26 Best universities for Electrical 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 Electrical Engineering. A graph of 1.03M citations received by 45K academic papers made by 26 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

#79 in Europe

#282 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

3. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Electrical Engineering

#84 in Europe

#293 in the World

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

4. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Electrical Engineering

#94 in Europe

#311 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

5. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Electrical Engineering

#146 in Europe

#427 in the World

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

6. University of Graz

For Electrical Engineering

#334 in Europe

#935 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

7. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Electrical Engineering

#438 in Europe

#1305 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

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

Austria | Vienna

For Electrical Engineering

#461 in Europe

#1390 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

9. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Electrical Engineering

#467 in Europe

#1400 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

10. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Electrical Engineering

#471 in Europe

#1411 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

11. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Electrical Engineering

#622 in Europe

#2143 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

12. Medical University of Graz

For Electrical Engineering

#650 in Europe

#2272 in the World

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

13. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Electrical Engineering

#664 in Europe

#2333 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

14. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Electrical Engineering

#667 in Europe

#2341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

15. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Electrical Engineering

#699 in Europe

#2482 in the World

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

16. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Electrical Engineering

#736 in Europe

#2663 in the World

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

17. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Electrical Engineering

#797 in Europe

#2962 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

18. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Electrical Engineering

#830 in Europe

#3117 in the World

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

19. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Electrical Engineering

#901 in Europe

#3469 in the World

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

20. University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

For Electrical Engineering

#952 in Europe

#3677 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1920

21. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Electrical Engineering

#968 in Europe

#3759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

22. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Electrical Engineering

#1029 in Europe

#4061 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1993

23. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Electrical Engineering

#1065 in Europe

#4264 in the World

Founded: 1995

24. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Electrical Engineering

#1095 in Europe

#4414 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

25. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Electrical Engineering

#1150 in Europe

#4752 in the World

Founded: 1994

26. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Electrical Engineering

#1162 in Europe

#4811 in the World

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

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 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

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