33 Best universities for Chemistry in Austria

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Austria ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 10.7M citations received by 312K academic papers made by 33 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. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#49 in Europe

#164 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

2. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#86 in Europe

#263 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

3. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Chemistry

#122 in Europe

#347 in the World

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

4. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#133 in Europe

#370 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

5. University of Graz

For Chemistry

#182 in Europe

#479 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

6. Graz University of Technology

For Chemistry

#201 in Europe

#547 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

7. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Chemistry

#249 in Europe

#710 in the World

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

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

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#265 in Europe

#767 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

9. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Chemistry

#267 in Europe

#779 in the World

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

10. Medical University of Graz

For Chemistry

#295 in Europe

#861 in the World

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

11. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Chemistry

#369 in Europe

#1105 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

12. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#373 in Europe

#1123 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

13. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Chemistry

#402 in Europe

#1230 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

14. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Chemistry

#542 in Europe

#1838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

15. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Chemistry

#591 in Europe

#2091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

16. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#724 in Europe

#2831 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

17. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Chemistry

#794 in Europe

#3206 in the World

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

18. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#940 in Europe

#3930 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

19. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#983 in Europe

#4183 in the World

Founded: 2003

20. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Chemistry

#1039 in Europe

#4458 in the World

Founded: 1994

21. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Chemistry

#1085 in Europe

#4651 in the World

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

22. Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#1155 in Europe

#4987 in the World

Enrollment: 1,613
Founded: 1692

23. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Chemistry

#1157 in Europe

#4999 in the World

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

24. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Chemistry

#1160 in Europe

#5009 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

25. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#1164 in Europe

#5034 in the World

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

26. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Chemistry

#1199 in Europe

#5224 in the World

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

27. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Chemistry

#1220 in Europe

#5312 in the World

Founded: 1995

28. Danube Private University

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Chemistry

#1249 in Europe

#5484 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 2009

29. IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Chemistry

#1259 in Europe

#5532 in the World

Founded: 1994

30. Kufstein University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Kufstein

For Chemistry

#1316 in Europe

#5807 in the World

Enrollment: 2,200
Founded: 1997

31. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#1320 in Europe

#5862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,684
Founded: 1970

32. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#1377 in Europe

#6211 in the World

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

33. University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

For Chemistry

#1408 in Europe

#6499 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1920

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

Chemistry subfields in Austria

Biochemical Engineering8

Chemical Engineering22

Computational Chemistry11

Environmental Chemistry16

Inorganic Chemistry14

Materials Science31

Nanotechnology21

Nutrition and Food Science14

Organic Chemistry29

Petrology and Geochemistry12

Physical chemistry21

Polymer science and Plastics engineering8

Radiochemistry14