This is a list of nursing schools in the continent of Europe, sorted by country. A nursing school is a school that teaches people how to be nurses (medical professionals who care for individuals, families, or communities in order to reach or maintain health and quality of life).
Finland
- LAB University of Applied Sciences
- Novia University of Applied Sciences
- Swedish Polytechnic
- Lapland University of Applied Sciences
- Satakunta University of Applied Sciences
- JAMK University of Applied Sciences
- Savonia University of Applied Sciences
Italy
- D’Annunzio University of Chieti–Pescara
- Humanitas University
- Marche Polytechnic University
- Magna Græcia University
- Saint Camillus International University of Health and Medical Sciences
- Vita-Salute San Raffaele University[citation needed]
- Sapienza University of Rome[2][unreliable source?]
- Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
- University of Bari
- University of Bologna
- University of Brescia
- University of Cagliari
- Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli
- Università Campus Bio-Medico[2]
- University of Eastern Piedmont
- University of Ferrara
- University of Florence
- Università degli studi di Foggia
- University of Insubria
- University of L’Aquila
- University of Messina
- University of Milan[2]
- University of Milano-Bicocca
- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
- University of Molise
- University of Naples Federico II
- University of Padua
- University of Palermo
- University of Parma
- University of Pavia
- University of Perugia
- University of Pisa
- University of Rome Tor Vergata
- University of Salerno
- University of Sassari
- University of Siena
- University of Trieste
- University of Turin
- University of Udine
- University of Verona
Poland
- University of Economics and Innovation Lublin
- Vincent Pol University in Lublin
- Polonia University
- Nicolaus Copernicus University
- Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw
- Białystok Institute of Cosmetology
- Faculty of Health Sciences and Physical Culture of Kazimierz Pułaski University of Technology and Humanities in Radom
Portugal
- Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Lisboa
- Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Porto
- Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra
- Portuguese Red Cross Higher School of Nursing – Alto Tamega
- School of Nursing S. Francisco das Misericordias
Spain
- Comillas Pontifical University
- University of Barcelona
- University of Granada
- University of Salamanca
- University of Murcia
- University of Léon
Sweden
- Karolinska Institute
- University of Gothenburg
- Swedish Red Cross University College
- Malardalen University
- Karlstad University
- Lund University
- Red Cross University College of Nursing (Stockholm)
- Uppsala University (Uppsala, Visby)
Turkey
- Acıbadem University
- Atılım University
- Ankara University
- Bahçeşehir University
- Başkent University
- Dokuz Eylül University
- Ege University
- Gazi University
- Hacettepe University
- Istanbul Bilgi University
- Istanbul Medipol University
- Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa
- Koç University
- Marmara University
- Yeditepe University
United Kingdom
England
- Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery
- School of Health Sciences, City, University of London
- City, University of London
- Anglia Ruskin University
- Birmingham City University
- Bournemouth University (Poole)
- Brunel University London
- Buckinghamshire New University
- Canterbury Christ Church University
- Cardiff University
- Coventry University
- De Montfort University
- Edge Hill University (Ormskirk)
- Imperial College London
- Keele University
- Kingston University
- Leeds Beckett University
- Liverpool John Moores University
- London South Bank University
- Manchester Metropolitan University
- Middlesex University
- Northumbria University
- Nottingham Trent University
- Sheffield Hallam University
- Solent University
- Staffordshire University
- Teesside University
- Thames Valley University
- Oxford Brookes University
- University College Birmingham
- University of Bedfordshire
- University of Birmingham
- University of Bradford
- University of Brighton
- University of Bristol
- University of Central Lancashire
- University of Chester
- University of Chichester
- University of Cumbria
- University of Derby
- University of East Anglia
- University of East London
- University of Essex
- University of Exeter
- University of Gloucestershire
- University of Greenwich
- University of Hertfordshire
- University of Huddersfield
- University of Hull
- University of Leeds
- University of Leicester
- University of Lincoln
- University of Liverpool
- University of Manchester
- University of Northampton
- University of Nottingham
- University of Plymouth
- University of Portsmouth
- University of Roehampton
- University of Salford
- University of Sheffield
- University of Southampton
- University of Suffolk
- University of Sunderland
- University of Surrey
- University of West London
- University of Winchester
- University of Wolverhampton
- University of Worcester
- University of the West of England, Bristol
- University of York
- [[York St John University|York St John University
Northern Irelan
- Queen’s University Belfast
- Ulster University
Scotland
- Abertay University (Dundee)
- Edinburgh Napier University
- Glasgow Caledonian University
- Queen Margaret University
- Robert Gordon University
- Teesside University
- University of Dundee
- Nursing Studies, University of Edinburgh
- University of Glasgow
- University of Stirling
- University of the Highlands and Islands
- University of the West of Scotland
- Queen Margaret Hospital
- University of Edinburgh
Wales
- Aberystwyth University
- Bangor University
- Cardiff University
- Swansea University
- University of South Wales
- Wrexham Glyndŵr University
Best Universities for Nursing in Europe
Below is a list of best universities in Europe ranked based on their research performance in Nursing. A graph of 29.4M citations received by 1.12M academic papers made by 922 universities in Europe was used to calculate publications’ ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.
We don’t distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.
1. University College London
For Nursing

2. King’s College London
For Nursing

3. University of Oxford
For Nursing

4. University of Manchester
For Nursing

5. Karolinska Institute
For Nursing

6. Radboud University
For Nursing

7. University of Sheffield
For Nursing

8. Imperial College London
For Nursing

9. University of Cambridge
For Nursing

10. University of Birmingham
For Nursing

11. University of Amsterdam
For Nursing

12. University of Nottingham
For Nursing

13. University of Edinburgh
For Nursing

14. Maastricht University
For Nursing

15. University of Southampton
For Nursing

16. University of Bristol
For Nursing

17. University of Liverpool
For Nursing

18. Heidelberg University – Germany
For Nursing

19. University of Groningen
For Nursing

20. University of Leeds
For Nursing

21. Catholic University of Leuven
For Nursing

22. Lund University
For Nursing

23. Erasmus University Rotterdam
For Nursing

24. Newcastle University
For Nursing

25. University of York
For Nursing

26. Utrecht University
For Nursing

27. University of London
For Nursing

28. University of Glasgow
For Nursing

29. University of Oslo
For Nursing

30. University of Copenhagen
For Nursing

31. University of Gothenburg
For Nursing

32. Cardiff University
For Nursing

33. University of Aberdeen
For Nursing

34. Charite – Medical University of Berlin
For Nursing

35. University of Hamburg
For Nursing

36. Uppsala University
For Nursing

37. University of Warwick
For Nursing

38. St George’s, University of London
For Nursing

39. University of Bergen
For Nursing

40. Free University Amsterdam
For Nursing

41. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin
For Nursing

42. Ulster University
For Nursing

43. Umea University
For Nursing

44. Linkoping University
For Nursing

45. Ghent University
For Nursing

46. University of Munich
For Nursing

47. University of Southern Denmark
For Nursing

48. University of Wales
For Nursing

49. Sapienza University of Rome
For Nursing

50. University of Zurich
For Nursing

51. Pierre and Marie Curie University
For Nursing

52. University of Milan
For Nursing

53. University of Leicester
For Nursing

54. University of Barcelona
For Nursing

55. Queen Mary University of London
For Nursing

56. University of Helsinki
For Nursing

57. Aarhus University
For Nursing

58. Queen’s University Belfast
For Nursing

59. University of East Anglia
For Nursing

60. University of Padua
For Nursing

61. University of Exeter
For Nursing

62. Norwegian University of Science and Technology
For Nursing

63. University of Bern
For Nursing

64. University of Dundee
For Nursing

65. Leiden University
For Nursing

66. University of Basel
For Nursing

67. London School of Economics and Political Science
For Nursing

68. University of Bologna
For Nursing

69. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
For Nursing

70. Swansea University
For Nursing

71. University of Geneva
For Nursing

72. University College Dublin
For Nursing

73. Technical University of Munich
For Nursing

74. University of Surrey
For Nursing

75. Autonomous University of Barcelona
For Nursing

76. University of Tampere
For Nursing

77. City, University of London
For Nursing

78. Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
For Nursing

79. Lancaster University
For Nursing

80. University of Turku
For Nursing

81. Medical University of Vienna
For Nursing

82. University College Cork
For Nursing

83. University of Bath
For Nursing

84. Polytechnic University of Bari
For Nursing

85. University of Lausanne
For Nursing

86. University of Freiburg
For Nursing

87. University of Hull
For Nursing

88. Keele University
For Nursing

89. University of Porto
For Nursing

90. University of Turin
For Nursing

91. Bangor University
For Nursing

92. Tilburg University
For Nursing

93. University of Stirling
For Nursing

94. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main
For Nursing

95. University of Florence
For Nursing

96. University of Sussex
For Nursing

97. University of Liege
For Nursing

98. Stockholm University
For Nursing

99. University of Eastern Finland
For Nursing

100. University of Cologne
For Nursing
