Academic Index Last updated: June 22, 2026

23 Best Universities in Vienna

Exploring the academic landscape of Vienna, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 23 higher education institutions. We analyzed 369.9K scientific publications and 10.73M citations to accurately measure the research output of these institutions.

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1

University of Vienna

#1 in Austria #23 in Europe

33% Acceptance

93,628 Enrollment

1365 Founded

2

Vienna University of Technology

#3 in Austria #162 in Europe

34% Acceptance

29,341 Enrollment

1872 Founded

3

Medical University of Vienna

#4 in Austria #179 in Europe

35% Acceptance

7,915 Enrollment

2004 Founded

4

University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna

#8 in Austria #302 in Europe

38% Acceptance

12,509 Enrollment

1872 Founded

5

Vienna University of Economics and Business

#9 in Austria #341 in Europe

31% Acceptance

22,392 Enrollment

1975 Founded

6

University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

#12 in Austria #481 in Europe

23% Acceptance

2,404 Enrollment

1897 Founded

7

Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

#16 in Austria #753 in Europe

42% Acceptance

8,849 Enrollment

2003 Founded

8

University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

#18 in Austria #851 in Europe

34% Acceptance

3,026 Enrollment

1817 Founded

9

University of Applied Arts Vienna

#23 in Austria #906 in Europe

20% Acceptance

1,684 Enrollment

1970 Founded

10

Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

#24 in Austria #919 in Europe

27% Acceptance

1,613 Enrollment

1692 Founded

11

University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

#29 in Austria #1054 in Europe

40% Acceptance

4,400 Enrollment

1994 Founded

12

MODUL University Vienna

#30 in Austria #1113 in Europe

42% Acceptance

667 Enrollment

2007 Founded

13

Webster Vienna Private University

#37 in Austria #1379 in Europe

43% Acceptance

22,392 Enrollment

1981 Founded

14

FHWien University of Applied Sciences of WKW

#38 in Austria #1384 in Europe

41% Acceptance

1994 Founded

15

Lauder Business School

#45 in Austria #1670 in Europe

44% Acceptance

2003 Founded

16

FH Campus Wien University of Applied Sciences

#46 in Austria #1688 in Europe

32% Acceptance

2001 Founded

17

Music and Arts Private University of the City of Vienna

#47 in Austria #1728 in Europe

13% Acceptance

2005 Founded

18

Vienna School of International Studies

#51 in Austria #1821 in Europe

48% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

1964 Founded

19

University College of Teacher Education Vienna

#52 in Austria #1842 in Europe

54% Acceptance

2007 Founded

20

University of Applied Sciences bfi Vienna

#53 in Austria #1867 in Europe

63% Acceptance

2,134 Enrollment

1996 Founded

21

University College for Agrarian and Environmental Pedagogy

#57 in Austria #1947 in Europe

56% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

2007 Founded

22

University College of Teacher Education Vienna/Krems

#62 in Austria #2032 in Europe

81% Acceptance

2007 Founded

23

Jam Music Lab Private University

#67 in Austria #2221 in Europe

60% Acceptance

2011 Founded