At public universities, EU/EEA students do not pay tuition – as long as they stay within the standard duration of their programme plus two semesters. After that, the fee is €363.36 per semester. Exemption or reimbursement is possible in special cases, e.g. for exchange students and some scholarship holders.
Students from outside the EU usually pay €751.92 per semester. Students from some countries, e.g. the least developed countries, may be exempt – check with your university.
Every student also pays €25.20 per semester – the fee for the Austrian Students' Union ÖH, which includes accident insurance.
Universities of applied sciences (FH) may charge tuition fees, and private universities and university colleges of teacher education set their own fees. Check the amount on the website of your chosen institution.
Each community sets its own fees, and EU/EEA students pay the same as Belgian students.
Flanders (2026/27): €305.40 plus €14.60 for each ECTS credit, i.e. €1,181.40 for a full year (60 ECTS). Students with a study grant pay €139.40, and those just above the grant threshold pay €623.40 (rates from UGent; the University of Antwerp also gives €1,181.40).
French Community (2026/27): the fee (minerval) depends on your family's income: the full rate is €1,194, the intermediate rate €835, the rate for low incomes €374, and grant holders pay nothing. Anyone who does not get a reduction pays the full rate – you apply for the reduction by 31 October.
Students from outside the EU/EEA pay more, and each institution sets its own rates. For example, in 2026/27 the University of Antwerp charges €4,300 a year for a bachelor's and €7,800 for a master's programme, and at UCLouvain an extra €4,175 is added to the minerval.
EU citizens pay on the same terms as Bulgarian students. Public institutions have state-funded places (държавна поръчка) with a low annual fee and fee-paying places. The fees are set by the government at the institution's proposal. Students on state-funded places in fields with the greatest expected labour-market shortages are exempt from fees.
Example – Medical University of Varna, medicine in Bulgarian in 2026/27 (Bulgarian and EU citizens): €800 for the first year on a state-funded place, €9,100 on a fee-paying place.
Medicine in English is fee-paying – annual fees in 2026/27:
Study in Europe gives general tuition fees of €562–5,360 a year for bachelor's and €1,945–5,360 for master's programmes. Students from outside the EU pay more than Bulgarian students. Note: the current Study in Europe profile of Bulgaria does not distinguish fees for EU and non-EU students, and the Medical University of Sofia charges both groups the same – check the fee with your chosen institution before you apply.
At public institutions, the costs of full-time study for Croatian and EU citizens are covered by the Ministry of Science through programme funding – this is what the University of Zagreb's calls for applications for 2026/27 say. You can check the detailed conditions in the call (natječaj) of your chosen institution.
Students from outside the EU pay around €1,100–10,400 a year in the humanities and social sciences, around €1,000–6,000 in the natural and technical sciences, and €10,000–12,000 for medicine. The application fee is around €60–300.
Programmes taught in English may charge full fees – for example, at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER) in Zagreb €5,574 a year for the bachelor's and €5,970 for the master's programme (2026/27). Before you apply, check whether the fee also applies to EU citizens.
EU citizens don't pay tuition for bachelor's degrees at public universities – just like Cypriots. The Open University of Cyprus is an exception. At the University of Cyprus the fee is €3,417 a year, but the state pays it for EU students. Students from outside the EU pay €6,834 a year.
For master's degrees at public universities, everyone pays – Cypriots and EU citizens included. Depending on the programme, it's €4,100–10,250 a year.
Private universities set their own fees – check the website of your chosen programme.
Small extra costs: a student card at UCY costs €12.
Programmes taught in Czech at public and state universities are free – whatever your nationality. You only pay the application fee and your living costs.
You will have to pay if you:
The rules are the same for EU and non-EU students. You will find the fee for a specific programme in the university's catalogue or in the Study in Czechia search engine (“tuition fees” filter).
Studying in Denmark is free for students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland, including programmes taught in English. Exchange students also study for free.
Students from outside the EU/EEA usually pay €6,000–16,000 a year (DKK 45,000–120,000) for a bachelor's or master's programme. The institution will tell you the exact amount.
Full-time programmes taught in Estonian are free at public universities – the University of Tartu confirms this, for example. All doctoral programmes are free as well.
English-taught programmes usually charge fees. According to Study in Estonia, bachelor's and master's tuition ranges from €1,500 to €15,000 a year, with the highest fees in medicine, law, management and social sciences. Universities may charge EU and non-EU students differently, and some programmes are free. Examples:
Students from outside the EU/EEA at TalTech pay €1,900 to €4,200 per semester in 2026/27, depending on the programme. Fees change every year – check the current amount on the programme page.
EU/EEA citizens don't pay tuition fees in Finland – not even for programmes taught in English.
Students from outside the EU/EEA usually pay €8,000–20,000 a year for bachelor's and master's programmes taught in English, depending on the institution. Programmes taught in Finnish and Swedish are free for everyone. Institutions offer scholarships and fee waivers to fee-paying students (see: Scholarships).
Fees that may apply to you as well:
At public universities the fees are set by the state. In 2026/27 they are:
On top of that every student pays the CVEC – €105 in 2026/27. Grant holders (boursiers) and exchange students, among others, are exempt.
Students from outside the EU/EEA pay differentiated fees: €2,902 a year for a licence and €3,950 for a master's (2026/27); the doctorate fee is the same as for EU students. From 1 September 2026 these fees are compulsory at public universities, and universities may exempt only a limited share of non-EU students (at most 30% in 2026/27). Some groups pay the lower rate or nothing, e.g. refugees, some long-term residents of France and holders of French government scholarships – check the details with Campus France.
Engineering schools have separate, higher rates, and private institutions (including many business schools) set their own fees – according to Campus France, usually from around €6,000 to €18,000 a year, or even more.
Most public universities charge no tuition fees for bachelor's programmes and for many master's programmes. Every student, however, pays a semester contribution (Semesterbeitrag) – according to DAAD between €100 and €350, depending on the university. For example, at Heidelberg University it is €189.80 per semester (an €80 administration fee, €95 for the Studierendenwerk, €10 for the student union and small fees for city bikes and theatres).
Exceptions:
If you are from outside the EU/EEA, check the fees at your chosen university carefully – they depend on the federal state and the institution.
Greek-taught bachelor's programmes at public universities are free – for Greek, EU and non-EU students alike (the Hellenic Open University is an exception).
What you do pay for are programmes taught in English and many master's programmes – each university sets the fee for each programme. Study in Europe gives these rates for students from outside the EU:
At public universities you also save on food: students who meet the criteria – e.g. those on a low income or with a scholarship – eat in the student canteens for free, and everyone else pays very low prices.
EU citizens can get a state-funded place (magyar állami ösztöndíj) – then you pay no tuition. These places are only available on programmes taught in Hungarian, and they are allocated through felvi.hu.
On fee-paying programmes, including all programmes in English, the university sets the fee – it varies a lot between universities and programmes. For example, medicine in English at Semmelweis University costs €9,340 per semester plus one-off fees. Check the amount for your programme on the university's website.
If you come from outside the EU, you will usually study on a fee-paying place – unless you win a Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship, which covers tuition for nationals of Hungary's partner countries (see: Scholarships).
Public universities don't charge tuition fees, but there is a compulsory registration fee. At the University of Iceland it is ISK 100,000 for the academic year 2026/27 (previously ISK 75,000). If you start in the spring semester, you pay ISK 75,000. The fee is non-refundable.
This will change for students from outside the EEA: the government has allowed public universities to charge them tuition fees from the autumn semester of 2027. The amounts have not been set yet and may differ between programmes. According to the University of Iceland, students who start in autumn 2026, doctoral students and holders of a permanent residence permit are exempt. EU/EEA citizens are not affected.
Private universities charge higher fees – check the amount on the website of your chosen institution.
Under the Free Fees Initiative the state pays your tuition at a public institution if:
You do pay the Student Contribution – a charge for student services and exams. In 2026/27 it is at most €2,500, and students from families with an income of up to €120,000 pay no more than €2,000. Institutions also add their own charges (e.g. UCC – €207 in 2025/26).
Master's programmes are not covered by Free Fees – the institution sets the fee. Students from outside the EU pay tuition fees for every programme: usually around €9,850–25,500 a year for a bachelor's, and as much as €39,500–55,000 for medicine.
At state universities, fees depend on your family's income, measured by an indicator called ISEE. Study in Europe says that students at public universities usually pay €900–4,000 a year, and at private universities €6,000–20,000 or more.
Since 2021/22 there has been a no tax area: if your ISEE is up to €22,000, you don't pay the tuition fee (contributo onnicomprensivo). Between €22,000 and €30,000, the fee is reduced by 80–10%. Many universities go further – in 2026/27, for example, the University of Bologna waives fees for an ISEE of up to €27,000, and the University of Milan up to €30,000 (for students who pass their exams on time).
However, everyone pays the regional tax for the right to study (tassa regionale) and a €16 stamp duty. In Bologna the first instalment in 2026/27 is €157.04 (including €140 regional tax); in Milan the regional tax is €130–190, depending on ISEE.
If your family's income and assets are abroad, you must document them – with translated and legalised papers – by the deadline set by your university. Without them, you pay the full rate. This applies to EU and non-EU students alike. Some universities charge a reduced flat fee to students from certain non-EU countries whose family income is only abroad – at Bologna in 2026/27, for example, €1,000 a year for a bachelor's degree (plus the €157.04 first instalment) for citizens of non-OECD countries and €500 for citizens of particularly poor countries, with no income documents needed.
Latvian universities have two kinds of places: state-funded (budžeta vietas), where you pay no tuition, and fee-paying. EU citizens can compete for state-funded places – at the University of Latvia there is a separate, earlier deadline for them. There are few such places: on the English-taught bachelor's in English, European Languages and Business Studies there are 23 state-funded places to 100 fee-paying ones.
The university sets the fee for fee-paying places. According to Study in Latvia, it ranges from less than €1,600 a year for some bachelor's programmes to €15,000 for dentistry. Rough annual fees:
An example from a public university: at the University of Latvia, the bachelor's mentioned above costs €2,600 a year in 2026/27 for EU citizens and €3,500 for everyone else.
The University of Liechtenstein charges everyone tuition fees, but EU/EEA citizens pay less:
The fee is the same for bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes. CHF 10 a semester of this fee goes to the student union. On top of that there is the one-off application fee of CHF 100 – and, for students who need a visa, the refundable CHF 3,000 deposit.
On state-funded places (valstybės finansuojamos vietos) the state pays your tuition – as an EU citizen you can compete for them through LAMA BPO. On fee-paying places, the university sets the fee. According to Study in Europe, annual fees start at:
Examples from Vilnius University (a public university), 2026 intake:
You pay the first year's tuition within 15 days of receiving the offer. If you withdraw before the semester starts, EU students get 90% of the payment back.
At the University of Luxembourg everyone pays the same – there is no difference between EU and non-EU students. The registration fee is usually €400 per semester (Uni.lu data from 2025), although it depends on the programme.
According to Eurydice (April 2025), bachelor's students pay €400 per semester in semesters 1 and 2 and €200 in semesters 3–6. Some master's programmes cost more, e.g. the Master in Accounting and Audit – €1,600 per semester, the Master in Psychotherapy – €2,600 per semester, and the Master in Entrepreneurship and Innovation – €5,000 for the first year and €3,000 for the second.
On top of that there is €100 for each application. Private institutions set their own fees.
EU citizens studying full-time on bachelor's programmes at the University of Malta, MCAST and ITS don't pay tuition fees – just like Maltese students. Some full-time master's programmes that lead to a professional qualification are also free, e.g. the Master in Teaching and Learning for future teachers. Evening and part-time programmes are fee-paying, although at state-subsidised rates.
For other programmes you pay. Study in Europe gives these rough figures:
Students from outside the EU pay for every programme – for example, the BA in History at UM costs €8,500 a year in 2026/27. Private institutions set their own fees.
EU/EEA students pay the statutory tuition fee (wettelijk collegegeld). In 2026/27 it is €2,694 a year for full-time programmes (€2,601 in 2025/26). For part-time and dual programmes, the institution sets an amount between €1,604 and €2,694.
The condition: you do not already have the same degree from a Dutch public institution. For a second programme at the same level, the institution may charge its institutional fee (instellingscollegegeld).
You can borrow the fee: DUO offers a tuition fee loan (collegegeldkrediet), paid out monthly as 1/12 of the fee. EU citizens under 30 can also apply.
Students from outside the EU/EEA pay the institutional fee: according to Study in NL, on average €9,000–20,000 a year for a bachelor's and €12,000–30,000 for a master's programme.
International students in North Macedonia – EU citizens included – pay fees for foreign students. At UKIM each faculty sets them, per year of study (60 ECTS).
Examples for first-cycle programmes in 2026/27:
On top of that there is a fee of MKD 750 for student activities.
For comparison: a Macedonian student on a state-funded place pays €200, and on a self-funded place €400 (in denars). In the second cycle, a foreign student pays e.g. €1,000 per semester at the Faculty of Law.
Students from the EU/EEA and Switzerland pay no tuition fees at public institutions. Since autumn 2023, however, students from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland have to pay tuition. At UiT, for example, it is NOK 100,500, 150,500 or 351,000 a year, depending on the field. Study in Europe gives a typical range of NOK 130,000–390,000 a year.
All students pay a semester fee to the student welfare organisation (studentsamskipnad), which runs student housing and social services, among other things. At the University of Oslo it is NOK 690 for SiO, plus NOK 220 for Kopinor (copying of course materials) and a voluntary NOK 50 for the SAIH foundation. At UiT the semester fee is NOK 670.
Private institutions may charge tuition fees to everyone – check the amount on the institution's website.
Full-time programmes taught in Polish at public universities are free for Polish citizens, citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland, holders of the Pole's Card (Karta Polaka) and other foreigners who study on the same terms as Polish citizens.
However, the law allows public universities to charge fees for, among other things:
According to NAWA, tuition for programmes in English usually ranges from €2,000 to €6,000 a year, depending on the university and programme (MBA programmes around €8,000–12,000). Non-public universities set their own fees. Check the amount on your chosen university's website.
Students from outside the EU who do not study on the same terms as Polish citizens pay at least €2,000 a year for first-cycle, second-cycle and long-cycle programmes taught in Polish, too. Doctoral schools charge no tuition and pay all full-time doctoral candidates a scholarship.
At public institutions, tuition fees (propinas) have a legal cap. In 2025/26 it is €697 a year – the same as in previous years. The cap applies to:
You pay the fee in at least seven monthly instalments. Example: the University of Lisbon (ULisboa) has kept its 2026/27 fee for bachelor's and integrated master's programmes at the same level – €697.
For other master's and doctoral programmes, fees are set by each university, or even each faculty. At private institutions, the owner sets the amount.
International students (see: Admission) pay higher fees, set by each institution. At ULisboa, for example, their fees for bachelor's and integrated master's programmes in 2026/27 range from €1,500 a year (law) to €18,000 a year (integrated master's in medicine). EU citizens do not have international student status, so these fees don't apply to them.
Public institutions have state-funded places (locuri bugetate), where the state covers the full cost of your studies, and fee-paying places. An EU citizen can get a state-funded place on the same terms as a Romanian student – if they rank above the funding threshold. If not, the fee is usually €2,000 to €10,000 a year.
Medicine in English is fee-paying. Examples for 2026/27:
According to Study in Europe, students from outside the EU pay on average €2,000–5,000 a year. For the student visa you have to show that you have paid tuition for at least one year.
Serbia is not in the EU, so all international students – EU citizens included – pay fees for foreign students. Each institution, or even each faculty, sets its own. According to Study in Serbia they are usually €750 to €20,000 a year, around €2,500 on average. Study in Europe notes that at public institutions programmes in Serbian may be state-funded – ask your faculty whether this applies to foreigners.
Example: School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade (ETF), 2025/26:
Books and study materials usually cost another €100–250 a year.
Full-time programmes taught in Slovak at public universities are free – whatever your nationality – as long as you don't exceed the standard length of study.
You will have to pay if you:
The application fee is paid separately; the university or faculty sets the amount.
EU citizens on full-time programmes that are publicly funded pay no tuition – just like Slovenians.
Part-time students pay, including those from the EU. Students from outside the EU/EEA without permanent residence in Slovenia usually pay per year:
Private institutions and additional fees (e.g. for enrolment) are set by each institution – check them on its website.
At public universities you pay per ECTS credit, and the price is set by the region. According to the Ministry of Science, the average price per credit for grado programmes in 2024/25 ranged from €11.95 in Galicia (and €12.34 in Asturias, €12.50 in the Canary Islands, €12.62 in Andalusia) to €19.29 in Navarre (€18.55 in Madrid, €18.15 in Catalonia). Study in Europe estimates that a year of a bachelor's degree costs around €700–1,700, and a master's around €1,000–3,500.
Example: at Universidad Complutense de Madrid, a credit taken for the first time costs €16.92–20.68 in 2026/27. When you start, you also pay €27.54 to open your student file and a €6.11 administration fee. Repeating a subject is much more expensive – €40.02–48.03 per credit already the second time.
At master's level, the average price in 2024/25 was €15.76 per credit for másteres habilitantes and €30.04 for other master's programmes. EU citizens pay the same as Spanish students.
Students from outside the EU who are not resident in Spain pay more at many universities – and a student stay authorisation does not count as residence. At Complutense, for example, they pay the price of a fourth enrolment for a grado and of a third enrolment for a máster. At Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) a bachelor's credit costs them €113.71–136.44 in 2026/27. Some universities charge the standard price to students from countries they have agreements with – check with your university.
Private universities are much more expensive – up to €20,000 a year.
EU/EEA and Swiss citizens pay neither tuition fees nor an application fee in Sweden – you only need to prove your citizenship. This applies to bachelor's and master's programmes, including those taught in English.
Students from outside the EU/EEA and Switzerland pay:
In Sweden a doctorate is usually a paid position – doctoral students are employed by the university and receive a salary, and recruitment works differently from ordinary programmes.
Each institution sets its own tuition fees, which you pay every semester. Note: many institutions charge international students more than Swiss students – and citizenship of an EU country does not get you the lower rate.
In 2026/27 the fees for international students are, for example, CHF 2,190 at EPFL, CHF 2,550 at the University of Bern and CHF 4,000 at USI. The Study in Switzerland portal gives a general range of CHF 500–4,000 per semester. These rates apply to EU and non-EU students alike.
Tuition fees for international students are set by each university and apply to EU citizens too. According to Study in Europe, annual fees at state universities are:
At private (foundation) universities you pay €4,000–20,000 a year.
Example: METU in Ankara, international students who started from 2023/24 onwards, 2026/27, per semester:
Amounts in dollars are converted into Turkish lira at the central bank rate from the week before the payment deadline. For semesters beyond the standard length of your programme you pay 1.5 times as much.
Tuition fees for international students are set by each university and depend on the course. An example: at UCL in London, Economics and Statistics BSc costs an international student £44,400 a year (for students starting in 2027/28). UCL guarantees international students that the fee will not rise during their programme. Other universities, such as Manchester, reserve the right to raise it by up to 7% a year.
Students with home fee status pay no more than £9,790 a year in England (2026/27) at universities with a TEF rating and an Access and Participation plan; for 2027/28 the limit is £10,050. You may qualify, for example, if you have settled status, live in England and have lived in the UK for 3 years before your course starts – then you can also get a Tuition Fee Loan. Irish citizens who have lived in the UK or Ireland for 3 years can also qualify. Check your status with the calculator on gov.uk or with the university's admissions team.
Universities set fees for master's programmes themselves, separately for home and international students.
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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