Best Aviation Universities in Europe [2026 Rankings]

1

Netherlands | Delft

Delft University of Technology

For Aviation

#1 in Netherlands #5 in the World

50% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1842 Founded

2

United Kingdom | England

Cranfield University

For Aviation

#1 in United Kingdom #9 in the World

59% Acceptance

4,825 Enrollment

1993 Founded

3

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Aviation

#2 in United Kingdom #15 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

4

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Aviation

#3 in United Kingdom #27 in the World

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

5

United Kingdom | England

Loughborough University

For Aviation

#4 in United Kingdom #31 in the World

44% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

6

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Aviation

#1 in Switzerland #32 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

7

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Aviation

#5 in United Kingdom #36 in the World

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

8

Spain | Madrid

Technical University of Madrid

For Aviation

#1 in Spain #40 in the World

53% Acceptance

28,450 Enrollment

1971 Founded

9

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

For Aviation

#6 in United Kingdom #41 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

10

Serbia | Belgrade

University of Belgrade

For Aviation

#1 in Serbia #42 in the World

81% Acceptance

75,047 Enrollment

11

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Aviation

#7 in United Kingdom #43 in the World

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

12

Slovakia | Kosice

Technical University of Kosice

For Aviation

#1 in Slovakia #44 in the World

70% Acceptance

9,714 Enrollment

1952 Founded

13

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

For Aviation

#1 in Italy #48 in the World

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded

14

Germany | Lower Saxony

Braunschweig University of Technology

For Aviation

#1 in Germany #50 in the World

51% Acceptance

17,794 Enrollment

1745 Founded

15

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Aviation

#8 in United Kingdom #51 in the World

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

16

United Kingdom | England

University of Bristol

For Aviation

#9 in United Kingdom #54 in the World

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

17

Netherlands | Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam

For Aviation

#2 in Netherlands #57 in the World

45% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

18

Italy | Lombardy

Polytechnic University of Milan

For Aviation

#2 in Italy #59 in the World

28% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1863 Founded

19

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

For Aviation

#2 in Germany #61 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

20

Italy | Campania

Federico II University of Naples

For Aviation

#3 in Italy #63 in the World

31% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1224 Founded

21

Poland | Warsaw

Warsaw University of Technology

For Aviation

#1 in Poland #65 in the World

71% Acceptance

27,072 Enrollment

1826 Founded

22

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Aviation

#10 in United Kingdom #68 in the World

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

23

United Kingdom | England

University of Birmingham

For Aviation

#11 in United Kingdom #69 in the World

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

24

Italy | Piedmont

Polytechnic University of Turin

For Aviation

#4 in Italy #71 in the World

40% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1859 Founded

25

Spain | Barcelona

Technical University of Catalonia

For Aviation

#2 in Spain #84 in the World

51% Acceptance

29,812 Enrollment

26

United Kingdom | England

Manchester Metropolitan University

For Aviation

#12 in United Kingdom #85 in the World

53% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1992 Founded

27

Sweden | Linkoping

Linkoping University

For Aviation

#1 in Sweden #87 in the World

41% Acceptance

22,441 Enrollment

1975 Founded

28

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

For Aviation

#2 in Sweden #90 in the World

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

29

United Kingdom | England

University of Leeds

For Aviation

#13 in United Kingdom #95 in the World

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

30

Slovakia | Zilina

University of Zilina

For Aviation

#2 in Slovakia #98 in the World

70% Acceptance

9,714 Enrollment

1953 Founded

31

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Aviation

#14 in United Kingdom #99 in the World

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

32

Ireland | Dublin

Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

For Aviation

#1 in Ireland #102 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,430 Enrollment

1592 Founded

33

Switzerland | St. Gallen

University of St. Gallen

For Aviation

#2 in Switzerland #106 in the World

33% Acceptance

7,666 Enrollment

34

Portugal | Lisbon

University of Lisbon

For Aviation

#1 in Portugal #109 in the World

37% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

1911 Founded

35

Germany | Hamburg State

University of Hamburg

For Aviation

#3 in Germany #110 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

36

Sweden | Stockholm

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Aviation

#3 in Sweden #118 in the World

41% Acceptance

14,278 Enrollment

1827 Founded

37

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

For Aviation

#5 in Italy #122 in the World

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

38

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

RWTH Aachen University

For Aviation

#4 in Germany #123 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

39

Italy | Tuscany

University of Pisa

For Aviation

#6 in Italy #124 in the World

39% Acceptance

47,736 Enrollment

1343 Founded

40

United Kingdom | England

University of Surrey

For Aviation

#15 in United Kingdom #127 in the World

32% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1966 Founded

41

Germany | Lower Saxony

Leibniz University of Hanover

For Aviation

#5 in Germany #128 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,018 Enrollment

1831 Founded

42

Norway | Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Aviation

#1 in Norway #134 in the World

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

43

Greece | Athens

National Technical University of Athens

For Aviation

#1 in Greece #148 in the World

20% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

44

United Kingdom | England

University of Reading

For Aviation

#17 in United Kingdom #149 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1892 Founded

45

United Kingdom | England

University of Westminster

For Aviation

#18 in United Kingdom #152 in the World

56% Acceptance

19,000 Enrollment

1838 Founded

46

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

For Aviation

#3 in Netherlands #154 in the World

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

47

Germany | Hamburg State

Hamburg University of Technology

For Aviation

#6 in Germany #162 in the World

45% Acceptance

7,223 Enrollment

1978 Founded

48

Germany | Saxony

Dresden University of Technology

For Aviation

#7 in Germany #165 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

49

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

Technical University of Denmark

For Aviation

#1 in Denmark #166 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1829 Founded

50

Germany | Brandenburg

Technical University of Berlin

For Aviation

#8 in Germany #168 in the World

23% Acceptance

34,842 Enrollment

1946 Founded

51

Switzerland | Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

For Aviation

#3 in Switzerland #178 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

52

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Aviation

#5 in Netherlands #180 in the World

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

53

Croatia | Zagreb

University of Zagreb

For Aviation

#1 in Croatia #181 in the World

56% Acceptance

65,436 Enrollment

1874 Founded

54

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Glasgow

For Aviation

#19 in United Kingdom #185 in the World

48% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1451 Founded

55

United Kingdom | England

Brunel University London

For Aviation

#20 in United Kingdom #190 in the World

54% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

56

Italy | Veneto

University of Padua

For Aviation

#10 in Italy #191 in the World

40% Acceptance

70,000 Enrollment

1222 Founded

57

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Stuttgart

For Aviation

#9 in Germany #193 in the World

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

58

United Kingdom | England

University of Leicester

For Aviation

#21 in United Kingdom #195 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1957 Founded

59

Belgium | Ghent

Ghent University

For Aviation

#1 in Belgium #197 in the World

34% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1817 Founded

60

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

Autonomous University of Barcelona

For Aviation

#3 in Spain #210 in the World

54% Acceptance

30,926 Enrollment

61

Sweden | Gothenburg

Chalmers University of Technology

For Aviation

#4 in Sweden #213 in the World

79% Acceptance

10,773 Enrollment

1829 Founded

62

Spain | Las Palmas

University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

For Aviation

#4 in Spain #220 in the World

81% Acceptance

22,500 Enrollment

1979 Founded

63

Denmark | Aalborg

Aalborg University

For Aviation

#2 in Denmark #221 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,353 Enrollment

1974 Founded

64

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Aviation

#22 in United Kingdom #227 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

65

Austria | Graz

Graz University of Technology

For Aviation

#1 in Austria #238 in the World

41% Acceptance

16,436 Enrollment

1874 Founded

66

Portugal | Porto

University of Porto

For Aviation

#3 in Portugal #241 in the World

31% Acceptance

29,178 Enrollment

1911 Founded

67

United Kingdom | England

Lancaster University

For Aviation

#23 in United Kingdom #246 in the World

22% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1964 Founded

68

Poland | Gliwice

Silesian University of Technology

For Aviation

#4 in Poland #249 in the World

50% Acceptance

27,200 Enrollment

1945 Founded

69

Spain | Getafe

Carlos III University, Madrid

For Aviation

#6 in Spain #250 in the World

27% Acceptance

14,343 Enrollment

1989 Founded

70

Spain | Barcelona

University of Barcelona

For Aviation

#7 in Spain #253 in the World

69% Acceptance

64,236 Enrollment

71

Norway | Oslo

University of Oslo

For Aviation

#2 in Norway #265 in the World

27% Acceptance

26,650 Enrollment

1811 Founded

72

United Kingdom | England

University of Kent

For Aviation

#27 in United Kingdom #266 in the World

50% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1965 Founded

73

Netherlands | Rotterdam

Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Aviation

#6 in Netherlands #271 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1913 Founded

74

Hungary | Budapest

Budapest University of Technology and Economics

For Aviation

#1 in Hungary #274 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,152 Enrollment

1782 Founded

75

United Kingdom | England

London School of Economics and Political Science

For Aviation

#28 in United Kingdom #275 in the World

8% Acceptance

9,218 Enrollment

1895 Founded

76

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Aviation

#2 in Belgium #277 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

77

United Kingdom | England

City, University of London

For Aviation

#29 in United Kingdom #279 in the World

55% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1966 Founded

78

Italy | Lombardy

University of Milan

For Aviation

#11 in Italy #281 in the World

21% Acceptance

65,234 Enrollment

1924 Founded

79

Greece | Patras

University of Patras

For Aviation

#2 in Greece #282 in the World

19% Acceptance

21,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

80

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Aviation

#4 in France #295 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

81

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

Ulster University

For Aviation

#30 in United Kingdom #298 in the World

55% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

82

United Kingdom | England

University of Bath

For Aviation

#31 in United Kingdom #299 in the World

67% Acceptance

18,857 Enrollment

1966 Founded

83

Russia | Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University

For Aviation

#4 in Russia #300 in the World

14% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1724 Founded

84

United Kingdom | England

University of Exeter

For Aviation

#32 in United Kingdom #301 in the World

73% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1955 Founded

85

United Kingdom | Scotland

Heriot-Watt University

For Aviation

#33 in United Kingdom #303 in the World

51% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

86

Italy | Tuscany

University of Florence

For Aviation

#12 in Italy #306 in the World

30% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1321 Founded

87

Ireland | Galway

National University of Ireland, Galway

For Aviation

#3 in Ireland #307 in the World

43% Acceptance

33,321 Enrollment

1845 Founded

88

Netherlands | Eindhoven

Eindhoven University of Technology

For Aviation

#7 in Netherlands #314 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,069 Enrollment

1956 Founded

89

Spain | Seville

University of Seville

For Aviation

#8 in Spain #323 in the World

45% Acceptance

36,054 Enrollment

1505 Founded

90

France | Ile-de-France

Polytechnic School

For Aviation

#5 in France #326 in the World

11% Acceptance

2,790 Enrollment

1794 Founded

91

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Aviation

#11 in Germany #327 in the World

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

92

Switzerland | Zurich

University of Zurich

For Aviation

#4 in Switzerland #328 in the World

19% Acceptance

25,732 Enrollment

93

Netherlands | Leiden

Leiden University

For Aviation

#8 in Netherlands #331 in the World

30% Acceptance

33,474 Enrollment

1575 Founded

94

United Kingdom | Wales

Cardiff University

For Aviation

#34 in United Kingdom #338 in the World

39% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1997 Founded

95

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

Technical University of Kaiserslautern

For Aviation

#12 in Germany #345 in the World

30% Acceptance

13,607 Enrollment

1970 Founded

96

Ireland | Dublin

University College Dublin

For Aviation

#4 in Ireland #351 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,321 Enrollment

1854 Founded

97

United Kingdom | England

Queen Mary University of London

For Aviation

#35 in United Kingdom #352 in the World

18% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1989 Founded

98

United Kingdom | England

University of Warwick

For Aviation

#36 in United Kingdom #353 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1965 Founded

99

Finland | Jyvaskyla

University of Jyvaskyla

For Aviation

#1 in Finland #354 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,870 Enrollment

1934 Founded

100

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Cologne

For Aviation

#13 in Germany #355 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

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