35 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Austria

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 4.12M citations received by 212K academic papers made by 35 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

#130 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

2. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#167 in Europe

#401 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

3. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#178 in Europe

#420 in the World

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

4. University of Graz

Austria | Graz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#228 in Europe

#549 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

5. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#230 in Europe

#551 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

6. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#242 in Europe

#580 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

7. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#261 in Europe

#623 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

8. Graz University of Technology

Austria | Graz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#281 in Europe

#668 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

9. Johannes Kepler University Linz

Austria | Linz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#291 in Europe

#698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 20,544
Founded: 1966

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

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#416 in Europe

#1058 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

11. Medical University of Graz

Austria | Graz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#471 in Europe

#1252 in the World

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

12. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#473 in Europe

#1254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 3,134
Founded: 2004

13. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#639 in Europe

#1911 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

14. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#671 in Europe

#2076 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

15. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#756 in Europe

#2536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

16. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#765 in Europe

#2597 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

#771 in Europe

#2621 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

18. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#829 in Europe

#2935 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

19. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#892 in Europe

#3267 in the World

Founded: 2003

20. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#900 in Europe

#3302 in the World

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

21. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#977 in Europe

#3771 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

22. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Graz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#987 in Europe

#3831 in the World

Founded: 1995

23. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1004 in Europe

#3940 in the World

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

24. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1071 in Europe

#4281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1993

25. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1072 in Europe

#4288 in the World

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

26. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1096 in Europe

#4450 in the World

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

27. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1179 in Europe

#4852 in the World

Founded: 1994

28. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1189 in Europe

#4917 in the World

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

29. Webster Vienna Private University

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1205 in Europe

#4995 in the World

Founded: 1981

30. University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

Austria | Graz

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1216 in Europe

#5066 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1920

31. Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1252 in Europe

#5295 in the World

Enrollment: 1,613
Founded: 1692

32. Kufstein University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Kufstein

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1271 in Europe

#5410 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

#1322 in Europe

#5674 in the World

Founded: 1994

34. Mozarteum University Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1344 in Europe

#5777 in the World

Enrollment: 1,804
Founded: 1841

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1428 in Europe

#6367 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.