Comprehensive analysis of 228 engineering institutions across Europe, evaluated using rigorous methodology and authoritative data sources.
| Rank 2024 | Institution | Country | RANK 2023 | FINAL SCORE | Research 60% | Innovation 25% | Teaching 10% | SDG 5% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Delft University of Technology | Netherlands | 1= | 100 | 100 | 79.15 | 0.00 | 92.44 |
| 1= | Technical University of Denmark | Denmark | 1= | 99.10 | 98.22 | 89.46 | 0.00 | 48.62 |
| 3 | Norwegian University of Science and Technology | Norway | - | 98.68 | 91.65 | 100 | 0.00 | 52.92 |
| 4 | Aalborg University | Denmark | 5= | 93.81 | 95.59 | 82.59 | 0.00 | 32.47 |
| 5 | KU Leuven | Belgium | 3= | 91.96 | 89.45 | 67.44 | 42.86 | 46.32 |
| 6= | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich | Switzerland | - | 90.92 | 95.41 | 65.18 | 0.00 | 75.44 |
| 6= | Polytechnic University of Turin | Italy | 3= | 90.88 | 85.48 | 60.13 | 57.14 | 72.24 |
| 6= | Chalmers University of Technology | Sweden | 7 | 90.22 | 89.16 | 82.48 | 0.00 | 41.78 |
| 6= | Technical University of Madrid | Spain | 20 | 90.09 | 78.37 | 58.45 | 92.86 | 61.20 |
| 6= | Eindhoven University of Technology | Netherlands | 5= | 89.96 | 93.48 | 71.82 | 0.00 | 48.99 |
| 11 | Polytechnic University of Milan | Italy | 8= | 88.97 | 87.72 | 68.98 | 0.00 | 100 |
| 12= | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne | Switzerland | - | 86.91 | 85.94 | 70.74 | 14.29 | 51.35 |
| 12= | Polytechnic University of Valencia | Spain | 16= | 86.50 | 74.24 | 54.00 | 100 | 55.92 |
| 14= | KTH Royal Institute of Technology | Sweden | 8= | 85.56 | 81.80 | 82.40 | 0.00 | 44.92 |
| 14= | RWTH Aachen University | Germany | 8= | 85.42 | 83.88 | 79.70 | 0.00 | 36.93 |
| 16= | Université Gustave Eiffel | France | 11= | 84.02 | 81.96 | 68.27 | 14.29 | 59.39 |
| 16= | Technical University of Munich | Germany | 14= | 83.43 | 82.80 | 72.08 | 0.00 | 54.94 |
| 18= | Ghent University | Belgium | 16= | 82.62 | 87.71 | 51.25 | 28.57 | 39.08 |
| 18= | University College Dublin | Ireland | 11= | 82.25 | 84.92 | 69.27 | 0.00 | 33.03 |
| 18= | Polytechnic University of Catalonia | Spain | 21= | 81.93 | 79.37 | 65.80 | 14.29 | 65.64 |
| 21 | Aalto University | Finland | 13 | 81.58 | 82.64 | 71.04 | 0.00 | 36.18 |
| 22= | Mälardalen University | Sweden | 14= | 80.50 | 94.19 | 49.96 | 0.00 | 15.95 |
| 22= | University of the Basque Country | Spain | 16= | 79.70 | 74.21 | 82.69 | 0.00 | 32.19 |
| 24= | École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay | France | 16= | 79.00 | 71.39 | 89.87 | 0.00 | 14.77 |
| 24= | University of Lisbon | Portugal | - | 78.48 | 87.08 | 40.78 | 14.29 | 65.78 |
| 24= | Silesian University of Technology | Poland | 41= | 78.13 | 71.63 | 44.77 | 85.71 | 37.42 |
| 27= | University of Minho | Portugal | 31= | 77.82 | 81.25 | 56.35 | 0.00 | 65.51 |
| 27= | École des Ponts ParisTech | France | 23= | 77.52 | 75.33 | 75.06 | 0.00 | 27.96 |
| 27= | Lappeenranta University of Technology | Finland | 21= | 77.46 | 93.01 | 44.56 | 0.00 | 10.44 |
| 30= | Technische Universität Dresden | Germany | 28= | 76.64 | 81.69 | 57.91 | 0.00 | 38.61 |
| 30= | Technical University of Berlin | Germany | 25= | 76.49 | 80.95 | 58.89 | 0.00 | 38.61 |
| 30= | Institut national des sciences appliquées Lyon | France | 28= | 76.13 | 79.85 | 57.08 | 14.29 | 23.35 |
| 30= | Luleå University of Technology | Sweden | 31= | 75.69 | 73.10 | 74.38 | 0.00 | 26.29 |
| 34= | Arts et Métiers ParisTech | France | 25= | 75.33 | 74.73 | 67.43 | 14.29 | 10.44 |
| 34= | National Technical University of Athens | Greece | 36= | 75.17 | 73.30 | 64.86 | 0.00 | 61.50 |
| 36= | CentraleSupélec | France | 38= | 73.75 | 73.73 | 67.97 | 0.00 | 24.12 |
| 36= | Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg | Germany | 31= | 73.73 | 78.41 | 61.19 | 0.00 | 13.48 |
| 36= | University of Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 60= | 73.68 | 75.33 | 65.68 | 0.00 | 19.54 |
| 36= | École des mines Paris | France | 31= | 73.26 | 79.29 | 57.98 | 0.00 | 14.14 |
| 36= | École nationale des travaux publics de l'État | France | 55= | 73.26 | 73.35 | 65.46 | 0.00 | 32.47 |
| 36= | University of Zagreb | Croatia | 50= | 72.81 | 72.39 | 51.18 | 28.57 | 43.69 |
| 42= | University of Porto | Portugal | - | 72.59 | 79.39 | 45.82 | 0.00 | 60.15 |
| 42= | Vienna University of Technology | Austria | 46= | 72.58 | 76.31 | 57.50 | 0.00 | 33.57 |
| 42= | Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | Germany | 23= | 72.16 | 72.93 | 62.77 | 0.00 | 33.84 |
| 42= | Institut national des sciences appliquées de Toulouse | France | 25= | 72.00 | 78.16 | 56.74 | 0.00 | 12.79 |
| 42= | Gdańsk University of Technology | Poland | 55= | 71.91 | 75.03 | 33.36 | 57.14 | 33.03 |
| 42= | École centrale de Lyon | France | 60= | 71.66 | 72.85 | 64.46 | 0.00 | 20.00 |
| 48= | IMT Mines Albi | France | 31= | 71.55 | 79.21 | 53.75 | 0.00 | 11.28 |
| 48= | University of Jaén | Spain | 73= | 71.03 | 81.95 | 31.93 | 28.57 | 23.35 |
| 48= | Tallinn University of Technology | Estonia | 38= | 70.65 | 68.76 | 68.35 | 0.00 | 24.86 |
| 51= | Université de Lyon | France | 55= | 70.30 | 78.34 | 45.84 | 0.00 | 38.61 |
| 51= | Université de Lorraine | France | 55= | 70.25 | 81.71 | 41.69 | 7.14 | 12.79 |
| 51= | University of Stuttgart | Germany | 50= | 69.98 | 70.65 | 62.14 | 0.00 | 27.63 |
| 51= | Centrale Nantes | France | 36= | 69.84 | 66.83 | 64.57 | 14.29 | 20.00 |
| 51= | University of Twente | Netherlands | 41= | 69.79 | 76.64 | 48.28 | 0.00 | 35.68 |
| 51= | Technical University of Braunschweig | Germany | 46= | 69.58 | 71.44 | 59.37 | 0.00 | 27.96 |
| 51= | Leibniz University Hannover | Germany | 63= | 69.48 | 79.42 | 44.58 | 0.00 | 23.74 |
| 58= | Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour | France | 41= | 69.17 | 72.53 | 53.15 | 14.29 | 12.79 |
| 58= | Universidad Carlos III de Madrid | Spain | 63= | 68.68 | 76.79 | 49.28 | 0.00 | 14.77 |
| 58= | Graz University of Technology | Austria | 50= | 68.55 | 71.30 | 58.16 | 0.00 | 20.89 |
| 58= | Brno University of Technology | Czechia | 63= | 68.44 | 79.63 | 40.21 | 0.00 | 27.96 |
| 62= | École nationale supérieure de mécanique et des microtechniques de Besancon | France | 66= | 67.60 | 86.86 | 28.58 | 0.00 | 6.03 |
| 62= | Institut polytechnique de Grenoble | France | 55= | 67.58 | 73.54 | 48.87 | 7.14 | 16.51 |
| 62= | Bordeaux INP | France | 46= | 67.37 | 72.58 | 55.16 | 0.00 | 7.39 |
| 62= | University of Aveiro | Portugal | 66= | 66.67 | 75.68 | 39.68 | 0.00 | 41.78 |
| 62= | École nationale d'ingénieurs de Saint-Étienne | France | 87= | 66.65 | 68.64 | 52.61 | 14.29 | 15.95 |
| 67= | University of Stavanger | Norway | - | 66.51 | 64.89 | 66.84 | 0.00 | 10.44 |
| 67= | University of Salerno | Italy | 98= | 66.08 | 71.56 | 21.38 | 57.14 | 40.68 |
| 67= | Hamburg University of Technology | Germany | 73= | 65.63 | 67.43 | 58.43 | 0.00 | 14.77 |
| 70= | Universidad de Burgos | Spain | 76 | 65.48 | 71.14 | 51.25 | 0.00 | 12.79 |
| 70= | University of Patras | Greece | 77= | 65.44 | 65.54 | 58.38 | 0.00 | 29.23 |
| 70= | Université catholique de Louvain | Belgium | 66= | 64.98 | 69.29 | 44.09 | 14.29 | 26.97 |
| 70= | Poznań University of Technology | Poland | 77= | 64.90 | 62.87 | 20.32 | 100 | 21.32 |
| 70= | Czech Technical University in Prague | Czechia | 66= | 64.83 | 65.93 | 52.99 | 0.00 | 42.43 |
| 70= | Warsaw University of Technology | Poland | 77= | 64.52 | 60.65 | 26.68 | 85.71 | 35.16 |
| 76= | Technische Universität Darmstadt | Germany | 66= | 64.46 | 69.50 | 48.97 | 0.00 | 24.12 |
| 76= | AGH University of Krakow | Poland | 77= | 63.94 | 71.52 | 43.73 | 0.00 | 23.35 |
| 76= | Wrocław University of Science and Technology | Poland | 77= | 63.88 | 67.03 | 36.58 | 28.57 | 38.38 |
| 76= | École nationale d'ingénieurs de Brest | France | 41= | 63.47 | 70.58 | 47.63 | 0.00 | 7.39 |
| 80= | West Pomeranian University of Technology | Poland | 77= | 63.37 | 64.96 | 30.38 | 57.14 | 21.32 |
| 80= | IMT Nord Europe | France | 73= | 63.26 | 69.12 | 42.80 | 14.29 | 11.28 |
| 80= | University of Calabria | Italy | 91= | 63.21 | 72.90 | 33.98 | 0.00 | 46.12 |
| 80= | ENSTA Bretagne | France | 46= | 63.15 | 69.88 | 48.05 | 0.00 | 7.39 |
| 80= | Université de Bretagne Sud | France | 50= | 63.03 | 68.70 | 49.98 | 0.00 | 7.39 |
| 80= | TU Dortmund University | Germany | 77= | 62.44 | 62.13 | 57.55 | 0.00 | 22.96 |
| 86= | University of Cyprus | Cyprus | 50= | 62.08 | 70.44 | 40.24 | 0.00 | 24.12 |
| 86= | Université de technologie de Compiègne | France | 77= | 61.70 | 69.75 | 42.89 | 0.00 | 12.79 |
| 86= | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | Germany | 77= | 61.12 | 69.81 | 37.47 | 0.00 | 29.54 |
| 89= | Freiberg University of Mining and Technology | Germany | 77= | 60.87 | 72.58 | 36.15 | 0.00 | 7.39 |
| 89= | Free University of Bozen-Bolzano | Italy | - | 60.62 | 71.99 | 34.49 | 0.00 | 17.06 |
| 89= | University of Cassino and Southern Lazio | Italy | 87= | 60.47 | 65.25 | 46.53 | 0.00 | 19.54 |
| 89= | Conservatoire national des arts et métiers | France | 41= | 60.23 | 67.18 | 43.89 | 0.00 | 11.28 |
| 89= | University of Sannio | Italy | 98= | 60.19 | 67.43 | 37.45 | 0.00 | 38.14 |
| 94= | Lodz University of Technology | Poland | 94= | 59.38 | 69.45 | 10.88 | 57.14 | 17.58 |
| 94= | University of Split | Croatia | 111= | 59.30 | 72.79 | 28.87 | 0.00 | 18.09 |
| 94= | University of Kassel | Germany | 98= | 58.90 | 69.70 | 34.51 | 0.00 | 14.14 |
| 94= | Kaunas University of Technology | Lithuania | 87= | 58.46 | 71.23 | 28.13 | 0.00 | 24.12 |
| 94= | University of Maribor | Slovenia | 104= | 58.39 | 66.16 | 38.58 | 0.00 | 20.00 |
| 99= | Polytechnic University of Bari | Italy | 91= | 58.18 | 69.15 | 26.00 | 0.00 | 48.62 |
| 99= | Budapest University of Technology and Economics | Hungary | 104= | 58.09 | 70.25 | 24.65 | 0.00 | 43.90 |
| 99= | University of Bergamo | Italy | 98= | 57.93 | 69.74 | 30.23 | 0.00 | 20.45 |
| 99= | Roma Tre University | Italy | 116= | 57.92 | 62.99 | 37.49 | 0.00 | 46.90 |
| 99= | VŠB – Technical University of Ostrava | Czechia | 104= | 57.41 | 66.16 | 36.49 | 0.00 | 16.51 |
| 104= | Université d'Artois | France | 87= | 57.14 | 70.44 | 27.96 | 0.00 | 14.14 |
| 104= | University of Beira Interior | Portugal | 111= | 57.08 | 75.68 | 16.27 | 0.00 | 20.45 |
| 104= | University of Salento | Italy | 94= | 56.82 | 65.96 | 30.46 | 0.00 | 38.14 |
| 104= | Lublin University of Technology | Poland | 120= | 56.47 | 77.41 | 10.12 | 0.00 | 25.23 |
| 104= | Politehnica University of Timisoara | Romania | 111= | 56.36 | 69.54 | 24.63 | 0.00 | 26.97 |
| 104= | Białystok University of Technology | Poland | 111= | 56.22 | 73.63 | 0.00 | 42.86 | 16.51 |
| 110= | University of Naples Parthenope | Italy | 91= | 56.08 | 69.71 | 23.40 | 0.00 | 27.30 |
| 110= | University of Rijeka | Croatia | - | 56.07 | 61.28 | 40.94 | 0.00 | 21.32 |
| 110= | Universität der Bundeswehr München | Germany | 104= | 55.59 | 65.12 | 33.40 | 0.00 | 15.37 |
| 110= | Higher Institute of Engineering of Lisbon | Portugal | 94= | 55.43 | 72.84 | 19.09 | 0.00 | 10.44 |
| 110= | Cracow University of Technology | Poland | 126= | 55.29 | 64.88 | 13.07 | 28.57 | 50.09 |
| 115= | University of L'Aquila | Italy | 104= | 54.54 | 72.75 | 9.88 | 0.00 | 41.78 |
| 115= | Technical University of Crete | Greece | 98= | 54.03 | 63.79 | 29.00 | 0.00 | 26.63 |
| 115= | Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra | Portugal | 134= | 53.93 | 66.61 | 24.88 | 0.00 | 19.07 |
| 115= | University of Siegen | Germany | 116= | 53.55 | 71.16 | 17.26 | 0.00 | 8.53 |
| 119 | Brandenburg University of Technology | Germany | 104= | 53.05 | 56.41 | 42.21 | 0.00 | 18.09 |
| 120= | Cyprus University of Technology | Cyprus | 104= | 51.54 | 63.13 | 25.98 | 0.00 | 12.79 |
| 120= | Institut national des sciences appliquées de Rennes | France | 98= | 50.95 | 55.59 | 33.79 | 14.29 | 7.39 |
| 120= | University Institute of Architecture of Reggio Calabria | Italy | 116= | 50.80 | 58.24 | 28.45 | 0.00 | 34.90 |
| 120= | University of West Bohemia | Czechia | 130= | 50.63 | 56.87 | 35.57 | 0.00 | 12.06 |
| 124 | Technical University of Cluj-Napoca | Romania | 124= | 50.47 | 64.78 | 18.76 | 0.00 | 17.06 |
| 125= | University Politehnica of Bucharest | Romania | 130= | 48.62 | 54.00 | 35.76 | 0.00 | 9.53 |
| 125= | Vilnius Gediminas Technical University | Lithuania | 120= | 48.43 | 63.37 | 12.35 | 0.00 | 31.62 |
| 125= | Technical University of Cartagena | Spain | 128= | 47.91 | 59.70 | 13.36 | 14.29 | 24.12 |
| 128= | IHE Delft Institute for Water Education | Netherlands | 120= | 47.60 | 52.90 | 33.29 | 0.00 | 17.06 |
| 128= | Polytechnic Institute of Leiria | Portugal | 130= | 47.57 | 56.01 | 13.69 | 28.57 | 22.16 |
| 128= | Slovak University of Technology | Slovakia | 126= | 47.50 | 56.97 | 23.36 | 0.00 | 25.23 |
| 128= | Military University of Technology Warsaw | Poland | 136= | 47.42 | 57.48 | 12.78 | 28.57 | 11.28 |
| 128= | Kore University of Enna | Italy | - | 47.28 | 61.44 | 12.58 | 0.00 | 32.19 |
| 133= | Széchenyi István University | Hungary | 124= | 46.53 | 56.01 | 23.95 | 0.00 | 18.09 |
| 133= | Opole University of Technology | Poland | 140= | 45.80 | 56.47 | 21.01 | 0.00 | 17.58 |
| 135= | Częstochowa University of Technology | Poland | 138= | 44.95 | 65.97 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.59 |
| 135= | The University of Kaiserslautern-Landau | Germany | - | 44.37 | 56.39 | 16.18 | 0.00 | 21.32 |
| 135= | Riga Technical University | Latvia | 128= | 44.23 | 50.64 | 26.51 | 0.00 | 22.96 |
| 138= | University of West Attica | Greece | - | 43.21 | 58.24 | 9.03 | 0.00 | 22.16 |
| 138= | Università Iuav di Venezia | Italy | 130= | 43.07 | 54.84 | 12.05 | 0.00 | 36.68 |
| 138= | Technical University of Kosice | Slovakia | 142= | 42.84 | 58.65 | 7.82 | 0.00 | 19.07 |
| 141= | University of Zilina | Slovakia | 134= | 41.86 | 48.84 | 20.03 | 0.00 | 36.93 |
| 141= | Polytechnic Institute of Porto | Portugal | 138= | 41.06 | 47.24 | 13.21 | 28.57 | 14.77 |
| 143 | Rzeszów University of Technology | Poland | 144 | 36.40 | 52.91 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 19.54 |
| 144 | Kielce University of Technology | Poland | 142= | 33.59 | 48.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 18.59 |
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