29 Best universities for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Portugal

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Artificial Intelligence (AI). A graph of 1.11M citations received by 79.5K academic papers made by 29 universities in Portugal 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 Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#84 in Europe

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#105 in Europe

#301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

3. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#140 in Europe

#395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

4. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#183 in Europe

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

5. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#207 in Europe

#542 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

6. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#264 in Europe

#689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1973

7. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#289 in Europe

#746 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#404 in Europe

#1099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#431 in Europe

#1185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

10. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#495 in Europe

#1418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

11. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#502 in Europe

#1454 in the World

Founded: 1979

12. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#571 in Europe

#1723 in the World

Founded: 1973

13. University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro

Portugal | Vila Real

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#580 in Europe

#1753 in the World

Founded: 1986

14. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#653 in Europe

#2201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

15. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#661 in Europe

#2248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1971

16. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#671 in Europe

#2308 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1979

17. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#681 in Europe

#2348 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

18. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#787 in Europe

#2899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

19. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#835 in Europe

#3096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

20. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#851 in Europe

#3169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

21. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#881 in Europe

#3304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

22. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

Portugal | Barcelos

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#974 in Europe

#3761 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1994

23. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#989 in Europe

#3846 in the World

Founded: 1979

24. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1015 in Europe

#3955 in the World

Founded: 1991

25. Polytechnic Institute of Beja

Portugal | Beja

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1095 in Europe

#4388 in the World

Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1979

26. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1135 in Europe

#4593 in the World

Founded: 1996

27. European University - Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1177 in Europe

#4877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

28. Piaget Institute

Portugal | Almada

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1309 in Europe

#5563 in the World

Founded: 1979

29. Higher School of Nursing, Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Artificial Intelligence (AI)

#1311 in Europe

#5582 in the World

Founded: 2004

The best cities to study Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Portugal based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lisbon, Porto, Coimbra, and Braga.