30 Best universities for Economics in Austria

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Austria ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 945K citations received by 47K 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

#115 in Europe

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

3. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Economics

#160 in Europe

#422 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

4. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Economics

#208 in Europe

#545 in the World

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

5. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Economics

#244 in Europe

#623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 20,544
Founded: 1966

6. University of Graz

For Economics

#262 in Europe

#669 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

7. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Economics

#308 in Europe

#784 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

8. Graz University of Technology

For Economics

#321 in Europe

#812 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

9. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Economics

#354 in Europe

#924 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

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

Austria | Vienna

For Economics

#394 in Europe

#1013 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

11. Medical University of Graz

For Economics

#568 in Europe

#1629 in the World

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

12. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Economics

#696 in Europe

#2299 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 3,134
Founded: 2004

13. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Economics

#769 in Europe

#2691 in the World

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

14. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Economics

#770 in Europe

#2692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

15. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Economics

#773 in Europe

#2708 in the World

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

16. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Economics

#796 in Europe

#2849 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

17. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Economics

#805 in Europe

#2875 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

18. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Economics

#867 in Europe

#3250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

19. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Economics

#872 in Europe

#3282 in the World

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

20. Webster Vienna Private University

Austria | Vienna

For Economics

#962 in Europe

#3748 in the World

Founded: 1981

21. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Economics

#980 in Europe

#3838 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

22. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Economics

#1039 in Europe

#4159 in the World

Founded: 1995

23. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Economics

#1088 in Europe

#4426 in the World

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

24. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Economics

#1091 in Europe

#4437 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

25. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Economics

#1141 in Europe

#4744 in the World

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

26. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Economics

#1213 in Europe

#5176 in the World

Founded: 1994

27. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Economics

#1224 in Europe

#5242 in the World

Founded: 2003

28. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Economics

#1254 in Europe

#5402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1993

29. IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Economics

#1274 in Europe

#5524 in the World

Founded: 1994

30. Kufstein University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Kufstein

For Economics

#1288 in Europe

#5597 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 Science6

Agricultural Economics3

Development Studies24

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics18

Environmental Economics9

International Economics11

International Relations and Diplomacy4

International Trade12

Investment Banking and Stock trading7

Political Economy7