25 Best universities for Aerospace Engineering in Portugal

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 697K citations received by 28.4K academic papers made by 25 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

Portugal | Lisbon

For Aerospace Engineering

#57 in Europe

#193 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Aerospace Engineering

#109 in Europe

#323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

3. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Aerospace Engineering

#174 in Europe

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

4. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Aerospace Engineering

#234 in Europe

#626 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

5. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Aerospace Engineering

#237 in Europe

#631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1973

6. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Aerospace Engineering

#282 in Europe

#748 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

7. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Aerospace Engineering

#312 in Europe

#826 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Aerospace Engineering

#318 in Europe

#839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Aerospace Engineering

#443 in Europe

#1262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

10. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Aerospace Engineering

#456 in Europe

#1302 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

11. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Aerospace Engineering

#506 in Europe

#1520 in the World

Founded: 1979

12. University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro

Portugal | Vila Real

For Aerospace Engineering

#556 in Europe

#1722 in the World

Enrollment: 6,515
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1986

13. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Aerospace Engineering

#658 in Europe

#2205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

14. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Aerospace Engineering

#664 in Europe

#2243 in the World

Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1979

15. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Aerospace Engineering

#702 in Europe

#2463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,205
Founded: 1971

16. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Aerospace Engineering

#736 in Europe

#2622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

17. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Aerospace Engineering

#738 in Europe

#2627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

18. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Aerospace Engineering

#788 in Europe

#2830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

19. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Aerospace Engineering

#806 in Europe

#2925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

20. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Aerospace Engineering

#906 in Europe

#3434 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Aerospace Engineering

#945 in Europe

#3617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

22. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Aerospace Engineering

#948 in Europe

#3624 in the World

Founded: 1979

23. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Aerospace Engineering

#959 in Europe

#3656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

24. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

Portugal | Barcelos

For Aerospace Engineering

#1072 in Europe

#4258 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1994

25. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Aerospace Engineering

#1097 in Europe

#4371 in the World

Founded: 1996

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

Engineering subfields in Portugal

Acoustical Engineering25

Agricultural Engineering9

Applied/Engineering Physics8

Architectural Engineering18

Automation and Control engineering12

Automotive Engineering16

Biochemical Engineering15

Biomedical Engineering14

Biotechnology22

Chemical Engineering25

Civil Engineering23

Computer Engineering13

Computer Networking25

Construction Management12

Electrical Engineering25

Electronic Engineering22

Engineering Management13

Environmental Engineering19

Firefighting and Fire Science12

Geotechnical Engineering23

Human-Computer Interaction23

Industrial Engineering8

Landscape Architecture12

Marine Engineering11

Materials Science28

Mechanical Engineering28

Metallurgical Engineering25

Mining Engineering8

Nanotechnology24

Nuclear Engineering7

Operations Research17

Optical Engineering29

Petroleum Engineering7

Polymer science and Plastics engineering6

Product and Industrial Design13

Reliability and Quality Engineering13

Remote Sensing17

Renewable Energy Engineering17

Structural Engineering24

Systems Engineering22

Technical Drawing8

Telecommunications25

Transportation Engineering13