24 Best universities for Telecommunications in Austria

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Austria ranked based on their research performance in Telecommunications. A graph of 876K citations received by 32.9K academic papers made by 24 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 Telecommunications

#31 in Europe

#138 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

2. Graz University of Technology

For Telecommunications

#84 in Europe

#287 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

3. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Telecommunications

#104 in Europe

#340 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

4. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Telecommunications

#190 in Europe

#536 in the World

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

5. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Telecommunications

#207 in Europe

#586 in the World

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

6. University of Graz

For Telecommunications

#236 in Europe

#667 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

7. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Telecommunications

#385 in Europe

#1130 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

8. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Telecommunications

#409 in Europe

#1217 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

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

Austria | Vienna

For Telecommunications

#508 in Europe

#1627 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

10. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Telecommunications

#525 in Europe

#1702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

11. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Telecommunications

#539 in Europe

#1749 in the World

Enrollment: 22,392
Founded: 1975

12. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Telecommunications

#591 in Europe

#1958 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

13. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Telecommunications

#605 in Europe

#2044 in the World

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

14. Medical University of Graz

For Telecommunications

#631 in Europe

#2200 in the World

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

15. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Telecommunications

#644 in Europe

#2264 in the World

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

16. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Telecommunications

#659 in Europe

#2385 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

17. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Telecommunications

#699 in Europe

#2582 in the World

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

18. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Telecommunications

#706 in Europe

#2641 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

19. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Telecommunications

#873 in Europe

#3414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

20. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Telecommunications

#967 in Europe

#3876 in the World

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

21. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Telecommunications

#982 in Europe

#3970 in the World

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

22. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Telecommunications

#1003 in Europe

#4069 in the World

Founded: 1995

23. University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

For Telecommunications

#1092 in Europe

#4527 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1920

24. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Telecommunications

#1116 in Europe

#4639 in the World

Founded: 1994

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

Engineering subfields in Austria

Acoustical Engineering22

Aerospace Engineering23

Agricultural Engineering2

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 Management7

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

Optical Engineering30

Petroleum Engineering7

Polymer science and Plastics engineering8

Product and Industrial Design7

Reliability and Quality Engineering11

Remote Sensing12

Renewable Energy Engineering9

Structural Engineering20

Systems Engineering21

Technical Drawing6

Transportation Engineering9