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Best Universities in Europe 2027

As of the QS World University Rankings 2027, the top university in Europe is Imperial College London (QS world rank #2); the region has 525 QS-ranked universities across 36 countries and territories. This page lists every QS-ranked university in the region, side by side, drawn directly from the official QS World University Rankings 2027.

Source: QS World University Rankings 2027 · 525 universities · 36 countries & territories · Sources & citation ↓
What this ranking shows: universities are ordered by their official QS World University Rankings 2027 position, then re-numbered within Europe (the "#" column). The "QS 2027" column shows each university's global QS rank. For a cross-system view that also blends Times Higher Education, ARWU and U.S. News, see the global consensus ranking.
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#
University
Country / territory
QS 2027
2026
Overall
1
🇬🇧 Imperial College London
United Kingdom
#2
#2
99.2
2
🇬🇧 University of Oxford
United Kingdom
#4
#4
98.6
3
🇬🇧 University of Cambridge
United Kingdom
#6
#6
97.1
4
🇨🇭 ETH Zurich
Switzerland
#8
#7
96.3
5
🇬🇧 UCL
United Kingdom
#8
#9
96.3
6
🇨🇭 EPFL – École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Switzerland
#22
#22
89.6
7
🇩🇪 Technical University of Munich
Germany
#25
#22
89.1
8
🇫🇷 Université PSL
France
#34
#28
86
9
🇬🇧 The University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom
#35
#34
85.9
10
🇬🇧 King's College London
United Kingdom
#37
#31
85.7
11
🇬🇧 The University of Manchester
United Kingdom
#40
#35
84.6
12
🇫🇷 Institut Polytechnique de Paris
France
#43
#41
84
13
🇳🇱 Delft University of Technology
Netherlands
#48
#47
83.1
14
🇬🇧 University of Bristol
United Kingdom
#57
#51
80.9
15
🇧🇪 KU Leuven
Belgium
#59
#60
80.5
16
🇳🇱 University of Amsterdam
Netherlands
#60
#53
80.2
17
🇩🇪 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Germany
#61
#58
79.6
18
🇬🇧 The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
United Kingdom
#62
#56
78.8
19
🇬🇧 The University of Warwick
United Kingdom
#68
#74
75.9
20
🇬🇧 University of Birmingham
United Kingdom
#68
#76
75.9
21
🇸🇪 Lund University
Sweden
#71
#72
75.7
22
🇫🇷 Sorbonne University
France
#73
#72
74.8
23
🇮🇪 Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
Ireland
#75
#75
74.4
24
🇫🇷 Université Paris-Saclay
France
#76
#70
73.8
25
🇬🇧 University of Leeds
United Kingdom
#77
#86
73.7
26
🇬🇧 University of Glasgow
United Kingdom
#80
#79
73.4
27
🇸🇪 KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Sweden
#82
#78
72.7
28
🇬🇧 The University of Sheffield
United Kingdom
#82
#92
72.7
29
🇬🇧 Durham University
United Kingdom
#85
#94
71.7
30
🇩🇪 Universität Heidelberg
Germany
#86
#80
70.6
31
🇮🇹 Politecnico di Milano
Italy
#87
#98
70.5
32
🇸🇪 Uppsala University
Sweden
#87
#93
70.5
33
🇩🇰 University of Copenhagen
Denmark
#90
#101
70.4
34
🇬🇧 University of Nottingham
United Kingdom
#97
#97
69.2
35
🇩🇪 Freie Universitaet Berlin
Germany
#98
#88
69
36
🇨🇭 University of Zurich
Switzerland
#98
#100
69
37
🇮🇪 University College Dublin
Ireland
#100
#118
68.7
38
🇬🇧 Queen Mary University of London
United Kingdom
#103
#110
68.3
39
🇩🇪 RWTH Aachen University
Germany
#104
#105
68
40
🇩🇰 Technical University of Denmark
Denmark
#105
#107
67.8
41
🇩🇪 KIT, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Germany
#110
#98
67
42
🇮🇹 Sapienza University of Rome
Italy
#111
#128
66.7
43
🇬🇧 University of Southampton
United Kingdom
#111
#87
66.7
44
🇳🇱 Utrecht University
Netherlands
#113
#103
66.6
45
🇷🇺 Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russia
#115
#105
65.9
46
🇬🇧 University of St Andrews
United Kingdom
#115
#113
65.9
47
🇳🇱 Leiden University
Netherlands
#119
#119
65.6
48
🇮🇹 Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna
Italy
#123
#138
65.3
49
🇫🇮 University of Helsinki
Finland
#123
#116
65.3
50
🇬🇧 University of Bath
United Kingdom
#125
#132
65.1
51
🇫🇮 Aalto University
Finland
#126
#114
65
52
🇩🇰 Aarhus University
Denmark
#128
#131
64.9
53
🇳🇴 University of Oslo
Norway
#131
#119
64.3
54
🇬🇧 University of Exeter
United Kingdom
#136
#155
63.5
55
🇬🇧 University of Liverpool
United Kingdom
#139
#147
62.8
56
🇩🇪 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Germany
#140
#130
62.6
57
🇦🇹 University of Vienna
Austria
#140
#152
62.6
58
🇳🇱 Erasmus University Rotterdam
Netherlands
#148
#140
61.9
59
🇬🇧 Newcastle University
United Kingdom
#149
#137
61.6
60
🇧🇪 Ghent University
Belgium
#150
#162
61.5
61
🇨🇭 University of Basel
Switzerland
#150
#158
61.5
62
🇳🇱 Eindhoven University of Technology
Netherlands
#152
#140
61.4
63
🇳🇱 Wageningen University & Research
Netherlands
#154
#153
61.1
64
🇳🇱 University of Groningen
Netherlands
#157
#147
60.7
65
🇩🇪 Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin)
Germany
#158
#145
60.6
66
🇬🇧 University of York
United Kingdom
#158
#169
60.6
67
🇬🇧 Lancaster University
United Kingdom
#164
#157
60.3
68
🇪🇸 Universitat de Barcelona
Spain
#165
#160
60.1
69
🇸🇪 Stockholm University
Sweden
#167
#147
59.8
70
🇨🇭 University of Geneva
Switzerland
#168
#155
59.7
71
🇸🇪 Chalmers University of Technology
Sweden
#174
#165
58.2
72
🇬🇧 Queen's University Belfast
United Kingdom
#174
#199
58.2
73
🇬🇧 Cardiff University
United Kingdom
#179
#181
57.6
74
🇩🇪 Technische Universität Dresden
Germany
#185
#218
57.1
75
🇳🇱 Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Netherlands
#185
#194
57.1
76
🇦🇹 Technische Universität Wien
Austria
#191
#197
56.7
77
🇨🇭 University of Bern
Switzerland
#191
#184
56.7
78
🇧🇪 Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain)
Belgium
#196
#191
56.5
79
🇬🇧 University of Reading
United Kingdom
#196
#194
56.5
80
🇪🇸 Complutense University of Madrid
Spain
#199
#187
56.2
81
🇬🇧 Loughborough University
United Kingdom
#203
#225
55.5
82
🇮🇹 Università di Padova
Italy
#204
#233
55.4
83
🇮🇹 Politecnico di Torino
Italy
#206
#242
55
84
🇩🇪 Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
Germany
#209
#207
54.8
85
🇩🇪 Universität Hamburg
Germany
#209
#193
54.8
86
🇪🇸 Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Spain
#211
#172
54.7
87
🇩🇪 Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Germany
#218
#232
54
88
🇮🇪 University College Cork
Ireland
#220
#246
53.9
89
🇳🇱 University of Twente
Netherlands
#223
#203
53.7
90
🇸🇪 University of Gothenburg
Sweden
#225
#202
53.4
91
🇪🇸 Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Spain
#226
#206
53.3
92
🇩🇪 Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
Germany
#230
#215
53
93
🇬🇧 University of Strathclyde
United Kingdom
#230
#251
53
94
🇨🇭 University of Lausanne
Switzerland
#233
#212
52.8
95
🇫🇷 École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
France
#235
#205
52.7
96
🇵🇹 University of Lisbon
Portugal
#237
#230
52.5
97
🇦🇹 Central European University
Austria
#239
—
52.4
98
🇩🇪 Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg
Germany
#245
#201
51.8
99
🇫🇷 Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
France
#246
#257
51.7
100
🇬🇧 University of Surrey
United Kingdom
#246
#262
51.7

Showing the top 100 of 525 QS-ranked universities in Europe. Full machine-readable list: /rankings/region/europe.json

About higher education in Europe

Europe combines centuries-old institutions with heavily-funded research universities. The United Kingdom leads the region — Imperial College London, Oxford and Cambridge sit in the global top 10 — alongside ETH Zurich in Switzerland and strong systems in Germany, the Netherlands and France.

Frequently asked questions

Which is the best university in Europe in 2027?

According to the QS World University Rankings 2027, Imperial College London is the top-ranked university in Europe, placing #2 in the world.

How many universities in Europe are ranked by QS?

The QS World University Rankings 2027 includes 525 universities in Europe, spread across 36 countries and territories.

How is this Europe ranking ordered?

Universities are ordered by their official QS World University Rankings 2027 global position, then re-numbered within the region. The order is reproduced unmodified from QS; EduRank does not re-weight or re-score it.

Data source

QS World University Rankings 2027QS Quacquarelli Symonds · official rankings
Cite this page:
EduRank (2027). Best Universities in Europe 2027 — QS World University Rankings. Retrieved from https://edurank.co/rankings/region/europe/
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