List of universities in Austria
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The system on higher education in Austria distinguishes between federal universities (Universitäten), private universities (Privatuniversitäten) and universities of applied science (Fachhochschulen). The three types are based on different laws. One of the main differences (but not the only) is funding. Two institutions in Lower Austria have a special legal status.
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Burgenland
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Carinthia
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Lower Austria
University for continuing education:
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Not a university, but an institute with PhD programmes:
Salzburg
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Private university:
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Upper Austria
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University of Applied Sciences
Vienna
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Vorarlberg
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University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
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BurgenlandBurgenlandBurgenland is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. It consists of two Statutarstädte and seven districts with in total 171 municipalities. It is 166 km long from north to south but much narrower from west to east...
Private university:
- European Peace University in StadtschlainingStadtschlainingStadtschlaining is a town in the district of Oberwart in Burgenland in Austria. The European University Center for Peace Studies is in Stadtschlaining....
University of applied science:
- Fachhochschulstudiengänge Burgenland in EisenstadtEisenstadt- Politics :The current mayor of Eisenstadt is Andrea Fraunschiel ÖVP.The district council is composed as follows :* ÖVP: 17 seats* SPÖ: 8 seats* Austrian Green Party: 2 seats* FPÖ: 2 seats- Castles and palaces :...
and PinkafeldPinkafeldPinkafeld is a town in Burgenland in Austria and the second largest city in the district Oberwart. The Hungarian name of the town is Pinkafő.- Geography :...
CarinthiaCarinthia (state)Carinthia is the southernmost Austrian state or Land. Situated within the Eastern Alps it is chiefly noted for its mountains and lakes.The main language is German. Its regional dialects belong to the Southern Austro-Bavarian group...
Federal university:
- University of KlagenfurtUniversity of KlagenfurtThe University of Klagenfurt was founded in 1960 in Klagenfurt, Austria. It began as a College of Educational Studies . Since October 2004 the official German name is Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt in order to stress the intercultural connections between the Alpine regions and the Adriatic Sea...
University of applied science:
- Carinthia University of Applied Sciences (http://www.fh-kaernten.at/en.html) in Spittal an der DrauSpittal an der DrauSpittal an der Drau is located in the western part of the Austrian federal state of Carinthia and the administrative centre of the federal state's second largest district, Spittal an der Drau. It lies between the Lurnfeld area and the Lower Drava Valley. The city consists of the seven...
, KlagenfurtKlagenfurt-Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters...
, VillachVillachVillach is the second largest city in the Carinthia state in the southern Austria, at the Drava River and represents an important traffic junction for Austria and the whole Alpe-Adria region. , the population is 58,480.-History:...
and Feldkirchen in KärntenFeldkirchen in KärntenFeldkirchen in Kärnten is a town in the Austrian state of Carinthia and the capital of the district of the same name. It consists of the Katastralgemeinden Fasching, Feldkirchen, Glanhofen, Gradisch, Hoefling, Klein Sankt Veit, Pernegg, Rabensdorf, Sankt Ulrich, Sittich, Tschwarzen and...
Lower AustriaLower AustriaLower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
University for continuing education:
- Danube University KremsDanube University KremsDanube University Krems calls itself "the only state-funded university throughout Europe that has specialized in post-graduate academic studies"...
in Krems an der Donau
Private universities:
- New Design UniversityNew Design UniversityNew Design University is a private university in St. Pölten, Austria. It focuses primarily on interior design and graphic design studies....
in Sankt PöltenSankt PöltenSankt Pölten is the capital city of the State of Lower Austria in northeast Austria. With inhabitants , it is Lower Austria's largest city... - Danube Private University in Krems an der Donau
Universities of applied science:
- University of Applied SciencesUniversity of Applied Sciences Wiener NeustadtThe University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt is an Austrian Fachhochschule founded in 1994. It has seven areas of specialization. The main campus is in Wiener Neustadt and two smaller campuses are located in Wieselburg and Tulln .The business school also offers a course called "Business...
in Wiener NeustadtWiener Neustadt-Main sights:* The Late-Romanesque Dom, consecrated in 1279 and cathedral from 1469 to 1785. The choir and transept, in Gothic style, are from the 14th century. In the late 15th century 12 statues of the Apostles were added in the apse, while the bust of Cardinal Melchior Klesl is attributed to... - IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems in Krems an der Donau
- St. Pölten University of Applied SciencesSt. Pölten University of Applied SciencesThe St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences was founded in 1993 and has approximately 1,600 students enrolled. It currently offers 14 degree programmes....
in Sankt PöltenSankt PöltenSankt Pölten is the capital city of the State of Lower Austria in northeast Austria. With inhabitants , it is Lower Austria's largest city... - Theresian Military AcademyTheresian Military AcademyThe Theresian Military Academy is an academy, where the Austrian Armed Forces train their officers. The Academy is located in the castle of Wiener Neustadt in Lower Austria.- History :...
in Wiener NeustadtWiener Neustadt-Main sights:* The Late-Romanesque Dom, consecrated in 1279 and cathedral from 1469 to 1785. The choir and transept, in Gothic style, are from the 14th century. In the late 15th century 12 statues of the Apostles were added in the apse, while the bust of Cardinal Melchior Klesl is attributed to...
Not a university, but an institute with PhD programmes:
- Institute of Science and Technology AustriaInstitute of Science and Technology AustriaThe Institute of Science and Technology Austria is an institute of basic research located in Klosterneuburg, close to Vienna . The draft concept was developed by the Austrian physicist Anton Zeilinger in 2002. Preparation work started in 2007...
in KlosterneuburgKlosterneuburgKlosterneuburg is an attractive small town in Lower Austria, Austria with a population of 24,442.It is located on the Danube, immediately north of Vienna, from which it is separated by the Kahlenberg and Leopoldsberg hills...
SalzburgSalzburg-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
Federal universities:
- University of SalzburgUniversity of SalzburgThe University of Salzburg, or Paris Lodron University after its founder, the Prince Archbishop Paris Lodron, is located in the Austrian city of Salzburg, Salzburgerland, home of Mozart. It is divided into 4 faculties: catholic theology, law, humanities and natural science.Founded in 1622, it...
- Mozarteum University of Salzburg
Private universities:
- Paracelsus Medical University in SalzburgSalzburg-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
- Privatuniversität Schloss Seeburg in Seekirchen am WallerseeSeekirchen am WallerseeSeekirchen am Wallersee is a town in the district of Salzburg-Umgebung in the state of Salzburg in Austria.-History:The territory was settled 5,000 years ago and is the oldest Austrian settlement that still exists today...
University of applied sciences:
- University of Applied Sciences Salzburg in Puch bei HalleinPuch bei HalleinPuch bei Hallein is a municipality in the Hallein District of the Austrian state of Salzburg.-Overview:It can be reached by suburban S-Bahn railway from the state capital Salzburg and also has access to the A 10 Tauern Autobahn from Salzburg to Villach.The settlement was first mentioned as...
and in KuchlKuchlKuchl is a market town in the Hallein district of Salzburg, Austria. It is situated on the Salzach river at the western rim of the Berchtesgaden Alps...
Styria
Federal universities:- University of GrazUniversity of GrazThe University of Graz , a university located in Graz, Austria, is the second-largest and second-oldest university in Austria....
- Graz University of TechnologyGraz University of TechnologyThe Graz University of Technology is the second largest university in Styria, Austria, after the University of Graz. Austria has three universities of technology – in Graz, in Leoben, and in Vienna. The Graz University of Technology was founded in 1811 by Archduke John of Austria. TUG, as the...
- Medical University of Graz
- University of LeobenUniversity of LeobenThe University of Leoben, in the town of Leoben, Austria, is the country's university for mining, metallurgy, and materials.It was founded on 4 November 1840, as the Steiermärkisch-Ständische Montanlehranstalt in Styria, Austria's mining region. In 1848 Peter Tunner relocated the university to the...
- University of Music and Dramatic Arts Graz
Universities of applied science:
- FH JoanneumFH JoanneumFH Joanneum is one of the largest Universities of Applied Sciences in Austria. It has about 3,500 students and about 530 employees . The main campus is located in Graz, while there are two other locations in Kapfenberg and Bad Gleichenberg...
in GrazGrazThe more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students... - Campus02 in GrazGrazThe more recent population figures do not give the whole picture as only people with principal residence status are counted and people with secondary residence status are not. Most of the people with secondary residence status in Graz are students...
Tyrol
Federal universities:- University of Innsbruck (Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck)
- Innsbruck Medical UniversityInnsbruck Medical UniversityThe Innsbruck Medical University is a university in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria. It used to be one of the fours historical faculties of the Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck but became an independent university in 2004.- History :The medical tradition dates back long before the foundation of...
Private university:
- University for Health Sciences, Medical Informatics and Technology in Hall in TirolHall in TirolHall in Tirol is a town in the Innsbruck-Land district of Tyrol, Austria. Located at an altitude of 574 m, about 5 km east of the state's capital Innsbruck in the Inn valley, it has a population of about 12,700 .-History:...
Universities of applied science:
- University of Applied Sciences in KufsteinKufsteinKufstein is a city in Tyrol, Austria, located along the river Inn, in the lower Inn valley, near the border with Bavaria, Germany, and is the site of a post World War II French sector United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration Displaced Persons camp.Kufstein is the second largest city...
- MCI Management Center InnsbruckMCI Management Center InnsbruckMCI Management Center Innsbruck is an educational institution in Austria offering study programs leading to Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees as well as Executive Master Programs , Executive Certificate Programs, Management Seminars, Customized Programs and research.- History :MCI Management Center...
- FH Gesundheit in InnsbruckInnsbruck- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
Upper AustriaUpper AustriaUpper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...
Federal universities:
- Johannes Kepler Universität Linz
- University of Arts and Industrial Design LinzUniversity of Arts and Industrial Design LinzThe University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz is one of four universities in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria.At present, approximately 800 students are enrolled.-External links:* *...
Private universities:
- Catholic-Theological Private University LinzCatholic-Theological Private University LinzThe Catholic-Theological Private University Linz is one of four universities in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria, with approximately 500 students enrolled. Its roots go back to 1672 and it is a Papal faculty since 1978...
- Anton Bruckner Private University for Music, Drama, and DanceAnton Bruckner Private University for Music, Drama, and DanceAnton Bruckner Private University for Music, Drama, and Dance is one of four universities in Linz, the capital of Upper Austria. It has ca...
, LinzLinzLinz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...
University of Applied Sciences
- Upper Austria University of Applied Sciences in Hagenberg im MühlkreisHagenberg im MühlkreisHagenberg im Mühlkreis is a town in the district of Freistadt in Upper Austria in Austria, 20 km from Linz. Hagenberg became known for Softwarepark Hagenberg a major technology park focusing on IT, with research, education and business....
, LinzLinzLinz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...
, SteyrSteyrSteyr is a town, located in the Austrian federal state of Upper Austria. The town is situated at the confluence of the rivers Steyr and Enns. Steyr is Austria's 12th most populated town and simultaneously the 3rd largest town in Upper Austria....
and WelsWelsWels is the second largest city of the state of Upper Austria, located in the north of Austria, on the Traun River near Linz. It is not part of its surrounding Wels County , but a so-called Statutarstadt . However, Wels is the county seat of Wels-Land.- Geography :Wels is located in the...
ViennaViennaVienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
Federal universities:
- University of ViennaUniversity of ViennaThe University of Vienna is a public university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world...
- Vienna University of TechnologyVienna University of TechnologyVienna University of Technology is one of the major universities in Vienna, the capital of Austria. Founded in 1815 as the "Imperial-Royal Polytechnic Institute" , it currently has about 26,200 students , 8 faculties and about 4,000 staff members...
- Medical University of ViennaMedical University of ViennaThe Medical University of Vienna is a medical university in Vienna, Austria.Formerly the faculty of medicine of the University of Vienna, became an independent university on January 1, 2004...
- Vienna University of Economics and BusinessVienna University of Economics and BusinessWirtschaftsuniversität Wien or Vienna University of Economics and Business is the largest University focusing on business and economics in Europe and, in terms of student body, one of the largest universities in Austria...
("Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration" prior to 2008) - Academy of Fine Arts ViennaAcademy of Fine Arts ViennaThe Academy of Fine Arts Vienna is an institution of higher education in Vienna, Austria.- History :The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was founded in 1692 as a private academy by the court-painter Peter Strudl, who became the Praefectus Academiae Nostrae. In 1701 he was ennobled as Baron of the Empire...
- University of Applied Arts ViennaUniversity of Applied Arts ViennaThe University of Applied Arts Vienna is an institution of higher education in Vienna, the capital of Austria. It has had university status since 1970.-History:...
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
- University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna
- University of Veterinary Medicine ViennaUniversity of Veterinary Medicine ViennaThe University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna was founded in 1767 as the world's third school for veterinary medicine by Milan's Ludovico Scotti, originally named k. k. Pferde-Curen- und Operationsschule . Today, it has c...
Private universities:
- Konservatorium WienKonservatorium WienThe Konservatorium Wien Privatuniversität is a private music conservatory in Vienna, Austria established in 1938 as Musikschule der Stadt Wien.The school attained university status on June 15, 2005 as a private institution....
- PEF Private University of Management ViennaPEF Private University of Management ViennaPEF Private University of Management in Vienna was accredited by the Austrian Accreditation Council as a private university in June 2002.PEF is focussed on master's programmes in the areas of social and economic science....
- Sigmund Freud University ViennaSigmund Freud University ViennaLocated in Vienna, Austria, the Sigmund Freud University was accredited as a private university by the in August 2005.As a university in the field of Human Sciences, SFU specializes in Psychotherapy Science and Psychology...
- MODUL University ViennaMODUL University Vienna-MODUL University Vienna:MODUL University Vienna is a private university established in 2007 in Vienna, Austria, focusing on Social and Economic Development, particularly in the areas of tourism, information technology and public governance....
- Webster University ViennaWebster University ViennaWebster University Vienna is the Austrian branch of Webster University, and Webster's biggest campus outside the US. It was founded in 1981, since 9 January 2001 it is accredited as Austria's third private university...
Universities of Applied Sciences:
- Fachhochschule des bfi Wien
- Fachhochschule Technikum Wien
- FH Campus Wien
- FHWien
- Lauder Business SchoolLauder Business SchoolLauder Business School is a business school in Vienna, Austria, operating as a Fachhochschule in the Austrian education system. There are currently 240 students enrolled in the School in two undergraduate and one graduate programs...
- Ferdinand Porsche FernFH-Studiengänge
VorarlbergVorarlbergVorarlberg is the westernmost federal-state of Austria. Although it is the second smallest in terms of area and population , it borders three countries: Germany , Switzerland and Liechtenstein...
University of applied science:
- Vorarlberg University of Applied SciencesVorarlberg University of Applied SciencesVorarlberg University of Applied Sciences is the only institution providing tertiary education in Vorarlberg, the westernmost state of Austria. It is located in Dornbirn...
in DornbirnDornbirnDornbirn is a city in Vorarlberg, Austria. It is the administrative center of the district Dornbirn, which also includes the city of Hohenems, and the market town Lustenau....
See also
- List of colleges and universities by country
- List of colleges and universities
External links
- http://www.univie.ac.at/links/uni_uniinoe.html