Tuition-free public universities for EU/EEA students, €751.92 per semester for most others, and around 30% of students from abroad. Austria has 23 public universities and 21 universities of applied sciences with around 80 programmes taught entirely in English. Find out how admission works, what a student spends a month (around €1,300 on average) and whether you can work while you study.
Austria is not a cheap country. According to OeAD (based on the Austrian student social survey, Studierenden-Sozialerhebung 2025), a student spends on average around €1,300 a month:
Vienna, Graz and Salzburg are more expensive than smaller towns. Student canteens (Mensa), discount supermarkets and student discounts – on public transport and in museums, cinemas and theatres – all help.
You have to find accommodation yourself – universities do not assign rooms automatically. You can choose between student residences, OeAD housing (oeadstudenthousing.at), a room in a shared flat (WG) or renting on your own. Also have a look at home4students.at and the website of the students' union ÖH.
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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