#12 in Germany #286 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

69

Italy | Tuscany

University of Florence

For Automation and Control

#14 in Italy #291 in the World

30% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1321 Founded

70

Finland | Tampere

University of Tampere

For Automation and Control

#1 in Finland #295 in the World

12% Acceptance

18,400 Enrollment

1925 Founded

71

Slovakia | Kosice

Technical University of Kosice

For Automation and Control

#2 in Slovakia #298 in the World

70% Acceptance

9,714 Enrollment

1952 Founded

72

United Kingdom | England

University of Liverpool

For Automation and Control

#18 in United Kingdom #299 in the World

24% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1881 Founded

73

Netherlands | Groningen

University of Groningen

For Automation and Control

#4 in Netherlands #300 in the World

50% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1614 Founded

74

Serbia | Belgrade

University of Belgrade

For Automation and Control

#1 in Serbia #306 in the World

81% Acceptance

75,047 Enrollment

75

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Automation and Control

#4 in France #311 in the World

15% Acceptance

38,007 Enrollment

1809 Founded

76

United Kingdom | England

Liverpool John Moores University

For Automation and Control

#19 in United Kingdom #320 in the World

46% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1992 Founded

77

Germany | Lower Saxony

Leibniz University of Hanover

For Automation and Control

#13 in Germany #321 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,018 Enrollment

1831 Founded

78

United Kingdom | England

University of Leeds

For Automation and Control

#20 in United Kingdom #323 in the World

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

79

United Kingdom | England

Queen Mary University of London

For Automation and Control

#21 in United Kingdom #324 in the World

18% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1989 Founded

80

Germany | Hamburg State

University of Hamburg

For Automation and Control

#14 in Germany #325 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

81

United Kingdom | England

University of Sussex

For Automation and Control

#22 in United Kingdom #332 in the World

35% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1961 Founded

82

Portugal | Coimbra

University of Coimbra

For Automation and Control

#3 in Portugal #337 in the World

13% Acceptance

25,580 Enrollment

1290 Founded

83

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

Autonomous University of Barcelona

For Automation and Control

#6 in Spain #340 in the World

54% Acceptance

30,926 Enrollment

84

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Automation and Control

#5 in Netherlands #357 in the World

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

85

Germany | Lower Saxony

Braunschweig University of Technology

For Automation and Control

#15 in Germany #376 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,794 Enrollment

1745 Founded

86

Germany | Bavaria

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Automation and Control

#16 in Germany #378 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

87

Finland | Espoo

Aalto University

For Automation and Control

#2 in Finland #382 in the World

18% Acceptance

11,440 Enrollment

2010 Founded

88

United Kingdom | England

University of Birmingham

For Automation and Control

#24 in United Kingdom #383 in the World

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

89

Greece | Thessaloniki

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

For Automation and Control

#3 in Greece #387 in the World

20% Acceptance

92,090 Enrollment

1925 Founded

90

Spain | Malaga

University of Malaga

For Automation and Control

#7 in Spain #393 in the World

45% Acceptance

36,054 Enrollment

1972 Founded

91

United Kingdom | England

University of Warwick

For Automation and Control

#26 in United Kingdom #410 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1965 Founded

92

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Freiburg

For Automation and Control

#17 in Germany #417 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

93

Sweden | Uppsala

Uppsala University

For Automation and Control

#5 in Sweden #425 in the World

69% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1477 Founded

94

United Kingdom | England

University of Surrey

For Automation and Control

#28 in United Kingdom #428 in the World

32% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1966 Founded

95

Spain | Getafe

Carlos III University, Madrid

For Automation and Control

#8 in Spain #438 in the World

27% Acceptance

14,343 Enrollment

1989 Founded

96

Germany | Hamburg State

Hamburg University of Technology

For Automation and Control

#19 in Germany #453 in the World

45% Acceptance

7,223 Enrollment

1978 Founded

97

Spain | Granada

University of Granada

For Automation and Control

#10 in Spain #460 in the World

53% Acceptance

56,842 Enrollment

1531 Founded

98

Poland | Gdansk

Gdansk University of Technology

For Automation and Control

#6 in Poland #467 in the World

30% Acceptance

23,600 Enrollment

1904 Founded

99

Russia | Moscow

Moscow State University

For Automation and Control

#2 in Russia #475 in the World

12% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1755 Founded

100

Austria | Graz

Graz University of Technology

For Automation and Control

#3 in Austria #477 in the World

41% Acceptance

16,436 Enrollment

1874 Founded

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