19 Best universities for Data Science 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 Data Science. A graph of 358K citations received by 9.8K academic papers made by 19 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 Data Science

#49 in Europe

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

2. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Data Science

#75 in Europe

#209 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

3. Graz University of Technology

For Data Science

#81 in Europe

#225 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

4. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Data Science

#105 in Europe

#280 in the World

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

5. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Data Science

#186 in Europe

#431 in the World

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

6. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Data Science

#212 in Europe

#485 in the World

Enrollment: 22,392
Founded: 1975

7. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Data Science

#264 in Europe

#621 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

8. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Data Science

#295 in Europe

#715 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

9. University of Graz

For Data Science

#297 in Europe

#718 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

10. Medical University of Graz

For Data Science

#339 in Europe

#802 in the World

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

11. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Data Science

#413 in Europe

#1050 in the World

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

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

Austria | Vienna

For Data Science

#443 in Europe

#1152 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

13. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Data Science

#505 in Europe

#1350 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

14. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Data Science

#530 in Europe

#1448 in the World

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

15. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Data Science

#544 in Europe

#1508 in the World

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

16. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Data Science

#656 in Europe

#2022 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

17. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Data Science

#688 in Europe

#2163 in the World

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

18. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Data Science

#703 in Europe

#2240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

19. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Data Science

#729 in Europe

#2423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

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