33 Best universities for Chemistry 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 Chemistry. A graph of 11.3M citations received by 319K 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

#51 in Europe

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

2. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#85 in Europe

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

3. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Chemistry

#121 in Europe

#350 in the World

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

4. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#129 in Europe

#364 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

5. University of Graz

For Chemistry

#186 in Europe

#491 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

6. Graz University of Technology

For Chemistry

#203 in Europe

#552 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

7. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Chemistry

#251 in Europe

#714 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

#261 in Europe

#773 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

9. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Chemistry

#268 in Europe

#786 in the World

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

10. Medical University of Graz

For Chemistry

#293 in Europe

#857 in the World

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

11. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Chemistry

#366 in Europe

#1105 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

12. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#378 in Europe

#1143 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

13. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Chemistry

#402 in Europe

#1248 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

14. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Chemistry

#540 in Europe

#1837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

15. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Chemistry

#589 in Europe

#2090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

16. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#728 in Europe

#2851 in the World

Enrollment: 22,392
Founded: 1975

17. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Chemistry

#789 in Europe

#3201 in the World

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

18. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#943 in Europe

#3965 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

19. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#980 in Europe

#4188 in the World

Founded: 2003

20. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Chemistry

#1039 in Europe

#4461 in the World

Founded: 1994

21. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Chemistry

#1086 in Europe

#4652 in the World

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

22. Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#1157 in Europe

#4999 in the World

Enrollment: 1,613
Founded: 1692

23. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#1159 in Europe

#5002 in the World

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

24. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Chemistry

#1161 in Europe

#5024 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

25. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Chemistry

#1163 in Europe

#5032 in the World

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

26. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Chemistry

#1203 in Europe

#5238 in the World

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

27. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Chemistry

#1216 in Europe

#5310 in the World

Founded: 1995

28. Danube Private University

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Chemistry

#1230 in Europe

#5366 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 2009

29. IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Chemistry

#1256 in Europe

#5525 in the World

Founded: 1994

30. Kufstein University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Kufstein

For Chemistry

#1317 in Europe

#5832 in the World

Enrollment: 2,200
Founded: 1997

31. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#1319 in Europe

#5844 in the World

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

32. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#1379 in Europe

#6223 in the World

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

33. University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

For Chemistry

#1409 in Europe

#6510 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 Chemistry12

Environmental Chemistry16

Inorganic Chemistry14

Materials Science31

Nanotechnology21

Nutrition and Food Science15

Organic Chemistry29

Petrology and Geochemistry12

Physical chemistry21

Polymer science and Plastics engineering8

Radiochemistry14