collageTop Universities in Lower Austria
Introduction
What are the most popular Universities in Lower Austria? uniRank tries to answer this question by publishing the 2021 Lower Austria University Ranking of 11 recognized Lower Austria higher-education institutions meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:
- being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate Austrian higher education-related organization
- offering at least four-year undergraduate degrees (bachelor degrees) or postgraduate degrees (master or doctoral degrees)
- delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format
Our aim is to provide a non-academic League Table of the top Lower Austria Universities based on valid, unbiased and non-influenceable web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves.
2021 Lower Austria University Ranking
Austria University Fees
Tuition Fees Regulations
Since the 2013 summer semester, pursuant to § 91 of the Universities Act 2002 (Universitätsgesetz, UG), the following regulations concerning tuition fees apply:
Membership to the Austrian National Union of Students (ÖH) is compulsory for all degree program and non-degree program students and costs € 20.70. The ÖH membership dues must be paid by all students, including those whose tuition fees are waived. The ÖH membership dues does not increase in the extended enrollment period.
Degree program students:
The standard tuition fee is € 363.36 per semester. The tuition fee for Non-EU and Non-EEA Citizens is € 726.72 per semester. Payment during the extended enrollment period increases the standard fee of € 363.36 by 10%. The tuition fee of € 726.72 for third-country nationals does not increase in the extended enrollment period.
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
Non-degree program students:
Tuition-free Semesters and Additional Semesters
When calculating the number of tuition-free semesters for degree-program students (does not apply to third-country nationals in possession of a residence permit for students – Aufenthaltsbewilligung Studierende), two extra semesters are added to the standard duration of each curriculum.
Please note: All students are required to pay Austrian Students’ Union (ÖH) membership dues.
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