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Austria

Students relaxing in the arcaded courtyard of the University of Vienna

Austria has four types of higher education institutions. According to OeAD, the agency that runs the official Study in Austria portal, there are currently:

23 public universities – from the large universities in Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Linz and Klagenfurt to specialised medical, technical and arts universities,
21 universities of applied sciences (Fachhochschulen, FH) – practice-oriented degrees with compulsory work placements; around 640 programmes, about 80 of them taught entirely in English,
19 private universities – smaller, often specialised or international,
14 university colleges of teacher education (Pädagogische Hochschulen) – where future teachers are trained.

You won't be the only foreigner: international students make up around 30% of all students in Austria.

Universities in Austria – profiles
Public universities in Austria
Private universities in Austria
Universities of applied sciences (FH) in Austria
University colleges of teacher education in Austria

Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.

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