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THE - QS World University Rankings 2009 - top European universities

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1 2 3 University of CAMBRIDGE UK A1 100 100 100 89 98 96 99.6
2 4 7 UCL (University College London) UK A1 98 99 100 90 96 99 99.0
3= 5= 6 IMPERIAL College London UK A1 100 100 100 80 98 100 97.8
3= 5= 4 University of OXFORD UK A1 100 100 100 80 96 97 97.8
5= 20= 23 University of EDINBURGH UK A1 97 99 84 65 93 86 89.3
5= 20= 24 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of T... Switzerland B1 97 80 55 99 100 94 89.3
7 23 22 KING'S College London UK A1 91 98 90 67 92 88 88.5
8 26 29 University of MANCHESTER UK A1 94 100 79 58 90 87 85.7
9 28 28 Ecole Normale Superieure, PARIS France K1 94 87 100 53 76 61 85.4
10 34 32 University of BRISTOL UK A1 83 99 84 69 85 77 83.4
11 36= 34= École Polytechnique France J1 76 99 100 65 63 95 83.1
12 42 50= Federal Polytechnic School of LAUSANNE Switzerland F1 67 70 92 84 100 100 80.6
13 43= 49 TRINITY College Dublin Ireland B1 88 96 72 49 98 83 80.1
14 49= 53 University of AMSTERDAM Netherlands A1 93 81 73 62 71 32 78.9
15 51 48 University of COPENHAGEN Denmark A1 84 67 100 48 71 73 78.8
16 55= 78= Technical University of MUNICH Germany B1 73 90 92 58 56 74 76.3
17 57 57 HEIDELBERG University Germany A1 90 47 77 58 58 80 76.2
18 58 69 University of WARWICK UK A2 86 100 63 39 85 97 75.7
19 60 64 LEIDEN University Netherlands A1 89 58 35 97 74 40 75.3
20 63= 81= AARHUS University Denmark A1 83 51 65 75 69 66 74.5
21 65 72 Catholic University of LEUVEN Belgium A1 94 80 35 73 55 55 74.2
22 66 75 University of BIRMINGHAM UK A1 78 93 57 63 83 76 73.9
23= 67= 66 London School of Economics And Political... UK H1 89 100 53 29 100 100 73.7
23= 67= 88 LUND University Sweden B1 84 59 55 78 57 62 73.7
25= 70= 67 UTRECHT University Netherlands A1 87 65 61 71 43 24 72.4
25= 70= 81= University of YORK UK E1 63 95 75 61 95 83 72.4
27 72 68 University of GENEVA Switzerland E1 68 36 54 96 97 100 72.3
28 75 63 UPPSALA University Sweden A1 89 51 42 80 68 40 71.9
29 79 73 University of GLASGOW UK A1 73 83 67 64 58 60 71.2
30 82 76 University of SHEFFIELD UK A1 65 97 70 59 81 76 70.6
31 83 78= DELFT University of Technology Netherlands B1 78 88 57 49 84 73 70.5
32 87= 83= University of ST ANDREWS UK E1 57 92 74 61 91 99 69.8
33 89 108 University College DUBLIN Ireland A2 72 94 67 37 95 90 69.7
34 91 86 University of NOTTINGHAM UK A1 70 99 61 48 84 86 69.4
35 92= 106= University of ZURICH Switzerland A1 79 37 22 98 99 71 69.2
36 94 137= Free University of BERLIN Germany A1 87 31 28 92 49 63 69.0
37 95= 99= University of SOUTHAMPTON UK A1 64 87 66 59 86 76 68.9
38 98 93= Ludwig Maximilian - University of MUNICH... Germany A1 86 45 34 76 53 66 68.4
39 99 104 University of LEEDS UK A1 73 99 57 48 75 62 68.3
40 101 177= University of OSLO Norway A1 77 62 85 40 32 58 67.7
41 103= 122= DURHAM University UK A2 62 99 56 60 91 69 67.2
42= 108= 131 University of BASEL Switzerland E2 63 30 99 37 99 90 66.1
42= 108= 126 ERASMUS University Rotterdam Netherlands A1 57 98 48 82 57 65 66.1
42= 108= 91= University of HELSINKI Finland A1 85 42 53 67 29 21 66.1
45 116 111 MAASTRICHT University Netherlands A2 48 73 76 70 66 100 65.3
46 117 149 University Pierre and Marie Curie - PARI... France A1 76 22 85 43 27 88 65.0
47 120= 128 EINDHOVEN University of Technology Netherlands F1 55 59 100 42 99 39 64.4
48 122= 147= University of Fribourg Germany A1 67 26 91 44 51 76 64.0
49 126= 116 Catholic University of LOUVAIN (UCL) Belgium A2 81 53 17 77 47 72 63.7
49= 126= 140 Ecole Normale Superieure de LYON France J1 42 57 100 71 55 60 63.7
51 129= 153 University of ABERDEEN UK E1 54 69 67 57 90 87 63.4
52 132= 115 University of VIENNA Austria A2 86 60 13 58 65 77 63.0
53 135 133= CARDIFF University UK A1 59 84 63 49 70 72 62.8
54 136 136 University of GHENT Belgium A1 68 37 89 43 49 34 62.6
55 137 133= University of LIVERPOOL UK A1 52 76 73 54 78 64 62.4
56 138= 144= University of GRONINGEN Netherlands A1 61 62 63 61 62 49 62.3
57= 144= 152 University of BATH UK F1 52 98 48 50 89 94 60.7
57= 144= 227= University of BERGEN Norway E1 59 53 62 58 60 64 60.7
59 146= 139 HUMBOLDT University of Berlin Germany A2 83 36 36 51 45 59 60.6
60 149= 155= Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen Germany A1 65 27 69 58 53 50 60.4
61= 155= 183= LOMONOSOV MOSCOW State University Russia A1 78 70 36 37 76 44 60.0
61= 155= 142 WAGENINGEN University Netherlands F1 38 31 87 82 39 97 60.0
63 158 162= NEWCASTLE University UK A2 43 88 63 57 81 86 59.6
64 159 133= Technical University of DENMARK Denmark F1 39 34 99 62 93 47 59.5
65 162 170= LANCASTER University UK E2 55 73 59 41 85 81 58.9
66 164 160 QUEEN MARY, University of London UK A3 55 62 75 26 92 90 58.5
67 165 155= VU University AMSTERDAM Netherlands A2 65 59 67 43 39 28 58.3
68 166= 130 University of SUSSEX UK E2 54 44 49 62 87 80 58.0
69= 168= 161 University of LAUSANNE Switzerland E2 46 43 57 67 88 80 57.4
69= 168= 224= Saint-Petersburg State University Russia B1 63 60 95 21 16 20 57.4
71 171= 186= University of BARCELONA Spain C1 77 53 17 66 24 37 57.2
72= 174= 192= University of BOLOGNA Italy A1 82 62 34 34 27 29 56.9
72= 174= 173 Kth, ROYAL INSTITUTE of Technology Sweden B1 58 45 49 46 83 98 56.9
74= 177= 195 University of ANTWERP Belgium E1 47 36 99 37 59 56 56.8
74= 177= 200= University of ATHENS Greece E1 46 44 65 76 0 91 56.8
76 182 216= RWTH AACHEN University Germany B1 49 88 75 30 50 66 56.3
77 184 207= University of KARLSRUHE Germany B1 47 84 73 33 49 81 56.1
78 185 258= University of GOTHENBURG Sweden A1 49 26 63 62 65 86 55.8
79 186= 166= University of Göttingen Germany B1 64 21 63 48 40 49 55.6
80= 191= 183= Free University of Brussels Belgium A2 60 56 22 59 57 96 54.7
80= 191= 194 University of READING UK F1 45 71 52 50 80 81 54.7
82 193= 192= University of BERN Switzerland A1 40 22 58 83 92 44 54.5
83 196= 177= University of LEICESTER UK A2 38 48 55 67 72 94 53.9
84 198 162= CHALMERS University of Technology Sweden F1 58 37 48 56 44 57 53.8
85 200 200= University of TWENTE Netherlands E1 47 51 51 53 83 66 53.5
86 201= 202 Queen's University of BELFAST UK A2 46 81 50 44 97 45 53.4
87 204 207= PARIS Institute of Political Studies France H3 35 91 87 20 56 98 53.2
88 205 205 Sapienza University of Rome Italy A1 84 46 14 43 17 28 53.1
89 206 190 University of STUTTGART Germany B1 47 47 81 29 44 82 52.9
90 207= 226 University College CORK Ireland A2 45 82 50 39 91 59 52.7
91 210 211 HELSINKI University of Technology (TKK) Finland G1 44 37 92 34 52 50 52.4
92= 211= 256= Autonomous University of BARCELONA Spain A2 70 33 38 45 30 33 52.2
92= 211= 188= Technical University of BERLIN Germany B1 64 48 42 31 49 76 52.2
94= 215= 213 University of DUNDEE UK A2 39 30 66 59 80 61 51.9
94= 215= 254= Autonomous University of MADRID Spain C1 60 43 13 84 39 27 51.9
94= 215= 239= STOCKHOLM University Sweden C1 68 33 23 51 90 23 51.9
97 218= 266 Paris-Sud XI University France C1 51 12 62 52 53 69 51.7
98 220= 221 Radboud University NIJMEGEN Netherlands C1 36 35 50 86 66 37 51.3
99 227 214= Free University of BRUSSELS Belgium E2 45 44 76 39 21 48 50.2
100 228 239= Paris-SORBONNE University (Paris IV) France D2 79 53 16 19 23 82 50.1
101= 229= 261 CHARLES University Czech Rep. C1 62 34 48 32 28 69 49.9
101= 229= 230= LOUGHBOROUGH University UK C1 41 92 44 32 77 87 49.9
103 233 169 Goethe University FRANKFURT Germany C1 52 47 41 55 27 51 49.6
104 234= 253 Soas - School of Oriental And African St... UK L4 43 60 58 20 99 100 49.5
105 237= 264= University of BONN Germany C1 52 23 40 58 44 74 49.4
106 243 368= National University of Ireland, GALWAY Ireland E2 38 71 58 29 91 72 49.1
107 249 223 University of SURREY UK G1 33 69 50 42 91 94 48.8
108 252= 306 Complutense University of MADRID Spain A2 70 46 16 37 36 36 47.8
109= 254= 207= University of Strasbourg France B1 59 43 24 40 42 77 47.7
109= 254= 270 University of STRATHCLYDE UK B1 44 86 37 37 66 52 47.7
111 257 280 STOCKHOLM School of Economics Sweden L2 33 87 29 52 79 91 47.6
112 259= 349= University of MANNHEIM Germany G1 32 85 9 98 23 50 47.3
113= 264= 246= University of TURKU Finland A2 45 29 55 54 41 18 46.8
113= 264= 244= VIENNA University of Technology Austria C1 48 39 41 37 63 83 46.8
115 266= 237= University of EXETER UK C1 35 81 41 43 81 59 46.6
116 270 328= NORWEGIAN University of Science And Tech... Norway A2 43 64 41 43 69 36 46.4
117 271 294 École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées... France K2 24 78 93 30 39 25 46.3
118 272 274= University of HAMBURG Germany C1 53 27 55 30 30 54 46.2
119= 273= 293 Ecole Normale Supérieure Lettres et Sci... France L4 35 33 98 19 39 50 46.1
119= 273= 258= University of ESSEX UK G1 47 30 37 33 96 97 46.1
121 277= 288 University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne France D1 63 55 23 20 28 87 45.9
122= 279= 302 DUBLIN City University Ireland G1 32 72 56 28 83 75 45.8
122= 279= 276= University of ULM Germany G1 17 21 100 57 39 50 45.8
124= 281= 271= DRESDEN University of Technology Germany A2 39 33 72 35 39 49 45.7
124= 281= 282 Joseph Fourier University - GRENOBLE I France B1 47 31 43 49 29 62 45.7
126 286 291= Polytechnic University of Milan Italy B1 54 75 28 32 23 39 45.1
127 287 316= ASTON University UK F2 33 89 28 39 88 78 45.0
128= 288= 284= DARMSTADT University of Technology Germany C1 34 31 76 30 37 83 44.8
128= 288= 290 University MONTPELLIER II - Sciences and... France F1 31 24 70 53 21 70 44.8
130 291= 271= University of LIEGE Belgium A2 34 32 21 86 27 81 44.5
131 300 295 University of SOUTHERN DENMARK Denmark E2 27 22 75 44 56 67 43.9
132 301 318 University of Cologne Germany A2 49 34 20 51 44 65 43.8
133= 302= 309= University of EAST ANGLIA UK A2 30 35 48 47 80 88 43.7
133= 302= 300= JAGIELLONIAN University Poland A2 51 40 58 25 19 21 43.7
133= 302= 320= University of Tromsø Norway E2 21 38 98 35 46 32 43.7
136 309= 276= University of Würzburg Germany A2 34 17 51 63 42 38 43.1
137= 312= 401-500 NOVOSIBIRSK STATE University Russia F2 34 25 100 21 16 17 42.8
137= 312= 296= University of PADUA Italy A1 54 29 15 63 17 23 42.8
139 316 311 ROYAL HOLLOWAY University of London UK F2 34 23 46 35 92 99 42.5
140 317 320= Friedrich Alexander University of Erlang... Germany A1 34 19 40 62 66 45 42.4
141= 318= 296= BRUNEL University UK B2 33 68 31 33 88 85 42.2
141= 318= 299 Umeå University Sweden A2 31 19 57 51 75 34 42.2
143 322 333 University of PISA Italy A1 59 23 14 52 15 19 41.7
144= 324= 303= Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf Germany A2 25 19 51 69 23 73 41.5
144= 324= 342= POMPEU FABRA University Spain G1 42 12 44 38 94 33 41.5
146 326= 328= DUBLIN Institute of Technology Ireland B3 25 58 90 20 23 34 41.4
147= 328= 313= KUOPIO University Finland E2 17 0 79 75 35 20 41.3
147= 328= 312 University of LEIPZIG Germany A2 47 22 17 63 27 39 41.3
149= 331= 332 Johannes Gutenberg University of MAINZ Germany A2 29 14 26 86 29 67 40.9
149= 331= 372 University of OULU Finland E1 26 16 88 39 32 20 40.9
151 333 382= University of Lille 1 France F1 30 26 60 33 37 98 40.8
152 334 362= Paris Diderot University France A2 46 15 30 42 39 75 40.7
153 336 284= University of GRAZ Austria C1 45 28 17 55 46 42 40.4
154 337= 325= University of ST GALLEN (HSG) Switzerland H2 26 85 31 23 98 98 40.2
155 342 328= BIELEFELD University Germany B2 47 15 17 57 41 37 40.0
156= 346= 349= Ruhr University BOCHUM Germany A2 39 27 35 43 42 55 39.6
156= 346= 325= University of KONSTANZ Germany G1 40 16 27 57 50 40 39.6
158 349 342= University of WARSAW Poland B1 54 58 20 27 21 15 39.3
159 354 368= University of MARBURG Germany A2 23 12 69 47 43 51 38.9
160= 357= 357= Saarland University Germany A2 27 0 34 68 70 64 38.6
160= 357= 347= SWANSEA University UK E2 24 49 48 33 75 68 38.6
162 360 374 BILKENT University Turkey F2 46 12 41 25 82 14 38.5
163= 361= 394= GOLDSMITHS, University of London UK G2 37 24 37 24 80 85 38.3
163= 361= 256= University of INNSBRUCK Austria A2 46 21 16 51 73 0 38.3
165 364= 401-500 University of PARIS V - Descartes France A2 34 19 26 52 49 76 38.1
166 366= 387= University of COIMBRA Portugal A2 50 15 34 29 22 42 37.9
167 371= 401-500 Paul Sabatier University - TOULOUSE III France C1 37 15 28 44 54 76 37.7
168 374= 401-500 Heriot-watt University UK G1 22 49 34 37 84 99 37.5
169 377= 349= University of FLORENCE Italy A1 51 16 17 44 21 25 37.4
170 381= 401-500 University of NAVARRA Spain G1 24 37 59 33 30 59 37.0
171 383= 391= University of BRADFORD UK F2 26 39 32 34 77 96 36.9
172= 386= 401-500 ABERYSTWYTH University UK G1 32 24 41 32 62 60 36.8
172= 386= 347= University of BAYREUTH Germany F1 27 12 56 43 50 35 36.8
174= 394= 400= BANGOR University UK E2 26 22 43 40 68 64 36.5
174= 394= 401-500 CZECH TECHNICAL University in Prague Czech Rep. C1 30 71 46 21 20 48 36.5
176 399= 375 University of BREMEN Germany C1 38 28 21 43 43 45 35.8
177 401-500 401-500 Dauphine University, Paris France G2 0 0 21 23 39 98 0.0
178= 401-500 401-500 National Technical University of ATHENS Greece G1 0 0 30 42 16 21 0.0
178= 401-500 398= University of Münster Germany A2 0 0 38 41 43 37 0.0
180 401-500 401-500 University of REGENSBURG Germany C1 0 0 32 68 43 37 0.0
181 401-500 401-500 University of PAVIA Italy A2 0 0 21 59 19 23 0.0
182= 401-500 401-500 BRAUNSCHWEIG University of Technology Germany F1 0 0 62 32 34 51 0.0
182= 401-500 376= ISTANBUL Technical University Turkey B2 0 0 38 24 18 19 0.0
184 401-500 401-500 University of TRIESTE Italy A2 0 0 19 53 16 37 0.0
185 401-500 382= Friedrich Schiller University of JENA Germany A2 0 0 35 52 37 28 0.0
186 401-500 401-500 TOMSK STATE University Russia   0 0 94 19 24 34 0.0
187 401-500 401-500 Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 France C1 0 0 28 51 27 54 0.0
188= 401-500 391= University of Jyväskylä Finland B2 0 0 56 29 33 20 0.0
188= 401-500 401-500 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Portugal A2 0 0 49 29 31 40 0.0
190= 401-500 336 University of TAMPERE Finland C1 0 0 28 35 30 18 0.0
192 401-500 401-500 University of VALENCIA Spain A2 0 0 16 50 18 29 0.0
193 401-500 401-500 Linköping University Sweden B1 0 0 38 40 0 24 0.0
194 401-500 501+ National University of Ireland MAYNOOTH Ireland G2 0 0 36 28 64 53 0.0
195 401-500 401-500 EÖtvÖs LorÁnd University Hungary C1 0 0 20 34 34 19 0.0
196 401-500 401-500 Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel Germany A2 0 0 41 55 42 39 0.0
197 401-500 401-500 University of CRETE Greece A2 0 0 17 57 16 15 0.0
198= 401-500 394= University of Limerick Ireland E2 0 0 24 28 73 40 0.0
198= 501-600 501+ Politecnico di Torino Italy   0 0 20 41 22 18 0.0
200 401-500 401-500 Aristotle University of THESSALONIKI Greece A2 0 0 10 37 0 19 0.0