Top Universities in Lower Austria (state)
2026 Lower Austria University Ranking New
What are the top universities in the Austrian state of Lower Austria? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 Lower Austria University Ranking, which lists 11 higher-education institutions meeting uniRank's selection criteria:
- Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Austria.
- Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
- Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.
The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top Lower Austria Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.
2026 Lower Austria University Ranking
| #Rank | University | Town/City |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Universität für Weiterbildung Krems | Krems an der Donau |
| 14 | Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften St. Pölten | St. Pölten |
| 15 | Institute of Science and Technology Austria | Klosterneuburg |
| 34 | Fachhochschule Wiener Neustadt | Wiener Neustadt |
| 35 | IMC Krems | Krems an der Donau |
| 42 | Pädagogische Hochschule Niederösterreich | Baden |
| 52 | Karl Landsteiner Privatuniversität für Gesundheitswissenschaften | Krems an der Donau |
| 59 | New Design University Privatuniversität | St. Pölten |
| 67 | Ferdinand Porsche FernFH | Wiener Neustadt |
| 69 | Bertha von Suttner Privatuniversität | St. Pölten |
| 71 | Danube Private University | Krems an der Donau |
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How many universities are there in Lower Austria?
- There are 11 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Lower Austria higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.
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