12 Best universities for Public Policy / Administration in Portugal

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Public Policy / Administration. A graph of 48.5K citations received by 3.37K academic papers made by 12 universities in Portugal 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 Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Public Policy / Administration

#76 in Europe

#210 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Public Policy / Administration

#166 in Europe

#455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Enrollment: 25,580
Founded: 1290

3. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Public Policy / Administration

#175 in Europe

#478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 19,077
Founded: 1973

4. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Public Policy / Administration

#204 in Europe

#544 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

5. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Public Policy / Administration

#207 in Europe

#555 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Enrollment: 29,178
Founded: 1911

6. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Public Policy / Administration

#212 in Europe

#565 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

7. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Public Policy / Administration

#226 in Europe

#599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1973

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Public Policy / Administration

#420 in Europe

#1191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Public Policy / Administration

#449 in Europe

#1276 in the World

Founded: 1979

10. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Public Policy / Administration

#548 in Europe

#1656 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 13,205
Founded: 1971

11. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Public Policy / Administration

#566 in Europe

#1734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

12. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Public Policy / Administration

#577 in Europe

#1780 in the World

Enrollment: 10,496
Founded: 1973

The best cities to study Public Policy / Administration in Portugal based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lisbon, Coimbra, Braga, and Porto.