The University of Vienna was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365. It is the oldest university in the German-speaking world and one of the largest in Central Europe. Currently, about 74,000 students are enrolled at the University of Vienna in 177 courses, of which 52 are Bachelor Programmes, 108 Master Programmes, 7 Diploma Programmes and 10 PhD Programmes.

The Vienna University of Technology is Austria’s largest scientific-technical research and educational institution and is among the most successful technical universities in Europe. For almost 200 years, the TU Vienna has been a place of research, teaching and learning.

Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) is one of two Universities of Technology in Austria. TUG, as the university is called by its students, is a public university and was founded in 1811 by Archduke John of Austria. During the winter term of 2008 approximately 10.300 students were enrolled in TUG, of which 14.9% were from abroad. 21.1% of the students were female.

The University of Graz or Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz is the second-largest and second-oldest university in Austria. It was founded in 1585 by Archduke Charles II of Austria and is the oldest university in the city of Graz.

University of Innsbruck or the Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck has been a university in Austria since 1669. It is currently the largest education facility in the Austrian Bundesland of Tirol and third largest in Austria according to student population, behind the University of Vienna and the University of Graz.

The Johannes Kepler University (JKU) in Linz is the largest academic institution in the federal state of Upper Austria. The university’s core areas include the Social Sciences, Economics and Business, Law as well as Engineering and Natural Sciences. The university campus accommodates approximately 14,000 students and employs over 2,000 faculty and staff.

University of Salzburg is the biggest educational institution in Salzburg. It was founded in 1622 by Prince Archbishop Paris Lodron and today it has around 14 000 students and around 1600 employees. The university has 4 faculties: catholic theology, law, sociology, and natural science.

With around 26,800 students from Austria and abroad, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) is the EU’s largest educational institution for business and economics, business law, and social sciences.

The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) founded in 1872, is a Vienna university with around 8,600 students. With a connection between natural sciences, engineering and economics, BOKU is trying to deepen the knowledge of an ecologically and economically sustainable use of natural resources in a cultivated landscape.

Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences is located in Dornbirn, in the westernmost state in Austria. It is the only institution providing tertiary education in this state. It offers Bachelor and Master degrees in six different degree programs: Business Administration, , Engineering with Business Administration, Computer Science, Mechatronics, Media Design and Social Work.