Best Cinematography Universities in Europe [2026 Rankings]

1

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Cinematography

#1 in Netherlands #3 in the World

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

2

United Kingdom | England

University of Leeds

For Cinematography

#1 in United Kingdom #4 in the World

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

3

United Kingdom | England

University of Warwick

For Cinematography

#2 in United Kingdom #5 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1965 Founded

4

United Kingdom | England

University of Exeter

For Cinematography

#3 in United Kingdom #6 in the World

73% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1955 Founded

5

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Cinematography

#5 in United Kingdom #13 in the World

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

6

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Cinematography

#6 in United Kingdom #14 in the World

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

7

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of St Andrews

For Cinematography

#7 in United Kingdom #15 in the World

33% Acceptance

10,425 Enrollment

1413 Founded

8

United Kingdom | England

University of Bristol

For Cinematography

#8 in United Kingdom #22 in the World

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

9

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

For Cinematography

#9 in United Kingdom #25 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

10

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Cinematography

#10 in United Kingdom #29 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

11

Denmark | Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

For Cinematography

#1 in Denmark #31 in the World

37% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1479 Founded

12

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Cinematography

#11 in United Kingdom #36 in the World

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

13

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Glasgow

For Cinematography

#12 in United Kingdom #37 in the World

48% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1451 Founded

14

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

For Cinematography

#1 in Italy #38 in the World

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

15

United Kingdom | England

University of York

For Cinematography

#13 in United Kingdom #40 in the World

20% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1963 Founded

16

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Cinematography

#14 in United Kingdom #41 in the World

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

17

United Kingdom | England

Birkbeck, University of London

For Cinematography

#15 in United Kingdom #44 in the World

50% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1823 Founded

18

United Kingdom | England

University of East Anglia

For Cinematography

#16 in United Kingdom #46 in the World

22% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1963 Founded

19

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Cinematography

#17 in United Kingdom #47 in the World

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

20

United Kingdom | England

Queen Mary University of London

For Cinematography

#18 in United Kingdom #49 in the World

18% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1989 Founded

21

Belgium | Antwerp

University of Antwerp

For Cinematography

#1 in Belgium #60 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

2003 Founded

22

United Kingdom | England

Royal Holloway, University of London

For Cinematography

#19 in United Kingdom #61 in the World

55% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1849 Founded

23

United Kingdom | England

SOAS, University of London

For Cinematography

#22 in United Kingdom #76 in the World

44% Acceptance

6,295 Enrollment

1916 Founded

24

United Kingdom | England

University of Sussex

For Cinematography

#23 in United Kingdom #81 in the World

35% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1961 Founded

25

Switzerland | Bern

University of Bern

For Cinematography

#1 in Switzerland #82 in the World

26% Acceptance

19,608 Enrollment

26

Spain | Madrid

Complutense University of Madrid

For Cinematography

#1 in Spain #83 in the World

56% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

1508 Founded

27

Greece | Thessaloniki

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

For Cinematography

#1 in Greece #90 in the World

20% Acceptance

92,090 Enrollment

1925 Founded

28

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

For Cinematography

#2 in Netherlands #91 in the World

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

29

United Kingdom | England

University of Kent

For Cinematography

#24 in United Kingdom #92 in the World

50% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1965 Founded

30

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Cinematography

#26 in United Kingdom #94 in the World

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

31

United Kingdom | England

Newcastle University

For Cinematography

#27 in United Kingdom #97 in the World

23% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1963 Founded

32

Belgium | Liege

University of Liege

For Cinematography

#2 in Belgium #98 in the World

34% Acceptance

27,678 Enrollment

1817 Founded

33

United Kingdom | England

Manchester Metropolitan University

For Cinematography

#28 in United Kingdom #99 in the World

53% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1992 Founded

34

Portugal | Lisbon

University of Lisbon

For Cinematography

#1 in Portugal #102 in the World

37% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

1911 Founded

35

United Kingdom | England

University of Roehampton

For Cinematography

#29 in United Kingdom #103 in the World

72% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

2004 Founded

36

Spain | Getafe

Carlos III University, Madrid

For Cinematography

#2 in Spain #105 in the World

27% Acceptance

14,343 Enrollment

1989 Founded

37

United Kingdom | England

London School of Economics and Political Science

For Cinematography

#30 in United Kingdom #106 in the World

8% Acceptance

9,218 Enrollment

1895 Founded

38

United Kingdom | England

Lancaster University

For Cinematography

#31 in United Kingdom #108 in the World

22% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1964 Founded

39

United Kingdom | England

Goldsmiths, University of London

For Cinematography

#32 in United Kingdom #109 in the World

64% Acceptance

6,863 Enrollment

1904 Founded

40

Sweden | Stockholm

Stockholm University

For Cinematography

#1 in Sweden #111 in the World

52% Acceptance

37,484 Enrollment

1878 Founded

41

United Kingdom | England

University of Leicester

For Cinematography

#33 in United Kingdom #112 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1957 Founded

42

United Kingdom | England

University of London

For Cinematography

#34 in United Kingdom #113 in the World

36% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

43

Austria | Vienna

University of Vienna

For Cinematography

#1 in Austria #114 in the World

33% Acceptance

93,628 Enrollment

1365 Founded

44

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Cinematography

#3 in Belgium #115 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

45

Denmark | Aarhus

Aarhus University

For Cinematography

#2 in Denmark #117 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1928 Founded

46

United Kingdom | England

University of Reading

For Cinematography

#35 in United Kingdom #119 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1892 Founded

47

United Kingdom | England

University of Liverpool

For Cinematography

#36 in United Kingdom #123 in the World

24% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1881 Founded

48

United Kingdom | England

Oxford Brookes University

For Cinematography

#37 in United Kingdom #124 in the World

62% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1865 Founded

49

United Kingdom | England

University of Surrey

For Cinematography

#38 in United Kingdom #129 in the World

32% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1966 Founded

50

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

For Cinematography

#2 in Sweden #130 in the World

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

51

United Kingdom | England

University of Westminster

For Cinematography

#40 in United Kingdom #141 in the World

56% Acceptance

19,000 Enrollment

1838 Founded

52

United Kingdom | England

University of Birmingham

For Cinematography

#41 in United Kingdom #145 in the World

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

53

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

Autonomous University of Barcelona

For Cinematography

#3 in Spain #146 in the World

54% Acceptance

30,926 Enrollment

54

Italy | Piedmont

University of Turin

For Cinematography

#2 in Italy #149 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1404 Founded

55

United Kingdom | England

Liverpool John Moores University

For Cinematography

#42 in United Kingdom #151 in the World

46% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1992 Founded

56

United Kingdom | England

University of Essex

For Cinematography

#43 in United Kingdom #157 in the World

52% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

57

Poland | Poznan

Adam Mickiewicz University

For Cinematography

#1 in Poland #158 in the World

58% Acceptance

37,013 Enrollment

1919 Founded

58

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Cinematography

#4 in France #160 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

59

Portugal | Coimbra

University of Coimbra

For Cinematography

#2 in Portugal #167 in the World

13% Acceptance

25,580 Enrollment

1290 Founded

60

Netherlands | Rotterdam

Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Cinematography

#3 in Netherlands #170 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1913 Founded

61

United Kingdom | England

Brunel University London

For Cinematography

#46 in United Kingdom #173 in the World

54% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

62

France | Ile-de-France

Paris Institute of Political Studies

For Cinematography

#6 in France #175 in the World

9% Acceptance

11,196 Enrollment

1872 Founded

63

Switzerland | Zurich

University of Zurich

For Cinematography

#2 in Switzerland #178 in the World

19% Acceptance

25,732 Enrollment

64

United Kingdom | Wales

Cardiff University

For Cinematography

#48 in United Kingdom #183 in the World

39% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1997 Founded

65

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

For Cinematography

#3 in Italy #184 in the World

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded

66

United Kingdom | England

Loughborough University

For Cinematography

#49 in United Kingdom #190 in the World

44% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

67

Spain | Valencia

University of Valencia

For Cinematography

#6 in Spain #196 in the World

51% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

68

Spain | Bilbao

University of the Basque Country

For Cinematography

#7 in Spain #197 in the World

60% Acceptance

63,000 Enrollment

69

Spain | Seville

University of Seville

For Cinematography

#8 in Spain #201 in the World

45% Acceptance

36,054 Enrollment

1505 Founded

70

Poland | Lodz

University of Lodz

For Cinematography

#2 in Poland #207 in the World

64% Acceptance

23,188 Enrollment

1945 Founded

71

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Cinematography

#3 in Switzerland #210 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

72

United Kingdom | Wales

University of Wales

For Cinematography

#51 in United Kingdom #212 in the World

78% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1893 Founded

73

Norway | Oslo

University of Oslo

For Cinematography

#1 in Norway #215 in the World

27% Acceptance

26,650 Enrollment

1811 Founded

74

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

Catholic University of Louvain

For Cinematography

#5 in Belgium #218 in the World

34% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1425 Founded

75

Portugal | Lisbon

New University of Lisbon

For Cinematography

#3 in Portugal #224 in the World

38% Acceptance

20,077 Enrollment

1973 Founded

76

Russia | Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University

For Cinematography

#1 in Russia #225 in the World

14% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1724 Founded

77

Italy | Lombardy

University of Milan

For Cinematography

#4 in Italy #229 in the World

21% Acceptance

65,234 Enrollment

1924 Founded

78

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

Ulster University

For Cinematography

#55 in United Kingdom #230 in the World

55% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

79

Ireland | Dublin

Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

For Cinematography

#2 in Ireland #231 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,430 Enrollment

1592 Founded

80

Poland | Warsaw

University of Warsaw

For Cinematography

#3 in Poland #235 in the World

25% Acceptance

42,700 Enrollment

1816 Founded

81

Russia | Moscow

National Research University Higher School of Economics

For Cinematography

#2 in Russia #237 in the World

19% Acceptance

16,401 Enrollment

1992 Founded

82

Germany | Brandenburg

Free University of Berlin

For Cinematography

#2 in Germany #241 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

83

United Kingdom | England

Nottingham Trent University

For Cinematography

#57 in United Kingdom #245 in the World

22% Acceptance

19,710 Enrollment

1992 Founded

84

Germany | Bavaria

University of Munich

For Cinematography

#3 in Germany #249 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

85

Netherlands | Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam

For Cinematography

#4 in Netherlands #255 in the World

45% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

86

Belgium | Ghent

Ghent University

For Cinematography

#6 in Belgium #259 in the World

34% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1817 Founded

87

United Kingdom | England

City, University of London

For Cinematography

#63 in United Kingdom #274 in the World

55% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1966 Founded

88

France | Ile-de-France

Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

For Cinematography

#7 in France #275 in the World

54% Acceptance

31,975 Enrollment

1964 Founded

89

United Kingdom | England

Durham University

For Cinematography

#64 in United Kingdom #276 in the World

46% Acceptance

19,520 Enrollment

1832 Founded

90

Ireland | Cork

University College Cork

For Cinematography

#3 in Ireland #279 in the World

48% Acceptance

21,894 Enrollment

1845 Founded

91

Spain | Barcelona

University of Barcelona

For Cinematography

#11 in Spain #283 in the World

69% Acceptance

64,236 Enrollment

92

United Kingdom | England

University of Central Lancashire

For Cinematography

#66 in United Kingdom #287 in the World

72% Acceptance

19,290 Enrollment

1992 Founded

93

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Cinematography

#4 in Germany #288 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

94

United Kingdom | England

Bournemouth University

For Cinematography

#67 in United Kingdom #291 in the World

55% Acceptance

14,293 Enrollment

1992 Founded

95

Netherlands | Groningen

University of Groningen

For Cinematography

#5 in Netherlands #298 in the World

50% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1614 Founded

96

Spain | Oviedo

University of Oviedo

For Cinematography

#13 in Spain #299 in the World

81% Acceptance

63,000 Enrollment

1604 Founded

97

Ireland | Dublin

University College Dublin

For Cinematography

#4 in Ireland #303 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,321 Enrollment

1854 Founded

98

Germany | Hesse

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Cinematography

#5 in Germany #305 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

99

Spain | Barcelona

Pompeu Fabra University

For Cinematography

#14 in Spain #306 in the World

55% Acceptance

15,801 Enrollment

100

Spain | Madrid

Autonomous University of Madrid

For Cinematography

#15 in Spain #313 in the World

53% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

1968 Founded

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