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Bulgaria

Country: Bulgaria

Population (million): 6.4 (2025)

Area (km²): 110994

Official language: Bulgarian

Currency: euro (since 1 January 2026)

Dialling code: +359

Internet users (million): 4.2 (2025)

Number of students: 195,697 (2024)

Students as % of population aged 20-24: 36.2 (2024)

Women among students (%): 57.2 (2024)

Students - bachelor's level: 129,656 (2024)

Students - master's level: 60,857 (2024)

Students - doctoral level: 5,184 (2024)

Tuition fees - bachelor's (EUR per year): EU citizens pay the same as Bulgarians – annual fee set by the government at the institution's proposal; non-EU students pay more (2026/27)

Tuition fees - master's (EUR per year): EU citizens pay the same as Bulgarians – annual fee set by the government at the institution's proposal; non-EU students pay more (2026/27)

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.

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Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.

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