Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025

Valerie Charoux
Sep 17
4 min read

Higher Education News Europe – Here are Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025, according to the Times Higher Education Ranking 2025:

Here are the Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025:

1 – University of Oxford – United Kingdom

The University of Oxford ranks No. 1 in the list of the Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025 and ranks No.1 Best University in the World in 2025.

2 – University of Cambridge – United Kingdom

The University of Cambridge ranks 2nd in the list of the Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025 and ranks 5th Best University in the World in 2025.

3 – Imperial College London - United Kingdom

Imperial College London ranks 3rd in the list of the Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025 and ranks 9th Best University in the World in 2025.

4 – ETH Zurich – Switzerland

ETH Zurich ranks 4th in the list of the Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025 and ranks 11th Best University in the World in 2025.

5 – UCL – United Kingdom

UCL ranks 5^th in the list of the Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025 and ranks 22nd Best University in the World in 2025.

6 – Technical University of Munich - Germany

The Technical University of Munich ranks 6^th in the list of the Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025 and ranks 22nd Best University in the World in 2025.

7 – University of Edinburgh - UK

The University of Edinburgh ranks 7^th in the list of the Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025 and ranks 29th Best University in the World in 2025.

8 – École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne – Switzerland

The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ranks 8^th in the list of the Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025 and ranks 32nd Best University in the World in 2025.

9 – King’s College London - UK

King’s College London ranks 9^th in the list of the Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025 and ranks 36th Best University in the World in 2025.

10 – LMU Munich – Germany

LMU Munich ranks 10^th in the list of the Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025 and ranks 38th Best University in the World in 2025.

11 - Paris Sciences et Lettres – PSL Research University Paris – France

PSL Research University Paris ranks 11^th in the list of the Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025 and ranks 42nd Best University in the World in 2025.

12 - KU Leuven – Belgium

KU Leuven ranks 12^th in the list of the Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025 and ranks 43rd Best University in the World in 2025.

13 - Universität Heidelberg – Germany

Heidelberg University ranks 13^th in the list of the Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025 and ranks 47th Best University in the World in 2025.

14 - Karolinska Institute – Sweden

Karolinska Institute ranks 14^th in the list of the Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025 and ranks 49th Best University in the World in 2025.

15 - London School of Economics and Political Science – UK

The London School of Economics and Political Science ranks 15^th in the list of the Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025 and ranks 50th Best University in the World in 2025.

16 - University of Manchester – UK

The University of Manchester ranks 16^th in the list of the Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025 and ranks 53rd Best University in the World in 2025.

17 - Delft University of Technology – Netherlands

The Delft University of Technology ranks 17^th in the list of the Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025 and ranks 56th Best University in the World in 2025.

18 - University of Amsterdam – Netherlands

The University of Amsterdam ranks 18^th in the list of the Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025 and ranks 58th Best University in the World in 2025.

19 - Université Paris-Saclay – France

The Paris-Saclay University ranks 19^th in the list of the Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025 and ranks 64th Best University in the World in 2025.

20 - Wageningen University & Research – Netherlands

The Wageningen University & Research ranks 20^th in the list of the Top 20 Best Universities in Europe in 2025 and ranks 67th Best University in the World in 2025.