Universität Klagenfurt
Public university · Klagenfurt · aau.at
Degree programmes
81
With a selection or test
19
23% of programmes
Students, WS 2025/26
13,655
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 (22)
| Programme | Length | Admission |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Cultural StudiesAngewandte Kulturwissenschaft · Klagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Applied InformaticsAngewandte Informatik · Klagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Business AdministrationBetriebswirtschaft · Klagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Business and LawWirtschaft und Recht · Klagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Digital Media, Culture, and Communication (DMC2)Klagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | not stated |
| Educational ScienceErziehungs- und Bildungswissenschaft · Klagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
| GeographyGeographie: Gesellschaft, Raum, Umwelt · Klagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
| German StudiesGermanistik · Klagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
| HistoryGeschichte · Klagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Information and Communications EngineeringKlagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
| International Business and EconomicsKlagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | Entrance or aptitude test |
| Liberal ArtsKlagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | not stated |
| Management Information SystemsWirtschaftsinformatik · Klagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Media & CommunicationsMedien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften · Klagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
| PhilosophyPhilosophie · Klagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
| PsychologyPsychologie · Klagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | Selection procedure |
| Robotics and Artificial IntelligenceKlagenfurt | — | No entrance test |
| Romance StudiesRomanistik · Klagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Slavonic StudiesSlawistik · Klagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Social SciencesKlagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | not stated |
| Technical MathematicsTechnische Mathematik · Klagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Worlds of EnglishKlagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
Master's (30)
| Programme | Length | Admission |
|---|---|---|
| Adult Education and Vocational Education and TrainingErwachsenenbildung und berufliche Bildung · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Applied Cultural Analysis and Transcultural StudiesAngewandte Kulturwissenschaft und Transkulturelle Studien · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Artificial Intelligence and CybersecurityKlagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | Selection procedure |
| Business AdministrationBetriebswirtschaft · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Business and LawWirtschaft und Recht · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Business LawWirtschaftsrecht · Klagenfurt, Wien · joint programme: Universität Wien, Universität Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Business LawWirtschaftsrecht · Klagenfurt, Wien · joint programme: Universität Wien, Universität Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | not stated |
| Creative Writing and Cultures of WritingKreatives Schreiben und Schreibkulturen · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | not stated |
| Cross-Border StudiesCross-Border-Studies · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | No entrance test |
| DDP German Studies in an Intercultural ContextDDP Germanistik im Interkulturellen Kontext · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Diversity Education in School and SocietyDiversitätspädagogik in Schule und Gesellschaft · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Games Studies and EngineeringKlagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | Selection procedure |
| Geography and Regional Studies: Regional TransformationsGeographie und Regionalforschung: Regionale Transformation · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | No entrance test |
| German StudiesGermanistik · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | No entrance test |
| HistoryGeschichte · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | No entrance test |
| InformaticsKlagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Information and Communictions EngineeringInformation and Communications Engineering · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Information ManagementKlagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | No entrance test |
| International ManagementKlagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | Selection procedure |
| MathematicsKlagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Media and Convergence ManagementKlagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | Selection procedure |
| Media, Communications & CultureMedien, Kommunikation und Kultur · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | No entrance test |
| PhilosophyPhilosophie · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | No entrance test |
| PsychologyPsychologie · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | Selection procedure |
| PsychotherapyPsychotherapie · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | Selection procedure |
| Romance StudiesRomanistik · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Science, Technology & Society StudiesWissenschaft, Technik & Gesellschaft · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Social Pedagogy and Social InclusionSozialpädagogik und soziale Inklusion · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Visual CultureVisuelle Kultur · Klagenfurt | — | No entrance test |
| Worlds of EnglishKlagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | No entrance test |
Teacher training, bachelor's (12)
| Programme | Length | Admission |
|---|---|---|
| EnglishEnglisch · Klagenfurt | 8 sem.240 ECTS | Selection procedure |
| EthicsEthik · Klagenfurt | 8 sem.240 ECTS | Selection procedure |
| FrenchFranzösisch · Klagenfurt | 8 sem.240 ECTS | not stated |
| Geography and EconomicsGeographie und Wirtschaftskunde · Klagenfurt | 8 sem.240 ECTS | Selection procedure |
| GermanDeutsch · Klagenfurt | 8 sem.240 ECTS | Selection procedure |
| History, Social Studies and Political EducationGeschichte, Sozialkunde und Politische Bildung · Klagenfurt | 8 sem.240 ECTS | Selection procedure |
| Informatics and Basic Digital EducationInformatik und Digitale Grundbildung · Klagenfurt | 8 sem.240 ECTS | Selection procedure |
| ItalianItalienisch · Klagenfurt | 8 sem.240 ECTS | Selection procedure |
| MathematicsMathematik · Klagenfurt | 8 sem.240 ECTS | Selection procedure |
| Movement and SportsBewegung und Sport · Klagenfurt | 8 sem.240 ECTS | Entrance or aptitude test |
| SlovenianSlowenisch · Klagenfurt | 8 sem.240 ECTS | Selection procedure |
| SpanishSpanisch · Klagenfurt | 8 sem.240 ECTS | Selection procedure |
Teacher training, master's (12)
| Programme | Length | Admission |
|---|---|---|
| EnglishEnglisch · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | not stated |
| EthikKlagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | not stated |
| FrenchFranzösisch · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | not stated |
| Geography and EconomicsGeographie und Wirtschaftskunde · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | not stated |
| GermanDeutsch · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | not stated |
| History, Social Studies and Political EducationGeschichte, Sozialkunde und Politische Bildung · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | not stated |
| Informatics and Basic Digital EducationInformatik und Digitale Grundbildung · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | not stated |
| ItalianItalienisch · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | not stated |
| MathematicsMathematik · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | not stated |
| Movement and SportsBewegung und Sport · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | not stated |
| SlovenianSlowenisch · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | not stated |
| SpanishSpanisch · Klagenfurt | 4 sem.120 ECTS | not stated |
Doctorate / PhD (5)
| Programme | Length | Admission |
|---|---|---|
| LawRechtswissenschaften · Klagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | not stated |
| Natural SciencesNaturwissenschaften · Klagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
| PhilosophyPhilosophie · Klagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
| Social and Economic SciencesSozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften · Klagenfurt | 6 sem.180 ECTS | No entrance test |
| TechnologyTechnische Wissenschaften · Klagenfurt | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,553 | 11,664 | 11,499 | 11,880 | 12,587 | 12,720 | 12,719 | 12,862 | 13,313 | 13,655 |
Students by citizenship, WS 2025/26
People enrolled on 28 February 2026, the ministry's count date for the semester.
Austria
10,539
77.2% of 13,655 students
Other EU countries
1,695
12.4% of 13,655 students
Non-EU countries
1,421
10.4% of 13,655 students
12,823 are on a degree programme and 832 on university courses, preparatory courses or single lectures. 2,109 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 | 8,542 | 1,317 | 535 | 17.8% |
| 2015/16 | 8,363 | 1,350 | 603 | 18.9% |
| 2016/17 | 9,524 | 1,392 | 637 | 17.6% |
| 2017/18 | 9,651 | 1,433 | 580 | 17.3% |
| 2018/19 | 9,463 | 1,511 | 525 | 17.7% |
| 2019/20 | 9,799 | 1,540 | 541 | 17.5% |
| 2020/21 | 10,328 | 1,636 | 623 | 17.9% |
| 2021/22 | 10,378 | 1,700 | 642 | 18.4% |
| 2022/23 | 10,294 | 1,646 | 779 | 19.1% |
| 2023/24 | 10,219 | 1,676 | 967 | 20.5% |
| 2024/25 | 10,411 | 1,702 | 1,200 | 21.8% |
| 2025/26 | 10,539 | 1,695 | 1,421 | 22.8% |
Degree studies, WS 2025/26
8,228 degree studies, 1,719 of them begun this semester — a different count from the 13,655 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 | 5,339 | 64.9% | 1,250 |
| Master's | 2,497 | 30.3% | 424 |
| Doctorate | 392 | 4.8% | 45 |
Studies by the student's citizenship: Austria 5,460 · Other EU countries 1,457 · Non-EU countries 1,311. Figures are rounded, so parts may differ from the total by one or two.
Largest fields (8 of 20)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary programmes: business, administration and law | 1,383 | 16.8% | 307 |
| Psychology | 909 | 11.0% | 174 |
| Teacher training with subject specialisation | 812 | 9.9% | 158 |
| Education science | 807 | 9.8% | 147 |
| Journalism and reporting | 615 | 7.5% | 113 |
| Interdisciplinary programmes: information and communication technologies | 547 | 6.6% | 94 |
| Management and administration | 497 | 6.0% | 104 |
| Language acquisition | 477 | 5.8% | 104 |
| 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 | 10,469 | 10,038 | 9,692 | 9,393 | 8,409 | 8,257 | 8,464 | 8,233 | 8,050 | 7,838 | 8,008 | 8,228 |
| Begun | 1,892 | 1,853 | 1,797 | 1,731 | 1,476 | 1,807 | 1,787 | 1,641 | 1,647 | 1,603 | 1,759 | 1,719 |
Degrees completed, 2024/25
971 degree studies were completed in the 2024/25 study year: Bachelor's 548 · Master's 389 · Doctorate 34. By the graduate's citizenship: Austria 669 · Other EU countries 244 · Non-EU countries 58.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,257 | 1,204 | 1,123 | 1,065 | 1,091 | 964 | 984 | 1,004 | 1,003 | 995 | 971 |
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.