Horizon Europe University Rankings

Europe's Top Research Universities by EU Funding

Total Funding
€11,024,786,349
Universities
100
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University Rankings (Sorted by Total Funding)

Rank University Country Total Funding Projects Avg Funding/Project Coordinated Coordination Rate
51 POLITECNICO DI TORINO IT €92,614,879 223 €415,313 58 26.01%
52 TARTU ULIKOOL EE €90,834,548 143 €635,207 33 23.08%
53 UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA ES €89,120,484 142 €627,609 74 52.11%
54 TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN DE €87,592,284 143 €612,533 43 30.07%
55 UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN BE €87,484,377 114 €767,407 56 49.12%
56 ERASMUS UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM ROTTERDAM NL €87,019,824 109 €798,347 33 30.28%
57 RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITAET HEIDELBERG DE €84,763,948 89 €952,404 37 41.57%
58 STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET SE €82,613,621 111 €744,267 57 51.35%
59 UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID ES €79,840,267 177 €451,075 41 23.16%
60 UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA ES €79,307,877 163 €486,551 45 27.61%
61 EBERHARD KARLS UNIVERSITAET TUEBINGEN DE €78,502,450 101 €777,252 50 49.5%
62 TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DARMSTADT DE €78,323,047 87 €900,265 37 42.53%
63 UNIVERSITY OF GALWAY IE €77,905,083 112 €695,581 49 43.75%
64 OULUN YLIOPISTO FI €77,840,192 133 €585,265 32 24.06%
65 UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI SI €77,572,218 184 €421,588 42 22.83%
66 UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA PT €77,364,668 142 €544,822 58 40.85%
67 UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA ES €77,193,427 142 €543,616 74 52.11%
68 UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM UTRECHT NL €76,987,044 92 €836,816 36 39.13%
69 GOETEBORGS UNIVERSITET SE €75,735,137 115 €658,566 54 46.96%
70 UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN NO €74,033,060 101 €733,001 50 49.5%
71 UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA IT €72,108,314 163 €442,382 77 47.24%
72 UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART DE €71,734,895 106 €676,744 24 22.64%
73 UNIVERSIDAD POMPEU FABRA ES €71,363,468 95 €751,194 60 63.16%
74 STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM NL €71,353,196 93 €767,239 39 41.94%
75 UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO IT €71,232,347 134 €531,585 49 36.57%
Rank
#51
IT
University
POLITECNICO DI TORINO
Funding
€92,614,879
Projects
223
Avg Funding/Project
€415,313
Coordinated
58
Coordination Rate
26.01%
Rank
#52
EE
University
TARTU ULIKOOL
Funding
€90,834,548
Projects
143
Avg Funding/Project
€635,207
Coordinated
33
Coordination Rate
23.08%
Rank
#53
ES
University
UNIVERSITAT AUTONOMA DE BARCELONA
Funding
€89,120,484
Projects
142
Avg Funding/Project
€627,609
Coordinated
74
Coordination Rate
52.11%
Rank
#54
DE
University
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN
Funding
€87,592,284
Projects
143
Avg Funding/Project
€612,533
Coordinated
43
Coordination Rate
30.07%
Rank
#55
BE
University
UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN
Funding
€87,484,377
Projects
114
Avg Funding/Project
€767,407
Coordinated
56
Coordination Rate
49.12%
Rank
#56
NL
University
ERASMUS UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM ROTTERDAM
Funding
€87,019,824
Projects
109
Avg Funding/Project
€798,347
Coordinated
33
Coordination Rate
30.28%
Rank
#57
DE
University
RUPRECHT-KARLS-UNIVERSITAET HEIDELBERG
Funding
€84,763,948
Projects
89
Avg Funding/Project
€952,404
Coordinated
37
Coordination Rate
41.57%
Rank
#58
SE
University
STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET
Funding
€82,613,621
Projects
111
Avg Funding/Project
€744,267
Coordinated
57
Coordination Rate
51.35%
Rank
#59
ES
University
UNIVERSIDAD POLITECNICA DE MADRID
Funding
€79,840,267
Projects
177
Avg Funding/Project
€451,075
Coordinated
41
Coordination Rate
23.16%
Rank
#60
ES
University
UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE VALENCIA
Funding
€79,307,877
Projects
163
Avg Funding/Project
€486,551
Coordinated
45
Coordination Rate
27.61%
Rank
#61
DE
University
EBERHARD KARLS UNIVERSITAET TUEBINGEN
Funding
€78,502,450
Projects
101
Avg Funding/Project
€777,252
Coordinated
50
Coordination Rate
49.5%
Rank
#62
DE
University
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT DARMSTADT
Funding
€78,323,047
Projects
87
Avg Funding/Project
€900,265
Coordinated
37
Coordination Rate
42.53%
Rank
#63
IE
University
UNIVERSITY OF GALWAY
Funding
€77,905,083
Projects
112
Avg Funding/Project
€695,581
Coordinated
49
Coordination Rate
43.75%
Rank
#64
FI
University
OULUN YLIOPISTO
Funding
€77,840,192
Projects
133
Avg Funding/Project
€585,265
Coordinated
32
Coordination Rate
24.06%
Rank
#65
SI
University
UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI
Funding
€77,572,218
Projects
184
Avg Funding/Project
€421,588
Coordinated
42
Coordination Rate
22.83%
Rank
#66
PT
University
UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA
Funding
€77,364,668
Projects
142
Avg Funding/Project
€544,822
Coordinated
58
Coordination Rate
40.85%
Rank
#67
ES
University
UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA
Funding
€77,193,427
Projects
142
Avg Funding/Project
€543,616
Coordinated
74
Coordination Rate
52.11%
Rank
#68
NL
University
UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM UTRECHT
Funding
€76,987,044
Projects
92
Avg Funding/Project
€836,816
Coordinated
36
Coordination Rate
39.13%
Rank
#69
SE
University
GOETEBORGS UNIVERSITET
Funding
€75,735,137
Projects
115
Avg Funding/Project
€658,566
Coordinated
54
Coordination Rate
46.96%
Rank
#70
NO
University
UNIVERSITETET I BERGEN
Funding
€74,033,060
Projects
101
Avg Funding/Project
€733,001
Coordinated
50
Coordination Rate
49.5%
Rank
#71
IT
University
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA
Funding
€72,108,314
Projects
163
Avg Funding/Project
€442,382
Coordinated
77
Coordination Rate
47.24%
Rank
#72
DE
University
UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART
Funding
€71,734,895
Projects
106
Avg Funding/Project
€676,744
Coordinated
24
Coordination Rate
22.64%
Rank
#73
ES
University
UNIVERSIDAD POMPEU FABRA
Funding
€71,363,468
Projects
95
Avg Funding/Project
€751,194
Coordinated
60
Coordination Rate
63.16%
Rank
#74
NL
University
STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM
Funding
€71,353,196
Projects
93
Avg Funding/Project
€767,239
Coordinated
39
Coordination Rate
41.94%
Rank
#75
IT
University
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO
Funding
€71,232,347
Projects
134
Avg Funding/Project
€531,585
Coordinated
49
Coordination Rate
36.57%
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About These Rankings

These rankings measure participation in Horizon Europe research projects, not the quality of research or teaching. Universities are ranked by their involvement in Europe's largest research and innovation program, based on official data from the European Commission.

What these rankings show: Which universities are most active in securing and coordinating Horizon Europe funding, indicating their engagement in European research networks and collaborative projects.

What these rankings don't measure: Research quality, teaching excellence, student satisfaction, or institutional reputation. A university's absence from these rankings does not reflect on its academic standing.

Methodology

Data Source: Official CORDIS (Community Research and Development Information Service) CSV files published by the European Union. All data is publicly available and verifiable.

Scope: Higher Education Institutions (HES) participating in Horizon Europe projects during the period covered by our data.

Ranking Metrics:

  • Total Funding: Sum of all EU contributions (ec_contribution) received by each university (from filtered set).
  • Project Count: Number of distinct Horizon Europe projects each university participated in (from filtered set).
  • Average Funding per Project: Total Funding ÷ Project Count. Indicates project scale (large vs. small projects) and strategy (fewer larger projects vs. many smaller ones).
  • Coordinated: Number of projects where the university served as coordinator (from filtered set). When filtering by "Participant" role, this will be 0.
  • Coordination Rate: Percentage of projects where the university served as coordinator, calculated from ALL projects (not filtered by role). Minimum 20 projects required to qualify. This rate remains meaningful regardless of role filter.

Transparency: All calculations are based on pure data aggregation with no subjective weighting. The methodology is fully reproducible using the official CORDIS data files.

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