29 Best universities for Economics in Portugal

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Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 960K citations received by 68.2K academic papers made by 29 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 Economics

#65 in Europe
#197 in the World
Enrollment
49,769
Founded
1911

2. University of Porto

For Economics

#135 in Europe
#368 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
29,178
Founded
1911

3. New University of Lisbon

For Economics

#157 in Europe
#417 in the World
Enrollment
20,077
Founded
1973

4. University of Minho

For Economics

#176 in Europe
#464 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
19,077
Founded
1973

5. University of Coimbra

For Economics

#194 in Europe
#506 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
25,580
Founded
1290

6. University of Aveiro

For Economics

#235 in Europe
#609 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1973

7. University Institute of Lisbon

For Economics

#295 in Europe
#755 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1972

8. University of Beira Interior

For Economics

#370 in Europe
#959 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1986

9. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

For Economics

#389 in Europe
#1000 in the World
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1979

10. Catholic University of Portugal

For Economics

#403 in Europe
#1034 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1971

11. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

For Economics

#456 in Europe
#1190 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1985

15. University of the Azores

For Economics

#669 in Europe
#2166 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1976

16. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

For Economics

#723 in Europe
#2441 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1979

17. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

For Economics

#760 in Europe
#2639 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1979

18. Madeira University

For Economics

#798 in Europe
#2851 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1988

20. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

For Economics

#813 in Europe
#2900 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1979

26. European University - Lisbon

For Economics

#1029 in Europe
#4123 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1986

28. Polytechnic Institute of Beja

For Economics

#1142 in Europe
#4765 in the World
Enrollment
3,500
Founded
1979

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