28 Best universities for Social Psychology in Austria

Updated: March 15, 2026

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 822K citations received by 27.4K 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

#41 in Europe

#154 in the World

Enrollment: 93,628
Founded: 1365

2. University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Social Psychology

#181 in Europe

#493 in the World

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

3. University of Graz

For Social Psychology

#192 in Europe

#531 in the World

Enrollment: 32,230
Founded: 1585

4. Vienna University of Technology

Austria | Vienna

For Social Psychology

#244 in Europe

#651 in the World

Enrollment: 29,341
Founded: 1872

5. Medical University of Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Social Psychology

#259 in Europe

#691 in the World

Enrollment: 7,915
Founded: 2004

6. University of Salzburg

Austria | Salzburg

For Social Psychology

#263 in Europe

#699 in the World

Enrollment: 17,969
Founded: 1622

7. Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Social Psychology

#274 in Europe

#720 in the World

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

8. Vienna University of Economics and Business

Austria | Vienna

For Social Psychology

#293 in Europe

#782 in the World

Enrollment: 22,392
Founded: 1975

9. Graz University of Technology

For Social Psychology

#363 in Europe

#990 in the World

Enrollment: 16,436
Founded: 1874

10. Medical University of Graz

For Social Psychology

#469 in Europe

#1389 in the World

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

11. Medical University of Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Social Psychology

#536 in Europe

#1659 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

#538 in Europe

#1674 in the World

Enrollment: 12,509
Founded: 1872

13. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Social Psychology

#554 in Europe

#1742 in the World

Enrollment: 2,404
Founded: 1897

14. MCI Management Center Innsbruck

Austria | Innsbruck

For Social Psychology

#690 in Europe

#2350 in the World

Enrollment: 3,731
Founded: 1996

15. Paracelsus Medical University

Austria | Salzburg

For Social Psychology

#695 in Europe

#2377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2002

16. University of Leoben

Austria | Leoben

For Social Psychology

#749 in Europe

#2659 in the World

Enrollment: 4,032
Founded: 1904

17. Danube University Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Social Psychology

#773 in Europe

#2779 in the World

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

18. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Social Psychology

#788 in Europe

#2860 in the World

Founded: 2003

19. Webster Vienna Private University

Austria | Vienna

For Social Psychology

#850 in Europe

#3187 in the World

Founded: 1981

20. University of Klagenfurt

Austria | Klagenfurt

For Social Psychology

#860 in Europe

#3220 in the World

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

21. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

Austria | Klosterneuburg

For Social Psychology

#881 in Europe

#3300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 557
Founded: 2009

22. MODUL University Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Social Psychology

#901 in Europe

#3397 in the World

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

23. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Social Psychology

#1091 in Europe

#4642 in the World

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

24. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Social Psychology

#1128 in Europe

#4813 in the World

Founded: 1995

25. University of Applied Arts Vienna

Austria | Vienna

For Social Psychology

#1203 in Europe

#5126 in the World

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

26. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

Austria | Sankt Polten

For Social Psychology

#1206 in Europe

#5140 in the World

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

27. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

Austria | Wiener Neustadt

For Social Psychology

#1228 in Europe

#5236 in the World

Founded: 1994

28. IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems

Austria | Krems an der Donau

For Social Psychology

#1239 in Europe

#5300 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 Science22

Education Majors19

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution7

Occupational Therapy9

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology3

Special Education9