Academic Index Last updated: May 31, 2026

7 Best Universities in Iceland

Exploring the academic landscape of Iceland, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 7 higher education institutions. We analyzed 38.5K scientific publications and 1.44M citations to accurately measure the research output of these institutions.

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1

Reykjavik

University of Iceland

#261 in Europe #641 in the World

92% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1911 Founded

2

Reykjavik

Reykjavik University

#629 in Europe #1721 in the World

66% Acceptance

3,800 Enrollment

1998 Founded

3

Borgarnes

Agricultural University of Iceland

#1187 in Europe #4469 in the World

92% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

2005 Founded

4

Akureyri

University of Akureyri

#1228 in Europe #4761 in the World

71% Acceptance

1,800 Enrollment

1987 Founded

5

Reykjavik

Iceland Academy of the Arts

#1491 in Europe #6357 in the World

60% Acceptance

749 Enrollment

1998 Founded

6

Borgarnes

Bifrost University

#1501 in Europe #6409 in the World

51% Acceptance

1,800 Enrollment

1918 Founded

7

Sauarkrokur

Holar University College

#1544 in Europe #6698 in the World

57% Acceptance

14,000 Enrollment

1335 Avg SAT

2007 Founded