North Macedonia

Country: North Macedonia

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).

People at street cafes on a narrow market street in Skopje old town

The system is small: according to Eurydice there are 7 state universities and 14 private ones, plus one public-private institution. State universities form the core of the system, among them:

Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje (UKIM) – the largest in the country: 23 faculties, 5 research institutes and more than 30,000 students,
Goce Delčev University of Štip,
Mother Teresa University in Skopje,
University of Tetova,
St. Paul the Apostle University of Information Science and Technology in Ohrid.

Universities offer all three cycles: bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes. UKIM alone offers 207 first-cycle programmes, 338 master's and 79 doctoral programmes.

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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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