The number of students at Austrian universities has continued to rise in recent years. While there were still 339,000 in 2018/2019, there were already 348,000 in 2022/2023 (excluding mobility students). Although Statistics Austria’s current university forecast for 2023 still predicts a slight increase, this is not due to local students…
The share of enrollees with Austrian citizenship is likely to decrease. Between 2018/19 and 2022/23 there was also a decrease in the number of Austrian students (from 252,000 to 247,000). The bottom line is that there was only an increase because it was overcompensated by students from Germany, the EU and third countries.
Growth from other countries
For these groups, the forecast also expects an increase in the future. The share of local students is expected to decrease from 71.1 percent to 67.4 percent in the 2041/42 academic year. In the same period, the Austrian Statistical Office also expects the share of students in the population aged 18 to 23 to decline, from 20.8 percent to 18.9 percent.
Depending on the type of university, different developments are expected for new students: While a decrease of 5 percent to 69,000 studies in the first semester is predicted for 2041 at the universities, where there are by far the most students, Statistics Austria predicts a decrease for the remaining universities some significant increases.
Plus expected at technical colleges
An increase of almost 9 percent to approximately 24,000 new admissions is expected at the technical colleges (FH), an increase of 12 percent to 6,300 at the teacher training colleges responsible for teacher training (PH) and an increase of 9 percent to 5,000 at teacher training courses. private universities and colleges.
Source: Krone
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