University of applied sciences may refer to:
- Ammattikorkeakoulu, the term for a university of applied sciences in Finland
- Fachhochschule, the term for a university of applied sciences in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
- Hogeschool, the term for a university of applied sciences in the Netherlands and Flanders
- An Institute of technology
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