29 Best universities for Management 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 Management. A graph of 1.01M citations received by 53.7K academic papers made by 29 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 Management

#55 in Europe

#199 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Management

#95 in Europe

#299 in the World

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

3. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Management

#142 in Europe

#419 in the World

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

4. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Management

#176 in Europe

#489 in the World

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

5. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Management

#186 in Europe

#516 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

6. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Management

#232 in Europe

#629 in the World

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

7. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Management

#294 in Europe

#781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

8. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Management

#315 in Europe

#830 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

9. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Management

#346 in Europe

#906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

10. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Management

#357 in Europe

#938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

11. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Management

#505 in Europe

#1444 in the World

Founded: 1979

12. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Management

#523 in Europe

#1532 in the World

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

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

Portugal | Vila Real

For Management

#561 in Europe

#1696 in the World

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

14. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Management

#566 in Europe

#1709 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

15. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Management

#625 in Europe

#1984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

16. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Management

#642 in Europe

#2067 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1979

17. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Management

#746 in Europe

#2582 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

18. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

Portugal | Barcelos

For Management

#748 in Europe

#2599 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1994

19. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Management

#753 in Europe

#2616 in the World

Founded: 1979

20. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Management

#757 in Europe

#2626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

21. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Management

#812 in Europe

#2870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

22. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Management

#852 in Europe

#3079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

23. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Management

#926 in Europe

#3439 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Management

#947 in Europe

#3506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

25. European University - Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Management

#968 in Europe

#3577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

26. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Management

#1060 in Europe

#4037 in the World

Founded: 1996

27. Polytechnic Institute of Beja

Portugal | Beja

For Management

#1142 in Europe

#4507 in the World

Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1979

28. Higher School of Nursing, Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Management

#1183 in Europe

#4722 in the World

Founded: 2004

29. Piaget Institute

Portugal | Almada

For Management

#1311 in Europe

#5482 in the World

Founded: 1979

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