Best Universities in Greece – GURI 2026

Top universities in Greece

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Greece are National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, National Technical University of Athens and others. Greece has 16 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #303.

1. #1National and Kapodistrian University of AthensGURI #303 · Score 80.55
2. #2Aristotle University of ThessalonikiGURI #532 · Score 69.45
3. #3National Technical University of AthensGURI #654 · Score 64.49
4. #4University of CreteGURI #694 · Score 62.69
5. #5University of PatrasGURI #755 · Score 60.40
6. #6Harokopio University of AthensGURI #918 · Score 54.02
7. #7Athens University of Economics And BusinessGURI #1124 · Score 47.09
8. #8University of ThessalyGURI #1234 · Score 44.02
9. #9University of IoanninaGURI #1375 · Score 39.12
10. #10Democritus University of ThraceGURI #1694 · Score 31.10

How universities in Greece perform globally

Across the 16 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 43.29 and the median is 41.57. The GURI Score combines ranking achievement across QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking with ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.

Understanding the GURI ranking

GURI does not determine which university is objectively best. This ordering reflects the published GURI 2026 methodology only, and a different methodology would produce a different order. Read the methodology.

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