World rankings 2026
Best medical schools in Austria
13 universities in Austria ranked on the medicine research they published from 2021 to 2025. Medical University of Vienna leads the country and ranks 50th in the world.
Can graduates of medical schools in Austria train in the US?
The country has a WFME-recognized accreditor. Graduates of schools it accredits meet ECFMG's accreditation requirement for US residency.
- Accreditation Agency in Health and Social Sciences (AHPGS): recognized until 2033 October
A school must itself be accredited by that agency. Every country's status.
Universities in Austria
| # | University | In country | Articles 2021–25 | Cited 50+ times | International | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Medical University of ViennaVienna | 1 | 13,975 | 6.0% | 68% | 78 |
| 147 | Medical University of GrazGraz | 2 | 5,985 | 5.7% | 69% | 68 |
| 181 | Innsbruck Medical UniversityInnsbruck | 3 | 5,438 | 5.6% | 64% | 65 |
| 183 | Universität InnsbruckInnsbruck | 4 | 5,043 | 5.8% | 65% | 65 |
| 293 | Paracelsus Medical UniversitySalzburg | 5 | 3,269 | 4.4% | 76% | 57 |
| 382 | University of ViennaVienna | 6 | 1,892 | 5.1% | 69% | 52 |
| 426 | University of GrazGraz | 7 | 1,576 | 4.9% | 61% | 48 |
| 467 | Johannes Kepler University of LinzLinz | 8 | 1,537 | 4.2% | 60% | 46 |
| 952 | Sigmund Freud Privatuniversität WienVienna | 9 | 992 | 0.0% | 68% | 14 |
| 994 | University of Veterinary Medicine ViennaVienna | 10 | 766 | 0.0% | 69% | 12 |
| 1066 | Karl Landsteiner University of Health SciencesKrems | 11 | 809 | 0.0% | 53% | 11 |
| 1081 | University of SalzburgSalzburg | 12 | 631 | 0.0% | 65% | 11 |
| 1711 | UMIT TIROL - Private University for Health Sciences and Health TechnologyHall in Tirol | 13 | 401 | 0.0% | 0% | 0 |
# = world rank of 1,712. Medicine articles 2021–2025 in OpenAlex.
Questions
What is the best medical school in Austria?
Medical University of Vienna ranks first in Austria on medical research output, citations and international collaboration from 2021 to 2025, followed by Medical University of Graz.
Can graduates of medical schools in Austria do residency in the US?
Yes, if the school is accredited by Accreditation Agency in Health and Social Sciences (AHPGS), which the World Federation for Medical Education recognizes. ECFMG certification also requires passing the USMLE exams.
Sources: OpenAlex (CC0), medicine-field articles published 2021–2025; World Federation for Medical Education, agencies with recognition status (October 2026). Methodology · Download the data (CSV)