Iceland

Country: Iceland

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.

Two young women hiking in Iceland with a glacier and mountains behind them

Iceland is small, and so is the choice of institutions. The official Study in Iceland portal, run by the Icelandic Centre for Research (Rannís), lists 7 universities:

University of Iceland (Háskóli Íslands) in Reykjavík,
Reykjavik University,
University of Akureyri,
Agricultural University of Iceland,
Hólar University,
Iceland University of the Arts,
Bifröst University.

Some of them are public and charge no tuition fees; the private ones charge higher fees.

Universities in Iceland – profiles

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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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