22 Best universities for Acoustical Engineering in Austria

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Austria ranked based on their research performance in Acoustical Engineering. A graph of 612K citations received by 24.7K academic papers made by 22 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 Acoustical Engineering

#55 in Europe

#190 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

2. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Acoustical Engineering

#72 in Europe

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

3. Graz University of Technology

For Acoustical Engineering

#123 in Europe

#346 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

4. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Acoustical Engineering

#149 in Europe

#397 in the World

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

5. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Acoustical Engineering

#174 in Europe

#445 in the World

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

6. University of Graz

For Acoustical Engineering

#215 in Europe

#557 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

7. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Acoustical Engineering

#226 in Europe

#594 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

8. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Acoustical Engineering

#376 in Europe

#1035 in the World

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

9. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#390 in Europe

#1093 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

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

Austria | Vienna

For Acoustical Engineering

#448 in Europe

#1286 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

11. Medical University of Graz

For Acoustical Engineering

#471 in Europe

#1370 in the World

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

12. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Acoustical Engineering

#497 in Europe

#1474 in the World

Enrollment: 22,392
Founded: 1975

13. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Acoustical Engineering

#536 in Europe

#1614 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

14. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Acoustical Engineering

#633 in Europe

#2081 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

15. University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

For Acoustical Engineering

#683 in Europe

#2331 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1920

16. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#706 in Europe

#2465 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

17. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Acoustical Engineering

#716 in Europe

#2500 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 3,026
Founded: 1817

18. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#760 in Europe

#2675 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

19. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Acoustical Engineering

#894 in Europe

#3354 in the World

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

20. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Acoustical Engineering

#965 in Europe

#3662 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

21. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Acoustical Engineering

#1129 in Europe

#4485 in the World

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

22. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Acoustical Engineering

#1164 in Europe

#4622 in the World

Founded: 2003

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

Engineering subfields in Austria

Aerospace Engineering23

Agricultural Engineering2

Applied/Engineering Physics7

Architectural Engineering10

Automation and Control engineering6

Automotive Engineering10

Biochemical Engineering8

Biomedical Engineering16

Biotechnology14

Chemical Engineering22

Civil Engineering18

Computer Engineering9

Computer Networking23

Construction Management8

Electrical Engineering27

Electronic Engineering19

Engineering Management7

Environmental Engineering14

Firefighting and Fire Science5

Geotechnical Engineering13

Human-Computer Interaction20

Industrial Engineering6

Landscape Architecture5

Marine Engineering4

Materials Science31

Mechanical Engineering28

Metallurgical Engineering22

Mining Engineering7

Nanotechnology21

Nuclear Engineering5

Operations Research11

Optical Engineering30

Petroleum Engineering7

Polymer science and Plastics engineering8

Product and Industrial Design7

Reliability and Quality Engineering11

Remote Sensing12

Renewable Energy Engineering9

Structural Engineering20

Systems Engineering21

Technical Drawing6

Telecommunications24

Transportation Engineering9