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Universities where EU citizens can earn an English-taught degree with €0 tuition or a low fee of up to ≈ $3,000 a year — with every mandatory fee shown upfront.

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326universities mapped
3,521programme entries
27EU countries covered
249with €0 tuition
77with low tuition
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Nordic focus €0 tuition + fees English-taught & €0 Bachelor's Master's Computer Science Compare
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Nordic focus: Sweden, Denmark & Finland

The three most-requested countries in our inbox: tuition-free public universities for EU citizens with a wide choice of English-taught programmes.

Lund University

Lund, Sweden · Public
€0 tuition English-taught

€0 tuition for EU/EEA and Swiss citizens

Mandatory cost / yr
€0
Degree levels
Bachelor · Master · PhD
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IT University of Copenhagen

Copenhagen, Denmark · Public
€0 tuition English-taught

€0 tuition for EU/EEA and Swiss citizens

Mandatory cost / yr
€0
Degree levels
Bachelor · Master · PhD
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Copenhagen Business School

Frederiksberg, Denmark · Public
€0 tuition English-taught

€0 tuition for EU/EEA and Swiss citizens

Mandatory cost / yr
€0
Degree levels
Bachelor · Master · PhD
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Aalto University

Espoo, Finland · Public
€0 tuition + fees English-taught

€0 tuition for EU/EEA and Swiss citizens

Mandatory cost / yr
€136.7
Degree levels
Bachelor · Master · PhD
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University of Helsinki

Helsinki, Finland · Public
€0 tuition + fees English-taught

€0 tuition for EU/EEA and Swiss citizens

Mandatory cost / yr
€155.7
Degree levels
Bachelor · Master · PhD
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Also popular with our readers: Germany (€0 tuition + semester fees), Norway and Austria.

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FH JOANNEUM

Graz, Austria · Public
€0 tuition + fees English-taught

€0 tuition for EU/EEA/Swiss students starting up to 2026/27; €363.36 per semester for new students from 2027/28

Mandatory cost / yr
€52
Degree levels
Bachelor · Master
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Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

Weimar, Germany · Public
€0 tuition + fees English-taught

€0 tuition (public university)

Mandatory cost / yr
€676
Degree levels
Bachelor · Master · PhD
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University of Akureyri

Akureyri, Iceland · Public
€0 tuition + fees English-taught

No tuition at public universities (annual registration fee only)

Mandatory cost / yr
€500
Degree levels
Bachelor · Master · PhD
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Molde University College

Molde, Norway · Public
€0 tuition + fees English-taught

€0 tuition for EU/EEA and Swiss citizens

Mandatory cost / yr
€100
Degree levels
Bachelor · Master · PhD
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University of Ljubljana

Ljubljana, Slovenia · Public
€0 tuition + fees English-taught

€0 tuition for full-time study (eligible students)

Mandatory cost / yr
Not yet verified
Degree levels
Bachelor · Master · PhD
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Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech)

Tallinn, Estonia · Public
€0 tuition + fees English-taught

€0 tuition for EU/EEA citizens in English-taught programmes, except programmes of the School of Business and Governance

Mandatory cost / yr
Not yet verified
Degree levels
Bachelor · Master · PhD
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All 27 EU member states

Tuition policy for EU citizens at a glance. Universities are listed where you can study in English for free or for a low fee (up to ≈ $3,000 / €2,700 per year).

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Germany
€0 + fees · 78 universitiesAustria
Conditional · 13 universitiesFinland
€0 + fees · 34 universitiesSweden
€0 tuition · 34 universitiesDenmark
€0 + fees · 19 universitiesGreece
€0 + fees · Policy guideCzechia
Conditional · 11 universitiesPoland
Conditional · 6 universitiesSlovenia
€0 + fees · 4 universitiesEstonia
Conditional · 7 universitiesFrance
Low tuition · 8 universitiesNetherlands
Low tuition · 17 universitiesIreland
Conditional · 7 universitiesHungary
Conditional · Policy guideBelgium
Low tuition · 8 universitiesBulgaria
Low tuition · 1 universityCroatia
Conditional · Policy guideCyprus
Conditional · Policy guideItaly
Low tuition · 11 universitiesLatvia
Conditional · 10 universitiesLithuania
Conditional · 10 universitiesLuxembourg
Low tuition · 1 universityMalta
Conditional · 2 universitiesPortugal
Low tuition · 6 universitiesRomania
Conditional · 1 universitySlovakia
Conditional · Policy guideSpain
Low tuition · 14 universities

Other European countries EEA & close partners, kept separate from EU member states

Norway
€0 + fees · 16 universitiesIceland
€0 + fees · 2 universitiesSwitzerland
Low tuition · 5 universitiesLiechtenstein
Low tuition · 1 university
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“Tuition-free” rarely means you pay nothing. Every record shows tuition, then the mandatory semester fee, then an estimated mandatory university cost per year — plus admission requirements and deadlines.

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How we classify tuition

Tuition (EU citizens)€0 tuition (public university)
Mandatory semester fee€369.50 per semester (winter semester 2026/27)
Est. mandatory cost / year€739

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