36 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 6.22M citations received by 250K 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

#42 in Europe

#129 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

2. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#183 in Europe

#437 in the World

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

3. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#186 in Europe

#448 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

4. University of Graz

Austria | Graz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#216 in Europe

#530 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

5. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#237 in Europe

#579 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

6. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#239 in Europe

#581 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

7. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#283 in Europe

#685 in the World

Enrollment: 22,392
Founded: 1975

8. Johannes Kepler University Linz

Austria | Linz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#304 in Europe

#737 in the World

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

9. Graz University of Technology

Austria | Graz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#312 in Europe

#755 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

#435 in Europe

#1171 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

11. Medical University of Graz

Austria | Graz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#497 in Europe

#1363 in the World

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

12. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#502 in Europe

#1381 in the World

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

13. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#697 in Europe

#2202 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

14. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#706 in Europe

#2256 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

15. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#764 in Europe

#2579 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

#784 in Europe

#2677 in the World

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

17. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#800 in Europe

#2770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

18. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#801 in Europe

#2780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

19. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#886 in Europe

#3224 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

20. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#899 in Europe

#3274 in the World

Founded: 2003

21. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Graz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1007 in Europe

#3885 in the World

Founded: 1995

22. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1022 in Europe

#3973 in the World

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

23. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1041 in Europe

#4084 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

24. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1066 in Europe

#4254 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

#1073 in Europe

#4280 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

#1101 in Europe

#4437 in the World

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

27. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1232 in Europe

#5110 in the World

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

28. Webster Vienna Private University

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1250 in Europe

#5210 in the World

Founded: 1981

29. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1256 in Europe

#5236 in the World

Founded: 1994

30. University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

Austria | Graz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1269 in Europe

#5307 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1920

31. Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1274 in Europe

#5343 in the World

Enrollment: 1,613
Founded: 1692

32. Kufstein University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Kufstein

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1315 in Europe

#5572 in the World

Enrollment: 2,200
Founded: 1997

33. IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1330 in Europe

#5652 in the World

Founded: 1994

34. Mozarteum University Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1342 in Europe

#5724 in the World

Enrollment: 1,804
Founded: 1841

35. Danube Private University

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1425 in Europe

#6343 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 2009

36. Lauder Business School

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1427 in Europe

#6359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 2003

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.