25 Best universities for Development Studies 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 Development Studies. A graph of 473K citations received by 17K academic papers made by 25 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 Development Studies

#94 in Europe

#302 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

2. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Development Studies

#172 in Europe

#518 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

3. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Development Studies

#194 in Europe

#577 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

4. Johannes Kepler University Linz

Austria | Linz

For Development Studies

#213 in Europe

#628 in the World

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

5. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Development Studies

#257 in Europe

#735 in the World

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

6. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Development Studies

#270 in Europe

#768 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

7. University of Graz

Austria | Graz

For Development Studies

#282 in Europe

#824 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

8. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Development Studies

#288 in Europe

#834 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

9. Graz University of Technology

Austria | Graz

For Development Studies

#332 in Europe

#949 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

10. Medical University of Graz

Austria | Graz

For Development Studies

#389 in Europe

#1171 in the World

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

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

Austria | Vienna

For Development Studies

#437 in Europe

#1322 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

12. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Development Studies

#607 in Europe

#2067 in the World

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

13. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Development Studies

#722 in Europe

#2621 in the World

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

14. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Development Studies

#737 in Europe

#2687 in the World

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

15. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Development Studies

#757 in Europe

#2836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

16. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Development Studies

#845 in Europe

#3332 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

17. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Graz

For Development Studies

#946 in Europe

#3941 in the World

Founded: 1995

18. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Development Studies

#999 in Europe

#4223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

19. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Development Studies

#1024 in Europe

#4330 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

20. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Development Studies

#1070 in Europe

#4576 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

21. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Development Studies

#1082 in Europe

#4631 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

22. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Development Studies

#1108 in Europe

#4803 in the World

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

23. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Development Studies

#1127 in Europe

#4893 in the World

Founded: 2003

24. IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Development Studies

#1220 in Europe

#5378 in the World

Founded: 1994

25. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Development Studies

#1231 in Europe

#5428 in the World

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

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

Economics subfields in Austria

Actuarial Science7

Agricultural Economics4

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics20

Environmental Economics10

Finance26

International Economics12

International Relations and Diplomacy3

International Trade12

Investment Banking and Stock trading7

Political Economy7