27 Best universities for Machine Learning 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 Machine Learning. A graph of 1.21M citations received by 36.4K academic papers made by 27 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. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Machine Learning

#70 in Europe

#253 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

2. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Machine Learning

#74 in Europe

#264 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

3. Graz University of Technology

For Machine Learning

#113 in Europe

#355 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

4. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Machine Learning

#161 in Europe

#482 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

5. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Machine Learning

#211 in Europe

#606 in the World

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

6. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Machine Learning

#222 in Europe

#632 in the World

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

7. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Machine Learning

#255 in Europe

#739 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

8. University of Graz

For Machine Learning

#346 in Europe

#1072 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

9. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Machine Learning

#348 in Europe

#1083 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

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

Austria | Vienna

For Machine Learning

#429 in Europe

#1402 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

11. Medical University of Graz

For Machine Learning

#431 in Europe

#1413 in the World

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

12. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Machine Learning

#454 in Europe

#1503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

13. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Machine Learning

#515 in Europe

#1704 in the World

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

14. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Machine Learning

#577 in Europe

#2007 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

15. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Machine Learning

#744 in Europe

#2922 in the World

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

16. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Machine Learning

#754 in Europe

#2989 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

17. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Machine Learning

#770 in Europe

#3047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

18. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Machine Learning

#817 in Europe

#3280 in the World

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

19. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Machine Learning

#860 in Europe

#3497 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

20. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Machine Learning

#879 in Europe

#3619 in the World

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

21. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Machine Learning

#881 in Europe

#3626 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

22. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Machine Learning

#920 in Europe

#3822 in the World

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

23. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Machine Learning

#1054 in Europe

#4496 in the World

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

24. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Machine Learning

#1127 in Europe

#4843 in the World

Founded: 2003

25. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Machine Learning

#1145 in Europe

#4924 in the World

Founded: 1995

26. Kufstein University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Kufstein

For Machine Learning

#1216 in Europe

#5283 in the World

Enrollment: 2,200
Founded: 1997

27. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Machine Learning

#1242 in Europe

#5406 in the World

Founded: 1994

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