31 Best universities for Ecology 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 Ecology. A graph of 3.19M citations received by 92K academic papers made by 31 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 Ecology

#39 in Europe

#136 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

2. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Ecology

#129 in Europe

#362 in the World

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

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

Austria | Vienna

For Ecology

#140 in Europe

#385 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

4. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Ecology

#153 in Europe

#408 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

5. University of Graz

For Ecology

#212 in Europe

#573 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

6. Graz University of Technology

For Ecology

#264 in Europe

#732 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

7. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Ecology

#272 in Europe

#754 in the World

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

8. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Ecology

#317 in Europe

#868 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

9. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Ecology

#340 in Europe

#948 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

10. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Ecology

#345 in Europe

#965 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

11. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Ecology

#417 in Europe

#1227 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

12. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Ecology

#540 in Europe

#1788 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

13. Medical University of Graz

For Ecology

#579 in Europe

#1963 in the World

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

14. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Ecology

#600 in Europe

#2067 in the World

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

15. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Ecology

#751 in Europe

#2866 in the World

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

16. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Ecology

#768 in Europe

#2989 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

17. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Ecology

#825 in Europe

#3307 in the World

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

18. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Ecology

#953 in Europe

#4012 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

19. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Ecology

#1026 in Europe

#4348 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

20. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Ecology

#1033 in Europe

#4381 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

21. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Ecology

#1055 in Europe

#4515 in the World

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

22. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Ecology

#1187 in Europe

#5135 in the World

Founded: 1995

23. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Ecology

#1205 in Europe

#5254 in the World

Founded: 2003

24. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Ecology

#1216 in Europe

#5315 in the World

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

25. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Ecology

#1233 in Europe

#5396 in the World

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

26. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Ecology

#1241 in Europe

#5433 in the World

Founded: 1994

27. IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Ecology

#1247 in Europe

#5479 in the World

Founded: 1994

28. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Ecology

#1254 in Europe

#5498 in the World

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

29. Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Ecology

#1300 in Europe

#5761 in the World

Enrollment: 1,613
Founded: 1692

30. Kufstein University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Kufstein

For Ecology

#1325 in Europe

#5878 in the World

Enrollment: 2,200
Founded: 1997

31. Danube Private University

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Ecology

#1364 in Europe

#6126 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 2009

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

Environmental Science subfields in Austria

Agricultural Science18

Earth science and Geophysics17

Environmental Chemistry16

Environmental Engineering14

Environmental Management18

Geography and Cartography34

Geotechnical Engineering13

Hydrology and Water resources management4

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science21

Mining Engineering7

Petrology and Geochemistry12

Urban and Regional planning7

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation15