28 Best universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 1.09M citations received by 55.6K academic papers made by 28 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 Mechanical Engineering

#63 in Europe

#203 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Mechanical Engineering

#82 in Europe

#265 in the World

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

3. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Mechanical Engineering

#119 in Europe

#345 in the World

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

4. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Mechanical Engineering

#129 in Europe

#365 in the World

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

5. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Mechanical Engineering

#156 in Europe

#423 in the World

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

6. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Mechanical Engineering

#241 in Europe

#642 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

7. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Mechanical Engineering

#277 in Europe

#739 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Mechanical Engineering

#386 in Europe

#1064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Mechanical Engineering

#410 in Europe

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

10. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Mechanical Engineering

#485 in Europe

#1386 in the World

Founded: 1979

11. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Mechanical Engineering

#551 in Europe

#1640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

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

Portugal | Vila Real

For Mechanical Engineering

#566 in Europe

#1684 in the World

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

13. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Mechanical Engineering

#572 in Europe

#1707 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1979

14. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Mechanical Engineering

#586 in Europe

#1760 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

15. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Mechanical Engineering

#610 in Europe

#1893 in the World

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

16. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Mechanical Engineering

#659 in Europe

#2118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

17. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Mechanical Engineering

#715 in Europe

#2353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

18. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Mechanical Engineering

#864 in Europe

#3061 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

19. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Mechanical Engineering

#882 in Europe

#3127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

20. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Mechanical Engineering

#903 in Europe

#3250 in the World

Founded: 1979

21. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Mechanical Engineering

#965 in Europe

#3558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

22. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Mechanical Engineering

#1015 in Europe

#3750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

23. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Mechanical Engineering

#1025 in Europe

#3791 in the World

Founded: 1996

24. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Mechanical Engineering

#1029 in Europe

#3807 in the World

Founded: 1991

25. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

Portugal | Barcelos

For Mechanical Engineering

#1052 in Europe

#3957 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1994

26. European University - Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Mechanical Engineering

#1137 in Europe

#4434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1986

27. Polytechnic Institute of Beja

Portugal | Beja

For Mechanical Engineering

#1162 in Europe

#4584 in the World

Enrollment: 3,500
Founded: 1979

28. Higher School of Nursing, Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Mechanical Engineering

#1257 in Europe

#5189 in the World

Founded: 2004

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