30 Best universities for Optical Engineering in Austria

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 2.47M citations received by 77K academic papers made by 30 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

#15 in Europe

#84 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

2. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Optical Engineering

#50 in Europe

#172 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

3. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Optical Engineering

#100 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

#169 in Europe

#429 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

5. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Optical Engineering

#182 in Europe

#457 in the World

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

6. Graz University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#183 in Europe

#462 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

7. University of Graz

For Optical Engineering

#211 in Europe

#556 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

8. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Optical Engineering

#361 in Europe

#987 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

9. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Optical Engineering

#401 in Europe

#1173 in the World

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

10. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Optical Engineering

#409 in Europe

#1204 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

11. Medical University of Graz

For Optical Engineering

#432 in Europe

#1298 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

#442 in Europe

#1334 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

13. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Optical Engineering

#546 in Europe

#1818 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

14. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Optical Engineering

#620 in Europe

#2125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

15. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Optical Engineering

#646 in Europe

#2243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

16. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Optical Engineering

#682 in Europe

#2425 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

17. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Optical Engineering

#740 in Europe

#2730 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

18. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Optical Engineering

#817 in Europe

#3118 in the World

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

19. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Optical Engineering

#850 in Europe

#3273 in the World

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

20. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Optical Engineering

#959 in Europe

#3893 in the World

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

21. Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Optical Engineering

#994 in Europe

#4045 in the World

Enrollment: 1,613
Founded: 1692

22. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Optical Engineering

#1096 in Europe

#4538 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

23. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Optical Engineering

#1097 in Europe

#4542 in the World

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

24. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Optical Engineering

#1116 in Europe

#4634 in the World

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

25. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Optical Engineering

#1169 in Europe

#4886 in the World

Founded: 1995

26. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Optical Engineering

#1176 in Europe

#4912 in the World

Founded: 1994

27. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Optical Engineering

#1191 in Europe

#5000 in the World

Founded: 2003

28. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Optical Engineering

#1197 in Europe

#5032 in the World

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

29. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Optical Engineering

#1246 in Europe

#5275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 3,026
Founded: 1817

30. Danube Private University

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Optical Engineering

#1248 in Europe

#5284 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 2009

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

Engineering subfields in Austria

Acoustical Engineering22

Aerospace Engineering23

Agricultural Engineering3

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 Management6

Environmental Engineering14

Firefighting and Fire Science5

Geotechnical Engineering13

Human-Computer Interaction20

Industrial Engineering6

Landscape Architecture5

Marine Engineering4

Materials Science31

Mechanical Engineering28

Metallurgical Engineering22

Mining Engineering7

Nanotechnology21

Nuclear Engineering5

Operations Research11

Petroleum Engineering7

Polymer science and Plastics engineering8

Product and Industrial Design7

Reliability and Quality Engineering11

Remote Sensing12

Renewable Energy Engineering9

Structural Engineering20

Systems Engineering20

Technical Drawing5

Telecommunications24

Transportation Engineering9