At public universities, bachelor's tuition is capped at €697 a year (2025/26), and you can pay it in at least seven monthly instalments. International (non-EU) students pay fees set by each university – €1,500–18,000 a year at ULisboa in 2026/27 – but EU citizens don't have that status. Find out how housing works in Lisbon and Porto and which casual jobs are easiest to find.
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.
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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