31 Best Materials Science schools 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 Materials Science. A graph of 3.68M citations received by 135K 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

#45 in Europe

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

2. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#66 in Europe

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

3. Graz University of Technology

For Materials Science

#135 in Europe

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

4. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Materials Science

#167 in Europe

#477 in the World

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

5. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Materials Science

#170 in Europe

#485 in the World

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

6. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Materials Science

#223 in Europe

#610 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

7. University of Graz

For Materials Science

#224 in Europe

#615 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

8. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#347 in Europe

#1006 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

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

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#362 in Europe

#1052 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

10. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Materials Science

#479 in Europe

#1566 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

11. Medical University of Graz

For Materials Science

#514 in Europe

#1705 in the World

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

12. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Materials Science

#519 in Europe

#1728 in the World

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

13. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#683 in Europe

#2462 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

14. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Materials Science

#693 in Europe

#2520 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

15. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#703 in Europe

#2558 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

16. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Materials Science

#758 in Europe

#2865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

17. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#820 in Europe

#3181 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

18. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Materials Science

#904 in Europe

#3547 in the World

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

19. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Materials Science

#923 in Europe

#3643 in the World

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

20. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Materials Science

#953 in Europe

#3781 in the World

Founded: 1994

21. Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#1026 in Europe

#4198 in the World

Enrollment: 1,613
Founded: 1692

22. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Materials Science

#1073 in Europe

#4412 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

#1085 in Europe

#4466 in the World

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

24. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Materials Science

#1127 in Europe

#4681 in the World

Founded: 1995

25. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Materials Science

#1138 in Europe

#4719 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

26. Danube Private University

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Materials Science

#1162 in Europe

#4857 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 2009

27. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#1170 in Europe

#4901 in the World

Founded: 2003

28. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#1230 in Europe

#5181 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

#1231 in Europe

#5188 in the World

Founded: 1994

30. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#1269 in Europe

#5429 in the World

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

31. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Materials Science

#1286 in Europe

#5511 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 Chemistry11

Environmental Chemistry16

Inorganic Chemistry14

Nanotechnology21

Nutrition and Food Science14

Organic Chemistry29

Petrology and Geochemistry12

Physical chemistry21

Polymer science and Plastics engineering8

Radiochemistry14