Best Publishing Universities in Europe [2026 Rankings]

1

United Kingdom | England

University of Manchester

For Publishing

#1 in United Kingdom #9 in the World

40% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1824 Founded

2

United Kingdom | England

University of Oxford

For Publishing

#2 in United Kingdom #12 in the World

22% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1096 Founded

3

United Kingdom | England

University College London

For Publishing

#3 in United Kingdom #18 in the World

36% Acceptance

42,000 Enrollment

1826 Founded

4

United Kingdom | England

University of Cambridge

For Publishing

#4 in United Kingdom #22 in the World

21% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1209 Founded

5

United Kingdom | England

University of Birmingham

For Publishing

#5 in United Kingdom #24 in the World

38% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1900 Founded

6

United Kingdom | England

University of Sheffield

For Publishing

#7 in United Kingdom #39 in the World

28% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1905 Founded

7

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Edinburgh

For Publishing

#8 in United Kingdom #52 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1583 Founded

8

United Kingdom | Wales

Cardiff University

For Publishing

#9 in United Kingdom #53 in the World

39% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1997 Founded

9

United Kingdom | England

University of Nottingham

For Publishing

#10 in United Kingdom #58 in the World

32% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1948 Founded

10

United Kingdom | England

Loughborough University

For Publishing

#11 in United Kingdom #59 in the World

44% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

11

Netherlands | Leiden

Leiden University

For Publishing

#1 in Netherlands #60 in the World

30% Acceptance

33,474 Enrollment

1575 Founded

12

Croatia | Zagreb

University of Zagreb

For Publishing

#1 in Croatia #63 in the World

56% Acceptance

65,436 Enrollment

1874 Founded

13

United Kingdom | England

University of Southampton

For Publishing

#12 in United Kingdom #64 in the World

32% Acceptance

21,335 Enrollment

1952 Founded

14

United Kingdom | England

University of Leeds

For Publishing

#13 in United Kingdom #69 in the World

48% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1904 Founded

15

United Kingdom | England

University of York

For Publishing

#14 in United Kingdom #80 in the World

20% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1963 Founded

16

United Kingdom | England

University of London

For Publishing

#15 in United Kingdom #85 in the World

36% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1836 Founded

17

Netherlands | Amsterdam

University of Amsterdam

For Publishing

#2 in Netherlands #86 in the World

51% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1632 Founded

18

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Glasgow

For Publishing

#16 in United Kingdom #89 in the World

48% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1451 Founded

19

United Kingdom | England

University of Bristol

For Publishing

#17 in United Kingdom #90 in the World

63% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1909 Founded

20

United Kingdom | England

University of Warwick

For Publishing

#18 in United Kingdom #94 in the World

23% Acceptance

27,278 Enrollment

1965 Founded

21

Belgium | Leuven

Catholic University of Leuven

For Publishing

#1 in Belgium #99 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

1425 Founded

22

United Kingdom | England

Imperial College London

For Publishing

#19 in United Kingdom #100 in the World

41% Acceptance

17,565 Enrollment

1907 Founded

23

Germany | Brandenburg

Free University of Berlin

For Publishing

#1 in Germany #105 in the World

15% Acceptance

37,908 Enrollment

1948 Founded

24

Denmark | Aarhus

Aarhus University

For Publishing

#1 in Denmark #111 in the World

42% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1928 Founded

25

United Kingdom | England

University of Liverpool

For Publishing

#21 in United Kingdom #115 in the World

24% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1881 Founded

26

United Kingdom | England

London School of Economics and Political Science

For Publishing

#22 in United Kingdom #117 in the World

8% Acceptance

9,218 Enrollment

1895 Founded

27

United Kingdom | England

University of Kent

For Publishing

#23 in United Kingdom #118 in the World

50% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1965 Founded

28

Switzerland | Zurich

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

For Publishing

#1 in Switzerland #125 in the World

8% Acceptance

23,420 Enrollment

29

Denmark | Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

For Publishing

#2 in Denmark #130 in the World

37% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1479 Founded

30

United Kingdom | England

University of Sussex

For Publishing

#24 in United Kingdom #132 in the World

35% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1961 Founded

31

United Kingdom | England

University of Leicester

For Publishing

#25 in United Kingdom #135 in the World

39% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1957 Founded

32

Netherlands | Maastricht

Maastricht University

For Publishing

#3 in Netherlands #143 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1976 Founded

33

United Kingdom | England

Durham University

For Publishing

#26 in United Kingdom #145 in the World

46% Acceptance

19,520 Enrollment

1832 Founded

34

United Kingdom | England

Queen Mary University of London

For Publishing

#27 in United Kingdom #146 in the World

18% Acceptance

27,513 Enrollment

1989 Founded

35

Spain | Barcelona

University of Barcelona

For Publishing

#1 in Spain #153 in the World

69% Acceptance

64,236 Enrollment

36

United Kingdom | England

Lancaster University

For Publishing

#28 in United Kingdom #162 in the World

22% Acceptance

15,555 Enrollment

1964 Founded

37

United Kingdom | England

Newcastle University

For Publishing

#29 in United Kingdom #163 in the World

23% Acceptance

28,693 Enrollment

1963 Founded

38

Netherlands | Amsterdam

Free University Amsterdam

For Publishing

#4 in Netherlands #164 in the World

45% Acceptance

41,000 Enrollment

1880 Founded

39

United Kingdom | England

Keele University

For Publishing

#30 in United Kingdom #168 in the World

52% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1962 Founded

40

Sweden | Lund

Lund University

For Publishing

#1 in Sweden #169 in the World

58% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1666 Founded

41

United Kingdom | England

Birkbeck, University of London

For Publishing

#31 in United Kingdom #171 in the World

50% Acceptance

17,319 Enrollment

1823 Founded

42

United Kingdom | England

City, University of London

For Publishing

#33 in United Kingdom #175 in the World

55% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1966 Founded

43

United Kingdom | England

University of Reading

For Publishing

#34 in United Kingdom #176 in the World

37% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1892 Founded

44

Italy | Emilia-Romagna

University of Bologna

For Publishing

#1 in Italy #177 in the World

73% Acceptance

96,945 Enrollment

1088 Founded

45

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of St Andrews

For Publishing

#35 in United Kingdom #179 in the World

33% Acceptance

10,425 Enrollment

1413 Founded

46

Finland | Helsinki

University of Helsinki

For Publishing

#2 in Finland #182 in the World

12% Acceptance

31,312 Enrollment

1640 Founded

47

United Kingdom | England

University of Exeter

For Publishing

#36 in United Kingdom #186 in the World

73% Acceptance

11,270 Enrollment

1955 Founded

48

United Kingdom | England

Bournemouth University

For Publishing

#37 in United Kingdom #190 in the World

55% Acceptance

14,293 Enrollment

1992 Founded

49

Netherlands | Utrecht

Utrecht University

For Publishing

#5 in Netherlands #191 in the World

22% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1636 Founded

50

Netherlands | Tilburg

Tilburg University

For Publishing

#6 in Netherlands #192 in the World

57% Acceptance

19,178 Enrollment

1927 Founded

51

Netherlands | Groningen

University of Groningen

For Publishing

#7 in Netherlands #193 in the World

50% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1614 Founded

52

Netherlands | Nijmegen

Radboud University

For Publishing

#8 in Netherlands #194 in the World

43% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1923 Founded

53

Belgium | Antwerp

University of Antwerp

For Publishing

#2 in Belgium #198 in the World

33% Acceptance

62,693 Enrollment

2003 Founded

54

Sweden | Uppsala

Uppsala University

For Publishing

#2 in Sweden #201 in the World

69% Acceptance

40,000 Enrollment

1477 Founded

55

Poland | Poznan

Adam Mickiewicz University

For Publishing

#1 in Poland #202 in the World

58% Acceptance

37,013 Enrollment

1919 Founded

56

Belgium | Ghent

Ghent University

For Publishing

#3 in Belgium #203 in the World

34% Acceptance

50,000 Enrollment

1817 Founded

57

Sweden | Stockholm

Karolinska Institute

For Publishing

#3 in Sweden #204 in the World

57% Acceptance

8,070 Enrollment

1861 Founded

58

Portugal | Lisbon

University of Lisbon

For Publishing

#1 in Portugal #209 in the World

37% Acceptance

49,769 Enrollment

1911 Founded

59

Germany | North Rhine-Westphalia

University of Bonn

For Publishing

#2 in Germany #210 in the World

36% Acceptance

38,043 Enrollment

1818 Founded

60

Ireland | Dublin

Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

For Publishing

#1 in Ireland #212 in the World

48% Acceptance

20,430 Enrollment

1592 Founded

61

United Kingdom | England

Brunel University London

For Publishing

#40 in United Kingdom #213 in the World

54% Acceptance

19,449 Enrollment

1966 Founded

62

Finland | Espoo

Aalto University

For Publishing

#3 in Finland #215 in the World

18% Acceptance

11,440 Enrollment

2010 Founded

63

Germany | Brandenburg

Charite – Medical University of Berlin

For Publishing

#3 in Germany #224 in the World

38% Acceptance

9,340 Enrollment

1710 Founded

64

United Kingdom | England

SOAS, University of London

For Publishing

#41 in United Kingdom #225 in the World

44% Acceptance

6,295 Enrollment

1916 Founded

65

Norway | Oslo

University of Oslo

For Publishing

#1 in Norway #231 in the World

27% Acceptance

26,650 Enrollment

1811 Founded

66

Netherlands | Delft

Delft University of Technology

For Publishing

#9 in Netherlands #236 in the World

50% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1842 Founded

67

United Kingdom | England

University of East Anglia

For Publishing

#42 in United Kingdom #237 in the World

22% Acceptance

24,409 Enrollment

1963 Founded

68

Germany | Saxony

Dresden University of Technology

For Publishing

#4 in Germany #239 in the World

28% Acceptance

31,517 Enrollment

1828 Founded

69

Finland | Tampere

University of Tampere

For Publishing

#4 in Finland #245 in the World

12% Acceptance

18,400 Enrollment

1925 Founded

70

Switzerland | Zurich

University of Zurich

For Publishing

#2 in Switzerland #246 in the World

19% Acceptance

25,732 Enrollment

71

Poland | Warsaw

University of Warsaw

For Publishing

#2 in Poland #247 in the World

25% Acceptance

42,700 Enrollment

1816 Founded

72

Germany | Bavaria

Technical University of Munich

For Publishing

#5 in Germany #248 in the World

46% Acceptance

44,000 Enrollment

1868 Founded

73

Germany | Lower Saxony

University of Gottingen

For Publishing

#6 in Germany #250 in the World

34% Acceptance

31,619 Enrollment

1734 Founded

74

United Kingdom | England

Manchester Metropolitan University

For Publishing

#43 in United Kingdom #251 in the World

53% Acceptance

22,980 Enrollment

1992 Founded

75

Sweden | Stockholm

Stockholm University

For Publishing

#4 in Sweden #252 in the World

52% Acceptance

37,484 Enrollment

1878 Founded

76

United Kingdom | England

University of Surrey

For Publishing

#44 in United Kingdom #253 in the World

32% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1966 Founded

77

Switzerland | Geneva

University of Geneva

For Publishing

#3 in Switzerland #256 in the World

25% Acceptance

17,744 Enrollment

78

Spain | Valencia

University of Valencia

For Publishing

#2 in Spain #260 in the World

51% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

79

Germany | Hamburg State

University of Hamburg

For Publishing

#7 in Germany #261 in the World

39% Acceptance

43,957 Enrollment

1919 Founded

80

Germany | Bavaria

University of Munich

For Publishing

#8 in Germany #266 in the World

55% Acceptance

52,418 Enrollment

1472 Founded

81

Netherlands | Eindhoven

Eindhoven University of Technology

For Publishing

#10 in Netherlands #267 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,069 Enrollment

1956 Founded

82

Netherlands | Rotterdam

Erasmus University Rotterdam

For Publishing

#11 in Netherlands #269 in the World

53% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1913 Founded

83

Netherlands | Enschede

University of Twente

For Publishing

#12 in Netherlands #279 in the World

51% Acceptance

24,703 Enrollment

1961 Founded

84

United Kingdom | England

University of Bath

For Publishing

#47 in United Kingdom #280 in the World

67% Acceptance

18,857 Enrollment

1966 Founded

85

United Kingdom | Scotland

University of Strathclyde

For Publishing

#48 in United Kingdom #282 in the World

47% Acceptance

18,857 Enrollment

1964 Founded

86

Denmark | Aalborg

Aalborg University

For Publishing

#3 in Denmark #283 in the World

40% Acceptance

20,353 Enrollment

1974 Founded

87

Germany | Baden-Wurttemberg

Heidelberg University – Germany

For Publishing

#9 in Germany #284 in the World

45% Acceptance

28,413 Enrollment

1386 Founded

88

Denmark | Odense

University of Southern Denmark

For Publishing

#4 in Denmark #286 in the World

35% Acceptance

33,020 Enrollment

1966 Founded

89

France | Ile-de-France

Pierre and Marie Curie University

For Publishing

#1 in France #288 in the World

20% Acceptance

35,114 Enrollment

1150 Founded

90

Germany | Brandenburg

Humboldt University of Berlin

For Publishing

#10 in Germany #289 in the World

34% Acceptance

36,232 Enrollment

1809 Founded

91

Italy | Veneto

University of Padua

For Publishing

#2 in Italy #292 in the World

40% Acceptance

70,000 Enrollment

1222 Founded

92

Switzerland | Bern

University of Bern

For Publishing

#4 in Switzerland #293 in the World

26% Acceptance

19,608 Enrollment

93

Austria | Vienna

University of Vienna

For Publishing

#1 in Austria #298 in the World

33% Acceptance

93,628 Enrollment

1365 Founded

94

Sweden | Gothenburg

University of Gothenburg

For Publishing

#5 in Sweden #302 in the World

55% Acceptance

36,003 Enrollment

1891 Founded

95

Spain | Granada

University of Granada

For Publishing

#3 in Spain #303 in the World

53% Acceptance

56,842 Enrollment

1531 Founded

96

Italy | Lazio

Sapienza University of Rome

For Publishing

#3 in Italy #305 in the World

39% Acceptance

100,155 Enrollment

1303 Founded

97

United Kingdom | England

Oxford Brookes University

For Publishing

#49 in United Kingdom #306 in the World

62% Acceptance

16,900 Enrollment

1865 Founded

98

Spain | Cerdanyola del Valles

Autonomous University of Barcelona

For Publishing

#4 in Spain #307 in the World

54% Acceptance

30,926 Enrollment

99

Ireland | Galway

National University of Ireland, Galway

For Publishing

#2 in Ireland #321 in the World

43% Acceptance

33,321 Enrollment

1845 Founded

100

Spain | Madrid

Complutense University of Madrid

For Publishing

#5 in Spain #323 in the World

56% Acceptance

58,390 Enrollment

1508 Founded

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