21 Best universities for Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 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 Meteorology and Atmospheric Science. A graph of 1.11M citations received by 32.8K academic papers made by 21 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 Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#73 in Europe

#230 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

2. University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#74 in Europe

#231 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

3. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#75 in Europe

#237 in the World

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

4. Graz University of Technology

Austria | Graz

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#156 in Europe

#452 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

5. University of Graz

Austria | Graz

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#175 in Europe

#506 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

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

Austria | Vienna

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#228 in Europe

#620 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

7. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#305 in Europe

#841 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

8. Johannes Kepler University Linz

Austria | Linz

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#314 in Europe

#870 in the World

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

9. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#370 in Europe

#1031 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

10. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#444 in Europe

#1293 in the World

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

11. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#446 in Europe

#1298 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

12. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#479 in Europe

#1447 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

13. Medical University of Graz

Austria | Graz

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#521 in Europe

#1644 in the World

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

14. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#571 in Europe

#1924 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

15. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#797 in Europe

#2997 in the World

Enrollment: 22,392
Founded: 1975

16. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#810 in Europe

#3066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

17. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#902 in Europe

#3500 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

18. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#956 in Europe

#3845 in the World

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

19. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#969 in Europe

#3880 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

20. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Graz

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#1006 in Europe

#4093 in the World

Founded: 1995

21. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#1057 in Europe

#4328 in the World

Founded: 2003

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