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 171K citations received by 11.7K 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

#46 in Europe
#128 in the World
Enrollment
49,769
Founded
1911

2. University of Minho

For Software Engineering

#84 in Europe
#188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
19,077
Founded
1973

3. University of Porto

For Software Engineering

#87 in Europe
#191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
29,178
Founded
1911

4. New University of Lisbon

For Software Engineering

#113 in Europe
#248 in the World
Enrollment
20,077
Founded
1973

5. University of Coimbra

For Software Engineering

#137 in Europe
#295 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
25,580
Founded
1290

6. University of Aveiro

For Software Engineering

#244 in Europe
#551 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1973

7. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

For Software Engineering

#328 in Europe
#730 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1985

8. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

For Software Engineering

#355 in Europe
#799 in the World
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1979

9. University of Beira Interior

For Software Engineering

#367 in Europe
#827 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1986

10. University Institute of Lisbon

For Software Engineering

#368 in Europe
#831 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1972

11. Madeira University

For Software Engineering

#413 in Europe
#964 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1988

12. University of the Algarve

For Software Engineering

#463 in Europe
#1117 in the World
Founded
1979

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

For Software Engineering

#509 in Europe
#1262 in the World
Enrollment
6,515
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1986

14. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

For Software Engineering

#527 in Europe
#1317 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1979

15. University of Evora

For Software Engineering

#545 in Europe
#1390 in the World
Enrollment
10,496
Founded
1973

17. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

For Software Engineering

#630 in Europe
#1804 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1979

18. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

For Software Engineering

#639 in Europe
#1855 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1979

19. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

For Software Engineering

#671 in Europe
#2005 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1994

20. Polytechnic Institute of Beja

For Software Engineering

#684 in Europe
#2049 in the World
Enrollment
3,500
Founded
1979

21. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

For Software Engineering

#738 in Europe
#2338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1998

23. Catholic University of Portugal

For Software Engineering

#774 in Europe
#2639 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
13,205
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.