19 best universities in Romania in 2026
Ranking based on the average of the three main global rankings: Shanghai (ARWU), Times Higher Education and QS.
University of Bucharest
Average rank: #651
No. 1University of Bucharest
Public Romanian university, one of the oldest and most prestigious in the country.
No. 2University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest
Public Romanian university, one of the largest and most prestigious in engineering.
No. 3Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași
Public Romanian university, one of the oldest and most prestigious in the country.
No. 4Babeș-Bolyai University
Public Romanian university, one of the largest and most prestigious in the country.
No. 5Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca
Public Romanian university, national reference in medicine and pharmacy.
No. 6University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca
Public Romanian university, national reference in agriculture and veterinary medicine.
No. 7West University of Timișoara
Public Romanian multicultural university, renowned for its varied programs.
No. 8Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava
Public Romanian university specializing in humanities and social sciences.
No. 9Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
Public Romanian university, regional reference in engineering and technology.
No. 10Transilvania University of Brașov
Public Romanian university renowned for its engineering and economics programs.
No. 11Dunărea de Jos University of Galați
Public Romanian university renowned for its engineering and technology programs.
No. 12George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Târgu Mureș
Public Romanian university renowned for its medicine and science programs.
No. 13Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași
Leading public Romanian university in engineering and technology.
No. 14Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iași
Public Romanian university, one of the oldest and most prestigious in medicine.
No. 15Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
Public Romanian university renowned for its humanities and social sciences programs.
No. 16Ovidius University of Constanța
Public Romanian university renowned for its multicultural and multidisciplinary programs.
No. 17Politehnica University of Timișoara
Public Romanian university, national reference in engineering and technology.
No. 18University of Craiova
Public Romanian university renowned for its engineering and economics programs.
No. 19University of Oradea
Public Romanian university renowned for its engineering and technology programs.