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 7th May 2024
Degree programmes
Degree programmes for the 2023/2024 academic year:
Total: 72
Bachelor degree programmes (6 semesters): 34
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.
| 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 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 12 | 29 | 13 | 30 | 13 | 31 | 13 | 33 |
| Master | 15 | 26 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 27 | 16 | 26 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 26 |
| Total | 25 | 54 | 29 | 55 | 29 | 56 | 29 | 56 | 30 | 57 | 32 | 59 |
International
International degree programs in the 2023/24 academic year: 11
- Bachelor's degree programs (6 semesters): 3
- Master's degree programs (4 semesters): 8
Students International
| FH Campus | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hagenberg | 146 | 140 | 149 | 140 | 172 | 159 |
| Linz | 51 | 56 | 52 | 42 | 42 | 61 |
| Steyr | 156 | 151 | 179 | 202 | 202 | 203 |
| Wels | 420 | 446 | 482 | 466 | 439 | 459 |
| Total | 773 | 793 | 862 | 850 | 855 | 882 |
Exchange students
| All schools in the academic year | Incomings | Outgoings |
|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 545 | 743 |
| 2019/20 | 541 | 743 |
| 2020/21 | 509 | 507 |
| 2021/22 | 340 | 524 |
| 2022/23 | 497 | 583 |
| 2023/24 | 445 | 515 |
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
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