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2008 European Rankings Results

2008 Europe Rank School Name Country
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1 3 University of CAMBRIDGE UK 100 100 99 89 98 95 99.5
2 4 University of OXFORD UK 100 100 100 85 96 96 98.9
3 6 IMPERIAL College London UK 99 100 100 83 98 100 98.4
4 7 UCL (University College London) UK 96 99 100 89 96 100 98.1
5 22 KING'S College London UK 93 98 89 70 91 85 89.5
6 23 University of EDINBURGH UK 96 99 82 70 91 82 89.3
7 24 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of T... Switzerland 95 82 56 99 100 94 89.1
8 28 École Normale Supérieure, PARIS France 93 72 68 99 29 69 84.8
9 29 University of MANCHESTER UK 91 100 82 56 91 84 84.4
10 32 University of BRISTOL UK 83 99 82 74 85 74 84.1
11 34= ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE France 80 96 100 58 62 93 83.0
12 48 University of COPENHAGEN Denmark 88 59 100 45 67 69 78.5
13 49 TRINITY College Dublin Ireland 90 96 68 42 99 76 78.2
14 50= Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de LAUSANNE... Switzerland 63 71 93 77 100 100 78.1
15 53 University of AMSTERDAM Netherlands 88 77 80 61 73 32 78.0
16 57 HEIDELBERG University Germany 87 59 81 58 54 81 76.9
17 63 UPPSALA University Sweden 91 60 43 85 70 41 74.9
18 64 LEIDEN University Netherlands 87 61 35 97 74 41 74.8
19 66 London School of Economics and Political... UK 88 100 59 26 100 100 74.2
20 67 UTRECHT University Netherlands 89 66 62 72 45 24 74.0
21 68 University of GENEVA Switzerland 69 36 58 98 97 100 73.9
22 69 University of WARWICK UK 83 100 60 38 92 97 73.8
23 72 Katholieke Universiteit LEUVEN Belgium 92 83 34 72 52 51 73.1
24 73 University of GLASGOW UK 72 78 67 69 95 60 73.0
25 75 University of BIRMINGHAM UK 73 94 57 65 82 72 72.3
26 76 University of SHEFFIELD UK 69 97 68 60 81 72 72.2
27= 78= DELFT University of Technology Netherlands 78 87 66 49 80 66 71.8
27= 78= Technische Universitaet Muenchen Germany 73 59 86 57 54 77 71.8
29= 81= AARHUS University Denmark 76 38 72 74 67 58 71.5
29= 81= University of YORK UK 62 93 77 57 95 84 71.5
31 83= University of ST ANDREWS UK 59 95 74 62 92 99 71.3
32 86 University of NOTTINGHAM UK 72 98 64 46 90 89 71.0
33 88 LUND University Sweden 82 68 45 68 68 52 70.0
34 91= University of HELSINKI Finland 88 43 55 71 51 21 69.6
35 93= Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Germany 84 45 69 51 51 70 69.5
36 99= University of SOUTHAMPTON UK 63 90 61 61 87 83 68.6
37 104 University of LEEDS UK 72 98 57 50 71 64 68.3
38 106= University of ZURICH Switzerland 76 38 21 99 99 68 68.1
39 108 University College DUBLIN Ireland 72 91 67 33 95 82 68.0
40 111 MAASTRICHT University Netherlands 51 72 80 72 61 100 67.4
41 115 University of VIENNA Austria 89 67 10 67 64 85 66.6
42 116 Université catholique de LOUVAIN (UCL) Belgium 85 63 19 74 49 73 66.4
43 122= DURHAM University UK 60 99 50 65 84 62 65.4
44 126 ERASMUS University Rotterdam Netherlands 58 98 46 81 57 50 65.2
45 128 EINDHOVEN University of Technology Netherlands 57 55 100 41 98 42 64.8
46 130 University of SUSSEX UK 60 54 51 72 92 79 64.1
47 131 University of BASEL Switzerland 62 32 98 34 84 80 63.9
48= 133= CARDIFF University UK 61 89 66 39 71 77 63.4
48= 133= Technical University of DENMARK Denmark 45 42 99 63 90 56 63.4
58 133= University of LIVERPOOL UK 54 81 69 55 80 67 63.4
51 136 University of GHENT Belgium 68 47 84 43 40 43 63.1
52 137= Freie Universitaet BERLIN Germany 85 22 24 72 47 68 62.6
53 139 HUMBOLDT-Universität zu Berlin Germany 79 43 64 36 42 56 62.5
54 140 Ecole normale supérieure de LYON France 41 57 100 68 47 56 62.4
55 142 WAGENINGEN University Netherlands 41 35 90 80 42 97 62.0
56 144= University of GRONINGEN Netherlands 63 49 67 60 61 34 61.8
57 147= Universität FREIBURG Germany 64 30 91 42 26 67 61.2
58 149 Université Pierre-et-Marie-Curie PARIS V... France 66 17 89 40 24 90 61.0
59 152 University of BATH UK 49 98 46 55 92 93 60.4
60 153 University of ABERDEEN UK 44 71 78 51 91 80 60.3
61= 155= Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen Germany 61 30 71 58 55 51 59.8
61= 155= VU University AMSTERDAM Netherlands 64 50 84 38 37 31 59.8
63 160 QUEEN MARY, University of London UK 55 66 77 23 96 92 59.1
64 161 University of LAUSANNE Switzerland 48 51 41 85 85 82 59.0
65 162= CHALMERS University of Technology Sweden 64 48 40 70 42 60 58.7
65 162= NEWCASTLE University UK 40 88 68 55 82 79 58.7
67 166= Universität GÖTTINGEN Germany 69 25 65 46 39 52 58.3
68 169 Universität FRANKFURT am Main Germany 54 51 66 57 30 80 58.0
69 170= LANCASTER University UK 52 77 60 37 90 80 57.9
70 173 KTH, ROYAL Institute of Technology Sweden 59 58 47 46 70 98 57.8
71= 177= University of LEICESTER UK 37 59 63 71 77 95 57.5
71= 177= University of OSLO Norway 67 41 57 43 46 60 57.5
73 183= Lomonosov MOSCOW STATE University Russia 80 72 39 31 17 25 56.9
73 183= Universite Libre de BRUXELLES (ULB) Belgium 63 62 19 65 50 96 56.9
75 186= University of BARCELONA Spain 77 52 19 60 24 38 56.4
76 188= Technische Universität BERLIN Germany 62 50 46 39 71 85 56.1
77 190 Universität STUTTGART Germany 52 58 77 28 46 89 55.9
78= 192= University of BERN Switzerland 40 28 59 83 93 45 55.4
78= 192= University of BOLOGNA Italy 81 69 21 40 26 28 55.4
80 194 University of READING UK 44 76 56 49 80 77 55.3
81 195 University of ANTWERP Belgium 43 37 99 37 56 59 55.1
82= 200= University of ATHENS Greece 40 47 67 72 0 92 54.3
82= 200= University of TWENTE Netherlands 52 48 57 51 68 50 54.3
84 202 QUEEN'S University of Belfast UK 42 83 58 44 97 47 54.2
85 205 Sapienza University of Rome Italy 86 51 13 43 18 24 53.8
86= 207= Sciences Po PARIS France 36 75 96 17 55 100 53.6
86= 207= Universite de Strasbourg France 54 50 29 69 44 83 53.6
86= 207= Universität KARLSRUHE Germany 48 48 74 34 51 81 53.6
88 211 HELSINKI University of Technology TKK Finland 49 42 84 32 62 41 53.5
89 213 University of DUNDEE UK 39 37 66 63 83 62 53.3
90 214= Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) Belgium 46 50 88 38 20 46 53.0
91 3 Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochsc... Germany 46 57 78 28 52 71 52.8
92 221 Radboud University NIJMEGEN Netherlands 38 12 77 69 75 34 52.1
93 223 University of SURREY UK 35 77 55 42 92 94 51.8
94 224= SAINT-PETERSBURG State University Russia 61 55 75 20 17 13 51.7
95 226 University College CORK Ireland 44 80 52 34 92 58 51.5
96 227= University of BERGEN Norway 52 32 31 67 79 51 51.2
97 230= LOUGHBOROUGH University UK 43 88 46 31 86 81 50.8
98 237= University of EXETER UK 39 82 43 44 84 68 49.8
99 239= STOCKHOLM University Sweden 62 39 22 49 90 24 49.7
100= 239= Université Paris Sorbonne (PARIS IV) France 76 64 15 18 22 83 49.7
100= 244= VIENNA University of Technology Austria 49 48 45 35 70 83 49.1
102 246= University of TURKU Finland 49 34 56 53 46 17 49.0
103 253 SOAS - School of Oriental and African St... UK 41 64 53 19 99 100 48.2
104 254= Universidad Autónoma de MADRID Spain 53 49 18 72 31 28 48.0
105 256= Universidad Autónoma de BARCELONA Spain 65 35 26 47 30 25 47.8
106= 256= Universität INNSBRUCK Austria 46 22 15 73 72 97 47.8
106= 258= University of ESSEX UK 42 32 52 32 98 99 47.7
108= 258= University of GOTHENBURG Sweden 49 35 57 46 16 38 47.7
108= 261 CHARLES University Czech Republic 57 29 49 29 30 68 47.5
110 264= University of BONN Germany 48 26 39 58 39 65 47.3
111 266 Université Paris-Sud PARIS XI France 45 14 52 55 32 78 47.1
112 270 University of STRATHCLYDE UK 37 86 43 34 88 53 46.8
113 271= Technische Universität DRESDEN Germany 40 35 77 31 39 49 46.4
114= 271= University of LIEGE Belgium 36 37 17 91 29 81 46.4
114= 274= Universität HAMBURG Germany 55 29 49 30 32 60 46.1
116 276= Universität HAMBURG Germany 38 22 52 65 44 39 45.9
117= 276= Universität ULM Germany 16 25 100 58 39 51 45.9
117= 280 STOCKHOLM School of Economics Sweden 26 91 30 53 80 92 45.8
119 282 Université Joseph-Fourier, GRENOBLE I France 47 38 43 46 30 60 45.6
120 284= Karl-Franzens-Universitaet GRAZ Austria 50 34 21 62 44 44 45.4
121= 284= Technische Universität DARMSTADT Germany 36 40 70 29 38 85 45.4
121= 288 Université PARIS I Panthéon Sorbonne France 61 51 22 19 30 87 44.6
123 290 University Montpellier 2 - Sciences and ... France 29 28 68 54 23 71 44.4
124 291= Politecnico di MILANO Italy 54 80 23 31 23 34 44.1
125 293 École Normale Supérieure Lettres et Scie... France 31 27 99 17 40 51 43.8
126 294 École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées E... France 24 61 93 27 34 26 43.7
127 295 University of SOUTHERN DENMARK Denmark 27 23 68 50 58 61 43.6
128 296= BRUNEL University UK 32 76 35 31 93 83 43.4
129= 296= University of PADUA Italy 55 32 12 68 17 13 43.4
129= 299 UMEÅ University Sweden 30 21 51 56 82 48 43.0
131 300= JAGIELLONIAN University Poland 49 41 57 24 20 24 42.9
132 302 DUBLIN City University Ireland 30 72 47 27 75 82 42.6
133 303= Universität DÜSSELDORF Germany 28 21 47 70 23 74 42.5
134 306 University Complutense MADRID Spain 67 51 0 33 32 24 42.2
135 309= University of EAST Anglia (UEA) UK 24 34 56 46 75 81 41.9
136 311 ROYAL HOLLOWAY University of London UK 27 30 47 40 93 99 41.7
137 312 Universität LEIPZIG Germany 50 22 13 62 31 40 41.6
138 313= KUOPIO University Finland 16 6 83 72 32 19 41.5
139 316= ASTON University UK 29 78 17 48 85 72 41.3
140 318 Universität KÖLN (Cologne) Germany 44 36 20 48 44 65 41.2
141 320= University of TROMSO Norway 20 17 99 32 49 33 41.0
142= 320= Universität ERLANGEN-NÜRNBERG Germany 28 21 46 61 64 45 41.0
142= 325= Universitaet KONSTANZ Germany 41 21 28 58 50 41 40.9
144= 325= University of ST GALLEN (HSG) Switzerland 29 90 25 22 100 98 40.9
144= 328= DUBLIN Institute of Technology Ireland 22 65 91 18 25 32 40.8
146= 328= NORWEGIAN University of Science and Tech... Norway 38 40 26 47 82 35 40.8
146= 328= Universität BIELEFELD Germany 49 13 18 56 41 41 40.8
146= 332 Johannes Gutenberg Universität MAINZ Germany 24 22 27 89 29 67 40.7
149 333 University of PISA Italy 57 24 11 52 16 18 40.6
150 336 University of TAMPERE Finland 44 29 47 33 32 21 40.0
151 342= Universitat POMPEU FABRA Spain 38 18 42 34 95 31 39.2
152= 342= WARSAW University Poland 51 67 19 27 22 15 39.2
152= 347= SWANSEA University UK 25 51 46 32 77 67 38.7
154= 347= Universitaet BAYREUTH Germany 27 14 71 37 44 38 38.7
154= 349= Ruhr-Universität BOCHUM Germany 36 32 29 47 46 56 38.6
156= 349= University of FLORENCE Italy 55 18 17 43 20 25 38.6
156= 349= Universität MANNHEIM Germany 22 44 8 96 24 51 38.6
156= 357= Universität des SAARLANDES Germany 24 6 38 64 69 64 38.2
159 362= Université PARIS VII Denis Diderot France 40 19 28 39 34 75 37.8
160 368= National University of Ireland, GALWAY Ireland 36 56 27 21 72 70 37.4
161= 368= Universität MARBURG Germany 20 17 64 48 43 51 37.4
161= 372 University of OULU Finland 28 18 66 41 20 18 37.1
163 374 BILKENT University Turkey 39 6 49 24 85 15 36.8
164 375 Universität BREMEN Germany 40 23 21 39 43 69 36.7
165 376= ISTANBUL Technical University Turkey 37 32 51 23 46 13 36.6
166 382= University of Lille 1 France 27 30 45 34 33 89 36.4
167= 382= Universität JENA Germany 27 20 57 43 25 28 36.4
167= 387= University of COIMBRA Portugal 50 16 28 29 24 21 36.2
169 391= University of BRADFORD UK 24 43 29 33 80 96 35.8
170= 391= University of JYVÄSKYLÄ Finland 35 6 58 29 44 20 35.8
170= 394= GOLDSMITHS, University of London UK 35 25 29 22 79 88 35.7
172= 394= University of LIMERICK Ireland 21 65 46 23 87 33 35.7
172= 398= Universit�t M�nster Germany 31 16 42 41 42 36 35.5
174= 398= University of NAPLES - Federico II Italy 36 21 8 74 20 15 35.5
174= 400= BANGOR University UK 26 21 41 40 68 51 35.4
176 401-500 HEC Paris School of Management France 21 96 14 20 93 94 35.2
177= 401-500 Universität REGENSBURG Germany 26 6 33 64 43 38 35.2
177= 401-500 Université PARIS V Descartes France 33 20 22 45 42 75 35.0
179= 401-500 WARSAW University of Technology Poland 31 71 44 21 17 14 35.0
179= 401-500 Universidade Nova de LISBOA Portugal 36 11 44 29 34 44 34.9
181= 401-500 University of NAVARRA Spain 25 42 45 30 30 65 34.9
181= 401-500 University of TRIESTE Italy 40 18 19 50 16 36 34.8
183 401-500 University of LJUBLJANA Slovenia 36 22 54 22 24 18 34.7
184 401-500 TOMSK STATE University Russia 20 18 95 18 16 13 34.5
185 401-500 Università degli Studi di PAVIA Italy 35 17 18 60 17 26 34.4
186= 401-500 University of TOULOUSE III Paul Sabatier... France 31 18 25 43 45 75 34.4
186= 401-500 HERIOT-WATT University UK 17 36 31 38 90 98 34.3
188 401-500 Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KIEL Germany 19 16 47 54 42 40 33.9
189 401-500 ABERYSTWYTH University UK 28 28 32 33 63 57 33.8
190 401-500 Linkoping University Sweden 31 26 38 40 16 32 33.7
191= 401-500 Université Claude Bernard LYON I France 30 17 26 50 25 55 33.7
191= 401-500 Università Commerciale Luigi BOCCONI Italy 26 96 26 19 33 46 33.6
193= 401-500 NOVOSIBIRSK STATE University Russia 38 29 41 19 24 27 33.6
193= 401-500 EÖTVÖS LORÁND University Hungary 35 33 31 30 31 24 33.4
195= 401-500 ISTANBUL University Turkey 36 25 49 20 17 21 33.4
195= 401-500 Justus-Liebig-Universität GIEßEN Germany 20 14 32 64 40 38 33.2
196 401-500 Université PARIS IX Dauphine France 32 52 19 22 34 94 33.1
197 401-500 Johannes Kepler University LINZ Austria 34 29 21 31 63 39 33.0
198 401-500 Aristotle University of THESSALONIKI Greece 38 32 9 34 0 99 33.0
199 = 401-500 University of KENT UK 18 40 36 28 89 79 32.9
199 = 401-500 Universitat de VALENCIA Spain 37 20 17 47 19 30 32.8