Best Oncology Universities in Europe [2026 Rankings]

1

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

#1 in Germany #49 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

2

Sweden | Stockholm

Karolinska Institute

#3 in Sweden #136 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,070 Enrollment

1861 Founded

3

United Kingdom | England

University College London

#3 in United Kingdom #16 in the World

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

4

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

#1 in United Kingdom #3 in the World

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

5

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

#2 in United Kingdom #6 in the World

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

6

Netherlands | Nijmegen

Radboud University

#4 in Netherlands #127 in the World

43% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

7

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

#1 in France #182 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

8

Germany | Brandenburg

Charite – Medical University of Berlin

#22 in Germany #267 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,340 Enrollment

1710 Founded

9

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

#1 in Belgium #62 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

10

Germany | Bavaria

University of Munich

#2 in Germany #69 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

11

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

#1 in Sweden #95 in the World

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

12

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

#5 in United Kingdom #38 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

13

Austria | Vienna

Medical University of Vienna

#4 in Austria #419 in the World

35% Acceptance

7,915 Enrollment

2004 Founded

14

Italy | Lombardy

University of Milan

#3 in Italy #146 in the World

21% Acceptance

65,234 Enrollment

1924 Founded

15

Finland | Helsinki

University of Helsinki

#1 in Finland #84 in the World

12% Acceptance

31,312 Enrollment

1640 Founded

16

Germany | Hamburg State

University of Hamburg

#4 in Germany #110 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

17

Italy | Piedmont

University of Turin

#5 in Italy #221 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1404 Founded

18

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

#2 in Italy #119 in the World

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded

19

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

#6 in United Kingdom #54 in the World

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

20

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Tubingen

#5 in Germany #128 in the World

33% Acceptance

28,238 Enrollment

1477 Founded

21

Germany | Hesse

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

#38 in Germany #442 in the World

50% Acceptance

43,461 Enrollment

1914 Founded

22

Denmark | Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

#1 in Denmark #61 in the World

37% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1479 Founded

23

Greece | Athens

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

#1 in Greece #228 in the World

19% Acceptance

70,461 Enrollment

1837 Founded

24

Spain | Barcelona

University of Barcelona

#1 in Spain #116 in the World

69% Acceptance

64,236 Enrollment

25

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

#1 in Netherlands #76 in the World

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

26

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

#1 in Italy #104 in the World

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

27

Italy | Veneto

University of Padua

#4 in Italy #153 in the World

40% Acceptance

70,000 Enrollment

1222 Founded

28

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

#18 in Germany #215 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

29

Germany | Lower Saxony

Hannover Medical School

#45 in Germany #612 in the World

10% Acceptance

3,843 Enrollment

1965 Founded

30

Netherlands | Rotterdam

Erasmus University Rotterdam

#9 in Netherlands #231 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1913 Founded

31

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

#4 in United Kingdom #36 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

32

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

#3 in Germany #85 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

33

Italy | Campania

Federico II University of Naples

#8 in Italy #255 in the World

31% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1224 Founded

34

United Kingdom | England

University of Birmingham

#11 in United Kingdom #108 in the World

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

35

Switzerland | Zurich

University of Zurich

#2 in Switzerland #81 in the World

19% Acceptance

25,732 Enrollment

36

Sweden | Uppsala

Uppsala University

#2 in Sweden #103 in the World

69% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1477 Founded

37

United Kingdom | England

University of Liverpool

#18 in United Kingdom #164 in the World

24% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1881 Founded

38

United Kingdom | England

Queen Mary University of London

#19 in United Kingdom #191 in the World

18% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1989 Founded

39

Italy | Tuscany

University of Florence

#9 in Italy #260 in the World

30% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1321 Founded

40

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Glasgow

#8 in United Kingdom #94 in the World

48% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1451 Founded

41

Germany | Bavaria

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

#13 in Germany #190 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

42

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Cologne

#11 in Germany #168 in the World

33% Acceptance

52,204 Enrollment

1388 Founded

43

Switzerland | Bern

University of Bern

#5 in Switzerland #169 in the World

26% Acceptance

19,608 Enrollment

44

Norway | Oslo

University of Oslo

#1 in Norway #98 in the World

27% Acceptance

26,650 Enrollment

1811 Founded

45

Netherlands | Groningen

University of Groningen

#3 in Netherlands #118 in the World

50% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1614 Founded

46

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

#2 in Netherlands #78 in the World

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

47

United Kingdom | England

Newcastle University

#17 in United Kingdom #159 in the World

23% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1963 Founded

48

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Freiburg

#10 in Germany #161 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

49

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

#2 in France #262 in the World

15% Acceptance

38,007 Enrollment

1809 Founded

50

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

#13 in United Kingdom #133 in the World

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

51

Italy | Tuscany

University of Pisa

#6 in Italy #237 in the World

39% Acceptance

47,736 Enrollment

1343 Founded

52

Germany | Bavaria

University of Wurzburg

#20 in Germany #239 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,149 Enrollment

1402 Founded

53

Italy | Lombardy

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

#12 in Italy #418 in the World

40% Acceptance

23,000 Enrollment

1921 Founded

54

Sweden | Gothenburg

University of Gothenburg

#4 in Sweden #181 in the World

55% Acceptance

36,003 Enrollment

1891 Founded

55

United Kingdom | England

University of Leeds

#10 in United Kingdom #99 in the World

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

56

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

#14 in United Kingdom #138 in the World

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

57

United Kingdom | Wales

Cardiff University

#21 in United Kingdom #207 in the World

39% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1997 Founded

58

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

Autonomous University of Barcelona

#3 in Spain #210 in the World

54% Acceptance

30,926 Enrollment

59

Portugal | Porto

University of Porto

#2 in Portugal #229 in the World

31% Acceptance

29,178 Enrollment

1911 Founded

60

Austria | Vienna

University of Vienna

#1 in Austria #100 in the World

33% Acceptance

93,628 Enrollment

1365 Founded

61

Netherlands | Maastricht

Maastricht University

#12 in Netherlands #309 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

62

France | Ile-de-France

Paris-Sud University

#9 in France #397 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,270 Enrollment

2014 Founded

63

Netherlands | Leiden

Leiden University

#6 in Netherlands #158 in the World

30% Acceptance

33,474 Enrollment

1575 Founded

64

Sweden | Umea

Umea University

#9 in Sweden #318 in the World

61% Acceptance

34,237 Enrollment

1965 Founded

65

Switzerland | Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

#3 in Switzerland #125 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

66

United Kingdom | England

University of Bristol

#9 in United Kingdom #96 in the World

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

67

Spain | Madrid

Autonomous University of Madrid

#6 in Spain #293 in the World

53% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

1968 Founded

68

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Bonn

#7 in Germany #139 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

69

Netherlands | Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam

#7 in Netherlands #188 in the World

45% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

70

Finland | Tampere

University of Tampere

#2 in Finland #342 in the World

12% Acceptance

18,400 Enrollment

1925 Founded

71

Belgium | Liege

University of Liege

#3 in Belgium #226 in the World

34% Acceptance

27,678 Enrollment

1817 Founded

72

Germany | Hesse

University of Marburg

#25 in Germany #294 in the World

54% Acceptance

22,612 Enrollment

1527 Founded

73

Finland | Turku

University of Turku

#4 in Finland #371 in the World

18% Acceptance

20,800 Enrollment

1920 Founded

74

Norway | Bergen

University of Bergen

#2 in Norway #227 in the World

28% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1946 Founded

75

Germany | Lower Saxony

University of Gottingen

#8 in Germany #149 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

76

Italy | Liguria

University of Genoa

#10 in Italy #394 in the World

39% Acceptance

36,728 Enrollment

1481 Founded

77

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Munster

#16 in Germany #200 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

78

Belgium | Ghent

Ghent University

#2 in Belgium #132 in the World

34% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1817 Founded

79

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

RWTH Aachen University

#12 in Germany #171 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

80

Germany | Brandenburg

Humboldt University of Berlin

#9 in Germany #157 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

81

Austria | Innsbruck

University of Innsbruck

#2 in Austria #278 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1669 Founded

82

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

#12 in United Kingdom #122 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

83

Switzerland | Geneva

University of Geneva

#4 in Switzerland #155 in the World

25% Acceptance

17,744 Enrollment

84

Germany | Saxony

Dresden University of Technology

#14 in Germany #196 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

85

Germany | Brandenburg

Free University of Berlin

#6 in Germany #131 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

86

Belgium | Louvain-la-Neuve

Catholic University of Louvain

#4 in Belgium #256 in the World

34% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1425 Founded

87

Italy | Umbria

University of Perugia

#18 in Italy #524 in the World

42% Acceptance

26,732 Enrollment

1308 Founded

88

Denmark | Aarhus

Aarhus University

#2 in Denmark #101 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1928 Founded

89

United Kingdom | England

University of Leicester

#24 in United Kingdom #264 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1957 Founded

90

Germany | Schleswig-Holstein

Kiel University

#23 in Germany #272 in the World

45% Acceptance

27,468 Enrollment

1665 Founded

91

Poland | Lodz

Medical University of Lodz

#47 in Poland #1940 in the World

51% Acceptance

9,884 Enrollment

1950 Founded

92

Ireland | Dublin

University College Dublin

#1 in Ireland #225 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,321 Enrollment

1854 Founded

93

Germany | Saxony-Anhalt

Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

#33 in Germany #383 in the World

50% Acceptance

19,387 Enrollment

1817 Founded

94

Poland | Krakow

Jagiellonian University

#2 in Poland #281 in the World

53% Acceptance

33,549 Enrollment

1364 Founded

95

Ireland | Dublin

Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

#2 in Ireland #302 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,430 Enrollment

1592 Founded

96

Belgium | Antwerp

University of Antwerp

#6 in Belgium #370 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

2003 Founded

97

France | Occitanie

University of Montpellier

#5 in France #358 in the World

13% Acceptance

49,000 Enrollment

1289 Founded

98

Denmark | Odense

University of Southern Denmark

#5 in Denmark #359 in the World

35% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1966 Founded

99

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Parma

#19 in Italy #528 in the World

39% Acceptance

22,800 Enrollment

1117 Founded

100

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

#1 in Switzerland #52 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

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