27 Best universities for Electrical 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 Electrical Engineering. A graph of 1.4M citations received by 50.4K 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

#122 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

2. Graz University of Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#81 in Europe

#286 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

3. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Electrical Engineering

#90 in Europe

#307 in the World

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

4. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Electrical Engineering

#100 in Europe

#328 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

5. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Electrical Engineering

#173 in Europe

#501 in the World

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

6. University of Graz

For Electrical Engineering

#337 in Europe

#984 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

7. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Electrical Engineering

#441 in Europe

#1366 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

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

Austria | Vienna

For Electrical Engineering

#443 in Europe

#1374 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

9. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Electrical Engineering

#457 in Europe

#1427 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

10. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Electrical Engineering

#461 in Europe

#1445 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

11. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Electrical Engineering

#643 in Europe

#2280 in the World

Enrollment: 22,392
Founded: 1975

12. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Electrical Engineering

#652 in Europe

#2322 in the World

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

13. Medical University of Graz

For Electrical Engineering

#664 in Europe

#2384 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

#2430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

15. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Electrical Engineering

#709 in Europe

#2597 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

16. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Electrical Engineering

#717 in Europe

#2626 in the World

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

17. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Electrical Engineering

#735 in Europe

#2691 in the World

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

18. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Electrical Engineering

#771 in Europe

#2893 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

19. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Electrical Engineering

#929 in Europe

#3620 in the World

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

20. University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

For Electrical Engineering

#930 in Europe

#3621 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1920

21. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Electrical Engineering

#940 in Europe

#3664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

22. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Electrical Engineering

#1050 in Europe

#4189 in the World

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

23. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Electrical Engineering

#1095 in Europe

#4461 in the World

Founded: 1995

24. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Electrical Engineering

#1103 in Europe

#4496 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

25. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Electrical Engineering

#1181 in Europe

#4893 in the World

Founded: 1994

26. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Electrical Engineering

#1197 in Europe

#4993 in the World

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

27. Danube Private University

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Electrical Engineering

#1216 in Europe

#5093 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 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

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