Academic Index Last updated: June 23, 2026

18 Best Universities in Europe for Cyber Security

We ranked the top 18 universities for Cyber Security in Europe based on strict academic metrics. Our methodology evaluated 4.32M subject-specific papers and 164.71M citations to find the strongest faculties. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Cyber Security

#1 in United Kingdom #7 in the World

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

2

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Cyber Security

#2 in United Kingdom #17 in the World

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

3

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Cyber Security

#3 in United Kingdom #27 in the World

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

4

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Cyber Security

#1 in Belgium #30 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

5

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Cyber Security

#1 in Switzerland #32 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

6

Switzerland | Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

For Cyber Security

#2 in Switzerland #38 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

7

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Cyber Security

#4 in United Kingdom #47 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

8

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Cyber Security

#1 in Netherlands #61 in the World

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

9

Netherlands | Delft

Delft University of Technology

For Cyber Security

#2 in Netherlands #62 in the World

50% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1842 Founded

10

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Cyber Security

#5 in United Kingdom #75 in the World

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

11

Germany | Hesse

Darmstadt University of Technology

For Cyber Security

#1 in Germany #76 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,969 Enrollment

1877 Founded

12

Denmark | Aarhus

Aarhus University

For Cyber Security

#1 in Denmark #77 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1928 Founded

13

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

For Cyber Security

#2 in Germany #80 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

14

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Cyber Security

#6 in United Kingdom #84 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

15

United Kingdom | England

University of Bristol

For Cyber Security

#7 in United Kingdom #88 in the World

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

16

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

For Cyber Security

#1 in Italy #90 in the World

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

17

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

For Cyber Security

#8 in United Kingdom #99 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

18

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

For Cyber Security

#2 in Italy #100 in the World

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded