Best Ethics Universities in Europe [2026 Rankings]

1

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Ethics

#1 in United Kingdom #2 in the World

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

2

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Ethics

#2 in United Kingdom #11 in the World

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

3

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Ethics

#3 in United Kingdom #19 in the World

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

4

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Ethics

#4 in United Kingdom #26 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

5

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Ethics

#6 in United Kingdom #29 in the World

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

6

United Kingdom | England

University of Bristol

For Ethics

#7 in United Kingdom #37 in the World

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

7

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Ethics

#8 in United Kingdom #38 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

8

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Ethics

#1 in Belgium #39 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

9

United Kingdom | England

University of Birmingham

For Ethics

#9 in United Kingdom #45 in the World

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

10

United Kingdom | England

University of Liverpool

For Ethics

#10 in United Kingdom #47 in the World

24% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1881 Founded

11

Norway | Oslo

University of Oslo

For Ethics

#1 in Norway #52 in the World

27% Acceptance

26,650 Enrollment

1811 Founded

12

United Kingdom | Wales

Cardiff University

For Ethics

#11 in United Kingdom #55 in the World

39% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1997 Founded

13

United Kingdom | England

University of London

For Ethics

#12 in United Kingdom #57 in the World

36% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

14

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Ethics

#13 in United Kingdom #64 in the World

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

15

Denmark | Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

For Ethics

#1 in Denmark #67 in the World

37% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1479 Founded

16

Netherlands | Nijmegen

Radboud University

For Ethics

#1 in Netherlands #70 in the World

43% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

17

United Kingdom | England

University of Leicester

For Ethics

#14 in United Kingdom #75 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1957 Founded

18

Switzerland | Zurich

University of Zurich

For Ethics

#1 in Switzerland #85 in the World

19% Acceptance

25,732 Enrollment

19

United Kingdom | England

University of Leeds

For Ethics

#15 in United Kingdom #92 in the World

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

20

United Kingdom | England

Keele University

For Ethics

#16 in United Kingdom #94 in the World

52% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1962 Founded

21

Sweden | Stockholm

Karolinska Institute

For Ethics

#1 in Sweden #95 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,070 Enrollment

1861 Founded

22

Netherlands | Maastricht

Maastricht University

For Ethics

#2 in Netherlands #96 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

23

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Ethics

#17 in United Kingdom #98 in the World

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

24

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Glasgow

For Ethics

#18 in United Kingdom #99 in the World

48% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1451 Founded

25

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

For Ethics

#19 in United Kingdom #101 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

26

Germany | Brandenburg

Charite – Medical University of Berlin

For Ethics

#1 in Germany #103 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,340 Enrollment

1710 Founded

27

United Kingdom | England

Queen Mary University of London

For Ethics

#20 in United Kingdom #105 in the World

18% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1989 Founded

28

Sweden | Uppsala

Uppsala University

For Ethics

#2 in Sweden #109 in the World

69% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1477 Founded

29

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Ethics

#3 in Netherlands #119 in the World

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

30

United Kingdom | England

Lancaster University

For Ethics

#21 in United Kingdom #120 in the World

22% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1964 Founded

31

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Tubingen

For Ethics

#2 in Germany #124 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

32

Netherlands | Rotterdam

Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Ethics

#4 in Netherlands #125 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1913 Founded

33

United Kingdom | England

Oxford Brookes University

For Ethics

#22 in United Kingdom #126 in the World

62% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1865 Founded

34

United Kingdom | England

University of Sussex

For Ethics

#23 in United Kingdom #133 in the World

35% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1961 Founded

35

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

For Ethics

#5 in Netherlands #138 in the World

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

36

United Kingdom | England

University of York

For Ethics

#24 in United Kingdom #142 in the World

20% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1963 Founded

37

United Kingdom | England

Newcastle University

For Ethics

#25 in United Kingdom #146 in the World

23% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1963 Founded

38

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

For Ethics

#1 in Italy #148 in the World

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded

39

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

For Ethics

#3 in Sweden #149 in the World

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

40

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Ethics

#3 in Germany #153 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

41

Norway | Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Ethics

#2 in Norway #155 in the World

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

42

United Kingdom | England

University of Central Lancashire

For Ethics

#26 in United Kingdom #157 in the World

72% Acceptance

19,290 Enrollment

1992 Founded

43

Netherlands | Groningen

University of Groningen

For Ethics

#6 in Netherlands #163 in the World

50% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1614 Founded

44

Netherlands | Leiden

Leiden University

For Ethics

#7 in Netherlands #168 in the World

30% Acceptance

33,474 Enrollment

1575 Founded

45

United Kingdom | England

Durham University

For Ethics

#30 in United Kingdom #169 in the World

46% Acceptance

19,520 Enrollment

1832 Founded

46

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

Ulster University

For Ethics

#31 in United Kingdom #172 in the World

55% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

47

Sweden | Umea

Umea University

For Ethics

#4 in Sweden #173 in the World

61% Acceptance

34,237 Enrollment

1965 Founded

48

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr University Bochum

For Ethics

#4 in Germany #175 in the World

28% Acceptance

42,954 Enrollment

1962 Founded

49

United Kingdom | Wales

University of Wales

For Ethics

#32 in United Kingdom #177 in the World

78% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1893 Founded

50

United Kingdom | England

University of Warwick

For Ethics

#33 in United Kingdom #181 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1965 Founded

51

Germany | Brandenburg

Free University of Berlin

For Ethics

#5 in Germany #186 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

52

Germany | Lower Saxony

Hannover Medical School

For Ethics

#6 in Germany #189 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,843 Enrollment

1965 Founded

53

United Kingdom | England

London School of Economics and Political Science

For Ethics

#34 in United Kingdom #196 in the World

8% Acceptance

9,218 Enrollment

1895 Founded

54

United Kingdom | England

University of Exeter

For Ethics

#35 in United Kingdom #197 in the World

73% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1955 Founded

55

Austria | Vienna

University of Vienna

For Ethics

#1 in Austria #201 in the World

33% Acceptance

93,628 Enrollment

1365 Founded

56

Netherlands | Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam

For Ethics

#8 in Netherlands #206 in the World

45% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

57

Ireland | Dublin

University College Dublin

For Ethics

#1 in Ireland #207 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,321 Enrollment

1854 Founded

58

Greece | Athens

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

For Ethics

#1 in Greece #208 in the World

19% Acceptance

70,461 Enrollment

1837 Founded

59

Finland | Turku

University of Turku

For Ethics

#1 in Finland #210 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,800 Enrollment

1920 Founded

60

Italy | Lombardy

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

For Ethics

#2 in Italy #212 in the World

40% Acceptance

23,000 Enrollment

1921 Founded

61

Germany | Lower Saxony

University of Gottingen

For Ethics

#7 in Germany #214 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

62

Germany | Bavaria

University of Munich

For Ethics

#8 in Germany #215 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

63

Portugal | Porto

University of Porto

For Ethics

#1 in Portugal #223 in the World

31% Acceptance

29,178 Enrollment

1911 Founded

64

Netherlands | Enschede

University of Twente

For Ethics

#9 in Netherlands #225 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1961 Founded

65

Sweden | Linkoping

Linkoping University

For Ethics

#5 in Sweden #228 in the World

41% Acceptance

22,441 Enrollment

1975 Founded

66

Belgium | Ghent

Ghent University

For Ethics

#2 in Belgium #231 in the World

34% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1817 Founded

67

Croatia | Rijeka

University of Rijeka

For Ethics

#1 in Croatia #232 in the World

60% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

68

Norway | Bergen

University of Bergen

For Ethics

#3 in Norway #237 in the World

28% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1946 Founded

69

Croatia | Zagreb

University of Zagreb

For Ethics

#2 in Croatia #239 in the World

56% Acceptance

65,436 Enrollment

1874 Founded

70

Spain | Madrid

Complutense University of Madrid

For Ethics

#1 in Spain #240 in the World

56% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

1508 Founded

71

Ireland | Dublin

Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

For Ethics

#2 in Ireland #241 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,430 Enrollment

1592 Founded

72

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Cologne

For Ethics

#9 in Germany #243 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

73

Finland | Helsinki

University of Helsinki

For Ethics

#2 in Finland #244 in the World

12% Acceptance

31,312 Enrollment

1640 Founded

74

Ireland | Cork

University College Cork

For Ethics

#3 in Ireland #247 in the World

48% Acceptance

21,894 Enrollment

1845 Founded

75

Germany | Hamburg State

University of Hamburg

For Ethics

#10 in Germany #248 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

76

Sweden | Gothenburg

University of Gothenburg

For Ethics

#6 in Sweden #255 in the World

55% Acceptance

36,003 Enrollment

1891 Founded

77

Ireland | Galway

National University of Ireland, Galway

For Ethics

#5 in Ireland #257 in the World

43% Acceptance

33,321 Enrollment

1845 Founded

78

Spain | Barcelona

University of Barcelona

For Ethics

#2 in Spain #258 in the World

69% Acceptance

64,236 Enrollment

79

Denmark | Aarhus

Aarhus University

For Ethics

#2 in Denmark #262 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1928 Founded

80

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Freiburg

For Ethics

#11 in Germany #268 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

81

Poland | Krakow

Jagiellonian University

For Ethics

#1 in Poland #272 in the World

53% Acceptance

33,549 Enrollment

1364 Founded

82

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of St Andrews

For Ethics

#38 in United Kingdom #276 in the World

33% Acceptance

10,425 Enrollment

1413 Founded

83

Netherlands | Delft

Delft University of Technology

For Ethics

#10 in Netherlands #277 in the World

50% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1842 Founded

84

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Ethics

#1 in France #279 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

85

United Kingdom | England

University of Kent

For Ethics

#39 in United Kingdom #281 in the World

50% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1965 Founded

86

United Kingdom | England

University of East Anglia

For Ethics

#40 in United Kingdom #282 in the World

22% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1963 Founded

87

United Kingdom | England

Liverpool John Moores University

For Ethics

#41 in United Kingdom #284 in the World

46% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1992 Founded

88

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Ethics

#3 in Switzerland #285 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

89

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

For Ethics

#12 in Germany #291 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

90

Denmark | Aalborg

Aalborg University

For Ethics

#4 in Denmark #296 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,353 Enrollment

1974 Founded

91

Switzerland | Geneva

University of Geneva

For Ethics

#4 in Switzerland #304 in the World

25% Acceptance

17,744 Enrollment

92

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

For Ethics

#3 in Italy #306 in the World

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

93

United Kingdom | England

University of Reading

For Ethics

#42 in United Kingdom #307 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1892 Founded

94

Italy | Veneto

University of Padua

For Ethics

#4 in Italy #311 in the World

40% Acceptance

70,000 Enrollment

1222 Founded

95

Germany | Hesse

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Ethics

#15 in Germany #319 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

96

Italy | Tuscany

University of Florence

For Ethics

#5 in Italy #325 in the World

30% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1321 Founded

97

Italy | Piedmont

University of Turin

For Ethics

#6 in Italy #331 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1404 Founded

98

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Munster

For Ethics

#16 in Germany #332 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

99

Belgium | Antwerp

University of Antwerp

For Ethics

#4 in Belgium #333 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

2003 Founded

100

Austria | Vienna

Medical University of Vienna

For Ethics

#2 in Austria #336 in the World

35% Acceptance

7,915 Enrollment

2004 Founded

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