34 Best universities for Engineering in Austria

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Austria ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 6.13M citations received by 250K 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

#25 in Europe

#128 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

2. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#70 in Europe

#240 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

3. Graz University of Technology

For Engineering

#141 in Europe

#392 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

4. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Engineering

#147 in Europe

#408 in the World

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

5. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Engineering

#205 in Europe

#555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 20,544
Founded: 1966

6. University of Graz

For Engineering

#227 in Europe

#617 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

7. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#251 in Europe

#686 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

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

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#323 in Europe

#901 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

9. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Engineering

#342 in Europe

#968 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

10. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Engineering

#408 in Europe

#1152 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

11. Medical University of Graz

For Engineering

#448 in Europe

#1321 in the World

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

12. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Engineering

#462 in Europe

#1357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 3,134
Founded: 2004

13. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#541 in Europe

#1686 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

14. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#642 in Europe

#2143 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

15. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Engineering

#686 in Europe

#2395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

16. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Engineering

#727 in Europe

#2602 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

17. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Engineering

#810 in Europe

#3003 in the World

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

18. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#812 in Europe

#3021 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

19. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Engineering

#1012 in Europe

#3975 in the World

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

20. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Engineering

#1031 in Europe

#4106 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

21. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Engineering

#1054 in Europe

#4230 in the World

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

22. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Engineering

#1090 in Europe

#4397 in the World

Founded: 1994

23. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Engineering

#1111 in Europe

#4518 in the World

Founded: 1995

24. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Engineering

#1115 in Europe

#4549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1993

25. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#1145 in Europe

#4706 in the World

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

26. Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#1178 in Europe

#4882 in the World

Enrollment: 1,613
Founded: 1692

27. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#1235 in Europe

#5154 in the World

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

28. University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

For Engineering

#1255 in Europe

#5261 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1920

29. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#1270 in Europe

#5365 in the World

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

30. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#1293 in Europe

#5463 in the World

Founded: 2003

31. IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Engineering

#1331 in Europe

#5681 in the World

Founded: 1994

32. Danube Private University

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Engineering

#1365 in Europe

#5911 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 2009

33. Webster Vienna Private University

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#1368 in Europe

#5935 in the World

Founded: 1981

34. Kufstein University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Kufstein

For Engineering

#1369 in Europe

#5939 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 Engineering20

Aerospace Engineering23

Agricultural Engineering3

Applied/Engineering Physics7

Architectural Engineering9

Automation and Control engineering6

Automotive Engineering8

Biochemical Engineering7

Biomedical Engineering16

Biotechnology14

Chemical Engineering20

Civil Engineering17

Computer Engineering8

Computer Networking23

Construction Management7

Electrical Engineering26

Electronic Engineering17

Engineering Management6

Environmental Engineering13

Firefighting and Fire Science5

Geotechnical Engineering12

Human-Computer Interaction18

Industrial Engineering6

Landscape Architecture7

Marine Engineering4

Materials Science31

Mechanical Engineering27

Metallurgical Engineering22

Mining Engineering7

Nanotechnology21

Nuclear Engineering5

Operations Research11

Optical Engineering27

Petroleum Engineering6

Polymer science and Plastics engineering8

Product and Industrial Design8

Reliability and Quality Engineering9

Remote Sensing12

Renewable Energy Engineering9

Structural Engineering19

Systems Engineering19

Technical Drawing5

Telecommunications22

Transportation Engineering9