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.
Romania has 52 public and 32 private universities (Study in Romania data, 2026). Besides universities, there are also academies and technical institutions. Quality is assessed by the agency ARACIS. In 2024/25 around 490,000 people were studying here.
Many international applicants choose universities of medicine and pharmacy (Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie, UMF) – for example in Cluj-Napoca, Iași, Bucharest or Târgu Mureș. They offer medicine and dentistry in English, and some also in French.
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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