Best Evolutionary Universities in Europe [2026 Rankings]

1

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Evolutionary

#1 in United Kingdom #4 in the World

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

2

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Evolutionary

#2 in United Kingdom #6 in the World

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

3

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Evolutionary

#3 in United Kingdom #11 in the World

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

4

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Evolutionary

#4 in United Kingdom #18 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

5

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Evolutionary

#5 in United Kingdom #37 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

6

Denmark | Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

For Evolutionary

#1 in Denmark #38 in the World

37% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1479 Founded

7

Sweden | Uppsala

Uppsala University

For Evolutionary

#1 in Sweden #40 in the World

69% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1477 Founded

8

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Evolutionary

#1 in France #45 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

9

Switzerland | Zurich

University of Zurich

For Evolutionary

#1 in Switzerland #46 in the World

19% Acceptance

25,732 Enrollment

10

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Evolutionary

#6 in United Kingdom #59 in the World

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

11

Finland | Helsinki

University of Helsinki

For Evolutionary

#1 in Finland #62 in the World

12% Acceptance

31,312 Enrollment

1640 Founded

12

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Evolutionary

#2 in Switzerland #66 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

13

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Evolutionary

#1 in Belgium #67 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

14

Denmark | Aarhus

Aarhus University

For Evolutionary

#2 in Denmark #68 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1928 Founded

15

Sweden | Stockholm

Karolinska Institute

For Evolutionary

#2 in Sweden #72 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,070 Enrollment

1861 Founded

16

United Kingdom | England

University of Bristol

For Evolutionary

#7 in United Kingdom #75 in the World

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

17

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Evolutionary

#9 in United Kingdom #80 in the World

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

18

Germany | Bavaria

University of Munich

For Evolutionary

#1 in Germany #83 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

19

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

For Evolutionary

#3 in Sweden #84 in the World

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

20

Austria | Vienna

University of Vienna

For Evolutionary

#1 in Austria #86 in the World

33% Acceptance

93,628 Enrollment

1365 Founded

21

France | Occitanie

University of Montpellier

For Evolutionary

#2 in France #89 in the World

13% Acceptance

49,000 Enrollment

1289 Founded

22

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Evolutionary

#2 in Germany #93 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

23

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

For Evolutionary

#1 in Netherlands #100 in the World

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

24

Switzerland | Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

For Evolutionary

#4 in Switzerland #102 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

25

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Evolutionary

#3 in France #104 in the World

15% Acceptance

38,007 Enrollment

1809 Founded

26

Belgium | Ghent

Ghent University

For Evolutionary

#2 in Belgium #105 in the World

34% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1817 Founded

27

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Evolutionary

#2 in Netherlands #109 in the World

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

28

United Kingdom | England

University of Liverpool

For Evolutionary

#10 in United Kingdom #111 in the World

24% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1881 Founded

29

Switzerland | Geneva

University of Geneva

For Evolutionary

#5 in Switzerland #118 in the World

25% Acceptance

17,744 Enrollment

30

Netherlands | Groningen

University of Groningen

For Evolutionary

#3 in Netherlands #119 in the World

50% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1614 Founded

31

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Glasgow

For Evolutionary

#11 in United Kingdom #121 in the World

48% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1451 Founded

32

Netherlands | Wageningen

Wageningen University

For Evolutionary

#4 in Netherlands #126 in the World

47% Acceptance

12,819 Enrollment

1918 Founded

33

Italy | Veneto

University of Padua

For Evolutionary

#1 in Italy #128 in the World

40% Acceptance

70,000 Enrollment

1222 Founded

34

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

For Evolutionary

#3 in Germany #129 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

35

Norway | Oslo

University of Oslo

For Evolutionary

#1 in Norway #130 in the World

27% Acceptance

26,650 Enrollment

1811 Founded

36

United Kingdom | England

University of Birmingham

For Evolutionary

#12 in United Kingdom #133 in the World

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

37

Netherlands | Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam

For Evolutionary

#5 in Netherlands #137 in the World

45% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

38

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

For Evolutionary

#2 in Italy #138 in the World

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded

39

United Kingdom | England

University of York

For Evolutionary

#13 in United Kingdom #140 in the World

20% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1963 Founded

40

Netherlands | Leiden

Leiden University

For Evolutionary

#6 in Netherlands #141 in the World

30% Acceptance

33,474 Enrollment

1575 Founded

41

Spain | Barcelona

University of Barcelona

For Evolutionary

#1 in Spain #144 in the World

69% Acceptance

64,236 Enrollment

42

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Evolutionary

#14 in United Kingdom #145 in the World

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

43

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Cologne

For Evolutionary

#4 in Germany #147 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

44

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

For Evolutionary

#15 in United Kingdom #154 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

45

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

Technical University of Denmark

For Evolutionary

#3 in Denmark #157 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1829 Founded

46

United Kingdom | England

University of Exeter

For Evolutionary

#16 in United Kingdom #159 in the World

73% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1955 Founded

47

United Kingdom | England

University of Leeds

For Evolutionary

#17 in United Kingdom #162 in the World

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

48

Sweden | Stockholm

Stockholm University

For Evolutionary

#4 in Sweden #163 in the World

52% Acceptance

37,484 Enrollment

1878 Founded

49

Germany | Bavaria

University of Wurzburg

For Evolutionary

#5 in Germany #164 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,149 Enrollment

1402 Founded

50

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of St Andrews

For Evolutionary

#18 in United Kingdom #165 in the World

33% Acceptance

10,425 Enrollment

1413 Founded

51

United Kingdom | England

University of Sussex

For Evolutionary

#19 in United Kingdom #166 in the World

35% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1961 Founded

52

United Kingdom | England

Queen Mary University of London

For Evolutionary

#20 in United Kingdom #168 in the World

18% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1989 Founded

53

Russia | Moscow

Moscow State University

For Evolutionary

#1 in Russia #169 in the World

12% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1755 Founded

54

United Kingdom | England

Newcastle University

For Evolutionary

#21 in United Kingdom #170 in the World

23% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1963 Founded

55

France | Ile-de-France

Paris-Sud University

For Evolutionary

#4 in France #171 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,270 Enrollment

2014 Founded

56

Germany | Hamburg State

University of Hamburg

For Evolutionary

#6 in Germany #172 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

57

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Tubingen

For Evolutionary

#7 in Germany #177 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

58

Switzerland | Bern

University of Bern

For Evolutionary

#7 in Switzerland #179 in the World

26% Acceptance

19,608 Enrollment

59

United Kingdom | England

University of Reading

For Evolutionary

#22 in United Kingdom #182 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1892 Founded

60

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Freiburg

For Evolutionary

#8 in Germany #184 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

61

Netherlands | Nijmegen

Radboud University

For Evolutionary

#7 in Netherlands #185 in the World

43% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

62

Italy | Lombardy

University of Milan

For Evolutionary

#3 in Italy #186 in the World

21% Acceptance

65,234 Enrollment

1924 Founded

63

United Kingdom | England

University of Leicester

For Evolutionary

#23 in United Kingdom #192 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1957 Founded

64

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Bonn

For Evolutionary

#9 in Germany #196 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

65

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Munster

For Evolutionary

#10 in Germany #200 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

66

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

For Evolutionary

#4 in Italy #202 in the World

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

67

Germany | Hesse

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Evolutionary

#11 in Germany #206 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

68

Sweden | Gothenburg

University of Gothenburg

For Evolutionary

#5 in Sweden #210 in the World

55% Acceptance

36,003 Enrollment

1891 Founded

69

Spain | Madrid

Autonomous University of Madrid

For Evolutionary

#2 in Spain #212 in the World

53% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

1968 Founded

70

Netherlands | Delft

Delft University of Technology

For Evolutionary

#8 in Netherlands #213 in the World

50% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1842 Founded

71

United Kingdom | England

University of Warwick

For Evolutionary

#25 in United Kingdom #215 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1965 Founded

72

United Kingdom | Wales

Cardiff University

For Evolutionary

#26 in United Kingdom #218 in the World

39% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1997 Founded

73

Portugal | Porto

University of Porto

For Evolutionary

#1 in Portugal #219 in the World

31% Acceptance

29,178 Enrollment

1911 Founded

74

Sweden | Uppsala

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

For Evolutionary

#6 in Sweden #220 in the World

58% Acceptance

5,675 Enrollment

1977 Founded

75

United Kingdom | England

University of East Anglia

For Evolutionary

#27 in United Kingdom #223 in the World

22% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1963 Founded

76

Germany | Lower Saxony

University of Gottingen

For Evolutionary

#13 in Germany #224 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

77

Germany | Thuringia

Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

For Evolutionary

#14 in Germany #225 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,345 Enrollment

1558 Founded

78

Spain | Barcelona

Pompeu Fabra University

For Evolutionary

#3 in Spain #230 in the World

55% Acceptance

15,801 Enrollment

79

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

Catholic University of Louvain

For Evolutionary

#3 in Belgium #231 in the World

34% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1425 Founded

80

Germany | Brandenburg

Free University of Berlin

For Evolutionary

#15 in Germany #239 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

81

United Kingdom | England

University of Bath

For Evolutionary

#28 in United Kingdom #241 in the World

67% Acceptance

18,857 Enrollment

1966 Founded

82

Spain | Valencia

University of Valencia

For Evolutionary

#4 in Spain #242 in the World

51% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

83

Italy | Tuscany

University of Florence

For Evolutionary

#5 in Italy #243 in the World

30% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1321 Founded

84

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Evolutionary

#16 in Germany #246 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

85

Sweden | Stockholm

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Evolutionary

#7 in Sweden #248 in the World

41% Acceptance

14,278 Enrollment

1827 Founded

86

Norway | Bergen

University of Bergen

For Evolutionary

#2 in Norway #249 in the World

28% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1946 Founded

87

Russia | Saint Petersburg

St. Petersburg State University

For Evolutionary

#2 in Russia #251 in the World

14% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1724 Founded

88

Ireland | Dublin

Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

For Evolutionary

#1 in Ireland #253 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,430 Enrollment

1592 Founded

89

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

Autonomous University of Barcelona

For Evolutionary

#5 in Spain #254 in the World

54% Acceptance

30,926 Enrollment

90

Spain | Madrid

Complutense University of Madrid

For Evolutionary

#6 in Spain #255 in the World

56% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

1508 Founded

91

Germany | Bavaria

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Evolutionary

#17 in Germany #258 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

92

Belgium | Antwerp

University of Antwerp

For Evolutionary

#5 in Belgium #260 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

2003 Founded

93

Germany | Brandenburg

Humboldt University of Berlin

For Evolutionary

#19 in Germany #265 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

94

United Kingdom | England

University of London

For Evolutionary

#30 in United Kingdom #268 in the World

36% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

95

Norway | Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Evolutionary

#3 in Norway #270 in the World

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

96

United Kingdom | England

Durham University

For Evolutionary

#31 in United Kingdom #271 in the World

46% Acceptance

19,520 Enrollment

1832 Founded

97

Denmark | Odense

University of Southern Denmark

For Evolutionary

#4 in Denmark #275 in the World

35% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1966 Founded

98

Belgium | Liege

University of Liege

For Evolutionary

#6 in Belgium #277 in the World

34% Acceptance

27,678 Enrollment

1817 Founded

99

Poland | Krakow

Jagiellonian University

For Evolutionary

#1 in Poland #280 in the World

53% Acceptance

33,549 Enrollment

1364 Founded

100

Italy | Tuscany

University of Pisa

For Evolutionary

#6 in Italy #281 in the World

39% Acceptance

47,736 Enrollment

1343 Founded

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