34 Best universities for Engineering in Austria

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Austria ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 8.04M citations received by 279K academic papers made by 34 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. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#35 in Europe

#145 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

2. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#67 in Europe

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

3. Graz University of Technology

For Engineering

#145 in Europe

#403 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

4. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Engineering

#156 in Europe

#425 in the World

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

5. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Engineering

#202 in Europe

#556 in the World

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

6. University of Graz

For Engineering

#225 in Europe

#613 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

7. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#241 in Europe

#669 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

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

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#316 in Europe

#888 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

9. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Engineering

#348 in Europe

#989 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

10. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Engineering

#407 in Europe

#1174 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

11. Medical University of Graz

For Engineering

#458 in Europe

#1355 in the World

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

12. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Engineering

#460 in Europe

#1361 in the World

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

13. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#542 in Europe

#1736 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

14. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#598 in Europe

#1956 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

15. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Engineering

#679 in Europe

#2396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

16. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Engineering

#727 in Europe

#2647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

17. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Engineering

#804 in Europe

#3014 in the World

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

18. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#826 in Europe

#3152 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

19. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Engineering

#853 in Europe

#3247 in the World

Enrollment: 12,721
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1970

20. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Engineering

#1042 in Europe

#4148 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

21. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Engineering

#1068 in Europe

#4279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 1,378
Founded: 1992

22. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Engineering

#1088 in Europe

#4415 in the World

Founded: 1995

23. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Engineering

#1117 in Europe

#4560 in the World

Founded: 1994

24. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Engineering

#1126 in Europe

#4623 in the World

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

25. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#1151 in Europe

#4773 in the World

Enrollment: 667
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 2007

26. Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#1243 in Europe

#5182 in the World

Enrollment: 1,613
Founded: 1692

27. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#1248 in Europe

#5205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,684
Founded: 1970

28. University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

For Engineering

#1271 in Europe

#5350 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1920

29. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#1272 in Europe

#5354 in the World

Founded: 2003

30. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#1281 in Europe

#5387 in the World

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

31. IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Engineering

#1341 in Europe

#5757 in the World

Founded: 1994

32. Danube Private University

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Engineering

#1354 in Europe

#5830 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 2009

33. Webster Vienna Private University

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#1370 in Europe

#5948 in the World

Founded: 1981

34. Kufstein University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Kufstein

For Engineering

#1386 in Europe

#6066 in the World

Enrollment: 2,200
Founded: 1997

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

Engineering subfields in Austria

Acoustical Engineering22

Aerospace Engineering23

Agricultural Engineering3

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 Management6

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 Engineering20

Technical Drawing5

Telecommunications24

Transportation Engineering9