Studying at Universität Graz with the IB

Direct application via the university's online portal (online.uni-graz.at). Applicants create a basic account and select the higher education entrance qualification '46 - IB Diploma (foreign country)' if applying with an IB Diploma from abroad. They then create an application for a degree programme and upload documents. The university reviews the application (weeks to months), and then the applicant submits a signed application for enrollment and pays the ÖH/tuition fee.

• Bachelor's and Diploma programmes are taught in German, so applicants need a high level of German.
• With no German or less than A2, applicants cannot apply for a degree programme and must first learn German to A2 and obtain an accepted language certificate.
• With German at level A2, applicants can apply with a suitable certificate, are admitted to a preparation programme, and can start studying once they reach C1.
• With German at level C1, applicants can apply with a suitable certificate and start studying once the application is completed.
• Some Master's programmes are taught in English and require an English language certificate; no German is needed for them.
• The admission procedure is held in German and requires very good German (C1).
• The Bachelor's programme English/American Studies and the teaching subject English require a placement test proving B2 English.

• Bachelor of Biology (admission procedure)
• Bachelor of Molecular Biology (admission procedure)
• Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences (admission procedure)
• Bachelor Psychology (admission procedure)
• Diploma Law (admission procedure)
• General Secondary Level Teacher Training (admission procedure)
• Sports Science and Kinesiology / teaching subject Human Kinetics and Sports (motor skills entrance/supplementary exam)
• Master's Psychology (admission procedure for those who did not study the corresponding Bachelor's/Diploma at Graz)
• Psychotherapy Master's (admission procedure run by the Medical University)

• Winter semester 2026/27, EU/EEA nationals with foreign qualification, Bachelor's and Diploma programmes without admission procedure: 15 June to 24 August 2026.
• Winter semester 2026/27, non-EU/EEA nationals with foreign qualification, Bachelor's and Diploma programmes without admission procedure: 15 June to 13 July 2026.
• Registration for the admission procedure for Biology, Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Psychology and Law, academic year 2026/27: 2 March (9 am) to 4 May 2026 (6 pm).
• Registration for the admission procedure for General Secondary Level Teacher Training, 2027/28: opens in early March 2027; the closing date and any second window have not yet been published.
• Registration for the Sports Science motor skills supplementary exam, winter semester 2026/27: 4 May to 12 June 2026.
• The winter semester 2026/27 begins on 1 October 2026.

• The university treats applicants with a school-leaving qualification from outside Austria as international applicants, and their qualification must be checked, which takes longer than for national applicants.
• Translations and certifications may be required; documents not in German or English need a translation by a sworn translator, and foreign documents must be legalised.
• Applicants must show proof of a general higher education entrance qualification, such as a secondary school leaving certificate with senior-year school reports.
• The admission procedure costs €50 per degree programme.
• If knowledge or prior education is lacking, applicants may be admitted to a preparation programme (e.g. German, biology, mathematics) and can only start studying after completing it.
• Non-EU/EEA/Swiss/Liechtenstein/Norway/Iceland students pay different tuition fees.