University admission

A number of requirements must be fulfilled for the matriculation of a foreign citizen (or a stateless person) as a regular student in Austrian university degree programmes.

• The applicant has an A-level or high school diploma [Reifeprüfungszeugnis] that can be considered equivalent to an Austrian Matura examination certification, or can furnish proof of completion of a three-year (minimum) study at another post-secondary educational institution.
• The certification must be sufficient for acceptance to the desired course of study at a university in that country in which it was acquired. Any study-related requirements (entrance examination) must be fulfilled in the country in which the A-level or high school diploma was issued.
• If the desired course of study in Austria is not offered in the home country, then proof of next closest course of study is to be furnished. Only if the country does not have a university does this proof not need to be submitted.
• In addition, the applicant must have sufficient German knowledge. If necessary, an examination is to be taken.

Important: As a foreign student the deadline for the registration is latest the 1st of September or the 1st of February every year for the following semester.

Make sure you prepare all documents on time. The better you have the paperwork together, the faster the whole process can be completed.

• Passport, identity card or proof of citizenship in combination with an official ID card with photo[ amtlicher Lichtbildausweis]
• A-levels, high school diploma or equivalent certification
• Transcript with grades from the last school year
• Various filled-out forms (available at the registry offices of the respective universities):Application form for admission, Registration form, Form for statistics, Student document of identification with photograph attached, Form for continuation
• Second photograph
• Bank receipt indicating payment of the per semester tuiton fee [Studienbeitrag] if the applicant is not otherwise exempt

Important: All documents are to be submitted in the original and in a German translation which was publicly authenticated in the originating country and was last authenticated by the Austrian Representation Agency| [ Österreichische Vertretungsbehörde] in that country.

Paying the tuition fee is the prerequisite for the permission to study (Studienzulassung) and the continuation of studies.

Important : Tuition is to be paid only once in each term, even if several courses of study are followed at the same time.
If you are simultaneously attending a university and a speciality college which charges tuition, the amount is to be paid twice. 
 

Amount of tuition:

• For Austrian students and EU or EEA citizens: 363,36 per semester
• for non-EU or -EEA citizens: 726,72 per semester

In addition to the tuition the following fees are also to be paid:

• Student fee (Austrian Student Union fee): EUR 16,50 per semester
• Insurance premium: EUR 0,36 per semester

The student fee (Austrian Student Union fee [ Österreichische Hochschülerschaft (ÖH)] and the insurance premium are the same for Austrians and non-Austrians. Both amounts will be levied at the same time as the tuition.