27 Best universities for Electrical 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 Electrical Engineering. A graph of 1.33M citations received by 49.6K academic papers made by 27 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 Electrical Engineering

#23 in Europe

#118 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

2. Graz University of Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#81 in Europe

#281 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

3. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Electrical Engineering

#88 in Europe

#300 in the World

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

4. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Electrical Engineering

#98 in Europe

#323 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

5. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Electrical Engineering

#173 in Europe

#490 in the World

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

6. University of Graz

For Electrical Engineering

#334 in Europe

#964 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

7. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Electrical Engineering

#443 in Europe

#1359 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

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

Austria | Vienna

For Electrical Engineering

#446 in Europe

#1382 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

9. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Electrical Engineering

#458 in Europe

#1413 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

10. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Electrical Engineering

#462 in Europe

#1426 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

11. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Electrical Engineering

#644 in Europe

#2271 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

12. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Electrical Engineering

#651 in Europe

#2323 in the World

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

13. Medical University of Graz

For Electrical Engineering

#664 in Europe

#2372 in the World

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

14. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Electrical Engineering

#675 in Europe

#2420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

15. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Electrical Engineering

#707 in Europe

#2574 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

16. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Electrical Engineering

#715 in Europe

#2610 in the World

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

17. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Electrical Engineering

#723 in Europe

#2627 in the World

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

18. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Electrical Engineering

#776 in Europe

#2883 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

19. University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

For Electrical Engineering

#925 in Europe

#3616 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1920

20. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Electrical Engineering

#929 in Europe

#3627 in the World

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

21. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Electrical Engineering

#941 in Europe

#3669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

22. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Electrical Engineering

#1049 in Europe

#4179 in the World

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

23. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Electrical Engineering

#1092 in Europe

#4447 in the World

Founded: 1995

24. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Electrical Engineering

#1101 in Europe

#4495 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

25. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Electrical Engineering

#1178 in Europe

#4875 in the World

Founded: 1994

26. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Electrical Engineering

#1194 in Europe

#4968 in the World

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

27. Danube Private University

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Electrical Engineering

#1212 in Europe

#5072 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 2009

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

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

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