In Croatia you can study at universities (sveučilišta), polytechnics (veleučilišta) and colleges (visoke škole), both public and private. Most universities and almost all polytechnics are public.
According to the Study in Croatia portal, Croatian institutions offer more than 1,850 programmes in total, and according to the European Commission around 100 of them are taught in English.
Universities focus mainly on academic education, while polytechnics and colleges offer professional programmes (stručni studiji) with an emphasis on practice.
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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