Leading Portuguese universities by QS ranking 2025

Published by Beatriz Luz, Jun 3, 2025

The University of Lisbon ranked first in Portugal and 260th worldwide, according to the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2025. The University of Porto followed, having ranked 278th worldwide.

Leading universities in Portugal by rank in the QS World University Rankings 2025

CharacteristicGlobal rank
University of Lisbon 260
University of Porto 278
University of Coimbra 355
University of Aveiro 359
Universidade Nova de Lisboa 388
University of Minho* 611
ISCTE-IUL* 661
Universidade Católica Portuguesa* 901
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Global rank260260278278355355359359388388611611661661901901University of LisbonUniversity of PortoUniversity of CoimbraUniversity of AveiroUniversidade Nova de LisboaUniversity of Minho*ISCTE-IUL*Universidade Católica Portuguesa*
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Release date

June 2024

Region

Portugal

Survey time period

2024

Supplementary notes

*Ranking provided as a span. The best position is the one presented.

Only universities with available information.
The overall QS score is based on six key indicators, including academic reputation (40%), employer reputation (10%), faculty/student ratio (20%), citations per faculty (20%), and international faculty ratio/international student ratio (5% each).

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