List of universities in Austria

The largest and oldest university in Austria, the Alma Mater Rudolphina Vindobonensis in Vienna

The second oldest university, the Karl-Franzens-University Graz

This list contains all universities and private universities in Austria sorted by federal state in alphabetical order.

State universities have a long tradition in Austria: The oldest and by far the largest university in Austria is the University of Vienna , which was founded in 1365 and has around 90,000 students. The Habsburg Albert Ludwigs University of Freiburg was founded a good hundred years before the University of Graz .

In Austria, the accreditation of educational institutions as a private university was only made possible in 2003.

In Austria there are 22 state universities (21 universities in accordance with the Universities Act 2002 and the University for Continuing Education Krems established by a separate federal law) and 16 private universities. These 38 institutions are given in detail in the list.

Student numbers in Austria are currently stagnating. Currently (winter semester 2017/18) there are 278,052 regular students registered at Austria's state universities. The Austrian share is 73% and the female share 53%. 11,034 full-time students are registered at the private universities.

Legend

• Name: Provides the name of the facility.
• City: The city in which the university is located or has its seat.
• Federal state: states the Austrian state in which the university is located or has its headquarters.
• Type: states the type of institution (university according to the Universities Act 2002 or DUK Act 2004 , in short "University" or private university in accordance with the Private Universities Act , in short "private university").
• Establishment: indicates the year in which the institution was founded.
• Students: states the number of students who are registered at the institution.

Universities: reference date February 1, 2010, private universities: reference date winter semester 2009/10.
For comparison, the values ​​from the previous year are given: Universities: reference date February 11, 2009, private universities: reference date winter semester 2008/09.

• Scientists (FTE): states the number of full-time equivalents of scientists at the respective institution. Universities: as of December 31, 2009,

Private universities: cut-off date for the 2008/09 academic year.

Universities and private universities

Complete list

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Surname	city	state	Type	founding	Students winter semester 2008/09	Students winter semester 2009/10	difference	Global budget 2010–2012 in € million	Scientists (FTE)
Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt	Klagenfurt am Wörthersee	Carinthia	university	1970	8,437	10,059	+1,622	144.9	492.2
Gustav Mahler Private University for Music	Klagenfurt am Wörthersee	Carinthia	Private university	2019
Danube Private University	Krems	Lower Austria	Private university	2009		44	+44
Karl Landsteiner Private University for Health Sciences	Krems	Lower Austria	Private university	2012
New Design University	St. Polten	Lower Austria	Private university	2004	175	218	+43	10.5
Bertha von Suttner Private University	St. Polten	Lower Austria	Private university	2018
University for Continuing Education Krems	Krems	Lower Austria	university	1994	4,774	5,063	+289	173.0
Anton Bruckner Private University	Linz	Upper Austria	Private university	2004	1015	1017	+2	138.6
Johannes Kepler University Linz	Linz	Upper Austria	university	1966	13,450	16,438	+2,988	272.4	798.77
Catholic private university Linz	Linz	Upper Austria	Private university	2000	470	448	−22	36.6
University for Artistic and Industrial Design Linz	Linz	Upper Austria	university	1973	1,060	1,119	+59	50.0	107.8
Paracelsus Medical Private University	Salzburg	Salzburg	Private university	2003	242	335	+93	78.0
Paris-Lodron University Salzburg	Salzburg	Salzburg	university	1962	14,077	16,417	+2,340	301.6	909.2
Private University of Seeburg Castle	Seekirchen am Wallersee	Salzburg	Private university	2007	54	107	+53	11.5
Mozarteum University of Salzburg	Salzburg	Salzburg	university	1841	1,656	1,645	−11	127.2	290.6
Karl Franzens University Graz	Graz	Styria	university	1585	22,724	25,724	+3,000	446.8	1,293.9
Medical University of Graz	Graz	Styria	university	2004	4,287	4,248	−39	299.0	936.6
Montan University Leoben	Leoben	Styria	university	1840	2,673	2,902	+229	116.2	442.7
Graz University of Technology	Graz	Styria	university	1811	10,455	11,499	+1,044	338.6	1,411.2
University of Music and Performing Arts Graz	Graz	Styria	university	1970	1.917	1,877	−40	124.9	257.3
Leopold Franzens University Innsbruck	innsbruck	Tyrol	university	1669	22,668	25,740	+3,072	491.8	1,398.3
Medical University Innsbruck	innsbruck	Tyrol	university	2004	3,040	2,787	−253	292.1	824.9
Private University of Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology	Hall in Tirol	Tyrol	Private university	2001	895	1,189	+294	71.1
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna	Vienna	Vienna	university	1692	1,082	1,211	+129	72.2	131.4
Central European University	Vienna	Vienna	Private university	1991, accredited in Vienna July 2019
Jam Music Lab	Vienna	Vienna	Private university	2011	630	540
medical university Vienna	Vienna	Vienna	university	2004	7,801	7,388	−413	824.6	2,758.5
Module University Vienna	Vienna	Vienna	Private university	2007	145	231	+86	28.1
Music and Art Private University of the City of Vienna	Vienna	Vienna	Private university	2005	843	908	+65	163.7
Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna	Vienna	Vienna	Private university	2005	539	716	+177	14.0
technical University of Vienna	Vienna	Vienna	university	1815	20,283	23,455	+3,172	581.2	2,063.9
University of Applied Arts Vienna	Vienna	Vienna	university	1867	1,499	1,588	+89	91.0	206.3
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna	Vienna	Vienna	university	1872	7,898	9,129	+1,231	286.8	1,111.7
University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna	Vienna	Vienna	university	1819	2.983	3,093	+110	237.0	565.3
University of Vienna "Alma Mater Rudolphina"	Vienna	Vienna	university	1365	74.214	85,726	+11,512	984.7	3,364.3
University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna	Vienna	Vienna	university	1765	2,280	2,323	+43	264.8	453.5
Webster Vienna Private University	Vienna	Vienna	Private university	2001	534	537	+3	35.2
University of Economy Vienna	Vienna	Vienna	university	1898	24,230	26,838	+2,608	233.2	711.2

See also

• List of universities of applied sciences in Austria
• Pedagogical universities in Austria

Web links

• Austrian University Conference

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Numbers, dates & brochures from the University of Vienna. Retrieved July 8, 2019 . 
2. ↑ § 6 University Act 2002 in the federal legal information system
3. ↑ DUK Act 2004 in the federal legal information system
4. ↑ [1] on the website of the Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Research
5. ↑ Students in Austria in the winter semester 2017/18. STATISTIK AUSTRIA, August 6, 2018, accessed on March 4, 2019 . 
6. ↑ Data warehouse of the Federal Ministry of Science and Research  ( page no longer available , search in web archives ), accessed on April 27, 2010
7. ↑ Data warehouse of the Federal Ministry of Science and Research  ( page no longer available , search in web archives ), accessed on April 27, 2010
8. ^ University report 2011, BM: w_f