The study programs cover engineering, computer science and business management disciplines and lead to Bachelor's and Master's degrees.

Laboratory exercises, practical semesters and final theses, which are usually completed in industry, form part of the curricula.

Numerous other international double or multiple degree programs at Bachelor's or Master's level are offered in cooperation with partner universities in Argentina, France, India, Canada, Malaysia, Scotland, Spain and Taiwan.

The 4-semester ERASMUS Mundus Master's degree program Mechatronic and Micro-Mechatronic Systems (EU4M) started for the first time in the winter semester 2008/09 and takes place at three European universities in Spain, France and Germany.

HKA receives the largest amount of third-party funding for research amongst the universities of applied sciences in the state of Baden-Württemberg.