Details regarding the written entrance exam/aptitude test

This website provides information on the written exam, the content as well as the ranking of results for the awarding of university places.

The written entrance exam of the degree programmes Business Administration, International Business Administration and Economics takes place at the same time and can be passed for all three degree programmes.

The written entrance exam consists of three parts. Thereby knowledge and competencies in three areas are examined:

• Part A: Basic economic knowledge and competencies:
  • competencies in mathematics: the tasks in mathematics are based on the mathematics curricula of the Austrian general higher education schools (AHS) and vocational higher educations schools (BHS).
  • language skills in English
  • knowledge of the assigned test literature
• Part B: Text comprehension in German and English
• Part C: Cognitive skills

Ranking

Part A counts for 50 % of the overall score, part B and part C  for 25 % each. The scored points are normalised and weighted so that the individual test parts are comparable and correspond to the specified weighting. The values of the test parts are added up to produce the overall score which determines the final position in the ranking.

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The written entrance exam consists of two parts and evaluates the following skills:

• Part A: Knowledge of the assigned test literature
• Part B: Text comprehension in German

Ranking

Part A counts for 65 % of the overall score, part B for 35 %. The scored points are normalised and weighted, i.e. scaled so that the individual test parts are comparable and correspond to the specified weighting. The values of the test parts are added up to produce the overall score which determines the final position in the ranking. 

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The written entrance exam consists of three parts and evaluates the following skills:

• Part A: Knowledge of the assigned test literature
• Part B: Text comprehension in German
• Part C: Cognitive skills

Ranking

Part A counts for 45 % of the overall score, part B for 15 % and part C for 40 %. The scored points are normalised and weighted so that the individual test parts are comparable and correspond to the specified weighting. The values of the test parts are added up to produce the overall score which determines the final position in the ranking.

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The written entrance exam consists of three parts and evaluates the following skills:

• Part A: Knowledge of the assigned test literature
• Part B: Text comprehension in German
• Part C: Cognitive skills

Ranking

Part A counts for 50 % of the overall score, part B for 20 % and part C for 30 %. The scored points are normalised and weighted, i.e. scaled so that the individual test parts are comparable and correspond to the specified weighting. The values of the test parts are added up to produce the overall score which determines the final position in the ranking.

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The written entrance exam consists of three parts and evaluates the following skills:

• Part A: Knowledge of the assigned test literature
• Part B: Text comprehension in English
• Part C: Cognitive skills

Ranking

Part A counts for 35 % of the overall score, part B for 35 % and part C for 30 %. The scored points are normalised and weighted, i.e. scaled so that the individual test parts are comparable and correspond to the specified weighting. The values of the test parts are added up to produce the overall score which determines the final position in the ranking.

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The written entrance exam for the degree programmes Nutritional Sciences and Pharmacy takes place at the same time and can be passed for for both degree programmes. To do so, you have to submit an application for admission to the bachelor programme in Nutritional Sciences as well as an application for admission to the bachelor programme in Pharmacy within the application period. You only have to pay the administration fee once. 

The written entrance exam consists of three parts and evaluates the following skills:

• Part A: Knowledge of the assigned test literature
• Part B: Text comprehension in German and English
• Part C: Cognitive skills

Ranking

Part A counts for 45 % of the overall score, part B for 15 % and part C for 40 %. The scored points are normalised and weighted, i.e. scaled so that the individual test parts are comparable and correspond to the specified weighting. The values of the test parts are added up to produce the overall score which determines the final position of the ranking.

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The written entrance exam for the degree programmes Computer Science and Business Informatics take place at the same time and can be passed for both degree programmes.

The written entrance exam consists of three parts and evaluates the following skills:

• Part A: Knowledge of the assigned test literature
• Part B: Text comprehension in German and English
• Part C: Cognitive skills, especially the ability to think formally/analytically and reason logically

Ranking

Part A counts for 35 % of the overall score, part B for 15 % and part C for 50 %. The scored points are weighted, i.e. scaled so that the individual test parts are comparable and correspond to the specified weighting. The values of the test parts are added up to produce the overall score which determines the final position in the ranking. 

Go back to the entrance exam procedure and admission procedure for Business Informatics and Computer Science

The written entrance exam consists of three parts and evaluates the following skills:

• Part A: Knowledge of the assigned test literature
• Part B: Text comprehension in German and English
• Part C: Cognitive skills

Ranking

Part A, B and C contribute to the total score and in equal amounts (1:1:1). The scored points are normalised and weighted so that the individual test parts are comparable and correspond to the specified weighting. The values of the test parts are added up to produce the overall score which determines the final position in the ranking.

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The written entrance exam consists of three parts and evaluates the following skills:

• Part A: Knowledge of the assigned test literature
• Part B: Text comprehension in German and English
• Part C: Cognitive skills

Ranking

Part A counts for 40 % of the overall score, part B for 40 % and part C for 20 %. The scored points are normalised and weighted, i.e. scaled so that the individual test parts are comparable and correspond to the specified weighting. The values of the test parts are added up to produce the overall score which determines the final position in the ranking.

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The written entrance exam for the degree programmes Social and Cultural Anthropology, Political Science and Sociology takes place at the same time and can be passed for all three degree programmes. 

The written entrance exam consists of three parts and evaluates the following skills:

• Part A: Knowledge of the assigned test literature
• Part B: Text comprehension in German and English
• Part C: Cognitive skills

Ranking

Part A counts for 45 % of the overall score, part B for 25 % and part C for 30 %. The scored points are normalised and weighted, i.e. scaled so that the individual test parts are comparable and correspond to the specified weighting. The values of the test parts are added up to produce the overall score which determines the final position in the ranking.

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The written exam consists of three parts and evaluates the following skills:

• Part A: Profession-related knowledge of the assigned test literature
• Part B: Text comprehension in German
• Part C: Cognitive skills

Ranking

Part A counts for 50 % of the overall score, Parts B for 20 % and Part C for 30 %. The points scored are normalised and weighted, i.e. scaled so that the individual test parts are comparable and correspond to the specified weighting. The values of the test parts are added up to produce the overall score which determines the admission criteria.

Admission criteria: You have to achieve at least 40 % of the maximum possible overall score to receive a study place for the bachelor programme in Teacher Education. To complete the admission procedure you also have to fulfil all requirements for admission to a bachelor programme at the University of Vienna. 

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The written entrance exam entails questions evaluating the following skills:

• Part A: Ability to acquire the knowledge expected of students starting this degree programme by using the learning materials provided.
• Part B: Ability to think methodically, formally and analytically
• Part C: Ability to understand simple texts on the subject matter in English and German

Ranking

The entrance exam consists of three parts, the standardised, weighted scores of which are added up. The test parts are weighted in a ration of 2:1:1 (A:B:C). The results are ranked according to the sum of the weighted scores per part. The highest score corresponds to ranking position number 1, the lowest to ranking position number n (n = number of test participants). Participants ranking between position 1 and 485 receive a study place. To complete the admission procedure you also have to fulfil all requirements for admission to a bachelor programme at the University of Vienna.

Go back to the entrance exam procedure and admission procedure for Psychology

The written entrance exam consists of two parts and evaluates the following skills:

• Part A: Knowledge of the assigned test literature
• Part B: Cognitive skills

Ranking

Part A counts 80 % of the overall score, part B for 20 %. The scored points are normalised and weighted, i.e. scaled so that the individual test parts are comparable and correspond to the specified weighting. The values of the test parts are added up to produce the overall score which determines the final position in the ranking.

Go back to the entrance exam procedure and admission procedure for Journalism and Communication Studies

The written entrance exam consists of three parts and evaluates the following skills:

• Part A: Knowledge of the assigned test literature
• Part B: Text comprehension in German and English
• Part C: Cognitive skills

Ranking

Part A counts for 25 % of the overall score, part B for 50 % and part C for 25 %. The scored points are normalised and weighted, i.e. scaled so that the individual test parts are comparable and correspond to the specified weighting. The values of the test parts are added up to produce the overall score which determines the final position in the ranking.

Go back to the entrance exam procedure and admission procedure for Law

The written entrance exam consists of three parts and evaluates the following skills:

• Part A: Knowledge of the assigned test literature
• Part B: Text comprehension in German
• Part C: Cognitive skills

Ranking

Part A counts for 50 % of the overall score, Part B for 30 % and Part C for 20 %. The scored points are normalised and weighted, i.e. scaled so that the test parts are comparable and correspond to the specified weighting. The values of the test parts are added up to produce the overall score, which determines the final position in the ranking. 

The available study places are assigned as follows: 

• 400 test participants with the highest overall scores who have registered with German as their A-language
• 262 test participants with the highest overall scores who have registered with a different language as their A-language

In the five years, before the introduction of entrance exam procedure, the ratio of admissions with German as A-language and admissions with other languages as A-language was, on average, 400 to 262.

After these, participants with descending overall scores follow alternately (according to the zipper merge method) on the ranking list:

• one test participant who registered with a language other than German as A-language,
• and one test participant who registered with German as A-language.

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