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Universidade do Porto tops our list of 65 universities in Portugal at #237 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come NOVA School of Science and Technology (QS World #327) and Nova School of Business and Economics (QS World #327). Across the whole list there are 9 courses to choose from.
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6 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #237 (Universidade do Porto) to #419 (Universidade de Aveiro); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Universidade do Porto has the largest research record in this group, with 8,384,128 citations and an h-index of 625. 9 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 65 public to 0 private institutions. The oldest is Universidade de Evora, founded in 1559. Universidade do Porto is the largest, with 54,000 students.
By level: 6 master's and 3 phd / doctorate. The most common subjects are Professional Accounting & Finance (2), Economics (1), Computer Science (1) and Business Administration (MBA) (1). The usual length is 2 years and 2 years/4 semesters. 100% are full-time. Instituto Superior de Gestão - ISG offers the widest choice, with 4 of these courses.
Universidade do Porto (QS World #237), NOVA School of Science and Technology (QS World #327) and Nova School of Business and Economics (QS World #327) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
65 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 2 years, with 2 years/4 semesters the next most common.
Instituto Superior de Gestão - ISG, with 4, ahead of Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics (3).
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