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Tuition fees at university in Austria

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Public universities in Austria charge a small tuition fee on a per-semester basis depending on whether you are an EU student or you come to study in Austria from a country outside Europe.

Tuition fees for degree-seeking EU students and exchange students

If you are an EU student and intend to study a complete degree in Austria, i.e., you are a so called "Ordentliche Studierende", or you are an exchange student, you are exempted from paying tuition fees at public universities. However, you will be required to pay a small fee of approximately 16 EUR per semester to the Student Union.

Tuition fees for students from outside Europe and non-degree seeking students

If you are not a European student or you are not a degree-seeking student, you will have to pay 363,36 EUR per semester plus a fee of ca. 16 EUR per semester to the Student Union. In the event that you decide to take courses at more than one university, you will have to pay your tuition fee only once.

Tuition fees for students from the least developed countries

Full time students from the least developed countries according to the list below are exempted from paying tuition fees at public universities in Austria:

  • Afghanistan
  • Angola
  • Bangladesh
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Comoros
  • Congo
  • Djibouti
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Gambia
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Haiti
  • Kiribati
  • Laos
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Mauritania
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Nepal
  • Niger
  • Rwanda
  • Samoa
  • Sao Tomé and Principe
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Timor-Leste
  • Togo
  • Tuvalu
  • Uganda
  • Vanuatu
  • Yemen
  • Zambia

Source: Universities Act, The Legal Information System of the Republic of Austria - RIS

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