Best Botany Universities in Europe [2026 Rankings]

1

Netherlands | Wageningen

Wageningen University

For Botany

#1 in Netherlands #15 in the World

47% Acceptance

12,819 Enrollment

1918 Founded

2

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Botany

#1 in United Kingdom #23 in the World

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

3

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Botany

#2 in United Kingdom #24 in the World

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

4

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Botany

#3 in United Kingdom #27 in the World

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

5

Sweden | Uppsala

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

For Botany

#1 in Sweden #32 in the World

58% Acceptance

5,675 Enrollment

1977 Founded

6

Denmark | Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

For Botany

#1 in Denmark #34 in the World

37% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1479 Founded

7

Belgium | Ghent

Ghent University

For Botany

#1 in Belgium #45 in the World

34% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1817 Founded

8

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Botany

#2 in Belgium #46 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

9

Finland | Helsinki

University of Helsinki

For Botany

#1 in Finland #47 in the World

12% Acceptance

31,312 Enrollment

1640 Founded

10

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Botany

#4 in United Kingdom #54 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

11

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

For Botany

#2 in Sweden #57 in the World

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

12

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

For Botany

#2 in Netherlands #69 in the World

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

13

Germany | Lower Saxony

University of Gottingen

For Botany

#1 in Germany #73 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

14

Switzerland | Zurich

University of Zurich

For Botany

#1 in Switzerland #75 in the World

19% Acceptance

25,732 Enrollment

15

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Botany

#3 in Netherlands #76 in the World

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

16

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Botany

#5 in United Kingdom #80 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

17

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Botany

#6 in United Kingdom #81 in the World

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

18

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Botany

#1 in France #85 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

19

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Botany

#2 in Switzerland #87 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

20

United Kingdom | England

University of Bristol

For Botany

#7 in United Kingdom #89 in the World

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

21

Denmark | Aarhus

Aarhus University

For Botany

#2 in Denmark #92 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1928 Founded

22

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Botany

#8 in United Kingdom #94 in the World

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

23

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Bonn

For Botany

#2 in Germany #98 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

24

Germany | Bavaria

University of Munich

For Botany

#3 in Germany #100 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

25

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

For Botany

#4 in Germany #101 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

26

Italy | Lombardy

University of Milan

For Botany

#1 in Italy #102 in the World

21% Acceptance

65,234 Enrollment

1924 Founded

27

Sweden | Uppsala

Uppsala University

For Botany

#3 in Sweden #103 in the World

69% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1477 Founded

28

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Freiburg

For Botany

#5 in Germany #112 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

29

Austria | Vienna

University of Vienna

For Botany

#1 in Austria #113 in the World

33% Acceptance

93,628 Enrollment

1365 Founded

30

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Botany

#6 in Germany #117 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

31

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Botany

#9 in United Kingdom #120 in the World

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

32

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Tubingen

For Botany

#7 in Germany #121 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

33

Italy | Campania

Federico II University of Naples

For Botany

#2 in Italy #126 in the World

31% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1224 Founded

34

United Kingdom | England

University of Reading

For Botany

#10 in United Kingdom #127 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1892 Founded

35

Netherlands | Nijmegen

Radboud University

For Botany

#4 in Netherlands #129 in the World

43% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

36

Netherlands | Groningen

University of Groningen

For Botany

#5 in Netherlands #137 in the World

50% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1614 Founded

37

Spain | Barcelona

University of Barcelona

For Botany

#1 in Spain #139 in the World

69% Acceptance

64,236 Enrollment

38

Italy | Veneto

University of Padua

For Botany

#3 in Italy #141 in the World

40% Acceptance

70,000 Enrollment

1222 Founded

39

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

For Botany

#4 in Italy #142 in the World

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

40

Netherlands | Leiden

Leiden University

For Botany

#6 in Netherlands #145 in the World

30% Acceptance

33,474 Enrollment

1575 Founded

41

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Hohenheim

For Botany

#9 in Germany #149 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,392 Enrollment

1818 Founded

42

Germany | Bavaria

University of Wurzburg

For Botany

#10 in Germany #150 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,149 Enrollment

1402 Founded

43

United Kingdom | England

University of Leeds

For Botany

#11 in United Kingdom #152 in the World

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

44

Italy | Tuscany

University of Florence

For Botany

#5 in Italy #155 in the World

30% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1321 Founded

45

Belgium | Liege

University of Liege

For Botany

#3 in Belgium #157 in the World

34% Acceptance

27,678 Enrollment

1817 Founded

46

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Glasgow

For Botany

#12 in United Kingdom #158 in the World

48% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1451 Founded

47

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

For Botany

#6 in Italy #159 in the World

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded

48

France | Occitanie

University of Montpellier

For Botany

#2 in France #160 in the World

13% Acceptance

49,000 Enrollment

1289 Founded

49

Germany | Brandenburg

Free University of Berlin

For Botany

#11 in Germany #162 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

50

Spain | Madrid

Complutense University of Madrid

For Botany

#2 in Spain #163 in the World

56% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

1508 Founded

51

Greece | Thessaloniki

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

For Botany

#1 in Greece #166 in the World

20% Acceptance

92,090 Enrollment

1925 Founded

52

Germany | Hamburg State

University of Hamburg

For Botany

#12 in Germany #167 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

53

Sweden | Stockholm

Stockholm University

For Botany

#4 in Sweden #176 in the World

52% Acceptance

37,484 Enrollment

1878 Founded

54

United Kingdom | England

University of Liverpool

For Botany

#14 in United Kingdom #177 in the World

24% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1881 Founded

55

Portugal | Lisbon

University of Lisbon

For Botany

#1 in Portugal #180 in the World

37% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

1911 Founded

56

Portugal | Porto

University of Porto

For Botany

#2 in Portugal #181 in the World

31% Acceptance

29,178 Enrollment

1911 Founded

57

United Kingdom | England

University of Birmingham

For Botany

#15 in United Kingdom #182 in the World

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

58

Russia | Moscow

Moscow State University

For Botany

#1 in Russia #189 in the World

12% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1755 Founded

59

Sweden | Gothenburg

University of Gothenburg

For Botany

#5 in Sweden #190 in the World

55% Acceptance

36,003 Enrollment

1891 Founded

60

Spain | Valencia

University of Valencia

For Botany

#3 in Spain #191 in the World

51% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

61

Norway | Oslo

University of Oslo

For Botany

#1 in Norway #192 in the World

27% Acceptance

26,650 Enrollment

1811 Founded

62

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

Technical University of Denmark

For Botany

#3 in Denmark #193 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1829 Founded

63

Italy | Piedmont

University of Turin

For Botany

#7 in Italy #194 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1404 Founded

64

Switzerland | Bern

University of Bern

For Botany

#4 in Switzerland #195 in the World

26% Acceptance

19,608 Enrollment

65

Italy | Tuscany

University of Pisa

For Botany

#8 in Italy #196 in the World

39% Acceptance

47,736 Enrollment

1343 Founded

66

Switzerland | Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

For Botany

#5 in Switzerland #200 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

67

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

Autonomous University of Barcelona

For Botany

#4 in Spain #201 in the World

54% Acceptance

30,926 Enrollment

68

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Botany

#3 in France #204 in the World

15% Acceptance

38,007 Enrollment

1809 Founded

69

United Kingdom | England

Newcastle University

For Botany

#16 in United Kingdom #211 in the World

23% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1963 Founded

70

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

Kiel University

For Botany

#13 in Germany #212 in the World

45% Acceptance

27,468 Enrollment

1665 Founded

71

Spain | Granada

University of Granada

For Botany

#5 in Spain #226 in the World

53% Acceptance

56,842 Enrollment

1531 Founded

72

Germany | Hesse

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Botany

#15 in Germany #229 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

73

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

For Botany

#18 in United Kingdom #232 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

74

United Kingdom | England

University of York

For Botany

#19 in United Kingdom #233 in the World

20% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1963 Founded

75

Finland | Turku

University of Turku

For Botany

#2 in Finland #234 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,800 Enrollment

1920 Founded

76

Sweden | Umea

Umea University

For Botany

#6 in Sweden #237 in the World

61% Acceptance

34,237 Enrollment

1965 Founded

77

Sweden | Stockholm

Karolinska Institute

For Botany

#7 in Sweden #238 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,070 Enrollment

1861 Founded

78

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Cologne

For Botany

#16 in Germany #243 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

79

Serbia | Belgrade

University of Belgrade

For Botany

#1 in Serbia #247 in the World

81% Acceptance

75,047 Enrollment

80

United Kingdom | England

University of London

For Botany

#20 in United Kingdom #251 in the World

36% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

81

Netherlands | Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam

For Botany

#7 in Netherlands #253 in the World

45% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

82

United Kingdom | England

University of Exeter

For Botany

#21 in United Kingdom #256 in the World

73% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1955 Founded

83

Germany | Brandenburg

Humboldt University of Berlin

For Botany

#17 in Germany #264 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

84

Germany | Brandenburg

Technical University of Berlin

For Botany

#18 in Germany #269 in the World

23% Acceptance

34,842 Enrollment

1946 Founded

85

Germany | Bavaria

University of Bayreuth

For Botany

#19 in Germany #271 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,773 Enrollment

1972 Founded

86

Switzerland | Geneva

University of Geneva

For Botany

#7 in Switzerland #272 in the World

25% Acceptance

17,744 Enrollment

87

United Kingdom | England

Queen Mary University of London

For Botany

#23 in United Kingdom #276 in the World

18% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1989 Founded

88

Spain | Valencia

Polytechnic University of Valencia

For Botany

#6 in Spain #279 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,450 Enrollment

1968 Founded

89

Ireland | Dublin

University College Dublin

For Botany

#1 in Ireland #280 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,321 Enrollment

1854 Founded

90

United Kingdom | England

University of Warwick

For Botany

#24 in United Kingdom #284 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1965 Founded

91

Poland | Krakow

Jagiellonian University

For Botany

#1 in Poland #287 in the World

53% Acceptance

33,549 Enrollment

1364 Founded

92

Norway | Bergen

University of Bergen

For Botany

#2 in Norway #289 in the World

28% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1946 Founded

93

United Kingdom | England

Lancaster University

For Botany

#25 in United Kingdom #293 in the World

22% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1964 Founded

94

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

Catholic University of Louvain

For Botany

#4 in Belgium #294 in the World

34% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1425 Founded

95

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Munster

For Botany

#20 in Germany #295 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

96

Spain | Seville

University of Seville

For Botany

#9 in Spain #296 in the World

45% Acceptance

36,054 Enrollment

1505 Founded

97

Germany | Bavaria

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Botany

#21 in Germany #298 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

98

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Botany

#22 in Germany #299 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

99

Belgium | Antwerp

University of Antwerp

For Botany

#5 in Belgium #302 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

2003 Founded

100

Austria | Innsbruck

University of Innsbruck

For Botany

#2 in Austria #310 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1669 Founded

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