Facts & Figures
Students
Students during the 2023/24 academic year:
5,463* (including pre-entry course for university)
5,309* (excluding pre-entry course for university)
Students during the 2023/2024 academic year by school:
Hagenberg Campus: 1,570
Linz Campus: 644
Steyr Campus: 1,293
Wels Campus: 1,802
Engineering: 3,525
Social Sciences: 444
Business: 1,340
Total percentage female 2023/2024: 38.9 %
of which in engineering degree programmes: 27.1 %
* including pre-entry course for university - as per 5th December 2023
Degree programmes
Degree programmes for the 2023/2024 academic year:
Total: 71
Bachelor degree programmes (6 semesters): 33
Master degree programmes (4 semesters): 38
Degree programmes: PT - part-time and FT - full-time
Some degree programmes are available both FT+PT – thus, they cannot be compared with the absolute numbers for the degree programmes.
| 2017/18 PT | FT | 2018/19 PT | FT | 2019/20 PT | FT | 2020/21 PT | FT | 2021/22 PT | FT | 2022/23 PT | FT | 2023/24 PT | FT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor | 10 | 26 | 10 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 29 | 13 | 30 | 13 | 31 | 13 | 33 |
| Master | 12 | 25 | 15 | 26 | 12 | 27 | 17 | 27 | 16 | 26 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 26 |
| Total | 22 | 51 | 25 | 54 | 29 | 55 | 29 | 56 | 29 | 56 | 30 | 57 | 32 | 59 |
Graduates
| Graduates 1997-2023 | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | 14.494 | 4.153 | 18.647 |
| Social Sciences | 516 | 1.668 | 2.184 |
| Business | 3.165 | 4.234 | 7.399 |
| Total | 18.175 | 10.055 | 28.230 |
| Graduates 1997-2023 by school | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hagenberg Campus | 6.417 | 2.168 | 8.585 |
| Linz Campus | 1.256 | 2.379 | 3.394 |
| Steyr Campus | 3.735 | 3.588 | 7.323 |
| Wels Campus | 6.767 | 1.920 | 8.687 |
| Total | 18.175 | 10.055 | 28.230 |
Graduate figures - as of 5th of December 2023
International
International Students during the 2023/2024 academic year by school:
- Hagenberg Campus: 29
- Linz Campus: 1
- Steyr Campus: 119
- Wels Campus: 65
Growth International Students
- 2013/14: 191
- 2014/15: 192
- 2015/16: 247
- 2016/17: 280
- 2017/18: 271
- 2018/19: 280
- 2019/20: 276
- 2020/21: 214
- 2021/22: 196
- 2022/23: 258
- 2023/24: 214
| Incomings | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 280 | 276 | 214 | 196 | 258 | 214 |
| Hagenberg | 36 | 34 | 22 | 29 | 39 | 29 |
| Linz | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Steyr | 134 | 135 | 116 | 198 | 133 | 119 |
| Wels | 103 | 99 | 71 | 58 | 81 | 65 |
| Outgoings | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 388 | 382 | 193 | 318 | 292 | 254 |
| Hagenberg | 112 | 76 | 57 | 70 | 70 | 70 |
| Linz | 29 | 34 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 12 |
| Steyr | 140 | 165 | 57 | 160 | 128 | 139 |
| Wels | 107 | 107 | 66 | 77 | 70 | 33 |
Number of international degree programmes
Bachelor degree programmes: 5
Master degree programmes: 7
Favourite countries for exchange:
Outgoings:
- Germany
- Sweden
- USA
- China (Taiwan)
- Norway
Incomings:
- Korea (South)
- China (Taiwan)
- Mexico
- USA
- Germany
Number of partner universities:
- Total: 317
- Africa: 3
- America: 40
- Asia: 76
- Europe: 194
- Oceania: 4
excluding pre-entry course for university - as per 5th of December 2023
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria: Leading in Teaching and Research
The FH Upper Austria is among the leading Austrian Universities of Applied Sciences. At four locations, we offer academically founded, practice-oriented studies which are internationally recognised. Our second area of competence enables us to serve business with innovative results from our research and development.
- Turnover from R&D 2020: 20.27m euros
- Number of current projects 2020: 457
- Number of academic publications 2020: 502
- Number of research associates (fulltime-equivalent) 2020: 255
as per April 2023