32 Best universities for Chemistry in Austria

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Austria ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 8.47M citations received by 282K academic papers made by 32 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

#53 in Europe

#170 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

2. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#76 in Europe

#233 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

3. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Chemistry

#119 in Europe

#331 in the World

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

4. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#140 in Europe

#377 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

5. University of Graz

For Chemistry

#181 in Europe

#472 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

6. Graz University of Technology

For Chemistry

#199 in Europe

#534 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

7. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Chemistry

#251 in Europe

#704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 3,134
Founded: 2004

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

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#266 in Europe

#759 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

9. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Chemistry

#268 in Europe

#761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 20,544
Founded: 1966

10. Medical University of Graz

For Chemistry

#293 in Europe

#837 in the World

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

11. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Chemistry

#370 in Europe

#1084 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

12. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#389 in Europe

#1143 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

13. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Chemistry

#404 in Europe

#1204 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

14. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Chemistry

#552 in Europe

#1826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

15. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Chemistry

#591 in Europe

#2056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

16. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#727 in Europe

#2828 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

17. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Chemistry

#798 in Europe

#3182 in the World

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

18. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#896 in Europe

#3690 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

19. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Chemistry

#1009 in Europe

#4266 in the World

Founded: 1994

20. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#1014 in Europe

#4293 in the World

Founded: 2003

21. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Chemistry

#1087 in Europe

#4666 in the World

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

22. Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#1112 in Europe

#4785 in the World

Enrollment: 1,613
Founded: 1692

23. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Chemistry

#1141 in Europe

#4942 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

24. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#1149 in Europe

#4997 in the World

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

25. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Chemistry

#1152 in Europe

#5018 in the World

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

26. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Chemistry

#1186 in Europe

#5176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1993

27. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Chemistry

#1202 in Europe

#5247 in the World

Founded: 1995

28. IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Chemistry

#1238 in Europe

#5404 in the World

Founded: 1994

29. Danube Private University

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Chemistry

#1266 in Europe

#5575 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 2009

30. Kufstein University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Kufstein

For Chemistry

#1280 in Europe

#5659 in the World

Enrollment: 2,200
Founded: 1997

31. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#1312 in Europe

#5854 in the World

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

32. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Chemistry

#1353 in Europe

#6084 in the World

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

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 Engineering7

Chemical Engineering20

Computational Chemistry11

Environmental Chemistry16

Inorganic Chemistry14

Materials Science31

Nanotechnology21

Nutrition and Food Science13

Organic Chemistry28

Petrology and Geochemistry11

Physical chemistry20

Polymer science and Plastics engineering8

Radiochemistry14