List of 71 best universities in Austria

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EduRank

Top 71 universities in Austria ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 18.8M citations received by 681K academic publications made by 71 universities from Austria, the popularity of 2,793 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

2. University of Innsbruck

#117 in Europe
#310 in the World
Enrollment
28,278
Male:Female
47:53
Founded
1669

4. University of Graz

#181 in Europe
#443 in the World
Enrollment
32,230
Founded
1585

7. Johannes Kepler University Linz

#256 in Europe
#638 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
24,000
Founded
1966

11. Medical University of Graz

#384 in Europe
#1004 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
4,346
Founded
2004

13. University of Leoben

#552 in Europe
#1561 in the World
Enrollment
4,032
Founded
1904

14. Danube University Krems

#612 in Europe
#1783 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
8,849
Founded
1994

15. Medical University of Innsbruck

#660 in Europe
#1977 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
3,607
Founded
2004

16. University of Klagenfurt

#766 in Europe
#2434 in the World
Enrollment
12,721
Male:Female
37:63
Founded
1970

19. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

#900 in Europe
#3037 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
3,026
Founded
1817

23. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

#928 in Europe
#3187 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
4,000
Founded
1993

24. University of Applied Arts Vienna

#942 in Europe
#3235 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
1,684
Founded
1970

30. MODUL University Vienna

#1130 in Europe
#4262 in the World
Enrollment
667
Male:Female
44:56
Founded
2007

32. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

#1196 in Europe
#4667 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
1,378
Founded
1992

35. Salzburg University of Applied Sciences

#1266 in Europe
#5073 in the World
Acceptance Rate
54%
Enrollment
2,768
Male:Female
50:50
Founded
1995

39. University of Applied Sciences bfi Vienna

#1544 in Europe
#6736 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
2,134
Founded
1996

40. Catholic Private University Linz

#1578 in Europe
#6989 in the World
Enrollment
2,000
Founded
1971

43. Lauder Business School

#1630 in Europe
#7338 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Founded
2003

48. University of Art and Design Linz

#1746 in Europe
#7783 in the World
Enrollment
1,420
Founded
1973

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

Average cost of living for students in Austria is $954 + $143-1024 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).