Entrepreneurship Ranking: Technikum Shines as an Entrepreneurial University
22 July, 2025
First place in the Austrian ranking of universities with high start-up rates and other top rankings.
In the latest Entrepreneurial Impact of Academic Institutions ranking, UAS Technikum Wien was ranked among the top universities in German-speaking countries that make a significant contribution to the start-up landscape through their alumni. In the relative ranking (number of start-ups per 1,000 employees), the University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien is Austria’s number one, ahead of large universities such as the TU Wien and WU Wien.
The ranking was conducted as part of the Munich Impact Study by the Technical University of Munich and analyzes the period 2014–2024 based on over 51,000 startups. The study measures the so-called “entrepreneurial impact” of academic institutions – i.e., their ability to initiate startups beyond teaching and research and to strengthen regional innovation. The evaluation is based on the assignment of startup founders to their educational institutions using publicly available data sources.
“Entrepreneurship is a fundamental part of the innovation culture at Technikum, and Technikum is an important part of the local startup scene,” says Rafael Rasinger, Head of Innovation, Scaleups & Networks. “Our 18,000 alumni have already achieved a great deal here, and every year new ideas, projects, and companies are added.”