# Fachhochschule Kärnten

> nonprofit · Villach / Feldkirchen / Spittal / Klagenfurt · austria

## Facts

- **Tuition, non-EU:** €1000 — verified 2026-08-19
- **Semester contribution:** €52 — verified 2026-08-19
- **IELTS minimum:** 6 — verified 2026-08-19
- **Financial proof for a student residence permit:** €15,701 per year (2026, OeAD — Residence Permit Student (means of subsistence, 24+): https://oead.at/en/to-austria/entry-and-residence/residence-permit-student-no-mobility-programme)

**Intakes and deadlines**

| Intake | Deadline | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| October (Winter) — period 1 (main) | Mar 15 | Opens 1 November. Physiotherapie and Hebammen accept applications in this period only. |
| October (Winter) — period 2 | May 15 | Several programmes are already waiting-list only. |
| October (Winter) — period 3 | Jul 15 | Window 16 May – 15 July. |
| October (Winter) — period 4 | Sep 30 | Remaining places only. |

Deadlines verified 2026-08-19.

## Profile

- **Country:** austria (AT)
- **City:** Villach / Feldkirchen / Spittal / Klagenfurt
- **Type:** nonprofit
- **Fields:** it, engineering, business, economics, humanities, social-sciences, medicine, health
- **Study routes:** direct-bachelor, direct-master
- **Website:** https://www.fh-kaernten.at/
- **Address:** Europastraße 4, 9524 Villach, Austria
- **Data verified:** 2026-08-19

## Strengths

- 52 degree programmes in the federal catalogue studienwahl.at, 11 of them English-taught · crawled 08.2026
- €500/semester (€1.000/year) for third-country students from winter 2026 — the lowest rate among Austrian universities of applied sciences; EU/EEA pay €363,36/semester. Plus the ÖH fee €26,20/semester · 2026-27
- English-taught entry bar: CEFR B2 in the compulsory bachelor document set — the university publishes a level, not a test score; on the English-taught programmes German is not required and can be learned from scratch inside the programme
- Campus in Villach / Feldkirchen / Spittal / Klagenfurt; the residence permit requires proof of means at the NAG Richtsatz — €722,58/month under 24, €1.308,39/month from 24 · 2026-27
- Non-EU students may work up to 20 hours a week with an employment permit; after graduation Austria grants a 12-month job-search residence permit leading to the Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte

## Accommodation

- **University dormitory:** yes
- **Dormitory cost:** €369–416
- **Private housing:** €325–485
- **Rent figures describe:** the city of Klagenfurt
- **How to apply:** home4students applications are free; OeAD charges €35 plus €21 per booked month. Both ask for a two-month deposit.
- **Notes:** Second cheapest after Linz, and one of only two main cities where a dormitory single (from €369) stays under the €386.43 housing threshold in the Austrian visa formula, so it does not raise the amount you must show on your account. Two channels: home4students Nautilusweg (from €286) and OeAD (€290 bed, €406–416 single). No operator publishes studios here. AY 2026/27 rates. Figures are for Klagenfurt. Teaching also runs in Villach, Feldkirchen and Spittal; in Villach only STUWO is present, with rooms from €521.
- **Source:** https://www.oeadstudenthousing.at/en/accommodation/klagenfurt/

## National and EU scholarships for this destination

- [Erasmus+](https://studyroute.app/scholarships/erasmus-plus.md) — Monthly mobility grant (varies by host country)
- [Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters](https://studyroute.app/scholarships/erasmus-mundus.md) — Full scholarship: tuition + travel, visa & a monthly living allowance (set per programme)
- [Students at Risk Fonds (Austria)](https://studyroute.app/scholarships/students-at-risk-austria.md) — €1,200/month, standard study duration + 2 semesters (tuition not covered), 2025/26
- [Erhard Busek Grant](https://studyroute.app/scholarships/erhard-busek-grant.md) — €1,300/month for 24 months + up to €1,200 travel; tuition waived by the host university (2025/26)

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