34 Best universities for Engineering in Austria

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Austria ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 8.54M citations received by 286K 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

#147 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

2. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#68 in Europe

#236 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

3. Graz University of Technology

For Engineering

#146 in Europe

#406 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

4. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Engineering

#157 in Europe

#428 in the World

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

5. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Engineering

#203 in Europe

#561 in the World

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

6. University of Graz

For Engineering

#228 in Europe

#624 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

7. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#239 in Europe

#672 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

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

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#310 in Europe

#884 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

9. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Engineering

#344 in Europe

#989 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

10. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Engineering

#408 in Europe

#1191 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

11. Medical University of Graz

For Engineering

#455 in Europe

#1355 in the World

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

12. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Engineering

#457 in Europe

#1360 in the World

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

13. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#546 in Europe

#1751 in the World

Enrollment: 22,392
Founded: 1975

14. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#601 in Europe

#1967 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

15. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Engineering

#680 in Europe

#2399 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

16. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Engineering

#724 in Europe

#2644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

17. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Engineering

#802 in Europe

#3016 in the World

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

18. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#837 in Europe

#3196 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

19. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Engineering

#867 in Europe

#3300 in the World

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

20. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Engineering

#1043 in Europe

#4148 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

21. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Engineering

#1069 in Europe

#4287 in the World

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

22. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Engineering

#1092 in Europe

#4430 in the World

Founded: 1995

23. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Engineering

#1114 in Europe

#4536 in the World

Founded: 1994

24. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Engineering

#1124 in Europe

#4603 in the World

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

25. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#1149 in Europe

#4767 in the World

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

26. Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#1246 in Europe

#5189 in the World

Enrollment: 1,613
Founded: 1692

27. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#1247 in Europe

#5209 in the World

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

28. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#1262 in Europe

#5298 in the World

Founded: 2003

29. University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

For Engineering

#1272 in Europe

#5361 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1920

30. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#1285 in Europe

#5407 in the World

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

31. Danube Private University

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Engineering

#1335 in Europe

#5692 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 2009

32. IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Engineering

#1339 in Europe

#5723 in the World

Founded: 1994

33. Webster Vienna Private University

Austria | Vienna

For Engineering

#1373 in Europe

#5952 in the World

Founded: 1981

34. Kufstein University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Kufstein

For Engineering

#1387 in Europe

#6046 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 Engineering2

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 Management7

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 Engineering21

Technical Drawing6

Telecommunications24

Transportation Engineering9