30 Best universities for Economics 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 Economics. A graph of 1.34M citations received by 52.3K academic papers made by 30 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 Economics

#54 in Europe

#177 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

2. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Economics

#125 in Europe

#351 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

3. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Economics

#156 in Europe

#425 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

4. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Economics

#213 in Europe

#565 in the World

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

5. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Economics

#244 in Europe

#635 in the World

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

6. University of Graz

For Economics

#255 in Europe

#660 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

7. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Economics

#317 in Europe

#820 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

8. Graz University of Technology

For Economics

#346 in Europe

#891 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

9. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Economics

#347 in Europe

#896 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

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

Austria | Vienna

For Economics

#405 in Europe

#1051 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

11. Medical University of Graz

For Economics

#591 in Europe

#1744 in the World

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

12. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Economics

#707 in Europe

#2355 in the World

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

13. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Economics

#754 in Europe

#2558 in the World

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

14. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Economics

#776 in Europe

#2694 in the World

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

15. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Economics

#816 in Europe

#2949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

16. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Economics

#832 in Europe

#3053 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

17. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Economics

#840 in Europe

#3086 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

18. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Economics

#883 in Europe

#3302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

19. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Economics

#916 in Europe

#3472 in the World

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

20. Webster Vienna Private University

Austria | Vienna

For Economics

#1008 in Europe

#3961 in the World

Founded: 1981

21. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Economics

#1035 in Europe

#4066 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

22. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Economics

#1054 in Europe

#4215 in the World

Founded: 1995

23. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Economics

#1114 in Europe

#4549 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

24. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Economics

#1115 in Europe

#4561 in the World

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

25. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Economics

#1178 in Europe

#4941 in the World

Founded: 2003

26. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Economics

#1225 in Europe

#5257 in the World

Founded: 1994

27. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Economics

#1237 in Europe

#5324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,684
Founded: 1970

28. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Economics

#1243 in Europe

#5366 in the World

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

29. IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Economics

#1276 in Europe

#5537 in the World

Founded: 1994

30. Kufstein University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Kufstein

For Economics

#1292 in Europe

#5616 in the World

Enrollment: 2,200
Founded: 1997

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

Economics subfields in Austria

Actuarial Science7

Agricultural Economics4

Development Studies25

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics20

Environmental Economics10

International Economics12

International Relations and Diplomacy3

International Trade12

Investment Banking and Stock trading7

Political Economy7