34 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 2.28M citations received by 79.4K academic papers made by 34 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 Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#19 in Europe

#115 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

2. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#59 in Europe

#205 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

3. Graz University of Technology

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#100 in Europe

#289 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

4. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#146 in Europe

#403 in the World

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

5. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#201 in Europe

#528 in the World

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

6. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#204 in Europe

#534 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

7. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#252 in Europe

#674 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

8. University of Graz

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#328 in Europe

#864 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

9. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#352 in Europe

#933 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

10. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#496 in Europe

#1468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

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

Austria | Vienna

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#531 in Europe

#1609 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

12. Medical University of Graz

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#538 in Europe

#1639 in the World

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

13. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#587 in Europe

#1846 in the World

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

14. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#608 in Europe

#1977 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

15. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#685 in Europe

#2443 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

16. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#697 in Europe

#2494 in the World

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

17. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#753 in Europe

#2777 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

18. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#863 in Europe

#3249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

19. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#871 in Europe

#3291 in the World

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

20. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#919 in Europe

#3513 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

21. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#954 in Europe

#3675 in the World

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

22. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#961 in Europe

#3706 in the World

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

23. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#995 in Europe

#3863 in the World

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

24. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1054 in Europe

#4141 in the World

Founded: 1995

25. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1109 in Europe

#4482 in the World

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

26. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1194 in Europe

#4956 in the World

Founded: 2003

27. Webster Vienna Private University

Austria | Vienna

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1252 in Europe

#5242 in the World

Founded: 1981

28. University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1260 in Europe

#5273 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1920

29. Kufstein University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Kufstein

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1280 in Europe

#5386 in the World

Enrollment: 2,200
Founded: 1997

30. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1285 in Europe

#5412 in the World

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

31. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1290 in Europe

#5436 in the World

Founded: 1994

32. Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1312 in Europe

#5593 in the World

Enrollment: 1,613
Founded: 1692

33. Danube Private University

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1361 in Europe

#5889 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 2009

34. IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1364 in Europe

#5902 in the World

Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Austria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Vienna, Graz, Linz, and Innsbruck.