Overview
The UK dominates the top tier, with 4 universities in the world top 10…
QS World University Rankings · 2026 Edition
European Universities per Rank Band Each dot = one country · Y = universities within that interval · Click a country to highlight it
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 1–10 11–50 51–100 101–200 201–300 301–500 501–1000 1001–1500 1500+ Universities in interval 🇨🇭 Switzerland (9 total) · 1 universities in 1–10 🇬🇧 UK (90 total) · 4 universities in 1–10 🇩🇪 Germany (47 total) · 1 universities in 11–50 🇳🇱 Netherlands (16 total) · 1 universities in 11–50 🇨🇭 Switzerland (9 total) · 1 universities in 11–50 🇫🇷 France (32 total) · 2 universities in 11–50 🇬🇧 UK (90 total) · 3 universities in 11–50 🇪🇸 Spain (43 total) · 1 universities in 51–100 🇵🇱 Poland (26 total) · 1 universities in 51–100 🇨🇭 Switzerland (9 total) · 1 universities in 51–100 🇦🇹 Austria (9 total) · 1 universities in 51–100 🇮🇪 Ireland (11 total) · 1 universities in 51–100 🇩🇰 Denmark (8 total) · 1 universities in 51–100 🇫🇮 Finland (8 total) · 1 universities in 51–100 🇳🇴 Norway (8 total) · 1 universities in 51–100 🇫🇷 France (32 total) · 2 universities in 51–100 🇮🇹 Italy (42 total) · 2 universities in 51–100 🇷🇺 Russia (54 total) · 2 universities in 51–100 🇧🇪 Belgium (11 total) · 2 universities in 51–100 🇳🇱 Netherlands (16 total) · 3 universities in 51–100 🇸🇪 Sweden (14 total) · 3 universities in 51–100 🇩🇪 Germany (47 total) · 4 universities in 51–100 🇬🇧 UK (90 total) · 9 universities in 51–100 🇹🇷 Turkey (22 total) · 1 universities in 101–200 🇭🇺 Hungary (10 total) · 1 universities in 101–200 🇳🇴 Norway (8 total) · 1 universities in 101–200 🇷🇴 Romania (9 total) · 1 universities in 101–200 🇵🇱 Poland (26 total) · 2 universities in 101–200 🇨🇭 Switzerland (9 total) · 2 universities in 101–200 🇧🇪 Belgium (11 total) · 2 universities in 101–200 🇦🇹 Austria (9 total) · 2 universities in 101–200 🇨🇿 Czech Rep. (9 total) · 2 universities in 101–200 🇬🇷 Greece (10 total) · 2 universities in 101–200 🇫🇮 Finland (8 total) · 2 universities in 101–200 🇵🇹 Portugal (14 total) · 3 universities in 101–200 🇮🇪 Ireland (11 total) · 3 universities in 101–200 🇩🇰 Denmark (8 total) · 3 universities in 101–200 🇪🇸 Spain (43 total) · 4 universities in 101–200 🇳🇱 Netherlands (16 total) · 4 universities in 101–200 🇷🇺 Russia (54 total) · 4 universities in 101–200 🇸🇪 Sweden (14 total) · 4 universities in 101–200 🇮🇹 Italy (42 total) · 5 universities in 101–200 🇫🇷 France (32 total) · 6 universities in 101–200 🇩🇪 Germany (47 total) · 8 universities in 101–200 🇬🇧 UK (90 total) · 11 universities in 101–200 🇨🇭 Switzerland (9 total) · 1 universities in 201–300 🇩🇰 Denmark (8 total) · 1 universities in 201–300 🇨🇿 Czech Rep. (9 total) · 1 universities in 201–300 🇭🇺 Hungary (10 total) · 1 universities in 201–300 🇫🇮 Finland (8 total) · 1 universities in 201–300 🇷🇴 Romania (9 total) · 1 universities in 201–300 🇧🇪 Belgium (11 total) · 2 universities in 201–300 🇵🇹 Portugal (14 total) · 2 universities in 201–300 🇦🇹 Austria (9 total) · 2 universities in 201–300 🇮🇪 Ireland (11 total) · 2 universities in 201–300 🇬🇷 Greece (10 total) · 2 universities in 201–300 🇳🇴 Norway (8 total) · 2 universities in 201–300 🇳🇱 Netherlands (16 total) · 3 universities in 201–300 🇸🇪 Sweden (14 total) · 3 universities in 201–300 🇹🇷 Turkey (22 total) · 3 universities in 201–300 🇵🇱 Poland (26 total) · 4 universities in 201–300 🇫🇷 France (32 total) · 5 universities in 201–300 🇷🇺 Russia (54 total) · 5 universities in 201–300 🇮🇹 Italy (42 total) · 6 universities in 201–300 🇪🇸 Spain (43 total) · 6 universities in 201–300 🇬🇧 UK (90 total) · 7 universities in 201–300 🇩🇪 Germany (47 total) · 9 universities in 201–300 🇨🇭 Switzerland (9 total) · 2 universities in 301–500 🇩🇰 Denmark (8 total) · 2 universities in 301–500 🇬🇷 Greece (10 total) · 2 universities in 301–500 🇳🇴 Norway (8 total) · 2 universities in 301–500 🇷🇴 Romania (9 total) · 2 universities in 301–500 🇳🇱 Netherlands (16 total) · 3 universities in 301–500 🇸🇪 Sweden (14 total) · 3 universities in 301–500 🇧🇪 Belgium (11 total) · 3 universities in 301–500 🇦🇹 Austria (9 total) · 3 universities in 301–500 🇮🇪 Ireland (11 total) · 3 universities in 301–500 🇨🇿 Czech Rep. (9 total) · 3 universities in 301–500 🇭🇺 Hungary (10 total) · 3 universities in 301–500 🇫🇮 Finland (8 total) · 3 universities in 301–500 🇹🇷 Turkey (22 total) · 4 universities in 301–500 🇵🇹 Portugal (14 total) · 5 universities in 301–500 🇷🇺 Russia (54 total) · 6 universities in 301–500 🇫🇷 France (32 total) · 7 universities in 301–500 🇵🇱 Poland (26 total) · 7 universities in 301–500 🇮🇹 Italy (42 total) · 9 universities in 301–500 🇪🇸 Spain (43 total) · 9 universities in 301–500 🇩🇪 Germany (47 total) · 13 universities in 301–500 🇬🇧 UK (90 total) · 14 universities in 301–500 🇨🇭 Switzerland (9 total) · 1 universities in 501–1000 🇸🇪 Sweden (14 total) · 1 universities in 501–1000 🇦🇹 Austria (9 total) · 1 universities in 501–1000 🇩🇰 Denmark (8 total) · 1 universities in 501–1000 🇫🇮 Finland (8 total) · 1 universities in 501–1000 🇳🇱 Netherlands (16 total) · 2 universities in 501–1000 🇧🇪 Belgium (11 total) · 2 universities in 501–1000 🇮🇪 Ireland (11 total) · 2 universities in 501–1000 🇨🇿 Czech Rep. (9 total) · 2 universities in 501–1000 🇳🇴 Norway (8 total) · 2 universities in 501–1000 🇵🇹 Portugal (14 total) · 3 universities in 501–1000 🇬🇷 Greece (10 total) · 3 universities in 501–1000 🇭🇺 Hungary (10 total) · 3 universities in 501–1000 🇷🇴 Romania (9 total) · 3 universities in 501–1000 🇫🇷 France (32 total) · 7 universities in 501–1000 🇵🇱 Poland (26 total) · 8 universities in 501–1000 🇹🇷 Turkey (22 total) · 8 universities in 501–1000 🇩🇪 Germany (47 total) · 9 universities in 501–1000 🇮🇹 Italy (42 total) · 13 universities in 501–1000 🇪🇸 Spain (43 total) · 14 universities in 501–1000 🇷🇺 Russia (54 total) · 20 universities in 501–1000 🇬🇧 UK (90 total) · 28 universities in 501–1000 🇵🇹 Portugal (14 total) · 1 universities in 1001–1500 🇨🇿 Czech Rep. (9 total) · 1 universities in 1001–1500 🇬🇷 Greece (10 total) · 1 universities in 1001–1500 🇷🇴 Romania (9 total) · 1 universities in 1001–1500 🇩🇪 Germany (47 total) · 2 universities in 1001–1500 🇫🇷 France (32 total) · 2 universities in 1001–1500 🇭🇺 Hungary (10 total) · 2 universities in 1001–1500 🇵🇱 Poland (26 total) · 3 universities in 1001–1500 🇹🇷 Turkey (22 total) · 4 universities in 1001–1500 🇮🇹 Italy (42 total) · 5 universities in 1001–1500 🇪🇸 Spain (43 total) · 6 universities in 1001–1500 🇬🇧 UK (90 total) · 10 universities in 1001–1500 🇷🇺 Russia (54 total) · 12 universities in 1001–1500 🇩🇪 Germany (47 total) · 1 universities in 1500+ 🇫🇷 France (32 total) · 1 universities in 1500+ 🇵🇱 Poland (26 total) · 1 universities in 1500+ 🇷🇴 Romania (9 total) · 1 universities in 1500+ 🇮🇹 Italy (42 total) · 2 universities in 1500+ 🇹🇷 Turkey (22 total) · 2 universities in 1500+ 🇪🇸 Spain (43 total) · 3 universities in 1500+ 🇬🇧 UK (90 total) · 4 universities in 1500+ 🇷🇺 Russia (54 total) · 5 universities in 1500+ 🇬🇧 UK (90)
🇩🇪 Germany (47)
🇫🇷 France (32)
🇮🇹 Italy (42)
🇪🇸 Spain (43)
🇳🇱 Netherlands (16)
🇷🇺 Russia (54)
🇵🇱 Poland (26)
🇨🇭 Switzerland (9)
🇸🇪 Sweden (14)
🇹🇷 Turkey (22)
🇧🇪 Belgium (11)
🇵🇹 Portugal (14)
🇦🇹 Austria (9)
🇮🇪 Ireland (11)
🇩🇰 Denmark (8)
🇨🇿 Czech Rep. (9)
🇬🇷 Greece (10)
🇭🇺 Hungary (10)
🇫🇮 Finland (8)
🇳🇴 Norway (8)
🇷🇴 Romania (9)
Based on QS World University Rankings 2026 (published June 2025). Mid-range positions are estimates. Country totals shown in parentheses. Russia & Turkey included per QS Europe regional scope.
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