28 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Austria

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Austria ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 1.12M citations received by 47.6K academic papers made by 28 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 Mechanical Engineering

#48 in Europe

#169 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

2. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Mechanical Engineering

#88 in Europe

#275 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

3. Graz University of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#111 in Europe

#333 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

4. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Mechanical Engineering

#169 in Europe

#456 in the World

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

5. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Mechanical Engineering

#190 in Europe

#512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 24,000
Founded: 1966

6. University of Graz

For Mechanical Engineering

#272 in Europe

#731 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

7. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Mechanical Engineering

#285 in Europe

#760 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

8. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Mechanical Engineering

#359 in Europe

#979 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

9. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#391 in Europe

#1089 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

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

Austria | Vienna

For Mechanical Engineering

#466 in Europe

#1332 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

11. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Mechanical Engineering

#472 in Europe

#1354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 3,607
Founded: 2004

12. Medical University of Graz

For Mechanical Engineering

#473 in Europe

#1355 in the World

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

13. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Mechanical Engineering

#484 in Europe

#1382 in the World

Enrollment: 22,392
Founded: 1975

14. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Mechanical Engineering

#614 in Europe

#1934 in the World

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

15. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#687 in Europe

#2236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

16. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Mechanical Engineering

#771 in Europe

#2688 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

17. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#800 in Europe

#2819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

18. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Mechanical Engineering

#890 in Europe

#3174 in the World

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

19. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Mechanical Engineering

#891 in Europe

#3176 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

20. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Mechanical Engineering

#948 in Europe

#3492 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1993

21. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Mechanical Engineering

#1005 in Europe

#3723 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

22. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Mechanical Engineering

#1063 in Europe

#4029 in the World

Founded: 1995

23. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Mechanical Engineering

#1080 in Europe

#4120 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,684
Founded: 1970

24. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Mechanical Engineering

#1086 in Europe

#4151 in the World

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

25. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Mechanical Engineering

#1149 in Europe

#4544 in the World

Founded: 1994

26. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Mechanical Engineering

#1154 in Europe

#4560 in the World

Founded: 2003

27. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Mechanical Engineering

#1186 in Europe

#4762 in the World

Enrollment: 667
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 2007

28. Danube Private University

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Mechanical Engineering

#1280 in Europe

#5344 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 2009

The best cities to study Mechanical Engineering in Austria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck, and Linz.

Engineering subfields in Austria

Acoustical Engineering22

Aerospace Engineering23

Agricultural Engineering2

Applied/Engineering Physics7

Architectural Engineering10

Automation and Control engineering6

Automotive Engineering10

Biochemical Engineering8

Biomedical Engineering16

Biotechnology14

Chemical Engineering22

Civil Engineering18

Computer Engineering9

Computer Networking23

Construction Management8

Electrical Engineering27

Electronic Engineering19

Engineering Management7

Environmental Engineering14

Firefighting and Fire Science5

Geotechnical Engineering13

Human-Computer Interaction20

Industrial Engineering6

Landscape Architecture5

Marine Engineering4

Materials Science31

Metallurgical Engineering22

Mining Engineering7

Nanotechnology21

Nuclear Engineering5

Operations Research11

Optical Engineering30

Petroleum Engineering7

Polymer science and Plastics engineering8

Product and Industrial Design7

Reliability and Quality Engineering11

Remote Sensing12

Renewable Energy Engineering9

Structural Engineering20

Systems Engineering21

Technical Drawing6

Telecommunications24

Transportation Engineering9