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World University Rankings 2026: Austria

16 universities ranked in Austria, out of 2,287 worldwide. No official admissions or graduate-earnings data is used for Austria yet, so the within-country part (35%) is estimated from each university’s standing among Austria’s universities on the global measures.

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National rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	University of Vienna	94	62.3	91	94	est.	54–246
2	University of Innsbruck	=270	49.9	83	83	est.	132–655
3	University of Graz	=305	48.7	77	88	est.	134–744
4	Medical University of Vienna	=318	48.4	91	22	est.	163–734
=5	Medical University of Graz	=468	44.6	85	22	est.	224–993
=5	University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna	=468	44.6	77	77	est.	216–940
7	Vienna University of Technology	=692	39.3	69	75	est.	368–1293
8	Johannes Kepler University Linz	=895	35.3	66	65	est.	545–1618
9	Vienna University of Economics and Business	=951	34.4	60	74	est.	519–1737
10	Medical University of Innsbruck	=1126	31.3	61	22	est.	713–1943
11	Graz University of Technology	=1167	30.7	59	50	est.	745–1961
12	University of Salzburg	=1337	28.7	48	69	est.	815–2061
13	Paracelsus Medical University	=1615	26.6	48	22	est.	987–2161
14	University of Klagenfurt	=1638	26.5	48	22	est.	960–2163
15	University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna	=1713	26.1	46	22	est.	1020–2182
16	Montanuniversität Leoben	=1809	25.6	44	22	est.	1018–2185

16 universities

Research Index for Austria · All of Europe · All countries

National rank follows the world ranking: universities are listed in world-rank order and keep a shared rank where their world rank is shared. Research and Alumni outcomes are percentiles among all 2,287 ranked universities; Admissions & earnings is the position within the university’s own country (est. where no official data exists). How the ranking works.