14 best universities in Austria in 2026

Founded in 1365, the University of Vienna is one of Europe's oldest universities and the largest in the German-speaking world.

The German-speaking world's largest medical training institution, MedUni Vienna is linked to Vienna's great AKH university hospital.

American-Austrian research university in Vienna, accredited in both the US and Austria, with a fully international community.

Founded in 1815, TU Wien is Austria's largest technical university and one of the most prestigious in Europe.

Founded in 1669, the University of Innsbruck is Tyrol's comprehensive university, with some 28,000 students across 16 faculties.

Austrian public university for medicine, dentistry, nursing and biomedical research, based at the medical campus in Graz.

Austrian public medical university rooted in the faculty founded in 1669, and one of Europe's leading biomedical centres.

Vienna's public university founded in 1872, dedicated to natural resources, agriculture, environment and the life sciences.

Founded in 1585, the University of Graz is one of Austria's oldest universities, educating some 30,000 students across all major disciplines.

Founded in 1811, TU Graz is one of Austria's leading technical universities, renowned for engineering, computer science and the exact sciences.

A public campus university founded in 1966 in Linz, JKU educates students in business, law, social sciences, engineering, sciences and medicine.

Carinthia's public university founded in 1970, the University of Klagenfurt is renowned for computer science, economics and the humanities.

Austrian public university re-established in 1962 in Salzburg, educating some 18,000 students across law, sciences, humanities and theology.

Founded in 1840, Montanuniversität Leoben is Austria's public technical university for raw materials, metallurgy, materials science and recycling.