29 Best universities for Engineering in Portugal

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Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 5.34M citations received by 274K academic papers made by 29 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 Engineering

#83 in Europe
#267 in the World
Enrollment
49,769
Founded
1911

2. University of Porto

For Engineering

#92 in Europe
#283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
29,178
Founded
1911

3. University of Aveiro

For Engineering

#131 in Europe
#373 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1973

4. University of Minho

For Engineering

#156 in Europe
#422 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
19,077
Founded
1973

5. University of Coimbra

For Engineering

#160 in Europe
#428 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
25,580
Founded
1290

6. New University of Lisbon

For Engineering

#216 in Europe
#581 in the World
Enrollment
20,077
Founded
1973

7. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

For Engineering

#277 in Europe
#774 in the World
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1979

8. University of Beira Interior

For Engineering

#424 in Europe
#1231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1986

9. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

For Engineering

#468 in Europe
#1378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1985

13. Catholic University of Portugal

For Engineering

#589 in Europe
#1889 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1971

14. University Institute of Lisbon

For Engineering

#630 in Europe
#2081 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1972

15. Madeira University

For Engineering

#690 in Europe
#2405 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1988

16. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

For Engineering

#695 in Europe
#2447 in the World
Enrollment
12,000
Founded
1979

17. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

For Engineering

#726 in Europe
#2600 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1979

19. University of the Azores

For Engineering

#816 in Europe
#3033 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1976

20. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

For Engineering

#876 in Europe
#3300 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1979

25. Polytechnic Institute of Beja

For Engineering

#1064 in Europe
#4266 in the World
Enrollment
3,500
Founded
1979

28. European University - Lisbon

For Engineering

#1284 in Europe
#5437 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1986

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