25 Best Agricultural Science schools in Portugal

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Agricultural Science. A graph of 683K citations received by 24.2K academic papers made by 25 universities in Portugal was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Agricultural Science

#44 in Europe

#166 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Agricultural Science

#77 in Europe

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

3. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Agricultural Science

#135 in Europe

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1973

4. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Agricultural Science

#142 in Europe

#453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

5. University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro

Portugal | Vila Real

For Agricultural Science

#162 in Europe

#524 in the World

Enrollment: 6,515
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1986

6. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Agricultural Science

#204 in Europe

#655 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

7. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Agricultural Science

#243 in Europe

#759 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

8. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Agricultural Science

#245 in Europe

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

9. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Agricultural Science

#272 in Europe

#872 in the World

Founded: 1979

10. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Agricultural Science

#358 in Europe

#1221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,205
Founded: 1971

11. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Agricultural Science

#444 in Europe

#1599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

12. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Agricultural Science

#452 in Europe

#1676 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

13. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Agricultural Science

#464 in Europe

#1739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

14. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Agricultural Science

#471 in Europe

#1765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

15. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Agricultural Science

#553 in Europe

#2240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

16. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Agricultural Science

#565 in Europe

#2313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

17. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Agricultural Science

#623 in Europe

#2537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

18. Polytechnic Institute of Beja

Portugal | Beja

For Agricultural Science

#641 in Europe

#2627 in the World

Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1979

19. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Agricultural Science

#645 in Europe

#2648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

20. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Agricultural Science

#693 in Europe

#2878 in the World

Founded: 1979

21. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Agricultural Science

#698 in Europe

#2901 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1979

22. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Agricultural Science

#729 in Europe

#3099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

23. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Agricultural Science

#768 in Europe

#3297 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Agricultural Science

#838 in Europe

#3701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

25. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Agricultural Science

#906 in Europe

#4063 in the World

Founded: 1996

The best cities to study Agricultural Science in Portugal based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lisbon, Porto, Aveiro, and Coimbra.