27 Best universities for Optical 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 Optical Engineering. A graph of 1.94M citations received by 69.9K 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 Optical Engineering

#13 in Europe

#69 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

2. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Optical Engineering

#53 in Europe

#176 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

3. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Optical Engineering

#103 in Europe

#295 in the World

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

4. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Optical Engineering

#176 in Europe

#442 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

5. Graz University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#177 in Europe

#443 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

6. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Optical Engineering

#179 in Europe

#449 in the World

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

7. University of Graz

For Optical Engineering

#209 in Europe

#537 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

8. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Optical Engineering

#356 in Europe

#969 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

9. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Optical Engineering

#405 in Europe

#1185 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

10. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Optical Engineering

#414 in Europe

#1214 in the World

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

11. Medical University of Graz

For Optical Engineering

#433 in Europe

#1279 in the World

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

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

Austria | Vienna

For Optical Engineering

#448 in Europe

#1336 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

13. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Optical Engineering

#569 in Europe

#1884 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

14. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Optical Engineering

#625 in Europe

#2119 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

15. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Optical Engineering

#653 in Europe

#2232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

16. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Optical Engineering

#677 in Europe

#2360 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

17. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Optical Engineering

#734 in Europe

#2644 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

18. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Optical Engineering

#811 in Europe

#3047 in the World

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

19. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Optical Engineering

#866 in Europe

#3328 in the World

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

20. Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Optical Engineering

#934 in Europe

#3694 in the World

Enrollment: 1,613
Founded: 1692

21. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Optical Engineering

#1055 in Europe

#4284 in the World

Founded: 1994

22. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Optical Engineering

#1076 in Europe

#4385 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1993

23. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Optical Engineering

#1081 in Europe

#4406 in the World

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

24. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Optical Engineering

#1087 in Europe

#4442 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

25. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Optical Engineering

#1147 in Europe

#4784 in the World

Founded: 2003

26. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Optical Engineering

#1184 in Europe

#4940 in the World

Founded: 1995

27. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Optical Engineering

#1197 in Europe

#4989 in the World

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

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

Mechanical Engineering27

Metallurgical Engineering22

Mining Engineering7

Nanotechnology21

Nuclear Engineering5

Operations Research11

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