13 Best universities for Biophysics 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 Biophysics. A graph of 180K citations received by 5.6K academic papers made by 13 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 Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Biophysics

#131 in Europe

#348 in the World

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

2. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Biophysics

#133 in Europe

#354 in the World

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

3. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Biophysics

#141 in Europe

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

4. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Biophysics

#208 in Europe

#539 in the World

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

5. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Biophysics

#210 in Europe

#547 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

6. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Biophysics

#286 in Europe

#811 in the World

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

7. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Biophysics

#370 in Europe

#1064 in the World

Founded: 1979

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Biophysics

#393 in Europe

#1169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Biophysics

#439 in Europe

#1391 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

10. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Biophysics

#466 in Europe

#1503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

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

Portugal | Vila Real

For Biophysics

#497 in Europe

#1609 in the World

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

12. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Biophysics

#498 in Europe

#1617 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

13. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Biophysics

#525 in Europe

#1758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

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