# Gustav Mahler Privatuniversität für Musik

> private · Klagenfurt · austria

## Facts

- **Tuition, non-EU:** €951 — verified 2026-08-19
- **Semester contribution:** €52 — verified 2026-08-19
- **English level (CEFR):** B2 — 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) — main round | Apr 01 | Window 15 February – 1 April. Entrance exams 15–24 June; exact dates by e-mail in mid-May. |
| October (Winter) — second round | Aug 30 | Window 15 July – 30 August, only if places remain; not guaranteed. |
| Teacher training (Lehramt Musikerziehung) | — | Admission runs through the joint portal zulassunglehramt.at (Entwicklungsverbund Süd-Ost); the artistic exam takes place at KUG Graz in early September, with separate online registration in July. |

Deadlines verified 2026-08-19.

## Profile

- **Country:** austria (AT)
- **City:** Klagenfurt
- **Type:** private
- **Fields:** arts
- **Study routes:** direct-bachelor, direct-master
- **Website:** https://gmpu.ac.at/
- **Address:** Waidmannsdorfer Straße 9, 9020 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria
- **Data verified:** 2026-08-19

## Strengths

- 5 degree programmes catalogued from the university's own site and the federal register studienwahl.at, 1 of them taught in English and 4 in German - crawled 08.2026
- Summer semester 2026: the degree programme costs EUR 475,48 per semester, EUR 950,96 a year; the conservatory track EUR 371,43, the early music centre EUR 377,40 and the preparatory course EUR 380,85; OeH fee EUR 25,20. From the second tolerance semester onwards the fee rises by 50 per cent - gmpu.ac.at
- Entry language bar CEFR B2; the university publishes no IELTS band, and admission turns on the entrance audition - gmpu.ac.at, checked 2026-08-19
- Campus in Klagenfurt; the residence permit requires proof of means at the NAG reference rate - EUR 722,58 a month under 24 and EUR 1.308,39 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 Red-White-Red Card

## 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.
- **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 set by the home institution + possible top-ups
- [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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