The standard tuition fee is € 363.36 per semester. The tuition fee for Non-EU and Non-EEA Citizens is € 726.72 per semester.

As a general rule, these tuition fees are compulsory for all students at all Austrian universities. However, tuition fees can be waived permanently or temporarily for certain groups of students under certain conditions.

Temporary waiver of tuition fees:

Tuition fees are waived temporarily for the length of the prescribed standard duration of the respective degree program, plus two extra semesters(tuition-free period) for the following groups of degree program students:

• Austrian citizens

• Citizens of EU countries

• Citizens of EEA countries (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein)

• Swiss citizens

• Refugees under the provisions of the Geneva Convention (including students from other EU countries)

• Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection status

• Students covered by the provisions of the ordinance governing admission of certain groups of potential students (Personengruppenverordnung)

• Students who are holders of a residence permit other than a Student Residence Permit (Aufenthaltsbewilligung Studierende) issued by the appropriate Austrian authority

These students must prove their status to the Admissions Office by providing all the necessary documents (residence permit, administrative decision on asylum application, etc.).

Students who exceed the allowed tuition-free period will be required to pay the applicable tuition fee in addition to the ÖH membership dues. Exceeding the tuition-free period means that a student fails to complete one of his or her academic programs within the allowed number of tuition-free semesters. After this time, tuition fees can continue to be waived under certain circumstances. In these cases, the student must pay only the ÖH membership dues. Please click here for a list of the legally valid grounds for a waiver of tuition fees.

A permanent waiver of tuition fees is granted to degree program students who are citizens of one of the least developed countries according to the Tuition Fee Ordinance (Studienbeitragsverordnung). The ÖH dues must be paid by all students, however, irrespective of any waiver of tuition fees.

The permanent waiver of tuition fees applies to students from any of the following countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia

These students are required to pay the standard tuition fee of € 363.36 and the ÖH membership dues (€ 24.70) starting in the first semester of their studies, regardless of nationality.

Tuition fees are only waived for non-degree program students enrolled in a certificate program (Universitätslehrgang) or a university preparation program (Vorstudienlehrgang). These students must only pay the program fee and the ÖH membership dues.

1. for bachelor programs worth a total of 180 ECTS credits: prescribed duration six semesters, plus two additional semesters;

2. for individualized bachelor programs: prescribed duration six semesters, plus two additional semesters;

3. for master programs worth a total of 120 ECTS credits: prescribed duration four semesters, plus two additional semesters;

4. for the master program in Business Education: prescribed duration five semesters, plus two additional semesters;

5. for three-year doctoral programs: prescribed duration six semesters, plus two additional semesters;

6. for three-year PhD programs: prescribed duration six semesters, plus two additional semesters.

The following valid grounds for a waiver of tuition fees apply only to degree-program students (but not to Non-EU and Non-EEA citizens who are holders of a residence permit for students - Aufenthaltsbewilligung Studierende):

a) The student was hindered in his/her studies by serious illness for at least two months during the respective semester.

• Documentation: written confirmation from a medical specialist

• Duration of waiver: a maximum of two consecutive semesters (repeat applications possible)

b) The student was hindered in her studies for at least two months during the respective semester due to pregnancy.

• Documentation: written confirmation from a medical specialist

• Duration of waiver: a maximum of two consecutive semesters

c) The student is the main person responsible for the care and upbringing of a child below the age of 7 years, or until the child enters first grade, living in the same household.

• Documentation: Birth certificate and residence registration form (Meldezettel) of the child, residence registration form of the student and a sworn declaration that the student is the main person responsible for the care of the child

• Duration of waiver: a maximum of two consecutive semesters (repeat applications possible)

d) The student is the main responsible person for the care of relatives.

• Documentation: sworn declaration

• Duration of waiver: a maximum of two consecutive semesters (repeat applications possible)

e) The student has a disability of at least 50% as defined by federal regulations.

• Documentation: disability pass issued by the Austrian social services office

• Duration of waiver: for the duration of the student’s studies or the duration of the disability

The following valid ground for a waiver of tuition fees apply to degree-program students and non-degree-program students:

f) The student is the recipient of need-based financial aid pursuant to the Student Support Act (Studienförderungsgesetz, StudFG) 1992 in the current semester or the semester immediately preceding the current semester.

• Documentation: Official notification letter from the Austrian Study Grant Authority (Studienbeihilfenbehörde)

• Duration of waiver: a maximum of two consecutive semesters (repeat applications possible)

The following valid ground for a waiver of tuition fees apply to degree-program students:

g) Participants in a transnational EU, national or university mobility program during the respective semester

1. Tuition fees were paid, but grounds for a waiver of tuition fees (a to f) are given;

2. the amount of tuition paid was too high

3. belated recognition of a student mobility program by Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration;

4. incomplete or belated payment, as long as no notification of continued enrollment was made for the semester in question;

5. The student is enrolled only at Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration and has paid the prescribed tuition, but loses his/her status as a student subject to tuition fees before the end of the re-registration period (October 31 for the winter semester or March 31 for the summer semester) for one of the reasons given below:

                  5.1.Completion of the student's studies within the period covered by the 

                        notification of continued enrollment for the previous semester, i.e.

                        meaning that payment of tuition for the current semester would not

                        have been required (the student may not be enrolled concurrently in

                        another austrian university program subject to tuition fees); 

                 5.2.in case of death  

                 5.3.termination of studies, as long as the student was registered to

                       continue his/her enrollment in the previous semester and his/her

                       continued enrollment is therefore still valid;  

                 5.4.termination of studies, as long as the student took no examinations,

                       submitted no applications for recognition and/or submitted no

                       scientific papers for evaluation in the semester in question;

6. The student is studying exclusively at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, has paid the required tuition fee, but loses the status of a student liable to pay tuition fees before November 30 (winter semester)/ April 30 (summer semester) due to a leave of absence.

7.The student is enrolled in and has paid tuition for multiple degree programs (Guideline & Form by the Ministry of Science)