Veterinary Schools

Europe

Veterinary Schools in Austria

1 researched institution with a campus here, offering 4 veterinary programs. This is the research done to date, not a complete list of every program.

By state

How results are ordered: alphabetically by institution, or by most recently checked when you choose that sort. There is no price ranking, because tuition in different currencies, fee categories and bases (per year, per credit, whole program) is not comparable. Adjacent subjects such as pre-veterinary or animal science appear only when you choose a subject. A value we could not verify is shown as “not published”, never as “no”. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change accreditation information, verification or order. Online programs are not counted as physically located in a state or city, and an institution’s location does not tell you whether it enrols students from your country.

About veterinary education in Austria

How veterinary education is organised

The University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna (Vetmeduni) is the Austrian institution covered here. Its Diploma Programme in Veterinary Medicine is a 12-semester, 360 ECTS programme taught in German, with places allocated through a selective admissions process each winter semester.

Source: vetmeduni.ac.at/en/studies/degree-programmes/diploma-pr

Qualification structures

Names and levels are local to Austria. Similar names in other countries are not interchangeable.

Diplomstudium Veterinärmedizin (Mag.med.vet. / Dipl.Tzt.)
Twelve semesters in three phases, 360 ECTS, with a diploma thesis; German-taught. Source
Doctorate (Dr. med. vet.) and PhD programme
Six-semester, 180 ECTS doctoral programmes; the Dr. med. vet. requires a completed diploma or master's degree in veterinary medicine, the PhD is taught in English. Source

Bodies that matter, and what each one does

Accreditation, validation, education authority and registration are different roles. Do not read a listing by one body as evidence from another.

EAEVE / ESEVT (ECOVE)
Evaluates veterinary education establishments in Europe; Vienna is listed with the ESEVT status Accreditation.

Languages and admissions

Teaching languages. The diploma programme is taught in German (lateral entrants need German C1); the MSc in Comparative Biomedicine and the PhD programme are taught in English.

Admissions. The diploma programme admits students through a selective admissions procedure with online pre-registration, an aptitude test and a registration fee; 223 places are allocated every winter semester. Source

Official study information

Country information last reviewed 19 October 2026. 1 sources consulted.