23 Best universities for Structural Engineering in Portugal

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 463K citations received by 26K academic papers made by 23 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 Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Structural Engineering

#36 in Europe

#151 in the World

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

2. University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Structural Engineering

#37 in Europe

#153 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

3. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Structural Engineering

#77 in Europe

#262 in the World

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

4. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Structural Engineering

#91 in Europe

#296 in the World

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

5. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Structural Engineering

#132 in Europe

#384 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

6. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Structural Engineering

#150 in Europe

#435 in the World

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

7. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Structural Engineering

#249 in Europe

#671 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Structural Engineering

#365 in Europe

#1037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Structural Engineering

#412 in Europe

#1211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

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

Portugal | Vila Real

For Structural Engineering

#471 in Europe

#1414 in the World

Founded: 1986

11. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Structural Engineering

#540 in Europe

#1683 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1979

12. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Structural Engineering

#569 in Europe

#1776 in the World

Founded: 1979

13. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Structural Engineering

#572 in Europe

#1792 in the World

Founded: 1973

14. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Structural Engineering

#585 in Europe

#1856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

15. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Structural Engineering

#676 in Europe

#2246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

16. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Structural Engineering

#701 in Europe

#2401 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1971

17. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Structural Engineering

#728 in Europe

#2525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

18. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Structural Engineering

#758 in Europe

#2655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

19. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Structural Engineering

#795 in Europe

#2835 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

20. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Structural Engineering

#806 in Europe

#2930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

21. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Structural Engineering

#940 in Europe

#3540 in the World

Founded: 1979

22. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Structural Engineering

#963 in Europe

#3682 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Structural Engineering

#968 in Europe

#3703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

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