Notable Universities in Portugal

A closer look at 20 universities in Portugal — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics	Lisbon	Private	1971	English	BusinessEconomicsManagement
Instituto Piaget	Almada	Private	1979	Portuguese	NursingPhysiotherapyEducation
Instituto Superior de Paços de Brandão	Paços de Brandão	Private	1990	Portuguese	Business ManagementMarketingHuman Resources
Universidade de Coimbra	Coimbra	Public	1290	Portuguese, English	LawHumanitiesEngineering
Universidade de Evora	Évora	Public	1559	Portuguese, English	Agricultural SciencesArts & HumanitiesVeterinary Medicine
Universidade de Lisboa	Lisbon	Public	1911	Portuguese, English	EngineeringMedicineLaw
Universidade do Porto	Porto	Public	1911	Portuguese, English	EngineeringHealth SciencesArchitecture
Escola Nautica Infante D. Henrique	Oeiras	Public	1924	Portuguese	Maritime TransportMarine EngineeringPort Management
Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa	Lisbon	Public	1930	Portuguese, English	EngineeringArchitectureAgronomy
Instituto Superior de Assistentes e Intérpretes	Lisbon	Private	1938	Portuguese	Secretarial StudiesExecutive AssistanceTranslation
European University Portugal	Lisbon	Private	1962	Portuguese, English	Business ManagementHospitality ManagementTourism
Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada	Lisbon	Private	1962	Portuguese	PsychologyBiologyEducational Sciences
Universidade Catolica Portuguesa	Lisbon	Private	1967	Portuguese, English	Business & EconomicsLawTheology
Instituto de Artes Visuais, Design e Marketing - IADE	Lisbon	Private	1969	Portuguese, English	DesignVisual ArtsMarketing
ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa	Lisbon	Public	1972	Portuguese, English	ManagementEconomicsSocial Sciences
Instituto Politécnico de Tomar	Tomar	Public	1973	Portuguese, English	Civil EngineeringComputer ScienceConservation and Restoration
NOVA School of Science and Technology	Almada	Public	1973	Portuguese, English	EngineeringComputer ScienceEnvironmental Science
Universidade de Aveiro	Aveiro	Public	1973	Portuguese, English	TelecommunicationsMaterials ScienceEnvironmental Sciences
Universidade do Minho	Braga	Public	1973	Portuguese, English	EngineeringComputer ScienceArchitecture
Universidade Nova de Lisboa	Lisbon	Public	1973	Portuguese, English	Economics & ManagementSocial SciencesHealth Sciences