Universities, studies

In the 2010/11 winter semester, 274 836 Austrians were studying at tertiary educational institutions (no doublecounts). A total of 216 959 Austrian students were enrolled at public universities, of whom 205 972 were pursuing regular courses of study. The 13 private universities had 4 113 Austrian students. 32 819 students with Austrian citizenship were studying at a Fachhochschule. 10 590 Austrians were enrolled at universities of education and 109 domestic students were enrolled at four schools of theology. 4 482 domestic students were undertaking other university-level programmes.

75 411 foreign students were (also) studying in Austria in the 2010/11 winter semester. At public universities 22% of the all regular students were foreign students. 35% of students at private universities were not Austrian citizens. The proportion of foreign students undertaking Fachhochschule programmes, a type of study that focuses specifically on Austrian interests, was just 13%. At universities of education the proportion of foreign students was just 7%. At the schools of theology a remarkable proportion of 54% foreign students was registered and 10% of those undertaking other university-level programmes were foreign students. The majority of foreign students – almost 90% – come from Europe, of whom three quarters are EU citizens.

In the 2010/11 winter semester, the proportion of women among regular domestic students at the public universities was 53%. The number of women as a proportion of the total number of Austrian students at private universities is 61%. Female students continue to be underrepresented in the Fachhochschule sector, with a proportion of 46%. At universities of education 77% of students are female. 28% of students at the schools of theology are female as are 41% of students undertaking a university level degree programme. The most popular courses of study at the public universities are law, business management and medicine. Private universities focus on artistic and scientific studies, social sciences, economics and health studies. Fachhochschule study programs focus on business and technology. However, most of the other university-level programs have an economic focus.

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Belegte Studien erstmal in Österreich immatrikulierter ordentlicher Studierender an öffentlichen Universitäten ab 1998

Belegte Studien ordentlicher Studierender an öffentlichen Universitäten im Wintersemester ab 1998

Erstmalig Aufgenommene an Fachhochschul-Studiengängen ab 1994

Erstzugelassene Studierende an öffentlichen Universitäten ab 1998

Studierende an Fachhochschul-Studiengängen ab 1994

Studierende an künstlerischen Universitäten insgesamt im Wintersemester ab 1998

Studierende an wissenschaftlichen Universitäten insgesamt im Wintersemester ab 1998

Studierende an öffentlichen Universitäten insgesamt im Wintersemester ab 1998

Studierende je wissenschaftlicher bzw. künstlerischer Universität im Wintersemester ab 1998

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