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We present the ranking of the best universities in Europe for students in the direction of Classics & Ancient History: prestigious educational institutions with the best programs.
TOP universities in Spain, UK, Italy, France, Greece and Germany offer bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in Classics & Ancient History. Programs include the study of the ancient Greek language, Latin, source studies, historiography, European languages.
European universities offer a variety of specializations that students can choose in 2-3 courses, for example:
- "History of the Achaean society"
- "Culture of Classical Greece"
- "Hellenistic states"
- "History of the Black Sea Region" and others.
Studying Classics & Ancient History in Europe is an ideal choice for students with an interest in linguistics, literature, ancient culture and philosophy. Programs in this direction help to gain a broad outlook and understanding of the cultural, social and political context of the classical world.
Best Classics & Ancient History universities in Europe 2026 - QS World University rankings
| 1 | Sapienza University of Rome |
| 2 | University of Oxford |
| 3 | University of Cambridge |
| 4 | Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg |
| 5 | Scuola Normale Superiore |
| 6 | Durham University |
| 7 | Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
| 8 | Ludwig Maximilian Universität München |
| 9 | King's College London |
| 10 | University of St Andrews |
| 11 | Leiden University |
| 12 | Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne |
| 13 | Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna |
| 14 | UCL |
| 15 | KU Leuven |
| 16 | University of Pisa |
| 17 | Ghent University |
| 18 | Sorbonne University |
| 19 | Freie Universität Berlin |
| 20 | The University of Edinburgh |
| 21 | University of Cologne |
| 22 | Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain) |
| 23 | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
| 24 | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore |
| 25 | The University of Exeter |
| 26 | University of Naples - Federico II |
| 27 | Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen |
| 28 | University of Rome "Tor Vergata" |
| 29 | University of Vienna |
| 30 | Complutense University of Madrid |
| 31 | University of Zurich |
| 32 | Ca' Foscari University of Venice |
| 33 | University of Geneva |
| 34 | Université PSL |
| 35 | Università di Padova |
| 36 | Aarhus University |
| 37 | Aix-Marseille University |
| 38 | Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg |
| 39 | National and Kapodistrian University of Athens |
| 40 | Newcastle University |
| 41 | Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn |
| 42 | Royal Holloway, University of London |
| 43 | SOAS University of London |
| 44 | Swansea University |
| 45 | The University of Manchester |
| 46 | Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin |
| 47 | Universita' degli Studi di Napoli "L'Orientale" |
| 48 | University of Bari |
| 49 | University of Basel |
| 50 | University of Bristol |
