The tuition fees for the academic year 2025/26 are listed in the table below and are payable in two installments. These do not include the Student Enrollment Fee, accommodation, and other living expenses.
| Master's Degree Programs/Coursework | Per Academic Year |
Per Installment |
| Master's degree programs | 12,000 EUR | 6,000 EUR |
| Registration Fee | €500 (one-time, non-refundable) |
| Austrian Student Union Fee | €50.40/academic year (€25.20 per semester) |
| Student Enrollment Fee | €100/academic year (non-refundable) |
What about living in Vienna on a budget? Our student Rodrigo Gabriel Hernandez Rodriguez shares his thoughts on living in the Austrian capital as a student. Professor Boldizsár Nagy also offers his view on the cost of life in Vienna compared to Budapest.
Work and Your CEU Studies includes information about some of the challenges connected with finding work and working on a student residence permit in Austria, links to sources of information about working in Austria that might be especially useful for students from non-EU countries, and a list of potentially-useful Austrian job-seeking platforms and resources.
Information for applicants for the MA in International Relations New York City track program
Students in this program spend the Fall term at CEU in Vienna, and a tuition fee of €6,000 is applicable for this term. The Winter and Spring terms are spent at Bard College, New York, and you can find relevant financial details here.
For information about financial aid offered by CEU for the Fall term, please see this page.