15 Best universities for Communications and Public Relations 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 Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 170K citations received by 6.22K academic papers made by 15 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

#94 in Europe

#287 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: 22,392
Founded: 1975

3. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Communications and Public Relations

#205 in Europe

#577 in the World

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

4. Johannes Kepler University Linz

Austria | Linz

For Communications and Public Relations

#270 in Europe

#733 in the World

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

5. University of Graz

Austria | Graz

For Communications and Public Relations

#274 in Europe

#740 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

6. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#336 in Europe

#892 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

#394 in Europe

#1074 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

8. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Communications and Public Relations

#419 in Europe

#1159 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

9. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Communications and Public Relations

#483 in Europe

#1367 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

10. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Communications and Public Relations

#489 in Europe

#1394 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

#1623 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

12. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Communications and Public Relations

#569 in Europe

#1678 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

13. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Communications and Public Relations

#739 in Europe

#2470 in the World

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

14. Medical University of Graz

Austria | Graz

For Communications and Public Relations

#845 in Europe

#3026 in the World

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

15. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Graz

For Communications and Public Relations

#922 in Europe

#3371 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.