Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien
Public university · Wien · akbild.ac.at
Degree programmes
15
With a selection or test
9
60% of programmes
Students, WS 2025/26
1,716
Fees
- €363.36 or €726.72 a semester where tuition applies, plus the €26.20 student union fee
At public universities, students from the EU/EEA pay no tuition within the standard length of their programme plus a tolerance; beyond it they pay €363.36 a semester. Students from outside the EU/EEA generally pay €726.72 a semester. Everyone pays the student union (ÖH) fee.
Bachelor's (1)
| Programme | Length | Admission |
|---|---|---|
| ArchitectureArchitektur · Wien | 6 sem.180 ECTS | Selection procedure |
Master's (2)
| Programme | Length | Admission |
|---|---|---|
| ArchitectureArchitektur · Wien | 4 sem.120 ECTS | Selection procedure |
| Critical StudiesWien | 5 sem.150 ECTS | Selection procedure |
Diploma programme (4)
| Programme | Length | Admission |
|---|---|---|
| Conservation and RestorationKonservierung und Restaurierung · Wien | — | Selection procedure |
| Cultural Studies, branch of studies: Cultural StudiesBildende Kunst: Studienzweig Kunst und kulturwissenschaftliche Studien · Wien | — | Selection procedure |
| Fine Arts: Branch of studies: Fine ArtsBildende Kunst · Wien | 8 sem.240 ECTS | Selection procedure |
| Stage Design / ScenographyBühnengestaltung / Scenography · Wien | 8 sem.240 ECTS | Selection procedure |
Teacher training, bachelor's (2)
| Programme | Length | Admission |
|---|---|---|
| Art and EducationKunst und Bildung · Wien | 8 sem.240 ECTS | Selection procedure |
| Design in ContextGestaltung im Kontext · Wien | 8 sem.240 ECTS | Selection procedure |
Teacher training, master's (2)
| Programme | Length | Admission |
|---|---|---|
| Art and EducationKunst und Bildung · Wien | 4 sem.120 ECTS | not stated |
| Design in ContextGestaltung im Kontext · Wien | 4 sem.120 ECTS | not stated |
Doctorate / PhD (4)
| Programme | Length | Admission |
|---|---|---|
| Natural SciencesNaturwissenschaften · Wien | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
| PhD-in-PracticePractice · Wien | 8 sem.240 ECTS | not stated |
| PhilosophyPhilosophie · Wien | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Technical SciencesTechnische Wissenschaften · Wien | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
Students by winter semester
People enrolled, from Statistik Austria — the same count as the citizenship table below.
| 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,494 | 1,468 | 1,484 | 1,522 | 1,532 | 1,543 | 1,580 | 1,627 | 1,713 | 1,716 |
Students by citizenship, WS 2025/26
People enrolled on 28 February 2026, the ministry's count date for the semester.
Austria
758
44.2% of 1,716 students
Other EU countries
581
33.9% of 1,716 students
Non-EU countries
377
22.0% of 1,716 students
1,698 are on a degree programme and 18 on university courses, preparatory courses or single lectures. 292 were admitted by this university for the first time this semester.
By citizenship, in the ministry's three groups: Austria, other EU countries, and all other countries. The source does not say where citizens of Switzerland and the non-EU EEA countries are counted. This is not a count of international or exchange students: citizenship says nothing about where someone lived or went to school. Nor is it the fee split, which follows its own rules.
| Winter semester | Austria | Other EU countries | Non-EU countries | Non-Austrian citizens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 733 | 426 | 201 | 46.1% |
| 2015/16 | 751 | 440 | 218 | 46.7% |
| 2016/17 | 773 | 462 | 259 | 48.3% |
| 2017/18 | 738 | 458 | 272 | 49.7% |
| 2018/19 | 756 | 456 | 272 | 49.1% |
| 2019/20 | 777 | 464 | 281 | 48.9% |
| 2020/21 | 809 | 469 | 254 | 47.2% |
| 2021/22 | 780 | 470 | 293 | 49.4% |
| 2022/23 | 744 | 514 | 322 | 52.9% |
| 2023/24 | 750 | 528 | 349 | 53.9% |
| 2024/25 | 782 | 567 | 364 | 54.3% |
| 2025/26 | 758 | 581 | 377 | 55.8% |
Degree studies, WS 2025/26
1,641 degree studies, 313 of them begun this semester — a different count from the 1,716 students above.
A study is one enrolment in one degree programme, not a person. Someone enrolled in two programmes counts twice, while a programme run jointly with another institution — including teacher-training subjects shared with teacher-education colleges — is divided between the partners by an agreed key. So a university can have more studies than students or fewer, and the two counts should not be compared or added. Only degree studies (bachelor's, diploma, master's, doctorate) are counted; continuing-education university courses are not. “Begun” means studies in their first semester — a student who switches programme or adds a second one begins a study without being new to the university.
| Degree type | Studies | Share | Begun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 365 | 22.2% | 77 |
| Diploma | 815 | 49.7% | 149 |
| Master's | 235 | 14.3% | 61 |
| Doctorate | 226 | 13.8% | 26 |
Studies by the student's citizenship: Austria 681 · Other EU countries 574 · Non-EU countries 386. Figures are rounded, so parts may differ from the total by one or two.
Fields of study
Fields are the international ISCED-F 2013 classification the ministry assigns to each programme, not the university's own programme names.
| Field | Studies | Share | Begun |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fine arts | 666 | 40.6% | 134 |
| Teacher training with subject specialisation | 342 | 20.8% | 65 |
| Interdisciplinary programmes: arts and humanities | 310 | 18.9% | 37 |
| Architecture and town planning | 184 | 11.2% | 58 |
| History and archaeology | 84 | 5.1% | 10 |
| Fashion, interior and industrial design | 39 | 2.4% | 7 |
| Winter semester | 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degree studies | 1,358 | 1,358 | 1,431 | 1,406 | 1,425 | 1,459 | 1,481 | 1,480 | 1,514 | 1,572 | 1,651 | 1,641 |
| Begun | 258 | 245 | 262 | 272 | 267 | 268 | 242 | 263 | 265 | 270 | 303 | 313 |
Degrees completed, 2024/25
199 degree studies were completed in the 2024/25 study year: Bachelor's 41 · Diploma 101 · Master's 34 · Doctorate 23. By the graduate's citizenship: Austria 95 · Other EU countries 71 · Non-EU countries 33.
Completed degree studies in the study year, final figures. These are degrees finished, not people, and a jointly run programme is divided between the partner institutions in the same way as enrolments.
| 2014/15 | 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | 161 | 147 | 148 | 168 | 120 | 200 | 157 | 163 | 157 | 199 |
Visas, living costs and how to apply in Austria are in our Austria study guide. The register doesn't record the language of instruction — check the programme's own page.
Sources: Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research — the higher-education programme register (Hochschulen, Studiengänge) on data.gv.at, CC BY 4.0; student numbers from Statistik Austria, “Studierende an öffentlichen Universitäten nach Uni”, CC BY 4.0.
Citizenship, degree-type, field and graduation figures: Federal Ministry of Women, Science and Research (BMFWF) — “Studierende öffentliche Universitäten”, “ordentliche Studien und begonnene Studien öffentliche Universitäten” and “ordentliche Studienabschlüsse öffentliche Universitäten”, CC BY 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), datasource: data.gv.at. Changes: summed across sex and field, rounded to whole numbers, shares calculated and field names given in English by CollegeMatcher.