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About UNIVIE

University of Vienna (UNIVIE) — public non-profit university. It is located in Vienna, Austria. UNIVIE was established in 1365 and is one of the oldest higher education institutions in the country. UNIVIE is working together with European University Association (EUA).

It is one of the best institutions in the world. In QS World University Rankings 2024, it is among top-130. Times Higher Education World University Ranking (THE), places the university in 125 position in the world.

UNIVIE does research in different fields of study and offers master programs.

LocationVienna, Austria
Establishment year1365
Students33,852
International students14,514
Female students66%

Place in ratings

Rating QS2024#132
Rating THE2023#125
By subject
SubjectPlace in QS 2023
Arts & Humanities46
Natural Sciences116
Agriculture & Forestry145
Social Sciences & Management158
Life Sciences & Medicine266
Engineering & Technology324
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UNIVIE tuition fees

The academic calendar at UNIVIE is divided into two semesters. For convenience, tuition fees are calculated per year. UNIVIE offers free education for local citizens and European Union residents. For other international students, tuition fees start from 1,550 USD per year. The cost of education and the availability of scholarships can be checked on the official website.

It is necessary to pay attention to other costs: accommodation, transportation, study materials, food, and personal expenses.

Academic calendarSemesters
CitizensFree
Bachelor1,600USD/year
Master1,550USD/year

Study programs at UNIVIE

Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Ecology and Ecosystems
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Medicine
Physical Sciences
Environmental Sciences
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsCAE, FCE, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Medicine
Physical Sciences
Exam scoresCAE — 160, FCE — 160, IELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Geography - Global Change and Sustainability
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Physical Sciences
Physics of the Earth
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Physical Sciences
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Hospitality, Leisure & Sports
Health and Physical Activity
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
Study field
Medicine
Hospitality, Leisure & Sports
Computer Science & IT
Computational Science
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Computer Science & IT
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Computer Science
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Computer Science & IT
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Data Science
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Computer Science & IT
Physical Sciences
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Media Informatics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
Study field
Computer Science & IT
Journalism & Media
Social Sciences & Management
Arts & Humanities
Cultural Differences and Transnational Processes (CREOLE)
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Arts & Humanities
Urban Studies
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
Study field
Arts & Humanities
Applied Sciences & Professions
Communication Science
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsCAE, FCE, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Applied Sciences & Professions
Social Sciences & Management
Journalism & Media
Economics & Business Management
Exam scoresCAE — 160, FCE — 160, IELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Journalism & Media
Communication Science
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsCAE, FCE, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Applied Sciences & Professions
Social Sciences & Management
Journalism & Media
Economics & Business Management
Exam scoresCAE — 160, FCE — 160, IELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Media Informatics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
Study field
Computer Science & IT
Journalism & Media
Social Sciences & Management
Agriculture & Forestry
Botany
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Agriculture & Forestry
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Medicine
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Humanities
Anglophone Literatures and Cultures
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Humanities
Languages, Literature & Linguistics
English Language and Linguistics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
Study field
Humanities
Languages, Literature & Linguistics
Multilingual Technologies
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Humanities
Economics & Business Management
Engineering & Technology
Languages, Literature & Linguistics
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Philosophy and Economics
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Humanities
Economics & Business Management
History, Philosophy & Theology
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Physical Sciences
Applied Economics
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Economics & Business Management
Physical Sciences
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Data Science
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Computer Science & IT
Physical Sciences
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Ecology and Ecosystems
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Medicine
Physical Sciences
Environmental Sciences
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsCAE, FCE, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Medicine
Physical Sciences
Exam scoresCAE — 160, FCE — 160, IELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Geography - Global Change and Sustainability
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Physical Sciences
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Accounting & Finance
Banking and Finance
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Economics & Business Management
Accounting & Finance
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Research in Economics and Finance
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Economics & Business Management
Accounting & Finance
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Economics & Business Management
Applied Economics
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Economics & Business Management
Physical Sciences
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Banking and Finance
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Economics & Business Management
Accounting & Finance
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Business Analytics
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Economics & Business Management
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Communication Science
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsCAE, FCE, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Applied Sciences & Professions
Social Sciences & Management
Journalism & Media
Economics & Business Management
Exam scoresCAE — 160, FCE — 160, IELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
East Asian Economy and Society
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsCAE, FCE, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Economics & Business Management
Exam scoresCAE — 160, FCE — 160, IELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Show all
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Applied Economics
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Economics & Business Management
Physical Sciences
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Botany
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Agriculture & Forestry
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Medicine
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Data Science
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Computer Science & IT
Physical Sciences
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Drug Discovery and Development
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Medicine
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Ecology and Ecosystems
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Medicine
Physical Sciences
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Languages, Literature & Linguistics
Anglophone Literatures and Cultures
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Humanities
Languages, Literature & Linguistics
English Language and Linguistics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
Study field
Humanities
Languages, Literature & Linguistics
Multilingual Technologies
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Humanities
Economics & Business Management
Engineering & Technology
Languages, Literature & Linguistics
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Engineering & Technology
Multilingual Technologies
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Humanities
Economics & Business Management
Engineering & Technology
Languages, Literature & Linguistics
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Science - Technology - Society
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsCAE, FCE, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Engineering & Technology
Exam scoresCAE — 160, FCE — 160, IELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Medicine
Botany
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Agriculture & Forestry
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Medicine
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Drug Discovery and Development
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Medicine
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Ecology and Ecosystems
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Medicine
Physical Sciences
Environmental Sciences
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsCAE, FCE, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Medicine
Physical Sciences
Exam scoresCAE — 160, FCE — 160, IELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Evolutionary Systems Biology
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Medicine
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
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History, Philosophy & Theology
Philosophy and Economics
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Humanities
Economics & Business Management
History, Philosophy & Theology
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Social Sciences & Management
Anglophone Literatures and Cultures
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Humanities
Languages, Literature & Linguistics
Applied Economics
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsIELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Economics & Business Management
Physical Sciences
Exam scoresIELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Communication Science
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsCAE, FCE, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Applied Sciences & Professions
Social Sciences & Management
Journalism & Media
Economics & Business Management
Exam scoresCAE — 160, FCE — 160, IELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
Cultural Differences and Transnational Processes (CREOLE)
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Arts & Humanities
East Asian Economy and Society
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Duration24 months
ExamsCAE, FCE, IELTS, TOEFL
Study field
Social Sciences & Management
Economics & Business Management
Exam scoresCAE — 160, FCE — 160, IELTS — 6.5, TOEFL iBT — 87
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Master's degree at UNIVIE

It is impossible to enter UNIVIE for a master's program without confirming knowledge of the English language. You can do this by passing IELTS or TOEFL. The minimum IELTS score for admission is 6.5. TOEFL — 87 or higher.

IELTS6.5
TOEFL iBT87

UNIVIE campus

The city campus of UNIVIE provides students with countless opportunities for work and recreation — from sitting in a coffee shop with a laptop to internships at large companies. Vienna has a well developed entertainment infrastructure, but the rhythm of the big city can be distracting for some students. The university has a library where students can do their homework, write scientific papers or just read interesting books. UNIVIE accepts students for international exchange programs. This is a great opportunity to gain experience in intercultural communication for both international and local students.

Campus TypeUrban
LibraryYes
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What to do after graduation

To stay in Austria after graduation, you need to apply for a job seeker visa. It allows you to live and work in the country for another 2 years. Graduates of UNIVIE find jobs without difficulty. One of the reasons is the good reputation of the university among employers, according to the results of the QS ranking. Look for more immigration options in our article.

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