Academy ranks among the top 50 universities worldwide in the field of Art and Design
Eight Austrian universities have made it into the top 50 in one of the 55 subject rankings in the current "QS World University Ranking by Subject". Of Austria's art universities, three have made it into the top 50. The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna achieved a place among the top 50 for the first time in Art and Design (ranked 26th).
Over 1,900 universities participated in the 2026 QS Subject Ranking. For the ranking, the higher education analyst Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) annually surveys academics and employers about the reputation and employability of graduates in the respective fields of study. In addition, citations of scientific works from the Elsevier Scopus database are evaluated, and research partnerships with other higher education institutions are taken into account.