31 Best Materials Science schools 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 Materials Science. A graph of 2.9M citations received by 122K academic papers made by 31 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 Materials Science

#42 in Europe

#171 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

2. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#68 in Europe

#242 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

3. Graz University of Technology

For Materials Science

#133 in Europe

#376 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

4. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Materials Science

#164 in Europe

#460 in the World

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

5. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Materials Science

#167 in Europe

#471 in the World

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

6. University of Graz

For Materials Science

#222 in Europe

#596 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

7. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Materials Science

#229 in Europe

#615 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

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

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#365 in Europe

#1042 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

9. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#370 in Europe

#1057 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

10. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Materials Science

#492 in Europe

#1564 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

11. Medical University of Graz

For Materials Science

#506 in Europe

#1648 in the World

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

12. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Materials Science

#531 in Europe

#1748 in the World

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

13. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#701 in Europe

#2518 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

14. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Materials Science

#703 in Europe

#2527 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

15. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#706 in Europe

#2537 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

16. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#779 in Europe

#2950 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

17. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Materials Science

#780 in Europe

#2954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

18. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Materials Science

#903 in Europe

#3519 in the World

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

19. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Materials Science

#916 in Europe

#3602 in the World

Founded: 1994

20. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Materials Science

#925 in Europe

#3646 in the World

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

21. Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#991 in Europe

#3994 in the World

Enrollment: 1,613
Founded: 1692

22. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Materials Science

#1090 in Europe

#4501 in the World

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

23. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Materials Science

#1099 in Europe

#4554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1993

24. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Materials Science

#1106 in Europe

#4585 in the World

Founded: 1995

25. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Materials Science

#1134 in Europe

#4730 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

26. IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Materials Science

#1186 in Europe

#4971 in the World

Founded: 1994

27. Danube Private University

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Materials Science

#1191 in Europe

#4987 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 2009

28. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#1227 in Europe

#5199 in the World

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

29. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#1270 in Europe

#5419 in the World

Founded: 2003

30. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#1271 in Europe

#5427 in the World

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

31. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#1274 in Europe

#5437 in the World

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

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

Chemistry subfields in Austria

Biochemical Engineering7

Chemical Engineering20

Computational Chemistry11

Environmental Chemistry16

Inorganic Chemistry14

Nanotechnology21

Nutrition and Food Science13

Organic Chemistry28

Petrology and Geochemistry11

Physical chemistry20

Polymer science and Plastics engineering8

Radiochemistry14