Europe’s Best Universities Revealed

(Immediapress) – Oxford crowned top, Ireland & Portugal among most improved & four new entries in the top-50

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LONDON, Jan. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Global higher education experts QS Quacquarelli Symonds has released the third edition of the QS World University Rankings: Europe.

The University of Oxford is crowned #1 for the first time since 2024. ETH Zurich drops to second and UCL and Imperial are joint third. This edition features 950+ universities from across Europe, including some 290 debuts.

QS Senior Vice President Ben Sowter said: “The QS Europe rankings remain an essential tool for benchmarking academic excellence and supporting students, scholars and institutions in their decision-making.”

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