19 Best universities for Data Science 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 Data Science. A graph of 333K citations received by 9.42K 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

#43 in Europe

#142 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

2. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Data Science

#72 in Europe

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

3. Graz University of Technology

For Data Science

#76 in Europe

#215 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

4. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Data Science

#104 in Europe

#278 in the World

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

5. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Data Science

#183 in Europe

#428 in the World

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

6. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Data Science

#209 in Europe

#472 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

7. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Data Science

#261 in Europe

#609 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

8. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Data Science

#289 in Europe

#695 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

9. University of Graz

For Data Science

#292 in Europe

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

10. Medical University of Graz

For Data Science

#343 in Europe

#812 in the World

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

11. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Data Science

#422 in Europe

#1064 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

#457 in Europe

#1172 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

13. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Data Science

#516 in Europe

#1408 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

14. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Data Science

#525 in Europe

#1435 in the World

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

15. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Data Science

#556 in Europe

#1548 in the World

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

16. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Data Science

#652 in Europe

#1988 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

17. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Data Science

#678 in Europe

#2108 in the World

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

18. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Data Science

#701 in Europe

#2241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

19. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Data Science

#716 in Europe

#2302 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.