QS Top 50 European Universities

Europe attracts students from all over the world thanks to its prestigious universities and high educational standards. QS World University Rankings annually publishes lists of the best universities worldwide (by region as well), based on a range of criteria:

- academic reputation,

- citations of academic papers,

- student-to-faculty ratio,

- level of internationalization of institutions.

So, the updated top-50 best universities in Europe according to the QS World University Rankings 2025 include:

1. ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology — Switzerland
2. Imperial College London — United Kingdom
3. University of Oxford — United Kingdom
4. University of Cambridge — United Kingdom
5. UCL (University College London) — United Kingdom
6. The University of Edinburgh — United Kingdom
7. The University of Manchester — United Kingdom
8. King's College London — United Kingdom
9. Université PSL (Paris Sciences et Lettres University) — France
10. EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) — Switzerland
11. Technical University of Munich — Germany
12. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) — United Kingdom
13. Lund University — Sweden
14. University of Bristol — United Kingdom
15. Delft University of Technology — Netherlands
16. University of Glasgow — United Kingdom
17. University of Amsterdam — Netherlands
18. Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg — Germany
19. University of Birmingham — United Kingdom
20. University of Leeds — United Kingdom
21. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München — Germany
22. The University of Warwick — United Kingdom
23. Institut Polytechnique de Paris — France
24. University of Nottingham — United Kingdom
25. Uppsala University — Sweden
26. Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin — Ireland
27. KTH Royal Institute of Technology — Sweden
28. KU Leuven — Belgium
29. The University of Sheffield — United Kingdom
30. Université Paris-Saclay — France
31. Sorbonne University — France
32. Durham University — United Kingdom
33. University of Copenhagen — Denmark
34. University of Southampton — United Kingdom
35. Newcastle University — United Kingdom
36. University of Zurich — Switzerland
37. University of St Andrews — United Kingdom
38. Politecnico di Milano — Italy
39. Queen Mary University of London — United Kingdom
40. Utrecht University — Netherlands
41. Aalto University — Finland
42. University of Vienna — Austria
43. Freie Universitaet Berlin — Germany
44. Stockholm University — Sweden
45. Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin) — Germany
46. University of Helsinki — Finland
47. Ghent University — Belgium
48. Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna — Italy
49. The University of Exeter — United Kingdom
50. University of Liverpool — United Kingdom

The new ranking 2025 once again confirms the strong position of leading European universities in the global education market. As expected, the United Kingdom still dominates the list. Additionally, the ranking features numerous universities from Switzerland, Germany, France, and the Netherlands, highlighting the high level of European education as a whole.

This list will serve as a benchmark for prospective students seeking to receive an education at one of the best universities in Europe.