24 Best universities for Aerospace Engineering in Portugal

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 440K citations received by 24.5K academic papers made by 24 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

#73 in Europe

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Aerospace Engineering

#110 in Europe

#322 in the World

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

3. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Aerospace Engineering

#192 in Europe

#520 in the World

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

4. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Aerospace Engineering

#236 in Europe

#617 in the World

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

5. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Aerospace Engineering

#245 in Europe

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

6. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Aerospace Engineering

#254 in Europe

#662 in the World

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

7. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Aerospace Engineering

#311 in Europe

#812 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Aerospace Engineering

#321 in Europe

#844 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Aerospace Engineering

#448 in Europe

#1244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

10. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Aerospace Engineering

#449 in Europe

#1248 in the World

Founded: 1973

11. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Aerospace Engineering

#490 in Europe

#1415 in the World

Founded: 1979

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

Portugal | Vila Real

For Aerospace Engineering

#546 in Europe

#1653 in the World

Founded: 1986

13. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Aerospace Engineering

#658 in Europe

#2172 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

14. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Aerospace Engineering

#670 in Europe

#2215 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1979

15. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Aerospace Engineering

#692 in Europe

#2342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1971

16. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Aerospace Engineering

#710 in Europe

#2481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

17. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Aerospace Engineering

#732 in Europe

#2566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

18. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Aerospace Engineering

#773 in Europe

#2768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

19. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Aerospace Engineering

#799 in Europe

#2887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

20. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Aerospace Engineering

#919 in Europe

#3424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

21. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Aerospace Engineering

#929 in Europe

#3471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

22. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Aerospace Engineering

#960 in Europe

#3652 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Aerospace Engineering

#989 in Europe

#3834 in the World

Founded: 1979

24. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

Portugal | Barcelos

For Aerospace Engineering

#1077 in Europe

#4229 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1994

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