27 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Austria

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 776K citations received by 42.2K academic papers made by 27 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

#42 in Europe

#152 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

2. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Mechanical Engineering

#85 in Europe

#270 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

3. Graz University of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#114 in Europe

#332 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

4. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Mechanical Engineering

#167 in Europe

#447 in the World

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

5. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Mechanical Engineering

#189 in Europe

#507 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 20,544
Founded: 1966

6. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Mechanical Engineering

#297 in Europe

#779 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

7. University of Graz

For Mechanical Engineering

#312 in Europe

#818 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

8. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#391 in Europe

#1052 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

9. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Mechanical Engineering

#393 in Europe

#1057 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

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

Austria | Vienna

For Mechanical Engineering

#476 in Europe

#1322 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

11. Medical University of Graz

For Mechanical Engineering

#485 in Europe

#1373 in the World

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

12. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Mechanical Engineering

#492 in Europe

#1390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 3,134
Founded: 2004

13. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Mechanical Engineering

#513 in Europe

#1452 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

14. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Mechanical Engineering

#623 in Europe

#1926 in the World

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

15. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#680 in Europe

#2168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

16. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Mechanical Engineering

#779 in Europe

#2683 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

17. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#780 in Europe

#2685 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

18. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Mechanical Engineering

#830 in Europe

#2908 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

19. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Mechanical Engineering

#939 in Europe

#3384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1993

20. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Mechanical Engineering

#953 in Europe

#3494 in the World

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

21. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Mechanical Engineering

#993 in Europe

#3675 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

22. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Mechanical Engineering

#1044 in Europe

#3899 in the World

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

23. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Mechanical Engineering

#1064 in Europe

#4026 in the World

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

24. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Mechanical Engineering

#1100 in Europe

#4218 in the World

Founded: 1995

25. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Mechanical Engineering

#1127 in Europe

#4353 in the World

Founded: 1994

26. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Mechanical Engineering

#1163 in Europe

#4592 in the World

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

27. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Mechanical Engineering

#1191 in Europe

#4803 in the World

Founded: 2003

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 Engineering20

Aerospace Engineering23

Agricultural Engineering3

Applied/Engineering Physics7

Architectural Engineering9

Automation and Control engineering6

Automotive Engineering8

Biochemical Engineering7

Biomedical Engineering16

Biotechnology14

Chemical Engineering20

Civil Engineering17

Computer Engineering8

Computer Networking23

Construction Management7

Electrical Engineering26

Electronic Engineering17

Engineering Management6

Environmental Engineering13

Firefighting and Fire Science5

Geotechnical Engineering12

Human-Computer Interaction18

Industrial Engineering6

Landscape Architecture7

Marine Engineering4

Materials Science31

Metallurgical Engineering22

Mining Engineering7

Nanotechnology21

Nuclear Engineering5

Operations Research11

Optical Engineering27

Petroleum Engineering6

Polymer science and Plastics engineering8

Product and Industrial Design8

Reliability and Quality Engineering9

Remote Sensing12

Renewable Energy Engineering9

Structural Engineering19

Systems Engineering19

Technical Drawing5

Telecommunications22

Transportation Engineering9