Best Forensic Science Universities in Europe [2026 Rankings]

1

United Kingdom | England

University of Leicester

For Forensic Science

#1 in United Kingdom #1 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1957 Founded

2

Denmark | Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

For Forensic Science

#1 in Denmark #3 in the World

37% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1479 Founded

3

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Forensic Science

#2 in United Kingdom #9 in the World

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

4

Belgium | Ghent

Ghent University

For Forensic Science

#1 in Belgium #12 in the World

34% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1817 Founded

5

Germany | Brandenburg

Charite – Medical University of Berlin

For Forensic Science

#1 in Germany #15 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,340 Enrollment

1710 Founded

6

Netherlands | Leiden

Leiden University

For Forensic Science

#1 in Netherlands #16 in the World

30% Acceptance

33,474 Enrollment

1575 Founded

7

Germany | Hesse

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

For Forensic Science

#2 in Germany #23 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

8

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Forensic Science

#4 in United Kingdom #27 in the World

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

9

Switzerland | Zurich

University of Zurich

For Forensic Science

#2 in Switzerland #29 in the World

19% Acceptance

25,732 Enrollment

10

Switzerland | Bern

University of Bern

For Forensic Science

#3 in Switzerland #30 in the World

26% Acceptance

19,608 Enrollment

11

Portugal | Porto

University of Porto

For Forensic Science

#1 in Portugal #40 in the World

31% Acceptance

29,178 Enrollment

1911 Founded

12

Italy | Lombardy

University of Milan

For Forensic Science

#1 in Italy #43 in the World

21% Acceptance

65,234 Enrollment

1924 Founded

13

United Kingdom | England

University of Liverpool

For Forensic Science

#5 in United Kingdom #45 in the World

24% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1881 Founded

14

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Forensic Science

#6 in United Kingdom #46 in the World

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

15

United Kingdom | England

Queen Mary University of London

For Forensic Science

#7 in United Kingdom #48 in the World

18% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1989 Founded

16

Norway | Oslo

University of Oslo

For Forensic Science

#1 in Norway #53 in the World

27% Acceptance

26,650 Enrollment

1811 Founded

17

Germany | Brandenburg

Humboldt University of Berlin

For Forensic Science

#3 in Germany #54 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

18

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Cologne

For Forensic Science

#4 in Germany #55 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

19

United Kingdom | England

University of Reading

For Forensic Science

#8 in United Kingdom #56 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1892 Founded

20

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Forensic Science

#5 in Germany #63 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

21

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Forensic Science

#9 in United Kingdom #69 in the World

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

22

Finland | Helsinki

University of Helsinki

For Forensic Science

#1 in Finland #71 in the World

12% Acceptance

31,312 Enrollment

1640 Founded

23

Germany | Hamburg State

University of Hamburg

For Forensic Science

#6 in Germany #72 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

24

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Forensic Science

#10 in United Kingdom #74 in the World

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

25

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Forensic Science

#2 in Netherlands #76 in the World

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

26

Austria | Innsbruck

University of Innsbruck

For Forensic Science

#2 in Austria #84 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1669 Founded

27

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Bonn

For Forensic Science

#7 in Germany #89 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

28

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Strathclyde

For Forensic Science

#12 in United Kingdom #91 in the World

47% Acceptance

18,857 Enrollment

1964 Founded

29

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Forensic Science

#13 in United Kingdom #100 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

30

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Munster

For Forensic Science

#8 in Germany #101 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

31

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Forensic Science

#2 in Belgium #114 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

32

Sweden | Stockholm

Karolinska Institute

For Forensic Science

#1 in Sweden #118 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,070 Enrollment

1861 Founded

33

Netherlands | Rotterdam

Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Forensic Science

#3 in Netherlands #121 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1913 Founded

34

Italy | Veneto

University of Padua

For Forensic Science

#3 in Italy #123 in the World

40% Acceptance

70,000 Enrollment

1222 Founded

35

United Kingdom | England

University of Birmingham

For Forensic Science

#14 in United Kingdom #125 in the World

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

36

Germany | Bavaria

University of Munich

For Forensic Science

#9 in Germany #128 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

37

United Kingdom | England

University of Central Lancashire

For Forensic Science

#15 in United Kingdom #129 in the World

72% Acceptance

19,290 Enrollment

1992 Founded

38

Poland | Krakow

Jagiellonian University

For Forensic Science

#1 in Poland #130 in the World

53% Acceptance

33,549 Enrollment

1364 Founded

39

Spain | Madrid

Complutense University of Madrid

For Forensic Science

#2 in Spain #138 in the World

56% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

1508 Founded

40

Germany | Bavaria

University of Wurzburg

For Forensic Science

#10 in Germany #144 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,149 Enrollment

1402 Founded

41

Sweden | Uppsala

Uppsala University

For Forensic Science

#2 in Sweden #146 in the World

69% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1477 Founded

42

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

For Forensic Science

#4 in Italy #149 in the World

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded

43

Italy | Lombardy

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

For Forensic Science

#5 in Italy #150 in the World

40% Acceptance

23,000 Enrollment

1921 Founded

44

Italy | Tuscany

University of Florence

For Forensic Science

#6 in Italy #154 in the World

30% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1321 Founded

45

Poland | Poznan

Adam Mickiewicz University

For Forensic Science

#2 in Poland #158 in the World

58% Acceptance

37,013 Enrollment

1919 Founded

46

Spain | Barcelona

University of Barcelona

For Forensic Science

#3 in Spain #160 in the World

69% Acceptance

64,236 Enrollment

47

Italy | Piedmont

University of Turin

For Forensic Science

#7 in Italy #166 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1404 Founded

48

Portugal | Coimbra

University of Coimbra

For Forensic Science

#2 in Portugal #167 in the World

13% Acceptance

25,580 Enrollment

1290 Founded

49

Sweden | Uppsala

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

For Forensic Science

#3 in Sweden #169 in the World

58% Acceptance

5,675 Enrollment

1977 Founded

50

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Forensic Science

#11 in Germany #170 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

51

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

For Forensic Science

#4 in Sweden #171 in the World

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

52

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Freiburg

For Forensic Science

#12 in Germany #172 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

53

Ireland | Dublin

University College Dublin

For Forensic Science

#1 in Ireland #173 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,321 Enrollment

1854 Founded

54

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Forensic Science

#18 in United Kingdom #177 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

55

United Kingdom | Wales

Cardiff University

For Forensic Science

#19 in United Kingdom #179 in the World

39% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1997 Founded

56

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Glasgow

For Forensic Science

#20 in United Kingdom #180 in the World

48% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1451 Founded

57

Ireland | Dublin

Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

For Forensic Science

#2 in Ireland #181 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,430 Enrollment

1592 Founded

58

United Kingdom | England

University of London

For Forensic Science

#21 in United Kingdom #182 in the World

36% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

59

Sweden | Linkoping

Linkoping University

For Forensic Science

#5 in Sweden #183 in the World

41% Acceptance

22,441 Enrollment

1975 Founded

60

United Kingdom | England

University of Bristol

For Forensic Science

#22 in United Kingdom #188 in the World

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

61

Netherlands | Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam

For Forensic Science

#4 in Netherlands #194 in the World

45% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

62

Netherlands | Wageningen

Wageningen University

For Forensic Science

#5 in Netherlands #196 in the World

47% Acceptance

12,819 Enrollment

1918 Founded

63

Austria | Vienna

University of Vienna

For Forensic Science

#3 in Austria #198 in the World

33% Acceptance

93,628 Enrollment

1365 Founded

64

Netherlands | Maastricht

Maastricht University

For Forensic Science

#6 in Netherlands #204 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

65

Spain | Granada

University of Granada

For Forensic Science

#5 in Spain #212 in the World

53% Acceptance

56,842 Enrollment

1531 Founded

66

United Kingdom | England

University of Leeds

For Forensic Science

#26 in United Kingdom #223 in the World

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

67

Germany | Lower Saxony

University of Gottingen

For Forensic Science

#14 in Germany #227 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

68

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

For Forensic Science

#9 in Italy #228 in the World

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

69

Netherlands | Nijmegen

Radboud University

For Forensic Science

#7 in Netherlands #234 in the World

43% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

70

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Hohenheim

For Forensic Science

#16 in Germany #237 in the World

34% Acceptance

8,392 Enrollment

1818 Founded

71

Denmark | Aarhus

Aarhus University

For Forensic Science

#2 in Denmark #242 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1928 Founded

72

Italy | Campania

Federico II University of Naples

For Forensic Science

#10 in Italy #244 in the World

31% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1224 Founded

73

United Kingdom | Wales

University of Wales

For Forensic Science

#27 in United Kingdom #246 in the World

78% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1893 Founded

74

Serbia | Belgrade

University of Belgrade

For Forensic Science

#1 in Serbia #248 in the World

81% Acceptance

75,047 Enrollment

75

United Kingdom | England

Liverpool John Moores University

For Forensic Science

#28 in United Kingdom #249 in the World

46% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1992 Founded

76

Belgium | Liege

University of Liege

For Forensic Science

#4 in Belgium #252 in the World

34% Acceptance

27,678 Enrollment

1817 Founded

77

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr University Bochum

For Forensic Science

#17 in Germany #264 in the World

28% Acceptance

42,954 Enrollment

1962 Founded

78

Italy | Umbria

University of Perugia

For Forensic Science

#11 in Italy #267 in the World

42% Acceptance

26,732 Enrollment

1308 Founded

79

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

Kiel University

For Forensic Science

#19 in Germany #272 in the World

45% Acceptance

27,468 Enrollment

1665 Founded

80

United Kingdom | England

University of Surrey

For Forensic Science

#29 in United Kingdom #274 in the World

32% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1966 Founded

81

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

For Forensic Science

#8 in Netherlands #276 in the World

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

82

Croatia | Zagreb

University of Zagreb

For Forensic Science

#1 in Croatia #279 in the World

56% Acceptance

65,436 Enrollment

1874 Founded

83

Sweden | Gothenburg

University of Gothenburg

For Forensic Science

#6 in Sweden #282 in the World

55% Acceptance

36,003 Enrollment

1891 Founded

84

Spain | Bilbao

University of the Basque Country

For Forensic Science

#7 in Spain #284 in the World

60% Acceptance

63,000 Enrollment

85

Portugal | Lisbon

University of Lisbon

For Forensic Science

#3 in Portugal #285 in the World

37% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

1911 Founded

86

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Forensic Science

#30 in United Kingdom #290 in the World

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

87

Denmark | Odense

University of Southern Denmark

For Forensic Science

#3 in Denmark #296 in the World

35% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1966 Founded

88

Denmark | Aalborg

Aalborg University

For Forensic Science

#4 in Denmark #305 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,353 Enrollment

1974 Founded

89

Germany | Brandenburg

Free University of Berlin

For Forensic Science

#20 in Germany #309 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

90

Russia | Moscow

RUDN University

For Forensic Science

#1 in Russia #310 in the World

60% Acceptance

29,000 Enrollment

1960 Founded

91

United Kingdom | England

Cranfield University

For Forensic Science

#31 in United Kingdom #311 in the World

59% Acceptance

4,825 Enrollment

1993 Founded

92

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

For Forensic Science

#32 in United Kingdom #313 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

93

Austria | Vienna

Medical University of Vienna

For Forensic Science

#4 in Austria #317 in the World

35% Acceptance

7,915 Enrollment

2004 Founded

94

Greece | Athens

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

For Forensic Science

#1 in Greece #321 in the World

19% Acceptance

70,461 Enrollment

1837 Founded

95

United Kingdom | England

Sheffield Hallam University

For Forensic Science

#34 in United Kingdom #331 in the World

69% Acceptance

19,290 Enrollment

1992 Founded

96

Spain | Madrid

Autonomous University of Madrid

For Forensic Science

#8 in Spain #335 in the World

53% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

1968 Founded

97

Norway | Aas

Norwegian University of Life Sciences

For Forensic Science

#2 in Norway #343 in the World

29% Acceptance

6,345 Enrollment

1859 Founded

98

Germany | Lower Saxony

Hannover Medical School

For Forensic Science

#21 in Germany #345 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,843 Enrollment

1965 Founded

99

Spain | Valencia

University of Valencia

For Forensic Science

#9 in Spain #374 in the World

51% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

100

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Parma

For Forensic Science

#16 in Italy #390 in the World

39% Acceptance

22,800 Enrollment

1117 Founded

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