28 Best universities for Social Psychology in Austria

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Austria ranked based on their research performance in Social Psychology. A graph of 766K citations received by 26.7K academic papers made by 28 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 Social Psychology

#39 in Europe

#151 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

2. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Social Psychology

#181 in Europe

#499 in the World

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

3. University of Graz

For Social Psychology

#194 in Europe

#533 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

4. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Social Psychology

#244 in Europe

#652 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

5. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Social Psychology

#260 in Europe

#692 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

6. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Social Psychology

#262 in Europe

#695 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

7. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Social Psychology

#271 in Europe

#718 in the World

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

8. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Social Psychology

#290 in Europe

#777 in the World

Enrollment: 23,759
Founded: 1975

9. Graz University of Technology

For Social Psychology

#357 in Europe

#977 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

10. Medical University of Graz

For Social Psychology

#470 in Europe

#1403 in the World

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

11. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Social Psychology

#531 in Europe

#1640 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 3,607
Founded: 2004

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

Austria | Vienna

For Social Psychology

#540 in Europe

#1686 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

13. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Social Psychology

#550 in Europe

#1746 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

14. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Social Psychology

#695 in Europe

#2371 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

15. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Social Psychology

#697 in Europe

#2383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

16. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Social Psychology

#741 in Europe

#2596 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

17. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Social Psychology

#779 in Europe

#2805 in the World

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

18. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Social Psychology

#799 in Europe

#2909 in the World

Founded: 2003

19. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Social Psychology

#845 in Europe

#3137 in the World

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

20. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Social Psychology

#855 in Europe

#3221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

21. Webster Vienna Private University

Austria | Vienna

For Social Psychology

#858 in Europe

#3231 in the World

Founded: 1981

22. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Social Psychology

#907 in Europe

#3449 in the World

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

23. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Social Psychology

#1093 in Europe

#4634 in the World

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

24. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Social Psychology

#1122 in Europe

#4788 in the World

Founded: 1995

25. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Social Psychology

#1194 in Europe

#5079 in the World

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

26. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Social Psychology

#1213 in Europe

#5168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1993

27. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Social Psychology

#1235 in Europe

#5283 in the World

Founded: 1994

28. IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Social Psychology

#1243 in Europe

#5305 in the World

Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Social 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 Science21

Education Majors19

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution7

Occupational Therapy9

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology3

Special Education9