Best Universities in Austria – GURI 2026

Top universities in Austria

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Austria are University of Vienna, Vienna University of Technology, Universität Innsbruck and others. Austria has 14 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #104.

1. #1University of ViennaGURI #104 · Score 90.60
2. #2Vienna University of TechnologyGURI #199 · Score 85.50
3. #3Universität InnsbruckGURI #241 · Score 83.33
4. #4Medical University of ViennaGURI #329 · Score 79.41
5. #5Graz University of TechnologyGURI #433 · Score 74.59
6. #6Johannes Kepler University LinzGURI #505 · Score 70.54
7. #7Medical University of GrazGURI #565 · Score 68.20
8. #8Medical University of InnsbruckGURI #589 · Score 67.20
9. #9Central European UniversityGURI #610 · Score 66.02
10. #10University of SalzburgGURI #627 · Score 65.48

How universities in Austria perform globally

Across the 14 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 67.83 and the median is 67.70. The GURI Score combines ranking achievement across QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking with ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.

Understanding the GURI ranking

GURI does not determine which university is objectively best. This ordering reflects the published GURI 2026 methodology only, and a different methodology would produce a different order. Read the methodology.

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