18 Best universities for Sports / Exercise science in Portugal

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Below is a list of best universities in Portugal ranked based on their research performance in Sports / Exercise science. A graph of 102K citations received by 4.6K academic papers made by 18 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 Porto

For Sports / Exercise science

#18 in Europe
#59 in the World
Acceptance Rate
31%
Enrollment
29,178
Founded
1911

2. University of Lisbon

For Sports / Exercise science

#25 in Europe
#107 in the World
Enrollment
49,769
Founded
1911

3. University of Coimbra

For Sports / Exercise science

#107 in Europe
#299 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
25,580
Founded
1290

4. University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro

For Sports / Exercise science

#158 in Europe
#424 in the World
Enrollment
6,515
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1986

5. University of Aveiro

For Sports / Exercise science

#215 in Europe
#562 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1973

6. University of Beira Interior

For Sports / Exercise science

#261 in Europe
#691 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1986

7. University of Evora

For Sports / Exercise science

#275 in Europe
#725 in the World
Enrollment
10,496
Founded
1973

8. University of Minho

For Sports / Exercise science

#278 in Europe
#732 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Enrollment
19,077
Founded
1973

11. Lusophone University of Humanities and Technologies

For Sports / Exercise science

#295 in Europe
#800 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1998

12. New University of Lisbon

For Sports / Exercise science

#325 in Europe
#897 in the World
Enrollment
20,077
Founded
1973

13. Madeira University

For Sports / Exercise science

#342 in Europe
#950 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1988

14. Polytechnic Institute of Porto

For Sports / Exercise science

#390 in Europe
#1088 in the World
Acceptance Rate
51%
Founded
1985

15. Polytechnic Institute of Leiria

For Sports / Exercise science

#391 in Europe
#1094 in the World
Enrollment
12,161
Founded
1979

16. Polytechnic Institute of Viseu

For Sports / Exercise science

#418 in Europe
#1180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1979

17. Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco

For Sports / Exercise science

#423 in Europe
#1204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Founded
1979

18. Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra

For Sports / Exercise science

#450 in Europe
#1303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1979

The best cities to study Sports / Exercise science in Portugal based on the number of universities and their ranks are Porto, Lisbon, Coimbra, and Vila Real.