QS World University Rankings 2021 - Top Universities in Austria
Rank | University |
1 | University of Vienna |
2 | TU Wien |
3 | University of Innsbruck |
4 | Graz University of Technology |
5 | Johannes Kepler University Linz |
6 | University of Klagenfurt |
7 | University of Graz |
8 | University of Salzburg |
9 | Medical University of Graz |
10 | Medical University of Innsbruck |
1. University of Vienna
This university is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria and was established in 1365 founded by Duke Rudolph IV. It is the oldest university in the German speaking world and the largest higher education institution in Europe. This university is the third oldest in the central Europe and it has more than 60 campuses throughout Vienna. This university has a feature of democratic representation that means the power of the university divided into three groups consists of students, junior faculty and full professors.
Courses offered:
- Bachelors courses
- Masters courses
- PhD programmes
- Teacher education programmes
- Continuing education
2. TU Wien
This university is also known as Vienna University of technology and it is a public research university in vienna, Austria established in 1815. The motto of the university is “Technology for people” and the university mainly focuses on the teaching and research in engineering, computer science, and natural sciences courses. This university library has six floors and it has open access areas and reading rooms with more than 700 study desks.
Courses offered:
- Bachelors courses
- Masters courses
- Doctoral programmes
3. University of Innsbruck
This university is a public research university in Innsbruck which is the capital city of Austria and was established in 1669. It is the third largest university in Austria and in the Austrian Bundesland of Tirol this university is the largest education institution. In mountain research this university has been ranked third worldwide. This university currently offers studies in entrepreneurship, computer science and scientific computing.
Courses offered:
- Bachelors courses
- Masters courses
- Doctoral programmes
- Continuing education
4. Graz University of Technology (TU Graz)
TU Graz is a public research university located in Styria, Austria founded in 1811 and it is the oldest university in Austria for science and technology research and educational institutes. The motto of the university is “Science – Passion – Technology”. The university has three campuses among which two are located in the centre of Graz and one is in the southeast of the city.
Courses offered:
- Bachelors courses
- Masters courses
- Doctoral programmes
- Continuing education
5. Johannes Kepler University Linz
This university is a public research university located in Linz, Austria and was established in 1966. This university was the first university in Austria to introduce electronic student ID in 1998. It offers degrees mainly in business, engineering, law, science, social sciences and medicine. The university was established as a college of social sciences, economics and business in 1966 and got university status in 1975
Courses offered:
- Bachelors courses
- Masters courses
- Doctoral programmes
- Diploma program
6. University of Klagenfurt
This university is a federal austrian research university in the state of carinthia established in 1970. It is the largest research educational institution in Austria and the main campus is in Klagenfurt. The university was established originally in 1933 but relaunched in 1970 with the motto of “Through hardships to the stars”.
Courses offered:
- Bachelors courses
- Masters courses
- Doctoral programmes
7. University of Graz
University of Graz is a public research university located in Graz, Austria established in 1585. It is the second largest and oldest university in Austria and largest and oldest university in Styria. The university was founded by Archduke in 1585 and the university was controlled by the Catholic church. The university is divided into six faculties and two among that are largest and which are faculty of arts and humanities and faculty of natural science.
Courses offered:
- Bachelors courses
- Masters courses
- Doctoral programmes
8. University of Salzburg
This university is the public research university in Salzburg, Austria which was established in 1622. It was closed in 1810 and re-established in 1962 and this university is also known as Paris Lodron University of Salzburg(PLUS). During the closure the divinity and philosophy department was replaced and it converted again to the university in 1850.
Courses offered:
- Bachelors courses
- Masters courses
- Doctoral programmes
- Diploma courses
9. Medical University of Graz
This university is a public research medical university established in 2004 which was a part of the Karl-Franzens University of Graz as a medical faculty since 1863. The motto of the university is “Pioneering Minds – Research and Education for Patients’ Health and Well-being”. During 1912 this university hospital was the largest hospital in Europe. The first university in Austria to have a White Coat Ceremony for its third-year students was the Medical University of Graz.
Courses offered:
- Bachelors courses
- Masters courses
- Doctoral programmes
- Professional development programmes
- Extension programmes
10. Medical University of Innsbruck
This is a public university established in 2004 in Innsbruck, Austria and it was part of the University of Innsbruck which is the one of the four historical universities in Austria and this university became an independent university in 2004. Therefore this university is the youngest university for research with historical tradition. The main objective of the university is to provide high quality education and research in the field of medicine.
Courses offered:
- Bachelors courses
- Masters courses
- Doctoral programmes
