25 Best universities for Telecommunications 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 Telecommunications. A graph of 524K citations received by 35.1K academic papers made by 25 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 Telecommunications

#92 in Europe

#315 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Telecommunications

#93 in Europe

#317 in the World

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

3. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Telecommunications

#112 in Europe

#349 in the World

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

4. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Telecommunications

#152 in Europe

#447 in the World

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

5. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Telecommunications

#210 in Europe

#581 in the World

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

6. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Telecommunications

#254 in Europe

#695 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

7. Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Telecommunications

#273 in Europe

#741 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1979

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Telecommunications

#344 in Europe

#956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Telecommunications

#357 in Europe

#1007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1985

10. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Telecommunications

#522 in Europe

#1652 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

11. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Telecommunications

#549 in Europe

#1732 in the World

Founded: 1979

12. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

Portugal | Leiria

For Telecommunications

#596 in Europe

#1928 in the World

Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1979

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

Portugal | Vila Real

For Telecommunications

#598 in Europe

#1936 in the World

Founded: 1986

14. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Telecommunications

#624 in Europe

#2109 in the World

Founded: 1973

15. Madeira University

Portugal | Funchal

For Telecommunications

#627 in Europe

#2129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1988

16. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Telecommunications

#636 in Europe

#2188 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1971

17. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Telecommunications

#648 in Europe

#2269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

18. Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo

Portugal | Viana do Castelo

For Telecommunications

#709 in Europe

#2617 in the World

Founded: 1979

19. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

Portugal | Castelo Branco

For Telecommunications

#714 in Europe

#2641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1979

20. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Telecommunications

#726 in Europe

#2708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1979

21. University of the Azores

Portugal | Ponta Delgada

For Telecommunications

#835 in Europe

#3211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1976

22. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

Portugal | Viseu

For Telecommunications

#936 in Europe

#3613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1979

23. Superior Institute of Maia

Portugal | Castelo da Maia

For Telecommunications

#937 in Europe

#3617 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave

Portugal | Barcelos

For Telecommunications

#956 in Europe

#3766 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1994

25. Fernando Pessoa University

Portugal | Porto

For Telecommunications

#1002 in Europe

#4045 in the World

Founded: 1996

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

Engineering subfields in Portugal

Acoustical Engineering25

Aerospace Engineering24

Agricultural Engineering11

Applied/Engineering Physics7

Architectural Engineering18

Automation and Control engineering11

Automotive Engineering16

Biochemical Engineering13

Biomedical Engineering14

Biotechnology22

Chemical Engineering25

Civil Engineering23

Computer Engineering13

Computer Networking24

Construction Management11

Electrical Engineering25

Electronic Engineering22

Engineering Management13

Environmental Engineering19

Firefighting and Fire Science13

Geotechnical Engineering22

Human-Computer Interaction23

Industrial Engineering8

Landscape Architecture13

Marine Engineering10

Materials Science28

Mechanical Engineering28

Metallurgical Engineering25

Mining Engineering10

Nanotechnology23

Nuclear Engineering6

Operations Research16

Optical Engineering27

Petroleum Engineering7

Polymer science and Plastics engineering7

Product and Industrial Design13

Reliability and Quality Engineering13

Remote Sensing16

Renewable Energy Engineering16

Structural Engineering23

Systems Engineering22

Technical Drawing8

Transportation Engineering12