18 best universities in the Czech Republic in 2026
Ranking based on the average of the three main global rankings: Shanghai (ARWU), Times Higher Education and QS.
Charles University
Average rank: #375
No. 1Charles University
Founded in 1348, Charles University is the oldest and most prestigious university in Czechia, ranked among Europe's finest.
No. 2Masaryk University
Czechia's second-largest university, founded in Brno in 1919, MUNI excels in science, medicine, law and computer science.
No. 3Czech Technical University in Prague
Founded in 1707, CTU is the oldest and largest technical university in Czechia, a pillar of engineering in Central Europe.
No. 4Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
A public university in Prague-Suchdol, CZU is the Czech hub for agriculture, environmental science and rural economics.
No. 5Palacký University Olomouc
The Czech Republic's second-oldest university (1573), Palacký University Olomouc is a comprehensive research hub in Moravia.
No. 6Brno University of Technology
Founded in 1899, Brno University of Technology (BUT) is Moravia's great engineering school, from mechanical engineering to IT.
No. 7University of Hradec Králové
A public university in East Bohemia rooted in teacher training, active across sciences, informatics, health studies and the humanities.
No. 8VSB – Technical University of Ostrava
One of the Czech Republic's largest technical universities, VSB-TUO in Ostrava trains engineers and economists from machinery to AI.
No. 9University of Chemistry and Technology Prague
Founded in 1952, UCT Prague is the Czech Republic's leading school of chemistry and chemical engineering, renowned for cutting-edge research.
No. 10Mendel University in Brno
The Czech Republic's oldest agriculture and forestry university (1919), Mendel University in Brno trains agronomists, foresters and economists.
No. 11University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
A public university founded in 1991 in České Budějovice, known for its outstanding life-science hub and its scenic pond-land setting.
No. 12Prague University of Economics and Business
The Czech Republic's leading business school, VSE in Prague trains the country's managers, financiers and international trade professionals.
No. 13Tomas Bata University in Zlín
A public Moravian university honouring industrialist Tomáš Baťa, known for its strong technology, management and media programmes in Zlín.
No. 14University of Ostrava
A public university in Moravian-Silesia, founded in 1991, spanning humanities, social and natural sciences, health care and fine arts in Ostrava.
No. 15Technical University of Liberec
A public technical university in North Bohemia, founded in 1953 around textiles and machinery, now spanning engineering, science, economics and health.
No. 16University of Pardubice
A public East Bohemian university founded in 1950 around chemistry, now spanning technologies, economics, transport and the humanities.
No. 17University of West Bohemia
A public technical university in Plzeň, UWB trains engineers, economists, designers and teachers with a strong innovation culture.
No. 18Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem
A public university in Ústí nad Labem, the leading Czech-German bilingual institution in Central Europe, active across many fields.