25 Best universities for Electrical Engineering in Portugal

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Electrical Engineering. A graph of 1.36M citations received by 58.9K academic papers made by 25 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

Portugal | Lisbon

For Electrical Engineering

#66 in Europe

#256 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Electrical Engineering

#103 in Europe

#338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1973

3. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Electrical Engineering

#111 in Europe

#352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

4. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Electrical Engineering

#149 in Europe

#433 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

5. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Electrical Engineering

#185 in Europe

#542 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

6. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Electrical Engineering

#211 in Europe

#611 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

7. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Electrical Engineering

#250 in Europe

#727 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Electrical Engineering

#327 in Europe

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Electrical Engineering

#346 in Europe

#1012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

10. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Electrical Engineering

#513 in Europe

#1642 in the World

Founded: 1979

11. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Electrical Engineering

#564 in Europe

#1894 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

12. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Electrical Engineering

#586 in Europe

#2010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

13. University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro

Portugal | Vila Real

For Electrical Engineering

#598 in Europe

#2061 in the World

Enrollment: 6,515
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1986

14. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Electrical Engineering

#608 in Europe

#2101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

15. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Electrical Engineering

#680 in Europe

#2461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

16. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Electrical Engineering

#687 in Europe

#2496 in the World

Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1979

17. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Electrical Engineering

#790 in Europe

#2982 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

18. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Electrical Engineering

#800 in Europe

#3020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,205
Founded: 1971

19. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Electrical Engineering

#893 in Europe

#3427 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

20. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Electrical Engineering

#917 in Europe

#3571 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Electrical Engineering

#947 in Europe

#3704 in the World

Founded: 1979

22. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Electrical Engineering

#977 in Europe

#3835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

23. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Electrical Engineering

#1009 in Europe

#3963 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

24. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Electrical Engineering

#1054 in Europe

#4215 in the World

Founded: 1996

25. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

Portugal | Barcelos

For Electrical Engineering

#1065 in Europe

#4260 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1994

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