Academic Index Last updated: June 22, 2026

23 Best Universities in Austria for Art & Design

We ranked the top 23 universities for Art & Design in Austria based on strict academic metrics. To determine these leaders, we isolated 36.8K specialized research publications which collectively generated 813.5K citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Vienna

University of Vienna

For Art & Design

#50 in Europe #144 in the World

33% Acceptance

93,628 Enrollment

1365 Founded

2

Vienna

Vienna University of Technology

For Art & Design

#90 in Europe #245 in the World

34% Acceptance

29,341 Enrollment

1872 Founded

3

Graz

Graz University of Technology

For Art & Design

#181 in Europe #434 in the World

41% Acceptance

16,436 Enrollment

1874 Founded

4

Innsbruck

University of Innsbruck

For Art & Design

#197 in Europe #482 in the World

34% Acceptance

28,278 Enrollment

1669 Founded

5

Graz

University of Graz

For Art & Design

#214 in Europe #521 in the World

37% Acceptance

32,230 Enrollment

1585 Founded

6

Linz

Johannes Kepler University Linz

For Art & Design

#259 in Europe #620 in the World

56% Acceptance

24,000 Enrollment

1966 Founded

7

Salzburg

University of Salzburg

For Art & Design

#294 in Europe #712 in the World

24% Acceptance

17,969 Enrollment

1622 Founded

8

Vienna

Vienna University of Economics and Business

For Art & Design

#342 in Europe #829 in the World

31% Acceptance

22,392 Enrollment

1975 Founded

9

Klagenfurt

University of Klagenfurt

For Art & Design

#642 in Europe #1900 in the World

40% Acceptance

12,721 Enrollment

1970 Founded

10

Innsbruck

MCI Management Center Innsbruck

For Art & Design

#830 in Europe #2915 in the World

41% Acceptance

3,731 Enrollment

1996 Founded

11

Vienna

University of Applied Arts Vienna

For Art & Design

#839 in Europe #2960 in the World

20% Acceptance

1,684 Enrollment

1970 Founded

12

Vienna

University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

For Art & Design

#845 in Europe #3008 in the World

34% Acceptance

3,026 Enrollment

1817 Founded

13

Vienna

University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

For Art & Design

#876 in Europe #3185 in the World

40% Acceptance

4,400 Enrollment

1994 Founded

14

Krems an der Donau

Danube University Krems

For Art & Design

#877 in Europe #3192 in the World

50% Acceptance

8,849 Enrollment

1994 Founded

15

Klosterneuburg

Institute of Science and Technology Austria

For Art & Design

#884 in Europe #3225 in the World

8% Acceptance

557 Enrollment

2009 Founded

16

Graz

University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

For Art & Design

#901 in Europe #3317 in the World

36% Acceptance

2,272 Enrollment

1920 Founded

17

Graz

FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

For Art & Design

#931 in Europe #3482 in the World

29% Acceptance

3,731 Enrollment

1995 Founded

18

Vienna

Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

For Art & Design

#992 in Europe #3792 in the World

27% Acceptance

1,613 Enrollment

1692 Founded

19

Vienna

MODUL University Vienna

For Art & Design

#1065 in Europe #4143 in the World

42% Acceptance

667 Enrollment

2007 Founded

20

Vienna

Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

For Art & Design

#1087 in Europe #4271 in the World

42% Acceptance

8,849 Enrollment

2003 Founded

21

Sankt Polten

St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

For Art & Design

#1117 in Europe #4406 in the World

54% Acceptance

4,000 Enrollment

1993 Founded

22

Salzburg

Mozarteum University Salzburg

For Art & Design

#1147 in Europe #4567 in the World

38% Acceptance

1,804 Enrollment

1841 Founded

23

Dornbirn

Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

For Art & Design

#1180 in Europe #4765 in the World

50% Acceptance

1,378 Enrollment

1992 Founded