Last updated: June 2026
A university has no Living Score of its own — what matters is how it is to live around it. The Grätzl around Uni Wien average 83/100, around WU Wien 77/100.
The largest and oldest university in the German-speaking world (1365), broad from law to humanities and the sciences. The main building on the Ring shapes the corner around the Votivkirche — antiquarian bookshops, coffee houses and students included. A place with tradition, right in the city.
One of Europe’s most respected business universities, internationally accredited. The modern campus by the Prater — with Zaha Hadid’s sweeping library — is a small world of its own between greenery and short transit hops. International and well connected for students, a name with weight for parents.
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A university itself has no Living Score — what we compare is the area. The Grätzl around Uni Wien average 83/100, around WU Wien 77/100, so the area around Uni Wien edges ahead. Source: open data (City of Vienna OGD, OpenStreetMap, Wiener Linien, Statistics Austria).
Where do you live near Uni Wien?
The closest places to live are Schottenring (≈ 10 min), Graben/Kohlmarkt (≈ 14 min), Spitalgasse (≈ 14 min).
Where do you live near WU Wien?
The closest places to live are Stuwerviertel (≈ 18 min), Praterstern (≈ 23 min), Prater / Lusthaus (≈ 34 min).