Study Tourism in Austria: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Austria has 10 undergraduate programmes in Tourism at 9 universities in 7 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay €727 a year (€0–€727); non-EU students €2,000 a year (€1,453–€16,500).

Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.

All Tourism programmes in Austria

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / year
Gesundheits- und TourismusmanagementFH JOANNEUM – University of Applied Sciences (Bad Gleichenberg)Bad GleichenbergGerman3 yr€727€1,453
Tourismus-ManagementFHWien der WKW – University of Applied Sciences for Management & CommunicationViennaGerman3 yr€727€2,000
Tourism and Leisure ManagementIMC University of Applied Sciences KremsKrems an der DonauEnglish3 yr€727€13,800
Unternehmensführung, Tourismus- & FreizeitwirtschaftMCI | The Entrepreneurial SchoolInnsbruckGerman, English3 yr€727€16,500
Tourism and Hospitality ManagementModul University ViennaViennaEnglish3 yr€18,000€18,000
Betriebswirtschaftslehre mit Fokus Tourism & Hospitality ManagementPrivatuniversität Schloss SeeburgSeekirchen am WallerseeGerman3 yr€6,480€6,480
Sport- und EventmanagementPrivatuniversität Schloss SeeburgSeekirchen am WallerseeGerman3 yr€6,480€6,480
Wirtschaft, Gesundheits- und SporttourismusUMIT TIROL – Private Universität für Gesundheitswissenschaften und -technologie (Landeck)LandeckGerman3 yr€980—
Sport-, Kultur- und VeranstaltungsmanagementUniversity of Applied Sciences Kufstein TirolKufsteinGerman3 yr€727€1,453
Wirtschaft, Gesundheits- und SporttourismusUniversity of InnsbruckInnsbruckGerman3 yr€0€1,453

How admission works in Austria

There is no national application portal: you apply online directly to each university, Fachhochschule or private university. You need the Austrian Matura or an equivalent foreign school-leaving certificate that gives access to the same kind of study in the country where it was issued, plus proof of German (or English for English-taught programmes); public universities admit to most bachelor's and Diplom programmes without selection, and the general admission deadline for the winter semester is 5 September (5 September 2027 for the 2027/28 intake). Medicine and dentistry use the joint MedAT test (for 2027: registration expected 1–31 March, test expected 9 July; at least 75% of medicine places go to holders of an Austrian Matura and at most 5% to non-EU applicants), and some other fields such as psychology, as well as arts and music programmes, have entrance or aptitude tests with earlier registration. Fachhochschulen and Pädagogische Hochschulen always run their own admission procedure with their own deadlines.

See also: Study in Austria · Tourism in other countries

Sources

How the figures are collected and calculated: Data and sources.