Full-time study at public institutions is free for EU citizens (English-taught programmes may charge fees), with costs covered by the Ministry of Science, while non-EU students pay fees set by the institution – around €1,000–6,000 a year in the natural and technical sciences. Croatia offers more than 1,850 programmes, around 100 of them in English, and a student residence place costs around €35–130 a month. Read about admission, living costs and student jobs.
Higher education has three cycles:
There are also integrated programmes (integrirani studij), which combine the first and second cycle, and professional programmes – short professional programmes, professional undergraduate programmes and specialist professional graduate programmes. One academic year is worth 60 ECTS, one semester 30 ECTS.
Croatia – bachelor's programmes
Croatia – integrated (single-cycle) programmes
Croatia – master's programmes
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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