24 Best universities for Structural Engineering in Portugal

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Structural Engineering. A graph of 672K citations received by 29.1K academic papers made by 24 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 Structural Engineering

#32 in Europe

#125 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Structural Engineering

#35 in Europe

#144 in the World

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

3. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Structural Engineering

#68 in Europe

#245 in the World

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

4. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Structural Engineering

#86 in Europe

#289 in the World

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

5. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Structural Engineering

#150 in Europe

#440 in the World

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

6. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Structural Engineering

#178 in Europe

#496 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

7. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Structural Engineering

#250 in Europe

#676 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Structural Engineering

#365 in Europe

#1044 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Structural Engineering

#398 in Europe

#1174 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

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

Portugal | Vila Real

For Structural Engineering

#472 in Europe

#1442 in the World

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

11. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Structural Engineering

#547 in Europe

#1725 in the World

Enrollment: 12,161
Founded: 1979

12. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Structural Engineering

#585 in Europe

#1878 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

13. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Structural Engineering

#599 in Europe

#1941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

14. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Structural Engineering

#600 in Europe

#1943 in the World

Founded: 1979

15. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Structural Engineering

#625 in Europe

#2027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

16. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Structural Engineering

#725 in Europe

#2552 in the World

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

17. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Structural Engineering

#754 in Europe

#2660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

18. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Structural Engineering

#783 in Europe

#2773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

19. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Structural Engineering

#797 in Europe

#2848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

20. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Structural Engineering

#817 in Europe

#2949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

21. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Structural Engineering

#947 in Europe

#3602 in the World

Founded: 1979

22. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Structural Engineering

#976 in Europe

#3730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

23. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Structural Engineering

#1005 in Europe

#3888 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

Portugal | Barcelos

For Structural Engineering

#1019 in Europe

#3969 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1994

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