31 Best Materials Science schools 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 Materials Science. A graph of 3.89M citations received by 138K 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

#44 in Europe

#181 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

2. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#68 in Europe

#244 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

3. Graz University of Technology

For Materials Science

#137 in Europe

#399 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

4. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Materials Science

#166 in Europe

#478 in the World

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

5. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Materials Science

#172 in Europe

#495 in the World

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

6. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Materials Science

#218 in Europe

#605 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

7. University of Graz

For Materials Science

#227 in Europe

#636 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

8. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#342 in Europe

#1013 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

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

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#359 in Europe

#1050 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

10. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Materials Science

#482 in Europe

#1590 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

11. Medical University of Graz

For Materials Science

#515 in Europe

#1716 in the World

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

12. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Materials Science

#519 in Europe

#1748 in the World

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

13. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#687 in Europe

#2493 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

14. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Materials Science

#692 in Europe

#2521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

15. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#701 in Europe

#2562 in the World

Enrollment: 22,392
Founded: 1975

16. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Materials Science

#757 in Europe

#2876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

17. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#820 in Europe

#3201 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

18. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Materials Science

#900 in Europe

#3544 in the World

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

19. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Materials Science

#926 in Europe

#3674 in the World

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

20. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Materials Science

#949 in Europe

#3778 in the World

Founded: 1994

21. Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#1029 in Europe

#4221 in the World

Enrollment: 1,613
Founded: 1692

22. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Materials Science

#1082 in Europe

#4448 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

#1093 in Europe

#4499 in the World

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

24. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Materials Science

#1130 in Europe

#4700 in the World

Founded: 1995

25. Danube Private University

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Materials Science

#1133 in Europe

#4722 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 2009

26. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Materials Science

#1144 in Europe

#4764 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

27. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#1171 in Europe

#4912 in the World

Founded: 2003

28. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#1228 in Europe

#5178 in the World

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

29. IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Materials Science

#1232 in Europe

#5191 in the World

Founded: 1994

30. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#1273 in Europe

#5458 in the World

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

31. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#1289 in Europe

#5525 in the World

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

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 Engineering8

Chemical Engineering22

Computational Chemistry12

Environmental Chemistry16

Inorganic Chemistry14

Nanotechnology21

Nutrition and Food Science15

Organic Chemistry29

Petrology and Geochemistry12

Physical chemistry21

Polymer science and Plastics engineering8

Radiochemistry14