36 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 5.78M citations received by 243K academic papers made by 36 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#43 in Europe

#132 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

2. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#184 in Europe

#436 in the World

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

3. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#185 in Europe

#441 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

4. University of Graz

Austria | Graz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#214 in Europe

#526 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

5. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#235 in Europe

#573 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

6. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#241 in Europe

#589 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

7. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#281 in Europe

#678 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

8. Johannes Kepler University Linz

Austria | Linz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#296 in Europe

#723 in the World

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

9. Graz University of Technology

Austria | Graz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#305 in Europe

#740 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

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

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#434 in Europe

#1167 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

11. Medical University of Graz

Austria | Graz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#499 in Europe

#1369 in the World

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

12. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#500 in Europe

#1379 in the World

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

13. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#687 in Europe

#2170 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

14. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#697 in Europe

#2229 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

15. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#751 in Europe

#2495 in the World

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

16. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#786 in Europe

#2704 in the World

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

17. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#796 in Europe

#2745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

18. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#807 in Europe

#2811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

19. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#883 in Europe

#3208 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

20. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#895 in Europe

#3278 in the World

Founded: 2003

21. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Graz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#999 in Europe

#3860 in the World

Founded: 1995

22. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1024 in Europe

#3984 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

23. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1027 in Europe

#4015 in the World

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

24. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1062 in Europe

#4221 in the World

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

25. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1068 in Europe

#4251 in the World

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

26. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1106 in Europe

#4433 in the World

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

27. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1224 in Europe

#5073 in the World

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

28. Webster Vienna Private University

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1247 in Europe

#5207 in the World

Founded: 1981

29. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1261 in Europe

#5269 in the World

Founded: 1994

30. University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

Austria | Graz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1263 in Europe

#5285 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1920

31. Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1271 in Europe

#5337 in the World

Enrollment: 1,613
Founded: 1692

32. Kufstein University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Kufstein

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1316 in Europe

#5599 in the World

Enrollment: 2,200
Founded: 1997

33. Mozarteum University Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1335 in Europe

#5689 in the World

Enrollment: 1,804
Founded: 1841

34. IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1340 in Europe

#5708 in the World

Founded: 1994

35. Lauder Business School

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1434 in Europe

#6420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2003

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1435 in Europe

#6428 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 2009

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Austria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Vienna, Innsbruck, Graz, and Salzburg.