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
76 AALBORG UNIVERSITET DK €70,964,862 139 €510,539 46 33.09%
77 PANEPISTIMIO PATRON EL €69,704,546 109 €639,491 25 22.94%
78 RUHR-UNIVERSITAET BOCHUM DE €69,145,261 77 €897,990 38 49.35%
79 SORBONNE UNIVERSITE FR €69,086,475 148 €466,801 55 37.16%
80 UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA PT €69,076,691 103 €670,647 38 36.89%
81 ACADEMISCH ZIEKENHUIS LEIDEN NL €68,099,079 83 €820,471 31 37.35%
82 INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AUSTRIA AT €67,479,939 59 €1,143,728 47 79.66%
83 SYDDANSK UNIVERSITET DK €67,127,666 112 €599,354 42 37.5%
84 UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO IT €65,903,820 146 €451,396 50 34.25%
85 RHEINISCHE FRIEDRICH-WILHELMS-UNIVERSITAT BONN DE €65,422,143 68 €962,090 42 61.76%
86 TURUN YLIOPISTO FI €64,429,750 86 €749,183 35 40.7%
87 UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES BE €64,204,172 104 €617,348 48 46.15%
88 FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITAET ERLANGEN-NUERNBERG DE €62,887,287 89 €706,599 27 30.34%
89 Masarykova univerzita CZ €61,826,194 113 €547,134 48 42.48%
90 TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN DE €60,840,676 95 €640,428 26 27.37%
91 UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON UK €60,518,349 86 €703,702 38 44.19%
92 UNIVERSITA COMMERCIALE LUIGI BOCCONI IT €60,062,015 56 €1,072,536 40 71.43%
93 UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TRENTO IT €59,073,631 111 €532,195 43 38.74%
94 UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG DE €58,649,034 65 €902,293 27 41.54%
95 MEDIZINISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN AT €58,301,080 86 €677,920 31 36.05%
96 UNIVERSITETET I TROMSOE - NORGES ARKTISKE UNIVERSITET NO €58,281,349 95 €613,488 49 51.58%
97 UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE BE €57,856,485 108 €535,708 23 21.3%
98 UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS CY €57,582,270 109 €528,278 45 41.28%
99 UNIVERZITA KARLOVA CZ €56,190,163 102 €550,884 27 26.47%
100 LINKOPINGS UNIVERSITET SE €54,980,513 88 €624,779 37 42.05%
Rank
#76
DK
University
AALBORG UNIVERSITET
Funding
€70,964,862
Projects
139
Avg Funding/Project
€510,539
Coordinated
46
Coordination Rate
33.09%
Rank
#77
EL
University
PANEPISTIMIO PATRON
Funding
€69,704,546
Projects
109
Avg Funding/Project
€639,491
Coordinated
25
Coordination Rate
22.94%
Rank
#78
DE
University
RUHR-UNIVERSITAET BOCHUM
Funding
€69,145,261
Projects
77
Avg Funding/Project
€897,990
Coordinated
38
Coordination Rate
49.35%
Rank
#79
FR
University
SORBONNE UNIVERSITE
Funding
€69,086,475
Projects
148
Avg Funding/Project
€466,801
Coordinated
55
Coordination Rate
37.16%
Rank
#80
PT
University
UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA
Funding
€69,076,691
Projects
103
Avg Funding/Project
€670,647
Coordinated
38
Coordination Rate
36.89%
Rank
#81
NL
University
ACADEMISCH ZIEKENHUIS LEIDEN
Funding
€68,099,079
Projects
83
Avg Funding/Project
€820,471
Coordinated
31
Coordination Rate
37.35%
Rank
#82
AT
University
INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AUSTRIA
Funding
€67,479,939
Projects
59
Avg Funding/Project
€1,143,728
Coordinated
47
Coordination Rate
79.66%
Rank
#83
DK
University
SYDDANSK UNIVERSITET
Funding
€67,127,666
Projects
112
Avg Funding/Project
€599,354
Coordinated
42
Coordination Rate
37.5%
Rank
#84
IT
University
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO
Funding
€65,903,820
Projects
146
Avg Funding/Project
€451,396
Coordinated
50
Coordination Rate
34.25%
Rank
#85
DE
University
RHEINISCHE FRIEDRICH-WILHELMS-UNIVERSITAT BONN
Funding
€65,422,143
Projects
68
Avg Funding/Project
€962,090
Coordinated
42
Coordination Rate
61.76%
Rank
#86
FI
University
TURUN YLIOPISTO
Funding
€64,429,750
Projects
86
Avg Funding/Project
€749,183
Coordinated
35
Coordination Rate
40.7%
Rank
#87
BE
University
UNIVERSITE LIBRE DE BRUXELLES
Funding
€64,204,172
Projects
104
Avg Funding/Project
€617,348
Coordinated
48
Coordination Rate
46.15%
Rank
#88
DE
University
FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITAET ERLANGEN-NUERNBERG
Funding
€62,887,287
Projects
89
Avg Funding/Project
€706,599
Coordinated
27
Coordination Rate
30.34%
Rank
#89
CZ
University
Masarykova univerzita
Funding
€61,826,194
Projects
113
Avg Funding/Project
€547,134
Coordinated
48
Coordination Rate
42.48%
Rank
#90
DE
University
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT BERLIN
Funding
€60,840,676
Projects
95
Avg Funding/Project
€640,428
Coordinated
26
Coordination Rate
27.37%
Rank
#91
UK
University
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Funding
€60,518,349
Projects
86
Avg Funding/Project
€703,702
Coordinated
38
Coordination Rate
44.19%
Rank
#92
IT
University
UNIVERSITA COMMERCIALE LUIGI BOCCONI
Funding
€60,062,015
Projects
56
Avg Funding/Project
€1,072,536
Coordinated
40
Coordination Rate
71.43%
Rank
#93
IT
University
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TRENTO
Funding
€59,073,631
Projects
111
Avg Funding/Project
€532,195
Coordinated
43
Coordination Rate
38.74%
Rank
#94
DE
University
UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG
Funding
€58,649,034
Projects
65
Avg Funding/Project
€902,293
Coordinated
27
Coordination Rate
41.54%
Rank
#95
AT
University
MEDIZINISCHE UNIVERSITAET WIEN
Funding
€58,301,080
Projects
86
Avg Funding/Project
€677,920
Coordinated
31
Coordination Rate
36.05%
Rank
#96
NO
University
UNIVERSITETET I TROMSOE - NORGES ARKTISKE UNIVERSITET
Funding
€58,281,349
Projects
95
Avg Funding/Project
€613,488
Coordinated
49
Coordination Rate
51.58%
Rank
#97
BE
University
UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE
Funding
€57,856,485
Projects
108
Avg Funding/Project
€535,708
Coordinated
23
Coordination Rate
21.3%
Rank
#98
CY
University
UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS
Funding
€57,582,270
Projects
109
Avg Funding/Project
€528,278
Coordinated
45
Coordination Rate
41.28%
Rank
#99
CZ
University
UNIVERZITA KARLOVA
Funding
€56,190,163
Projects
102
Avg Funding/Project
€550,884
Coordinated
27
Coordination Rate
26.47%
Rank
#100
SE
University
LINKOPINGS UNIVERSITET
Funding
€54,980,513
Projects
88
Avg Funding/Project
€624,779
Coordinated
37
Coordination Rate
42.05%
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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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