25 Best universities for Electrical Engineering in Portugal

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 1.27M citations received by 57.7K 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

#69 in Europe

#261 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Electrical Engineering

#104 in Europe

#338 in the World

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

3. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Electrical Engineering

#114 in Europe

#355 in the World

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

4. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Electrical Engineering

#151 in Europe

#437 in the World

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

5. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Electrical Engineering

#195 in Europe

#556 in the World

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

6. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Electrical Engineering

#216 in Europe

#612 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

7. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Electrical Engineering

#251 in Europe

#715 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Electrical Engineering

#328 in Europe

#955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Electrical Engineering

#348 in Europe

#1010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

10. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Electrical Engineering

#510 in Europe

#1619 in the World

Founded: 1979

11. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Electrical Engineering

#567 in Europe

#1904 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

12. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Electrical Engineering

#585 in Europe

#1998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

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

Portugal | Vila Real

For Electrical Engineering

#600 in Europe

#2071 in the World

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

14. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Electrical Engineering

#606 in Europe

#2101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

15. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Electrical Engineering

#676 in Europe

#2422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

16. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Electrical Engineering

#685 in Europe

#2480 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1979

17. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Electrical Engineering

#789 in Europe

#2976 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

18. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Electrical Engineering

#793 in Europe

#3000 in the World

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

19. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Electrical Engineering

#892 in Europe

#3424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

20. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Electrical Engineering

#917 in Europe

#3582 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Electrical Engineering

#968 in Europe

#3785 in the World

Founded: 1979

22. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Electrical Engineering

#972 in Europe

#3802 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

23. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Electrical Engineering

#1006 in Europe

#3942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

24. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Electrical Engineering

#1046 in Europe

#4173 in the World

Founded: 1996

25. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

Portugal | Barcelos

For Electrical Engineering

#1069 in Europe

#4273 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.