Romania has no university in the top 200 in Europe, according to the QS Europe 2026 ranking. The highest-ranked institution is Babeș-Bolyai University (UBB) in Cluj-Napoca, which ranks 248th.

QS World University Rankings 2026 shows that British universities dominate the top of the best higher education institutions in Europe. Babeș-Bolyai University (UBB) in Cluj is the highest-ranked university in Romania, occupying the 248th place among the 958 European universities included in the ranking. Close behind, the University of Bucharest is in 267th place. Other notable Romanian universities are the West University of Timișoara (424), Polytechnic University of Bucharest (437), and Transylvania University of Brașov (465). In the top 10 of universities in Europe, the United Kingdom has the most institutions, including the University of Oxford and University College London. Romania had 21 universities included in this ranking.