2021 Best Global Universities in Europe
These universities have been numerically ranked based on their positions in the overall Best Global Universities rankings. Each institution was evaluated based on its research performance and its ratings by members of the academic community around the world and in the region. These are the top global universities in Europe. Read the methodology »
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University of Oxford
United Kingdom|Oxford
- Global Score
- Global Score
- 87.0
- Enrollment
- Enrollment
- N/A
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom|Cambridge (U.K.)
- Global Score
- Global Score
- 85.8
- Enrollment
- Enrollment
- 19,580
University College London
United Kingdom|London (U.K.)
- Global Score
- Global Score
- 83.4
- Enrollment
- Enrollment
- 34,785
Imperial College London
United Kingdom|London (U.K.)
- Global Score
- Global Score
- 83.3
- Enrollment
- Enrollment
- 17,050
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Switzerland|Zurich
- Global Score
- Global Score
- 79.5
- Enrollment
- Enrollment
- 19,043
University of Edinburgh
United Kingdom|Edinburgh
- Global Score
- Global Score
- 78.3
- Enrollment
- Enrollment
- 30,450
King's College London
United Kingdom|London (U.K.)
- Global Score
- Global Score
- 77.2
- Enrollment
- Enrollment
- 27,425
University of Copenhagen
Denmark|Copenhagen
- Global Score
- Global Score
- 77.2
- Enrollment
- Enrollment
- N/A
University of Amsterdam
Netherlands|Amsterdam
- Global Score
- Global Score
- 76.4
- Enrollment
- Enrollment
- N/A
Sorbonne Universite
France|Paris
- Global Score
- Global Score
- 75.7
- Enrollment
- Enrollment
- 43,585