33 Best universities for Psychology in Austria

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Austria ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 3.31M citations received by 119K academic papers made by 33 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 Psychology

#53 in Europe

#189 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

2. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Psychology

#56 in Europe

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

3. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Psychology

#138 in Europe

#379 in the World

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

4. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Psychology

#154 in Europe

#430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 3,134
Founded: 2004

5. University of Graz

For Psychology

#202 in Europe

#543 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

6. Medical University of Graz

For Psychology

#206 in Europe

#553 in the World

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

7. Graz University of Technology

For Psychology

#252 in Europe

#703 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

8. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Psychology

#261 in Europe

#730 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

9. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Psychology

#294 in Europe

#830 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

10. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Psychology

#360 in Europe

#1054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

11. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Psychology

#378 in Europe

#1116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 20,544
Founded: 1966

12. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Psychology

#415 in Europe

#1248 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

13. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Psychology

#468 in Europe

#1448 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

14. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Psychology

#565 in Europe

#1885 in the World

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

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

Austria | Vienna

For Psychology

#585 in Europe

#1996 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

16. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Psychology

#613 in Europe

#2130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

17. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Psychology

#667 in Europe

#2460 in the World

Founded: 2003

18. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Psychology

#796 in Europe

#3099 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

19. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Psychology

#839 in Europe

#3365 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

20. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Psychology

#956 in Europe

#4045 in the World

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

21. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Psychology

#1024 in Europe

#4394 in the World

Founded: 1994

22. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

Austria | Vienna

For Psychology

#1044 in Europe

#4482 in the World

Enrollment: 4,400
Founded: 1994

23. Webster Vienna Private University

Austria | Vienna

For Psychology

#1051 in Europe

#4547 in the World

Founded: 1981

24. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Psychology

#1059 in Europe

#4584 in the World

Founded: 1995

25. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Psychology

#1088 in Europe

#4752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1993

26. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Psychology

#1141 in Europe

#5016 in the World

Enrollment: 12,721
Male:Female: 37:63
Founded: 1970

27. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Psychology

#1170 in Europe

#5151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Enrollment: 3,026
Founded: 1817

28. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Dornbirn

For Psychology

#1201 in Europe

#5342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 1,378
Founded: 1992

29. Kufstein University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Kufstein

For Psychology

#1211 in Europe

#5400 in the World

Enrollment: 2,200
Founded: 1997

30. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Psychology

#1239 in Europe

#5592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 1,684
Founded: 1970

31. University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

For Psychology

#1270 in Europe

#5725 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1920

32. IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Psychology

#1306 in Europe

#5953 in the World

Founded: 1994

33. Danube Private University

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Psychology

#1372 in Europe

#6321 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 2009

The best cities to study Psychology in Austria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Vienna, Innsbruck, Graz, and Salzburg.

Psychology subfields in Austria

Child Psychology18

Clinical Psychology16

Cognitive Science19

Education Majors19

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution7

Occupational Therapy6

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology3

Social Psychology27

Special Education9