Austria
All 19 Austrian universities recognize AP Exam grades in the admissions process. These include twelve Universitaeten, six schools of arts and music at the university level (Universitaeten der Kuenste, including the "Academy of Fine Arts Vienna,") and Donau-Universitaet Krems. All of these institutions will accept to their degree programs any candidate with a U.S. high school diploma, who also submits at least four AP Exams, each with a grade of 3 or higher, in the following content area ratio:
- One AP Exam within the world languages content area or the English content area (the language must not be the mother tongue of the candidate; for persons with a multi-lingual background, only one language is regarded as mother tongue)
- One AP Exam within the mathematics content area
- Two additional AP Exams regardless of content area
To determine which exams qualify for a content area requirement, see the Content Areas & Exams chart below.
Candidates who meet the above criteria will be admitted to the university to which they applied; their U.S. high school diplomas will then be declared equivalent to an Austrian Reifezeugnis ("Matura"). For the admission to specific degree programs within the schools of arts and music, the six Universitaeten der Kuenste may require application material, such as a portfolio of artwork, in addition to an Austrian Reifezeugnis or a foreign equivalent.
Technically, only the universities -- Universitaeten -- and schools (universities) of arts and music -- Universitaeten der Kuenste -- are covered by this joint recommendation of the Rectors' Conference and the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. However, the Fach-Hochschulen and Fachhochschul-Studiengaenge also use AP Exams to assess qualifications from the United States.
The universities listed below have provided the College Board with additional information regarding their use of AP Exam grades in their admissions processes. Click on any of the universities on this list for each institution's AP policy information, including the name of a person at the institution who can assist you.
Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna
Technical University Graz
University Mozarteum in Salzburg
University of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna
University of Applied Arts in Vienna
University of Art and Industrial Design in Linz
University of Graz
University of Innsbruck
University of Klagenfurt
University of Leoben
University of Linz
University of Music and Dramatic Performing Arts, Graz
University of Music and Dramatic Performing Arts, Vienna
University of Salzburg
University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna
University of Vienna
Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration
Vienna University of Technology
In addition to the institutions currently listed, other international higher education institutions use AP Exam grades in the admissions process. However, these institutions may not yet have contacted the College Board.
Content Areas & Exams
| Subject Area | Exams |
| English | |
| Arts & Humanities | |
| World Languages |
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| Mathematics | |
| Sciences | |
| Social Sciences and History |
