25 Best universities for Aerospace Engineering in Portugal

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 648K citations received by 27.8K 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

#58 in Europe

#200 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Aerospace Engineering

#111 in Europe

#325 in the World

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

3. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Aerospace Engineering

#175 in Europe

#477 in the World

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

4. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Aerospace Engineering

#240 in Europe

#634 in the World

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

5. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Aerospace Engineering

#241 in Europe

#640 in the World

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

6. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Aerospace Engineering

#279 in Europe

#736 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

7. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Aerospace Engineering

#316 in Europe

#832 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Aerospace Engineering

#322 in Europe

#843 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Aerospace Engineering

#443 in Europe

#1250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

10. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Aerospace Engineering

#455 in Europe

#1297 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

11. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Aerospace Engineering

#506 in Europe

#1508 in the World

Founded: 1979

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

Portugal | Vila Real

For Aerospace Engineering

#557 in Europe

#1721 in the World

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

13. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Aerospace Engineering

#656 in Europe

#2187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

14. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Aerospace Engineering

#671 in Europe

#2273 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1979

15. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Aerospace Engineering

#696 in Europe

#2426 in the World

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

16. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Aerospace Engineering

#735 in Europe

#2622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

17. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Aerospace Engineering

#738 in Europe

#2629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

18. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Aerospace Engineering

#794 in Europe

#2858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

19. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Aerospace Engineering

#813 in Europe

#2949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

20. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Aerospace Engineering

#920 in Europe

#3483 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Aerospace Engineering

#947 in Europe

#3617 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

22. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Aerospace Engineering

#953 in Europe

#3641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

23. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Aerospace Engineering

#956 in Europe

#3655 in the World

Founded: 1979

24. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

Portugal | Barcelos

For Aerospace Engineering

#1077 in Europe

#4287 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1994

25. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Aerospace Engineering

#1089 in Europe

#4329 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 Aveiro.