23 Best universities for Civil Engineering in Portugal

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Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Civil Engineering. A graph of 327K citations received by 17K academic papers made by 23 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

For Civil Engineering

#21 in Europe
#99 in the World
Enrollment
49,769
Founded
1911

2. University of Porto

For Civil Engineering

#44 in Europe
#164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
29,178
Founded
1911

3. University of Minho

For Civil Engineering

#46 in Europe
#172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
19,077
Founded
1973

4. University of Coimbra

For Civil Engineering

#103 in Europe
#304 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
25,580
Founded
1290

5. University of Aveiro

For Civil Engineering

#145 in Europe
#411 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1973

6. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

For Civil Engineering

#170 in Europe
#483 in the World
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1979

7. New University of Lisbon

For Civil Engineering

#202 in Europe
#568 in the World
Enrollment
20,077
Founded
1973

8. University of Evora

For Civil Engineering

#258 in Europe
#725 in the World
Founded
1973

10. University of Beira Interior

For Civil Engineering

#422 in Europe
#1210 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1986

12. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

For Civil Engineering

#497 in Europe
#1480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1985

13. University Institute of Lisbon

For Civil Engineering

#503 in Europe
#1495 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1972

14. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

For Civil Engineering

#606 in Europe
#1930 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1979

15. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

For Civil Engineering

#628 in Europe
#2062 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1979

16. University of the Azores

For Civil Engineering

#651 in Europe
#2174 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1976

17. Catholic University of Portugal

For Civil Engineering

#787 in Europe
#2854 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1971

18. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

For Civil Engineering

#799 in Europe
#2893 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1979

21. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

For Civil Engineering

#838 in Europe
#3057 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1979

22. Madeira University

For Civil Engineering

#854 in Europe
#3127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1988

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