Masters in Data Science 

at University of Vienna, Vienna

The University of Vienna acceptance rate is around 33%. Vienna University is selecetive, so, Indian students with a good academic background have a higher chance of admission to this university. Admission to Master's courses of this university would require Indian students to submit a Bachelor's degree, GMAT / GRE score, language proficiency. For admission to UG courses admissions, Indian students have to submit a secondary school leaving certificate. 

Less number of UG courses are taught in English at Vienna University. But, for those that are available in English, Indian students should have a secondary school leaving certificate. For PG courses admission to the Uni of Vienna, students are required to have a Bachelor's degree. A GMAT / GRE test score may also be required for some courses. With these, IELTS / TOEFL score or German language proficiency test scores have to be submitted too. 

Yes, in Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, Vienna University ranks among the Top 100 Universities in the world in 2026. It ranks at #95 position. This is the first time when this university has been ranked within the Top 100 Universities. It is the first Austrian University to make it to the Top 100. The university's position from #165 in 2018 to #95 in 2026 shows great improvement. 

Vienna University tutiion fee for Indian students is around INR 2 lakh for UG courses. For PG courses, the tuition fees is between INR 76k - INR 14.45 lakh. Indian students have to pay the living expenses as well which include, housing, food, transportation expenses, other personal expenses, etc. The monthly expenses for Indian students at this university is around EUR 1,200 - EUR 1,230 (Around INR 1.2 lakh). 

A majority of the Master's degree courses at Vienna University are offered in English. More than 30 courses at the Master's level are completely taught in English. At the Bachelor's / Diploma level, only two courses are taught in English. The study areas for the courses taught in English are:

• Physics
• Applied Economics
• Banking & Finance
• Business Analytics
• Computer Science
• Data Science
• Environmental Sciences
• Neuroscience

University of Vienna has a ranking of #130 according to the QS World Rankings 2024 and a rank of #119 in the Times Higher Education Rankings. Some of the overall rankings of University of Vienna are given as follows:

Vienna University has achieved a milestone as it has been ranked among the Top 100 Universities worldwide in Times Higher Education 2026 rankings. In THE rankings, this university ranks at #95 in 2026. Also, in 2025 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), Vienna University held its position again at the ranking of #101-150. In the QS rankings, this university has been ranked at #152 position. 

No, international students are not directly granted work licenses by the University of Vienna.  Applying for a work permit allows international students who have a "Residence Permit – Student" to work up to 20 hours per week.  Despite having this authorization, they are still need to apply for a work permit from the Austrian Public Employment Service (Arbeitsmarktservice - AMS) in order to work at the University of Vienna and as regular university employees.

A few of the subject rankings of Vienna University are given below as per QS and Times Higher Education 2025 rankings: 

THE Subject Rankings 

At Vienna University, the famous personalities who have studied are listed below: