28 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Portugal

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Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 789K citations received by 50.2K 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

For Mechanical Engineering

#71 in Europe
#225 in the World
Enrollment
49,769
Founded
1911

2. University of Porto

For Mechanical Engineering

#81 in Europe
#258 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
29,178
Founded
1911

3. University of Coimbra

For Mechanical Engineering

#125 in Europe
#355 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
25,580
Founded
1290

4. University of Minho

For Mechanical Engineering

#128 in Europe
#359 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
19,077
Founded
1973

5. University of Aveiro

For Mechanical Engineering

#154 in Europe
#420 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1973

6. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

For Mechanical Engineering

#239 in Europe
#625 in the World
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1979

7. New University of Lisbon

For Mechanical Engineering

#247 in Europe
#650 in the World
Enrollment
20,077
Founded
1973

8. University of Beira Interior

For Mechanical Engineering

#392 in Europe
#1054 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1986

9. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

For Mechanical Engineering

#419 in Europe
#1148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1985

10. University of the Algarve

For Mechanical Engineering

#483 in Europe
#1353 in the World
Founded
1979

12. University of Evora

For Mechanical Engineering

#576 in Europe
#1695 in the World
Founded
1973

13. University Institute of Lisbon

For Mechanical Engineering

#581 in Europe
#1711 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1972

14. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

For Mechanical Engineering

#590 in Europe
#1761 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1979

15. Catholic University of Portugal

For Mechanical Engineering

#603 in Europe
#1813 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1971

16. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

For Mechanical Engineering

#649 in Europe
#2048 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1979

17. Madeira University

For Mechanical Engineering

#723 in Europe
#2387 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1988

18. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

For Mechanical Engineering

#862 in Europe
#3047 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1979

19. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

For Mechanical Engineering

#881 in Europe
#3105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1998

21. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

For Mechanical Engineering

#941 in Europe
#3389 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1979

22. University of the Azores

For Mechanical Engineering

#1025 in Europe
#3815 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1976

23. Fernando Pessoa University

For Mechanical Engineering

#1029 in Europe
#3834 in the World
Founded
1996

24. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

For Mechanical Engineering

#1041 in Europe
#3888 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1994

26. Polytechnic Institute of Beja

For Mechanical Engineering

#1144 in Europe
#4465 in the World
Enrollment
3,500
Founded
1979

27. European University - Lisbon

For Mechanical Engineering

#1146 in Europe
#4472 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1986

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