Best Physical Universities in Europe [2026 Rankings]

1

Switzerland | Lausanne

Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne

For Physical

#1 in Switzerland #18 in the World

23% Acceptance

12,576 Enrollment

2

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Physical

#1 in United Kingdom #24 in the World

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

3

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Physical

#2 in United Kingdom #35 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

4

Denmark | Kongens Lyngby

Technical University of Denmark

For Physical

#1 in Denmark #44 in the World

38% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1829 Founded

5

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Physical

#2 in Switzerland #48 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

6

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Physical

#3 in United Kingdom #52 in the World

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

7

Netherlands | Delft

Delft University of Technology

For Physical

#1 in Netherlands #58 in the World

50% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1842 Founded

8

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Physical

#1 in France #64 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

9

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Physical

#4 in United Kingdom #70 in the World

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

10

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

For Physical

#1 in Germany #75 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

11

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

For Physical

#2 in Germany #83 in the World

26% Acceptance

23,321 Enrollment

2009 Founded

12

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Physical

#1 in Belgium #87 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

13

Sweden | Gothenburg

Chalmers University of Technology

For Physical

#1 in Sweden #91 in the World

79% Acceptance

10,773 Enrollment

1829 Founded

14

Sweden | Stockholm

KTH Royal Institute of Technology

For Physical

#2 in Sweden #96 in the World

41% Acceptance

14,278 Enrollment

1827 Founded

15

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

For Physical

#3 in Sweden #97 in the World

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

16

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

RWTH Aachen University

For Physical

#3 in Germany #98 in the World

35% Acceptance

47,521 Enrollment

1870 Founded

17

Sweden | Uppsala

Uppsala University

For Physical

#4 in Sweden #99 in the World

69% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1477 Founded

18

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Physical

#5 in United Kingdom #104 in the World

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

19

Russia | Moscow

Moscow State University

For Physical

#1 in Russia #106 in the World

12% Acceptance

20,188 Enrollment

1755 Founded

20

Netherlands | Eindhoven

Eindhoven University of Technology

For Physical

#2 in Netherlands #111 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,069 Enrollment

1956 Founded

21

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

For Physical

#3 in Netherlands #115 in the World

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

22

Germany | Bavaria

University of Erlangen Nuremberg

For Physical

#4 in Germany #121 in the World

46% Acceptance

39,658 Enrollment

1743 Founded

23

United Kingdom | England

University of Leeds

For Physical

#6 in United Kingdom #129 in the World

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

24

France | Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

For Physical

#2 in France #136 in the World

15% Acceptance

38,007 Enrollment

1809 Founded

25

Belgium | Ghent

Ghent University

For Physical

#2 in Belgium #142 in the World

34% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1817 Founded

26

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Munster

For Physical

#5 in Germany #143 in the World

14% Acceptance

43,728 Enrollment

1780 Founded

27

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

For Physical

#1 in Italy #148 in the World

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded

28

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

For Physical

#7 in United Kingdom #152 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

29

Germany | Brandenburg

Technical University of Berlin

For Physical

#6 in Germany #155 in the World

23% Acceptance

34,842 Enrollment

1946 Founded

30

Portugal | Porto

University of Porto

For Physical

#1 in Portugal #157 in the World

31% Acceptance

29,178 Enrollment

1911 Founded

31

United Kingdom | England

University of Bristol

For Physical

#8 in United Kingdom #160 in the World

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

32

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

For Physical

#2 in Italy #163 in the World

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

33

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Physical

#9 in United Kingdom #169 in the World

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

34

Italy | Lombardy

Polytechnic University of Milan

For Physical

#3 in Italy #174 in the World

28% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1863 Founded

35

Netherlands | Enschede

University of Twente

For Physical

#4 in Netherlands #175 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1961 Founded

36

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Stuttgart

For Physical

#7 in Germany #180 in the World

48% Acceptance

22,616 Enrollment

1829 Founded

37

Germany | Bavaria

University of Munich

For Physical

#8 in Germany #181 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

38

Germany | Saxony

Dresden University of Technology

For Physical

#9 in Germany #183 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

39

Spain | Barcelona

University of Barcelona

For Physical

#1 in Spain #188 in the World

69% Acceptance

64,236 Enrollment

40

Spain | Madrid

Complutense University of Madrid

For Physical

#2 in Spain #191 in the World

56% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

1508 Founded

41

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Physical

#10 in United Kingdom #194 in the World

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

42

United Kingdom | England

University of Birmingham

For Physical

#11 in United Kingdom #195 in the World

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

43

Germany | Lower Saxony

University of Gottingen

For Physical

#10 in Germany #197 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

44

Spain | Valencia

Polytechnic University of Valencia

For Physical

#3 in Spain #201 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,450 Enrollment

1968 Founded

45

Netherlands | Groningen

University of Groningen

For Physical

#5 in Netherlands #207 in the World

50% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1614 Founded

46

United Kingdom | England

University of Liverpool

For Physical

#12 in United Kingdom #209 in the World

24% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1881 Founded

47

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

Ruhr University Bochum

For Physical

#11 in Germany #211 in the World

28% Acceptance

42,954 Enrollment

1962 Founded

48

Greece | Thessaloniki

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

For Physical

#1 in Greece #212 in the World

20% Acceptance

92,090 Enrollment

1925 Founded

49

Netherlands | Wageningen

Wageningen University

For Physical

#6 in Netherlands #214 in the World

47% Acceptance

12,819 Enrollment

1918 Founded

50

France | Ile-de-France

Paris-Sud University

For Physical

#4 in France #218 in the World

13% Acceptance

23,270 Enrollment

2014 Founded

51

Norway | Trondheim

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

For Physical

#1 in Norway #220 in the World

27% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1996 Founded

52

Germany | Brandenburg

Free University of Berlin

For Physical

#12 in Germany #221 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

53

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Physical

#13 in United Kingdom #222 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

54

Netherlands | Leiden

Leiden University

For Physical

#7 in Netherlands #234 in the World

30% Acceptance

33,474 Enrollment

1575 Founded

55

Germany | Lower Saxony

Leibniz University of Hanover

For Physical

#13 in Germany #235 in the World

50% Acceptance

28,018 Enrollment

1831 Founded

56

Serbia | Belgrade

University of Belgrade

For Physical

#1 in Serbia #238 in the World

81% Acceptance

75,047 Enrollment

57

Spain | San Vicente del Raspeig

University of Alicante

For Physical

#4 in Spain #239 in the World

70% Acceptance

14,343 Enrollment

1979 Founded

58

Sweden | Stockholm

Stockholm University

For Physical

#5 in Sweden #245 in the World

52% Acceptance

37,484 Enrollment

1878 Founded

59

Germany | Hesse

Darmstadt University of Technology

For Physical

#14 in Germany #246 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,969 Enrollment

1877 Founded

60

Portugal | Aveiro

University of Aveiro

For Physical

#2 in Portugal #247 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

1973 Founded

61

Spain | Madrid

Autonomous University of Madrid

For Physical

#5 in Spain #257 in the World

53% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

1968 Founded

62

Denmark | Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

For Physical

#2 in Denmark #260 in the World

37% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1479 Founded

63

Finland | Helsinki

University of Helsinki

For Physical

#1 in Finland #261 in the World

12% Acceptance

31,312 Enrollment

1640 Founded

64

France | Occitanie

University of Montpellier

For Physical

#5 in France #262 in the World

13% Acceptance

49,000 Enrollment

1289 Founded

65

Spain | Bilbao

University of the Basque Country

For Physical

#6 in Spain #264 in the World

60% Acceptance

63,000 Enrollment

66

Italy | Veneto

University of Padua

For Physical

#4 in Italy #266 in the World

40% Acceptance

70,000 Enrollment

1222 Founded

67

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Glasgow

For Physical

#14 in United Kingdom #268 in the World

48% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1451 Founded

68

Sweden | Linkoping

Linkoping University

For Physical

#6 in Sweden #269 in the World

41% Acceptance

22,441 Enrollment

1975 Founded

69

Denmark | Aarhus

Aarhus University

For Physical

#3 in Denmark #272 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1928 Founded

70

Italy | Campania

Federico II University of Naples

For Physical

#5 in Italy #275 in the World

31% Acceptance

80,000 Enrollment

1224 Founded

71

United Kingdom | England

University of Bath

For Physical

#15 in United Kingdom #278 in the World

67% Acceptance

18,857 Enrollment

1966 Founded

72

Italy | Lombardy

University of Milan

For Physical

#6 in Italy #279 in the World

21% Acceptance

65,234 Enrollment

1924 Founded

73

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Physical

#8 in Netherlands #282 in the World

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

74

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of St Andrews

For Physical

#16 in United Kingdom #285 in the World

33% Acceptance

10,425 Enrollment

1413 Founded

75

Spain | Valencia

University of Valencia

For Physical

#7 in Spain #287 in the World

51% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

76

Austria | Graz

Graz University of Technology

For Physical

#1 in Austria #292 in the World

41% Acceptance

16,436 Enrollment

1874 Founded

77

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

University of Freiburg

For Physical

#15 in Germany #293 in the World

33% Acceptance

23,938 Enrollment

1457 Founded

78

United Kingdom | England

University of Warwick

For Physical

#17 in United Kingdom #294 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1965 Founded

79

United Kingdom | England

Newcastle University

For Physical

#18 in United Kingdom #295 in the World

23% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1963 Founded

80

Portugal | Lisbon

University of Lisbon

For Physical

#3 in Portugal #296 in the World

37% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

1911 Founded

81

Switzerland | Geneva

University of Geneva

For Physical

#3 in Switzerland #298 in the World

25% Acceptance

17,744 Enrollment

82

Italy | Piedmont

Polytechnic University of Turin

For Physical

#7 in Italy #299 in the World

40% Acceptance

48,645 Enrollment

1859 Founded

83

Poland | Warsaw

Warsaw University of Technology

For Physical

#1 in Poland #300 in the World

71% Acceptance

27,072 Enrollment

1826 Founded

84

Germany | Rhineland-Palatinate

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

For Physical

#16 in Germany #301 in the World

28% Acceptance

33,132 Enrollment

1946 Founded

85

Norway | Oslo

University of Oslo

For Physical

#2 in Norway #302 in the World

27% Acceptance

26,650 Enrollment

1811 Founded

86

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Physical

#17 in Germany #306 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

87

Germany | Hamburg State

University of Hamburg

For Physical

#18 in Germany #307 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

88

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Bonn

For Physical

#19 in Germany #311 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

89

Austria | Vienna

Vienna University of Technology

For Physical

#2 in Austria #312 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,341 Enrollment

1872 Founded

90

Austria | Vienna

University of Vienna

For Physical

#3 in Austria #313 in the World

33% Acceptance

93,628 Enrollment

1365 Founded

91

Italy | Piedmont

University of Turin

For Physical

#8 in Italy #324 in the World

37% Acceptance

5,000 Enrollment

1404 Founded

92

Greece | Athens

National Technical University of Athens

For Physical

#2 in Greece #325 in the World

20% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

93

Germany | Bavaria

University of Bayreuth

For Physical

#21 in Germany #327 in the World

30% Acceptance

12,773 Enrollment

1972 Founded

94

United Kingdom | England

Loughborough University

For Physical

#20 in United Kingdom #330 in the World

44% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

95

Spain | Granada

University of Granada

For Physical

#8 in Spain #331 in the World

53% Acceptance

56,842 Enrollment

1531 Founded

96

Poland | Warsaw

University of Warsaw

For Physical

#2 in Poland #339 in the World

25% Acceptance

42,700 Enrollment

1816 Founded

97

Spain | Barcelona

Technical University of Catalonia

For Physical

#10 in Spain #341 in the World

51% Acceptance

29,812 Enrollment

98

Spain | Seville

University of Seville

For Physical

#11 in Spain #345 in the World

45% Acceptance

36,054 Enrollment

1505 Founded

99

United Kingdom | Wales

Cardiff University

For Physical

#21 in United Kingdom #347 in the World

39% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1997 Founded

100

Italy | Tuscany

University of Florence

For Physical

#9 in Italy #349 in the World

30% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1321 Founded

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