35 Best universities for Environmental Science in Austria

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Austria ranked based on their research performance in Environmental Science. A graph of 6.57M citations received by 222K academic papers made by 35 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. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Environmental Science

#49 in Europe

#165 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

2. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Environmental Science

#137 in Europe

#381 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

3. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Environmental Science

#148 in Europe

#398 in the World

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

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

Austria | Vienna

For Environmental Science

#209 in Europe

#559 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

5. University of Graz

Austria | Graz

For Environmental Science

#220 in Europe

#584 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

6. Graz University of Technology

Austria | Graz

For Environmental Science

#235 in Europe

#647 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

7. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Environmental Science

#267 in Europe

#746 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

8. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Environmental Science

#315 in Europe

#873 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

9. Johannes Kepler University Linz

Austria | Linz

For Environmental Science

#324 in Europe

#896 in the World

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

10. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Environmental Science

#369 in Europe

#1040 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

11. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Environmental Science

#423 in Europe

#1235 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

12. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Environmental Science

#474 in Europe

#1417 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

13. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Environmental Science

#490 in Europe

#1474 in the World

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

14. Medical University of Graz

Austria | Graz

For Environmental Science

#499 in Europe

#1520 in the World

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

15. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Environmental Science

#745 in Europe

#2787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

16. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Environmental Science

#778 in Europe

#2956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

17. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Environmental Science

#864 in Europe

#3395 in the World

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

18. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Environmental Science

#888 in Europe

#3580 in the World

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

19. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Environmental Science

#963 in Europe

#3991 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

20. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Environmental Science

#986 in Europe

#4075 in the World

Enrollment: 667
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 2007

21. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Environmental Science

#1039 in Europe

#4317 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

22. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Environmental Science

#1152 in Europe

#4849 in the World

Founded: 2003

23. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Environmental Science

#1198 in Europe

#5117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,684
Founded: 1970

24. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Graz

For Environmental Science

#1209 in Europe

#5203 in the World

Founded: 1995

25. Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Environmental Science

#1220 in Europe

#5240 in the World

Enrollment: 1,613
Founded: 1692

26. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Environmental Science

#1256 in Europe

#5406 in the World

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

27. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Environmental Science

#1273 in Europe

#5500 in the World

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

28. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Environmental Science

#1289 in Europe

#5589 in the World

Founded: 1994

29. Webster Vienna Private University

Austria | Vienna

For Environmental Science

#1321 in Europe

#5719 in the World

Founded: 1981

30. IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Environmental Science

#1361 in Europe

#5939 in the World

Founded: 1994

31. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Environmental Science

#1365 in Europe

#5969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 3,026
Founded: 1817

32. Danube Private University

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Environmental Science

#1382 in Europe

#6130 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 2009

33. Kufstein University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Kufstein

For Environmental Science

#1394 in Europe

#6179 in the World

Enrollment: 2,200
Founded: 1997

34. University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

Austria | Graz

For Environmental Science

#1401 in Europe

#6206 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1920

35. Mozarteum University Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Environmental Science

#1464 in Europe

#6861 in the World

Enrollment: 1,804
Founded: 1841

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