QS Best Student Cities ranking
Vienna is home to Austria's two highest-ranked universities, the University of Vienna and the Vienna University of Technology. It also offers some of the lowest tuition fees around for international students, earning it a top 50 score for affordability.
One of Europe's most historic capitals, Vienna is awash with cultural riches, from the theaters and concert halls that witnessed the earliest performances of masterpieces by Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, to the Sigmund Freud Museum, and numerous galleries displaying the works of Viennese artists such as Gustave Klimt and Egon Schiele.
Vienna earns its highest score in the desirability indicator. It’s frequently ranked as one of the world’s most livable cities. With its unique charm and grand architecture, we can see why.
While its selection of universities is much smaller than cities such as London or Paris, Vienna is pretty hard to beat as a European city offering high quality of living combined with cultural activity and affordable tuition fees.
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Internationally ranked universities in Vienna
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