23 Best universities for Software Engineering in Portugal

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Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 113K citations received by 10.8K academic papers made by 23 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

For Software Engineering

#53 in Europe
#139 in the World
Enrollment
49,769
Founded
1911

2. University of Minho

For Software Engineering

#79 in Europe
#183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
19,077
Founded
1973

3. University of Porto

For Software Engineering

#84 in Europe
#190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
29,178
Founded
1911

4. New University of Lisbon

For Software Engineering

#98 in Europe
#224 in the World
Enrollment
20,077
Founded
1973

5. University of Coimbra

For Software Engineering

#142 in Europe
#305 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
25,580
Founded
1290

6. University of Aveiro

For Software Engineering

#247 in Europe
#546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1973

7. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

For Software Engineering

#309 in Europe
#684 in the World
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1979

8. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

For Software Engineering

#311 in Europe
#688 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1985

9. University of Beira Interior

For Software Engineering

#372 in Europe
#840 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1986

10. University Institute of Lisbon

For Software Engineering

#383 in Europe
#865 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1972

11. Madeira University

For Software Engineering

#407 in Europe
#942 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1988

13. University of the Algarve

For Software Engineering

#506 in Europe
#1247 in the World
Founded
1979

14. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

For Software Engineering

#539 in Europe
#1350 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1979

15. University of Evora

For Software Engineering

#551 in Europe
#1408 in the World
Founded
1973

16. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

For Software Engineering

#565 in Europe
#1468 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1979

18. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

For Software Engineering

#641 in Europe
#1828 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1979

19. Polytechnic Institute of Beja

For Software Engineering

#643 in Europe
#1837 in the World
Enrollment
3,500
Founded
1979

20. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

For Software Engineering

#685 in Europe
#2036 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1994

21. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

For Software Engineering

#731 in Europe
#2285 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1998

23. Catholic University of Portugal

For Software Engineering

#748 in Europe
#2457 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1971

The best cities to study Software Engineering in Portugal based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lisbon, Braga, Porto, and Coimbra.