22 Best universities for Electronic 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 Electronic Engineering. A graph of 324K citations received by 17.2K 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

#62 in Europe

#234 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Electronic Engineering

#84 in Europe

#289 in the World

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

3. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Electronic Engineering

#126 in Europe

#381 in the World

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

4. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Electronic Engineering

#175 in Europe

#515 in the World

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

5. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Electronic Engineering

#183 in Europe

#533 in the World

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

6. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Electronic Engineering

#186 in Europe

#544 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

7. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Electronic Engineering

#223 in Europe

#659 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Electronic Engineering

#348 in Europe

#1041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Electronic Engineering

#394 in Europe

#1202 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

10. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Electronic Engineering

#445 in Europe

#1420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

11. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Electronic Engineering

#486 in Europe

#1636 in the World

Founded: 1979

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

Portugal | Vila Real

For Electronic Engineering

#544 in Europe

#1866 in the World

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

13. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Electronic Engineering

#619 in Europe

#2152 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1979

14. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Electronic Engineering

#621 in Europe

#2157 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

15. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Electronic Engineering

#646 in Europe

#2297 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

16. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Electronic Engineering

#693 in Europe

#2568 in the World

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

17. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Electronic Engineering

#703 in Europe

#2611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

18. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Electronic Engineering

#760 in Europe

#2824 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

19. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Electronic Engineering

#771 in Europe

#2890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

20. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Electronic Engineering

#821 in Europe

#3200 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Electronic Engineering

#842 in Europe

#3323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

22. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Electronic Engineering

#870 in Europe

#3494 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.