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.
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.
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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