Studying in Europe - practical information

Tuition-free public universities for EU/EEA students, €751.92 per semester for most others, and around 30% of students from abroad. Austria has 23 public universities and 21 universities of applied sciences with around 80 programmes taught entirely in English. Find out how admission works, what a student spends a month (around €1,300 on average) and whether you can work while you study.

EU/EEA students pay the same as Belgians: €1,181.40 a year (60 ECTS) in Flanders and €0–1,194 in the French Community, depending on income; non-EU fees are higher, e.g. €4,300 a year at the University of Antwerp. Flanders has 18 publicly funded institutions and the Wallonia-Brussels Federation 40. See how to apply directly, what a month costs and how many hours you can work.

EU citizens pay the same fees as Bulgarians – at the Medical University of Varna, medicine in Bulgarian costs €800 for the first year on a state-funded place, while medicine in English is around €10,000 a year. In 2023/24 there were 15,100 international students, and since 1 January 2026 Bulgaria has used the euro. Read how to apply directly to a university and whether €500–900 a month covers your budget.

Full-time study at public institutions is free for EU citizens (English-taught programmes may charge fees), with costs covered by the Ministry of Science, while non-EU students pay fees set by the institution – around €1,000–6,000 a year in the natural and technical sciences. Croatia offers more than 1,850 programmes, around 100 of them in English, and a student residence place costs around €35–130 a month. Read about admission, living costs and student jobs.

EU citizens pay no tuition for bachelor's degrees at public universities – at the University of Cyprus the state covers the €3,417-a-year fee, while students from outside the EU pay €6,834 a year. Cyprus has 3 public and 9 private universities, and many institutions, especially private ones, teach whole programmes in English. Discover how admission works, where to live and where students find casual jobs.

Programmes taught in Czech at public universities are free whatever your nationality, while English-taught ones usually charge tuition – at Charles University €40–30,620 a year. Czechia has more than 50 higher education institutions and over 1,000 programmes in English, and non-EU students on accredited full-time programmes need no work permit. Learn when applications close and how far €500–800 a month goes.

Studying in Denmark is free for EU/EEA and Swiss students, including more than 500 programmes taught entirely in English, while students from outside the EU/EEA usually pay €6,000–16,000 a year. Bachelor's applications go through the central optagelse.dk portal, where you can choose up to 8 programmes. Explore the admission quotas, what a month costs (usually €1,000–1,700) and the rules on working while you study.

Estonian-taught programmes are free at public universities, and at the University of Tartu 16 of 25 English-taught master's programmes are free for EU citizens; students from outside the EU/EEA at TalTech pay €1,900–4,200 per semester (2026/27). Estonia has 18 higher education institutions and more than 150 programmes in English. Read on for application deadlines, typical living costs and the rules on working while you study.

No tuition fees for EU/EEA citizens, even on English-taught programmes, while students from outside the EU/EEA usually pay €8,000–20,000 a year. Finland has 13 universities and 22 universities of applied sciences, with over 600 English-taught programmes and more than 30,000 international students. Discover when the joint application opens, what a room in student housing costs and how many hours you can work.

At public universities EU/EEA students pay €178 a year for a licence and €255 for a master's, while non-EU students pay €2,902 and €3,950 – plus the €105 CVEC (2026/27). Campus France counts more than 3,500 higher education institutions, and since 4 May 2026 a meal in a CROUS canteen costs €1 for all students. Learn how Parcoursup and Mon Master work, what a CROUS room costs and how many hours you may work.

Most public universities charge no tuition for bachelor's programmes, only a semester contribution such as €189.80 at Heidelberg; non-EU students pay fees in Baden-Württemberg (€1,500 per semester) and at TU Munich. In the 2025/26 winter semester 422 institutions offered 22,426 programmes, 2,383 of them in English. See how to apply, what a student residence costs (€318 a month on average) and how much you can work.

Greek-taught bachelor's programmes at public universities are free for EU and non-EU students alike, while English-taught programmes charge fees – for non-EU students €5,000–15,000 a year for a bachelor's. All 24 Greek universities are public, and those who meet the criteria eat in student canteens for free. See how admission works, what a month costs (around €700–1,200) and where seasonal jobs are easiest to find.

EU/EEA citizens can study tuition-free on state-funded places in Hungarian-taught programmes; English-taught ones charge fees set by each university, and students from partner countries outside the EU can have tuition covered by Stipendium Hungaricum. Hungary's 65 institutions offer more than 1,000 programmes in several languages. See how to apply, what a month costs (around €500–600) and how many hours you can work.

Public universities in Iceland charge no tuition fees – at the University of Iceland you pay a registration fee of ISK 100,000 for 2026/27, and tuition fees planned for non-EEA students from autumn 2027 do not affect EU/EEA citizens. The Study in Iceland portal lists 7 universities, and English-taught programmes are growing, especially at master's level. Check deadlines and monthly costs.

Eligible EU/EEA, Swiss and UK students pay no tuition for a first undergraduate degree at a public institution in Ireland – only a Student Contribution of at most €2,500 a year (2026/27); non-EU fees are usually €9,850–25,500. Programmes are taught almost entirely in English at 7 universities, 5 technological universities and other public institutions. See how CAO applications work and what Dublin costs.

At Italian state universities fees depend on family income (ISEE): with an ISEE up to €22,000 you pay no tuition fee, only the regional tax and €16 stamp duty, and some universities charge reduced flat fees to students from certain non-EU countries. Universitaly lists 283 universities and institutions and around 9,000 programmes. Learn how to apply, what a month costs (around €700–1,100) and which scholarships exist.

EU citizens can compete for tuition-free state-funded places in Latvia; on fee-paying places the University of Latvia charges e.g. €2,600 a year for EU citizens and €3,500 for others on an English-taught bachelor's (2026/27). Study in Europe counts 29 higher education institutions and 24 colleges, with over 200 programmes in English. Discover how admission works and what a month costs (on average €450–700).

At the University of Liechtenstein in Vaduz, EU/EEA and Swiss citizens pay CHF 950 per semester and all other students CHF 1,250 – the same for bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes. It offers degrees in architecture, business administration, entrepreneurship, finance and information systems, and you can start in September or February. Read how to apply and how to plan around CHF 1,500 a month.

State-funded places in Lithuania are tuition-free, and EU citizens can compete for them through the central LAMA BPO admissions; at Vilnius University, one English-taught bachelor's costs €3,950 a year for EU citizens and €4,350 for others (2026). Lithuania had 36 higher education institutions in 2022/23 and offers more than 500 English-taught programmes. See the 2026 deadlines and monthly living costs.

The University of Luxembourg usually charges €400 per semester – the same for EU and non-EU students – and 60% of its around 7,200 students come from abroad, from 148 countries. Many programmes are bilingual or trilingual, some are taught entirely in English, and public transport is free throughout the country. Find out how to apply, why you need at least €1,517 a month and how many hours you can work.

EU students on full-time bachelor's programmes at the University of Malta, MCAST and ITS pay no tuition fees, while non-EU students pay – e.g. €8,500 a year for a BA in History at UM. The University of Malta has around 1,900 international students from 127 countries, and English is enough for most casual jobs. Find out where to look for housing and what around €900–1,400 a month covers.

EU/EEA students pay the statutory fee of €2,694 a year for full-time programmes in 2026/27, while non-EU students pay on average €9,000–20,000 for a bachelor's and €12,000–30,000 for a master's. At Maastricht University more than half of the students come from abroad. See what a student spends a month (€1,000–1,500 on average), how to find a room and when a job can qualify EU citizens for student finance.

At Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, foreign students – EU citizens included – pay from €800 a year in philology to €5,000 for medicine in English. North Macedonia has 7 state and 14 private universities, and students who live here to study don't need a work permit. Find out how each faculty sets its fees and what a studio flat costs (€80–120 a month).

Students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland pay no tuition at public institutions, only a semester fee such as NOK 670 at UiT, while others pay – e.g. NOK 100,500–351,000 a year at UiT. The Study in Norway portal lists 11 universities, and EU/EEA citizens can work without restrictions. Find out what the official estimate of NOK 15,488 a month means for your budget and how to get student housing.

Full-time Polish-taught programmes at public universities are free for EU/EEA and Swiss citizens, while English-taught ones usually cost €2,000–6,000 a year. Poland has 344 higher education institutions, and full-time non-EU/EEA students with a student visa or temporary residence permit can work without a permit. Find out how admission works and what a student typically spends a month (PLN 1,500–2,000).

At public universities, bachelor's tuition is capped at €697 a year (2025/26), and you can pay it in at least seven monthly instalments. International (non-EU) students pay fees set by each university – €1,500–18,000 a year at ULisboa in 2026/27 – but EU citizens don't have that status. Find out how housing works in Lisbon and Porto and which casual jobs are easiest to find.

EU citizens can get a state-funded place on the same terms as Romanian students; otherwise fees are usually €2,000–10,000 a year, and non-EU students pay on average €2,000–5,000. Romania has 52 public and 32 private universities, and its universities of medicine and pharmacy offer medicine in English. See what a student residence costs (from €80 a month) and how far €600–900 a month goes.

More than 170 programmes taught in English at every level, with fees for foreign students – EU citizens included – of around €2,500 a year on average, according to Study in Serbia. The University of Belgrade has 31 faculties and around 90,000 students, and a student canteen meal costs €1–2.60. Read on to see how to apply to a faculty, what a month costs in Belgrade or Novi Sad and which permits you need to work.

Full-time programmes in Slovak at public universities are free whatever your nationality, while programmes in English cost €500–12,200 a year according to SAIA. Slovakia has 20 public, 3 state and 11 private institutions with more than 5,000 programmes, and a minimum budget is around €350 a month. Learn when to apply, how your school certificate is recognised and how many hours you can work while studying.

No tuition for EU citizens on full-time, publicly funded programmes, while non-EU/EEA students usually pay €2,000–11,000 a year for a bachelor's and €2,000–15,000 for a master's. The European Commission puts living costs at €400–800 a month, and subsidised student meals cost €0–4.37. See how to apply through the eVŠ portal, where to look for a room and how student work is organised.

Public universities charge per ECTS credit – on average €11.95–19.29 in 2024/25, depending on the region, and EU citizens pay the same as Spaniards; many charge non-EU students without Spanish residence more. Spain has 91 universities, 50 of them public, and over 800 programmes taught fully or partly in English. Find out how UNEDasiss accreditation works, what a month in Madrid costs and how much you can work.

No tuition or application fee for EU/EEA and Swiss citizens, while non-EU students pay SEK 80,000–295,000 a year plus a SEK 900 application fee. Study in Sweden lists 39 universities with more than 1,000 bachelor's and master's programmes in English, and admission is central and fully online. Discover how the application rounds work, what a month costs (at least SEK 10,656 for non-EU students) and how to find a room.

Each institution sets its own semester fee, the same for EU and non-EU students – e.g. CHF 500 at the University of Lausanne and CHF 2,190 for international students at ETH Zurich. Switzerland has 10 cantonal universities, 2 federal institutes of technology and universities of applied sciences, with more than 4,000 programmes in total. Find out when to apply, how to plan your budget and how many hours you may work.

Turkey has 208 universities and more than 6 million students, and state universities charge international students – EU citizens included – €250–700 a year for a bachelor's, according to Study in Europe. Private (foundation) universities cost €4,000–20,000 a year, and a student spends around €400–800 a month. Find out how to apply directly to a university and when you can get a work permit.

One UCAS application with up to five choices gets you into undergraduate study at almost every UK university, including the 24 Russell Group members such as Oxford and Cambridge. Since Brexit, EU citizens count as international students unless they are Irish or have settled or pre-settled status, and a Student visa lets you work up to 20 hours a week in term time. See the deadlines, fees and visa funds you need.