12 Best universities for Public Policy / Administration in Portugal

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 44.1K citations received by 3.3K 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

#77 in Europe

#211 in the World

Enrollment: 49,769
Founded: 1911

2. University of Coimbra

Portugal | Coimbra

For Public Policy / Administration

#165 in Europe

#453 in the World

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

3. University of Minho

Portugal | Braga

For Public Policy / Administration

#179 in Europe

#487 in the World

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

4. University Institute of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Public Policy / Administration

#203 in Europe

#546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1972

5. University of Porto

Portugal | Porto

For Public Policy / Administration

#206 in Europe

#554 in the World

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

6. New University of Lisbon

Portugal | Lisbon

For Public Policy / Administration

#216 in Europe

#573 in the World

Enrollment: 20,077
Founded: 1973

7. University of Aveiro

Portugal | Aveiro

For Public Policy / Administration

#229 in Europe

#604 in the World

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

8. University of Beira Interior

Portugal | Covilha

For Public Policy / Administration

#417 in Europe

#1181 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1986

9. University of the Algarve

Portugal | Faro

For Public Policy / Administration

#433 in Europe

#1242 in the World

Founded: 1979

10. Catholic University of Portugal

Portugal | Lisbon

For Public Policy / Administration

#540 in Europe

#1628 in the World

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

11. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

Portugal | Lisbon

For Public Policy / Administration

#554 in Europe

#1700 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Founded: 1998

12. University of Evora

Portugal | Evora

For Public Policy / Administration

#567 in Europe

#1750 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.