22 Best universities for Electronic 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 Electronic Engineering. A graph of 345K citations received by 17.5K academic papers made by 22 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 Electronic Engineering

#59 in Europe

#229 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Electronic Engineering

#83 in Europe

#287 in the World

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

3. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Electronic Engineering

#124 in Europe

#380 in the World

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

4. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Electronic Engineering

#174 in Europe

#517 in the World

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

5. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Electronic Engineering

#180 in Europe

#530 in the World

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

6. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Electronic Engineering

#188 in Europe

#553 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

7. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Electronic Engineering

#219 in Europe

#656 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Electronic Engineering

#347 in Europe

#1047 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Electronic Engineering

#395 in Europe

#1223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

10. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Electronic Engineering

#443 in Europe

#1421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

11. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Electronic Engineering

#491 in Europe

#1655 in the World

Founded: 1979

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

Portugal | Vila Real

For Electronic Engineering

#536 in Europe

#1860 in the World

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

13. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Electronic Engineering

#618 in Europe

#2156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

14. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Electronic Engineering

#622 in Europe

#2168 in the World

Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1979

15. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Electronic Engineering

#642 in Europe

#2279 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

16. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Electronic Engineering

#699 in Europe

#2606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

17. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Electronic Engineering

#701 in Europe

#2611 in the World

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

18. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Electronic Engineering

#764 in Europe

#2862 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

19. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Electronic Engineering

#776 in Europe

#2928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

20. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Electronic Engineering

#822 in Europe

#3203 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Electronic Engineering

#842 in Europe

#3349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

22. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Electronic Engineering

#871 in Europe

#3523 in the World

Founded: 1979

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