Austria 2023/24 - values of student fees

National student fee

Good news if you are heading to a public university in Austria: home students pay no tuition as long as they finish within the prescribed length of study plus two extra semesters. The same applies to international students who have the same rights as Austrians under treaties or national law, for example recognised refugees, and citizens of the least developed countries on the OECD list don't pay tuition at all. If you study longer or collect too few ECTS credits, you have to pay, which in 2023/24 meant EUR 363.36 per semester.

Universities of applied sciences (UAS) may charge degree students, including home students, up to EUR 363.36 per semester, although not all of them do, and students from outside the EU/EEA may be asked for cost-covering fees there. Fees are the same in the bachelor's and master's cycle and don't depend on the field of study. Public universities grant need-based waivers and reductions, while UAS don't. In 2023/24 about a third of students (34%) paid fees: 24% at universities, 85% at UAS and 11% at university colleges of teacher education.