30 Best universities for Management in Austria

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Austria ranked based on their research performance in Management. A graph of 927K citations received by 36.3K academic papers made by 30 universities in Austria 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. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Management

#79 in Europe

#265 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

2. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Management

#104 in Europe

#322 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

3. Graz University of Technology

For Management

#180 in Europe

#505 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

4. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Management

#193 in Europe

#531 in the World

Enrollment: 28,278
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1669

5. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Management

#204 in Europe

#565 in the World

Enrollment: 22,392
Founded: 1975

6. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Management

#227 in Europe

#620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1966

7. University of Graz

For Management

#315 in Europe

#824 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

8. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Management

#373 in Europe

#1008 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

9. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Management

#391 in Europe

#1059 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

10. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Management

#470 in Europe

#1304 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

11. Medical University of Graz

For Management

#648 in Europe

#2096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 4,346
Founded: 2004

12. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Management

#679 in Europe

#2241 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

13. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Management

#697 in Europe

#2331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 3,607
Founded: 2004

14. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Management

#760 in Europe

#2634 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

15. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Management

#797 in Europe

#2815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

16. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Management

#799 in Europe

#2819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 8,849
Founded: 1994

17. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Management

#811 in Europe

#2875 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

18. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Management

#814 in Europe

#2891 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

19. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Management

#819 in Europe

#2916 in the World

Enrollment: 12,721
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1970

20. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Management

#893 in Europe

#3316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

21. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Management

#955 in Europe

#3546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 1,378
Founded: 1992

22. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Management

#996 in Europe

#3680 in the World

Enrollment: 667
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 2007

23. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Management

#1016 in Europe

#3804 in the World

Founded: 1995

24. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Management

#1152 in Europe

#4544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1993

25. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Management

#1222 in Europe

#4932 in the World

Founded: 1994

26. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Management

#1238 in Europe

#5047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 3,026
Founded: 1817

27. Kufstein University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Kufstein

For Management

#1272 in Europe

#5235 in the World

Enrollment: 2,200
Founded: 1997

28. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Management

#1278 in Europe

#5299 in the World

Founded: 2003

29. IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Management

#1284 in Europe

#5324 in the World

Founded: 1994

30. University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

For Management

#1295 in Europe

#5371 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1920

The best cities to study Management in Austria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck, and Linz.