Best Demography Universities in Europe [2026 Rankings]

1

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Demography

#1 in United Kingdom #5 in the World

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

2

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Demography

#2 in United Kingdom #6 in the World

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

3

Sweden | Stockholm

Karolinska Institute

For Demography

#1 in Sweden #15 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,070 Enrollment

1861 Founded

4

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Demography

#3 in United Kingdom #23 in the World

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

5

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Demography

#4 in United Kingdom #28 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

6

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Demography

#5 in United Kingdom #34 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

7

Denmark | Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

For Demography

#1 in Denmark #36 in the World

37% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1479 Founded

8

Finland | Helsinki

University of Helsinki

For Demography

#1 in Finland #38 in the World

12% Acceptance

31,312 Enrollment

1640 Founded

9

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

For Demography

#2 in Sweden #41 in the World

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

10

United Kingdom | England

University of Bristol

For Demography

#7 in United Kingdom #52 in the World

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

11

Sweden | Uppsala

Uppsala University

For Demography

#3 in Sweden #54 in the World

69% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1477 Founded

12

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Demography

#1 in Netherlands #59 in the World

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

13

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Demography

#8 in United Kingdom #63 in the World

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

14

Netherlands | Rotterdam

Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Demography

#2 in Netherlands #66 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1913 Founded

15

Norway | Oslo

University of Oslo

For Demography

#1 in Norway #67 in the World

27% Acceptance

26,650 Enrollment

1811 Founded

16

Netherlands | Groningen

University of Groningen

For Demography

#3 in Netherlands #72 in the World

50% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1614 Founded

17

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Glasgow

For Demography

#9 in United Kingdom #73 in the World

48% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1451 Founded

18

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Demography

#1 in Belgium #74 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

19

Sweden | Gothenburg

University of Gothenburg

For Demography

#4 in Sweden #77 in the World

55% Acceptance

36,003 Enrollment

1891 Founded

20

Denmark | Aarhus

Aarhus University

For Demography

#2 in Denmark #86 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1928 Founded

21

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Demography

#10 in United Kingdom #89 in the World

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

22

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Demography

#1 in France #90 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

23

Switzerland | Zurich

University of Zurich

For Demography

#1 in Switzerland #92 in the World

19% Acceptance

25,732 Enrollment

24

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

For Demography

#4 in Netherlands #95 in the World

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

25

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

For Demography

#11 in United Kingdom #97 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

26

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Demography

#1 in Germany #98 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

27

Sweden | Stockholm

Stockholm University

For Demography

#5 in Sweden #101 in the World

52% Acceptance

37,484 Enrollment

1878 Founded

28

Netherlands | Nijmegen

Radboud University

For Demography

#5 in Netherlands #102 in the World

43% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

29

United Kingdom | England

University of Liverpool

For Demography

#12 in United Kingdom #105 in the World

24% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1881 Founded

30

United Kingdom | England

University of London

For Demography

#13 in United Kingdom #106 in the World

36% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

31

United Kingdom | England

University of Birmingham

For Demography

#14 in United Kingdom #108 in the World

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

32

Sweden | Umea

Umea University

For Demography

#6 in Sweden #110 in the World

61% Acceptance

34,237 Enrollment

1965 Founded

33

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Demography

#15 in United Kingdom #113 in the World

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

34

Switzerland | Bern

University of Bern

For Demography

#2 in Switzerland #114 in the World

26% Acceptance

19,608 Enrollment

35

Netherlands | Wageningen

Wageningen University

For Demography

#6 in Netherlands #123 in the World

47% Acceptance

12,819 Enrollment

1918 Founded

36

United Kingdom | England

University of Leeds

For Demography

#16 in United Kingdom #124 in the World

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

37

Italy | Lombardy

University of Milan

For Demography

#1 in Italy #127 in the World

21% Acceptance

65,234 Enrollment

1924 Founded

38

Netherlands | Maastricht

Maastricht University

For Demography

#7 in Netherlands #129 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

39

Norway | Bergen

University of Bergen

For Demography

#2 in Norway #134 in the World

28% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1946 Founded

40

United Kingdom | England

Newcastle University

For Demography

#17 in United Kingdom #135 in the World

23% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1963 Founded

41

Netherlands | Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam

For Demography

#8 in Netherlands #136 in the World

45% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

42

Spain | Barcelona

University of Barcelona

For Demography

#1 in Spain #140 in the World

69% Acceptance

64,236 Enrollment

43

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

For Demography

#2 in Italy #143 in the World

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded

44

United Kingdom | England

London School of Economics and Political Science

For Demography

#18 in United Kingdom #147 in the World

8% Acceptance

9,218 Enrollment

1895 Founded

45

Italy | Veneto

University of Padua

For Demography

#3 in Italy #153 in the World

40% Acceptance

70,000 Enrollment

1222 Founded

46

Germany | Bavaria

University of Munich

For Demography

#2 in Germany #154 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

47

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

For Demography

#4 in Italy #161 in the World

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

48

Netherlands | Leiden

Leiden University

For Demography

#9 in Netherlands #163 in the World

30% Acceptance

33,474 Enrollment

1575 Founded

49

Belgium | Ghent

Ghent University

For Demography

#2 in Belgium #171 in the World

34% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1817 Founded

50

United Kingdom | England

Queen Mary University of London

For Demography

#20 in United Kingdom #172 in the World

18% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1989 Founded

51

Norway | Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Demography

#3 in Norway #175 in the World

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

52

France | Occitanie

University of Montpellier

For Demography

#2 in France #176 in the World

13% Acceptance

49,000 Enrollment

1289 Founded

53

United Kingdom | England

University of York

For Demography

#21 in United Kingdom #180 in the World

20% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1963 Founded

54

Greece | Athens

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

For Demography

#1 in Greece #181 in the World

19% Acceptance

70,461 Enrollment

1837 Founded

55

United Kingdom | England

University of Leicester

For Demography

#22 in United Kingdom #182 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1957 Founded

56

Finland | Turku

University of Turku

For Demography

#2 in Finland #184 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,800 Enrollment

1920 Founded

57

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

Autonomous University of Barcelona

For Demography

#2 in Spain #185 in the World

54% Acceptance

30,926 Enrollment

58

Germany | Hamburg State

University of Hamburg

For Demography

#3 in Germany #186 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

59

United Kingdom | England

University of Warwick

For Demography

#23 in United Kingdom #189 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1965 Founded

60

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Demography

#3 in France #190 in the World

15% Acceptance

38,007 Enrollment

1809 Founded

61

Portugal | Porto

University of Porto

For Demography

#1 in Portugal #198 in the World

31% Acceptance

29,178 Enrollment

1911 Founded

62

United Kingdom | England

University of Exeter

For Demography

#24 in United Kingdom #199 in the World

73% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1955 Founded

63

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Demography

#4 in Switzerland #200 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

64

Austria | Vienna

University of Vienna

For Demography

#1 in Austria #202 in the World

33% Acceptance

93,628 Enrollment

1365 Founded

65

Germany | Brandenburg

Charite – Medical University of Berlin

For Demography

#4 in Germany #209 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,340 Enrollment

1710 Founded

66

Finland | Oulu

University of Oulu

For Demography

#3 in Finland #212 in the World

31% Acceptance

2,900 Enrollment

1958 Founded

67

United Kingdom | Wales

Cardiff University

For Demography

#25 in United Kingdom #214 in the World

39% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1997 Founded

68

Italy | Piedmont

University of Turin

For Demography

#5 in Italy #215 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1404 Founded

69

Sweden | Uppsala

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

For Demography

#7 in Sweden #217 in the World

58% Acceptance

5,675 Enrollment

1977 Founded

70

Denmark | Odense

University of Southern Denmark

For Demography

#3 in Denmark #221 in the World

35% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1966 Founded

71

United Kingdom | England

University of East Anglia

For Demography

#26 in United Kingdom #222 in the World

22% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1963 Founded

72

Finland | Tampere

University of Tampere

For Demography

#4 in Finland #224 in the World

12% Acceptance

18,400 Enrollment

1925 Founded

73

United Kingdom | England

University of Sussex

For Demography

#27 in United Kingdom #238 in the World

35% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1961 Founded

74

Switzerland | Geneva

University of Geneva

For Demography

#6 in Switzerland #246 in the World

25% Acceptance

17,744 Enrollment

75

Germany | Lower Saxony

University of Gottingen

For Demography

#6 in Germany #248 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

76

Italy | Tuscany

University of Florence

For Demography

#6 in Italy #251 in the World

30% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1321 Founded

77

Spain | Madrid

Complutense University of Madrid

For Demography

#3 in Spain #253 in the World

56% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

1508 Founded

78

Ireland | Dublin

University College Dublin

For Demography

#1 in Ireland #257 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,321 Enrollment

1854 Founded

79

Belgium | Antwerp

University of Antwerp

For Demography

#3 in Belgium #258 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

2003 Founded

80

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

Catholic University of Louvain

For Demography

#4 in Belgium #262 in the World

34% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1425 Founded

81

Spain | Valencia

University of Valencia

For Demography

#4 in Spain #266 in the World

51% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

82

Portugal | Lisbon

University of Lisbon

For Demography

#2 in Portugal #269 in the World

37% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

1911 Founded

83

Belgium | Liege

University of Liege

For Demography

#5 in Belgium #274 in the World

34% Acceptance

27,678 Enrollment

1817 Founded

84

Ireland | Dublin

Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

For Demography

#2 in Ireland #275 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,430 Enrollment

1592 Founded

85

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Bonn

For Demography

#7 in Germany #277 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

86

Spain | Granada

University of Granada

For Demography

#5 in Spain #283 in the World

53% Acceptance

56,842 Enrollment

1531 Founded

87

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of St Andrews

For Demography

#30 in United Kingdom #285 in the World

33% Acceptance

10,425 Enrollment

1413 Founded

88

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

For Demography

#8 in Germany #290 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

89

United Kingdom | England

Durham University

For Demography

#31 in United Kingdom #293 in the World

46% Acceptance

19,520 Enrollment

1832 Founded

90

Spain | Barcelona

Pompeu Fabra University

For Demography

#6 in Spain #295 in the World

55% Acceptance

15,801 Enrollment

91

Sweden | Linkoping

Linkoping University

For Demography

#8 in Sweden #299 in the World

41% Acceptance

22,441 Enrollment

1975 Founded

92

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Tubingen

For Demography

#9 in Germany #304 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

93

United Kingdom | England

University of Reading

For Demography

#32 in United Kingdom #305 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1892 Founded

94

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Demography

#10 in Germany #307 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

95

Germany | Hesse

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Demography

#11 in Germany #309 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

96

Italy | Campania

Federico II University of Naples

For Demography

#7 in Italy #311 in the World

31% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1224 Founded

97

Greece | Thessaloniki

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

For Demography

#2 in Greece #312 in the World

20% Acceptance

92,090 Enrollment

1925 Founded

98

Spain | Madrid

Autonomous University of Madrid

For Demography

#7 in Spain #314 in the World

53% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

1968 Founded

99

Austria | Vienna

Medical University of Vienna

For Demography

#2 in Austria #315 in the World

35% Acceptance

7,915 Enrollment

2004 Founded

100

Italy | Lombardy

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

For Demography

#8 in Italy #321 in the World

40% Acceptance

23,000 Enrollment

1921 Founded

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