Austria

Study in Vienna (Wien): universities, programmes and fees

Vienna has 22 universities and colleges in our catalogue with 222 undergraduate programmes in 74 fields of study. At public institutions an EU student typically pays no tuition fee, a non-EU student €1,453 a year. 30 programmes are taught in English.

Universities

22

Programmes

222

Taught in English

30

EU fee / year

Free

Non-EU fee / year

€1,453

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

Universities in Vienna

Map of universities in Vienna

Each dot is a university or college: select it to open its page. The street map is optional and loads images from OpenStreetMap.

What you can study in Vienna

• Music and Musicology 48
• Languages and Literature 16
• Performing Arts 9
• Computer Science 9
• Audiovisual Communication 6
• International Business 6
• Psychology 6
• Fine Arts 6
• Business Administration 5
• Design 4
• Law 4
• Archaeology 3
• Architecture 3
• Physics 3
• Mathematics 3
• Environmental Engineering 3
• Advertising and Public Relations 3
• Economics 3
• Nursing 3
• Data Science 3
• History 2
• Civil Engineering 2
• Biotechnology 2
• Geology 2
• Human Nutrition and Dietetics 2
• Anthropology 2
• Geography 2
• Medicine 2
• Conservation and Restoration 2
• Art History 2
• Mechanical Engineering 2
• Political Science 2
• Sociology 2
• Translation and Languages 2
• Statistics 2
• Chemical Engineering 2
• Industrial Engineering 2
• Finance and Accounting 2
• Biomedical Engineering 2
• Industrial Electronics and Automation 2
• Tourism 2
• International Relations 2
• Agronomy 1
• Pedagogy 1
• Biology 1
• Chemistry 1
• Electrical Engineering 1
• English Studies 1
• Forestry 1
• Geomatics and Surveying 1
• Materials Engineering 1
• Landscape Architecture 1
• Food Science and Technology 1
• Pharmacy 1
• Philosophy 1
• Sport Sciences 1
• Fashion Design 1
• Environmental Sciences 1
• Veterinary Medicine 1
• Dentistry 1
• Biomedical Laboratory Science 1
• Occupational Therapy 1
• Journalism 1
• Logistics 1
• Speech Therapy 1
• Marketing 1
• Labour Relations and Human Resources 1
• Physiotherapy 1
• Optics and Optometry 1
• Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy 1
• Social Work 1
• Energy Engineering 1
• Hospitality and Gastronomy 1
• Multimedia and Video Games 1

Programmes in English

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. More in the guide Study in Austria.