Best Occupational Therapy Universities in Europe [2026 Rankings]

1

Sweden | Stockholm

Karolinska Institute

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Sweden #8 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,070 Enrollment

1861 Founded

2

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in United Kingdom #12 in the World

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

3

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Sweden #17 in the World

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

4

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Belgium #25 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

5

Sweden | Gothenburg

University of Gothenburg

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Sweden #27 in the World

55% Acceptance

36,003 Enrollment

1891 Founded

6

Netherlands | Groningen

University of Groningen

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Netherlands #32 in the World

50% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1614 Founded

7

Netherlands | Maastricht

Maastricht University

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Netherlands #35 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

8

Netherlands | Nijmegen

Radboud University

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Netherlands #40 in the World

43% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

9

Germany | Bavaria

University of Munich

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Germany #42 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

10

Netherlands | Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in Netherlands #48 in the World

45% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

11

Sweden | Umea

Umea University

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in Sweden #49 in the World

61% Acceptance

34,237 Enrollment

1965 Founded

12

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in United Kingdom #60 in the World

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

13

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in United Kingdom #63 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

14

Sweden | Linkoping

Linkoping University

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in Sweden #65 in the World

41% Acceptance

22,441 Enrollment

1975 Founded

15

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in United Kingdom #66 in the World

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

16

Denmark | Odense

University of Southern Denmark

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Denmark #67 in the World

35% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1966 Founded

17

Denmark | Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Denmark #78 in the World

37% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1479 Founded

18

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in Netherlands #79 in the World

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

19

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Italy #83 in the World

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded

20

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Occupational Therapy

#6 in United Kingdom #86 in the World

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

21

United Kingdom | England

University of Birmingham

For Occupational Therapy

#7 in United Kingdom #87 in the World

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

22

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Germany #90 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

23

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Glasgow

For Occupational Therapy

#8 in United Kingdom #92 in the World

48% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1451 Founded

24

Norway | Oslo

University of Oslo

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Norway #95 in the World

27% Acceptance

26,650 Enrollment

1811 Founded

25

Switzerland | Zurich

University of Zurich

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Switzerland #96 in the World

19% Acceptance

25,732 Enrollment

26

United Kingdom | England

University of Liverpool

For Occupational Therapy

#9 in United Kingdom #99 in the World

24% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1881 Founded

27

Italy | Veneto

University of Padua

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Italy #101 in the World

40% Acceptance

70,000 Enrollment

1222 Founded

28

Germany | Brandenburg

Charite – Medical University of Berlin

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Germany #103 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,340 Enrollment

1710 Founded

29

Italy | Lombardy

University of Milan

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Italy #112 in the World

21% Acceptance

65,234 Enrollment

1924 Founded

30

United Kingdom | England

University of Leeds

For Occupational Therapy

#10 in United Kingdom #113 in the World

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

31

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Switzerland #114 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

32

United Kingdom | Northern Ireland

Ulster University

For Occupational Therapy

#11 in United Kingdom #117 in the World

55% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

33

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Occupational Therapy

#12 in United Kingdom #118 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

34

Sweden | Uppsala

Uppsala University

For Occupational Therapy

#6 in Sweden #122 in the World

69% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1477 Founded

35

United Kingdom | England

Newcastle University

For Occupational Therapy

#13 in United Kingdom #123 in the World

23% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1963 Founded

36

Germany | Hamburg State

University of Hamburg

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in Germany #125 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

37

Germany | Lower Saxony

Hannover Medical School

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in Germany #128 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,843 Enrollment

1965 Founded

38

United Kingdom | England

University of Exeter

For Occupational Therapy

#14 in United Kingdom #131 in the World

73% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1955 Founded

39

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Occupational Therapy

#15 in United Kingdom #135 in the World

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

40

Italy | Lombardy

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in Italy #136 in the World

40% Acceptance

23,000 Enrollment

1921 Founded

41

Netherlands | Rotterdam

Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Occupational Therapy

#6 in Netherlands #137 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1913 Founded

42

Austria | Vienna

Medical University of Vienna

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Austria #142 in the World

35% Acceptance

7,915 Enrollment

2004 Founded

43

Norway | Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Norway #146 in the World

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

44

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Tubingen

For Occupational Therapy

#6 in Germany #148 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

45

Denmark | Aarhus

Aarhus University

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Denmark #151 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1928 Founded

46

Switzerland | Bern

University of Bern

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Switzerland #153 in the World

26% Acceptance

19,608 Enrollment

47

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Occupational Therapy

#16 in United Kingdom #155 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

48

Ireland | Dublin

Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Ireland #163 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,430 Enrollment

1592 Founded

49

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in France #164 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

50

Denmark | Aalborg

Aalborg University

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in Denmark #169 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,353 Enrollment

1974 Founded

51

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

For Occupational Therapy

#7 in Netherlands #173 in the World

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

52

Germany | Brandenburg

Free University of Berlin

For Occupational Therapy

#7 in Germany #180 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

53

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Occupational Therapy

#17 in United Kingdom #186 in the World

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

54

Switzerland | Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

For Occupational Therapy

#4 in Switzerland #189 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

55

Netherlands | Enschede

University of Twente

For Occupational Therapy

#8 in Netherlands #190 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1961 Founded

56

Ireland | Dublin

University College Dublin

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Ireland #191 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,321 Enrollment

1854 Founded

57

United Kingdom | England

Brunel University London

For Occupational Therapy

#19 in United Kingdom #195 in the World

54% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

58

Finland | Helsinki

University of Helsinki

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Finland #196 in the World

12% Acceptance

31,312 Enrollment

1640 Founded

59

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

Autonomous University of Barcelona

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Spain #197 in the World

54% Acceptance

30,926 Enrollment

60

United Kingdom | England

University of York

For Occupational Therapy

#20 in United Kingdom #199 in the World

20% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1963 Founded

61

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

For Occupational Therapy

#7 in Italy #205 in the World

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

62

Belgium | Ghent

Ghent University

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Belgium #206 in the World

34% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1817 Founded

63

Italy | Tuscany

University of Florence

For Occupational Therapy

#8 in Italy #209 in the World

30% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1321 Founded

64

United Kingdom | England

University of East Anglia

For Occupational Therapy

#21 in United Kingdom #214 in the World

22% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1963 Founded

65

Finland | Jyvaskyla

University of Jyvaskyla

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Finland #216 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,870 Enrollment

1934 Founded

66

Italy | Liguria

University of Genoa

For Occupational Therapy

#9 in Italy #219 in the World

39% Acceptance

36,728 Enrollment

1481 Founded

67

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Freiburg

For Occupational Therapy

#9 in Germany #223 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

68

Belgium | Liege

University of Liege

For Occupational Therapy

#5 in Belgium #225 in the World

34% Acceptance

27,678 Enrollment

1817 Founded

69

United Kingdom | England

University of Bristol

For Occupational Therapy

#23 in United Kingdom #226 in the World

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

70

United Kingdom | Wales

Cardiff University

For Occupational Therapy

#24 in United Kingdom #231 in the World

39% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1997 Founded

71

United Kingdom | England

University of Leicester

For Occupational Therapy

#26 in United Kingdom #236 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1957 Founded

72

Poland | Lodz

Medical University of Lodz

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Poland #239 in the World

51% Acceptance

9,884 Enrollment

1950 Founded

73

Ireland | Galway

National University of Ireland, Galway

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Ireland #241 in the World

43% Acceptance

33,321 Enrollment

1845 Founded

74

Netherlands | Tilburg

Tilburg University

For Occupational Therapy

#9 in Netherlands #243 in the World

57% Acceptance

19,178 Enrollment

1927 Founded

75

Norway | Bergen

University of Bergen

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Norway #245 in the World

28% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1946 Founded

76

United Kingdom | England

Keele University

For Occupational Therapy

#27 in United Kingdom #246 in the World

52% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1962 Founded

77

Italy | Piedmont

University of Turin

For Occupational Therapy

#12 in Italy #248 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1404 Founded

78

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

For Occupational Therapy

#10 in Germany #250 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

79

Italy | Campania

Federico II University of Naples

For Occupational Therapy

#13 in Italy #251 in the World

31% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1224 Founded

80

Portugal | Porto

University of Porto

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Portugal #255 in the World

31% Acceptance

29,178 Enrollment

1911 Founded

81

Greece | Athens

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

For Occupational Therapy

#1 in Greece #259 in the World

19% Acceptance

70,461 Enrollment

1837 Founded

82

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

Catholic University of Louvain

For Occupational Therapy

#6 in Belgium #268 in the World

34% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1425 Founded

83

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in France #269 in the World

15% Acceptance

38,007 Enrollment

1809 Founded

84

Finland | Tampere

University of Tampere

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Finland #276 in the World

12% Acceptance

18,400 Enrollment

1925 Founded

85

Germany | Bavaria

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Occupational Therapy

#11 in Germany #277 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

86

Greece | Thessaloniki

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Greece #286 in the World

20% Acceptance

92,090 Enrollment

1925 Founded

87

France | Occitanie

University of Montpellier

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in France #289 in the World

13% Acceptance

49,000 Enrollment

1289 Founded

88

Portugal | Lisbon

University of Lisbon

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Portugal #290 in the World

37% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

1911 Founded

89

Netherlands | Leiden

Leiden University

For Occupational Therapy

#10 in Netherlands #297 in the World

30% Acceptance

33,474 Enrollment

1575 Founded

90

Spain | Valencia

University of Valencia

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Spain #302 in the World

51% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

91

United Kingdom | England

University of Warwick

For Occupational Therapy

#28 in United Kingdom #306 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1965 Founded

92

Poland | Torun

Nicolaus Copernicus University

For Occupational Therapy

#2 in Poland #309 in the World

60% Acceptance

28,900 Enrollment

1945 Founded

93

Italy | Lombardy

Polytechnic University of Milan

For Occupational Therapy

#18 in Italy #313 in the World

28% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1863 Founded

94

United Kingdom | England

Manchester Metropolitan University

For Occupational Therapy

#30 in United Kingdom #315 in the World

53% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1992 Founded

95

United Kingdom | Wales

University of Wales

For Occupational Therapy

#32 in United Kingdom #318 in the World

78% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1893 Founded

96

Belgium | Antwerp

University of Antwerp

For Occupational Therapy

#7 in Belgium #324 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

2003 Founded

97

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Parma

For Occupational Therapy

#19 in Italy #334 in the World

39% Acceptance

22,800 Enrollment

1117 Founded

98

Portugal | Aveiro

University of Aveiro

For Occupational Therapy

#3 in Portugal #335 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

99

Switzerland | Geneva

University of Geneva

For Occupational Therapy

#7 in Switzerland #337 in the World

25% Acceptance

17,744 Enrollment

100

Germany | Saxony

Dresden University of Technology

For Occupational Therapy

#13 in Germany #340 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

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