16 Best universities for Communications and Public Relations 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 Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 154K citations received by 6.09K academic papers made by 16 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 Communications and Public Relations

#98 in Europe

#296 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

2. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Communications and Public Relations

#121 in Europe

#352 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

3. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Communications and Public Relations

#207 in Europe

#582 in the World

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

4. Johannes Kepler University Linz

Austria | Linz

For Communications and Public Relations

#264 in Europe

#723 in the World

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

5. University of Graz

Austria | Graz

For Communications and Public Relations

#277 in Europe

#743 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

6. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#331 in Europe

#888 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

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

Austria | Vienna

For Communications and Public Relations

#383 in Europe

#1050 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

8. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Communications and Public Relations

#417 in Europe

#1159 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

9. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Communications and Public Relations

#472 in Europe

#1346 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

10. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Communications and Public Relations

#491 in Europe

#1411 in the World

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

11. Graz University of Technology

Austria | Graz

For Communications and Public Relations

#554 in Europe

#1624 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

12. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Communications and Public Relations

#564 in Europe

#1662 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

13. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Communications and Public Relations

#732 in Europe

#2461 in the World

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

14. Medical University of Graz

Austria | Graz

For Communications and Public Relations

#839 in Europe

#2981 in the World

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

15. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Communications and Public Relations

#900 in Europe

#3289 in the World

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

16. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Graz

For Communications and Public Relations

#908 in Europe

#3322 in the World

Founded: 1995

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