Top 50 Tuition-Free Universities Worldwide
Free or very low-tuition universities for 2026 international applicants. Tuition figures in EUR equivalent per year, sourced directly from each university’s published international fee schedule.
| University | Country | EU €/yr | Non-EU €/yr | Language | Programs | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical University of Munich | Germany | FREE | FREE | German/English | Engineering, CS, Business | tum.de |
| LMU Munich | Germany | FREE | FREE | German/English | All disciplines | lmu.de |
| Heidelberg University | Germany | FREE | €1,500 | German/English | Medicine, Sciences, Humanities (Baden-Württemberg fee) | uni-heidelberg.de |
| Humboldt University Berlin | Germany | FREE | FREE | German/English | All disciplines | hu-berlin.de |
| University of Freiburg | Germany | FREE | €1,500 | German | Sciences, Humanities (BW fee) | uni-freiburg.de |
| RWTH Aachen | Germany | FREE | FREE | German/English | Engineering, CS | rwth-aachen.de |
| University of Bonn | Germany | FREE | FREE | German/English | All disciplines | uni-bonn.de |
| University of Cologne | Germany | FREE | FREE | German/English | All disciplines | uni-koeln.de |
| Free University of Berlin | Germany | FREE | FREE | German/English | All disciplines | fu-berlin.de |
| TU Berlin | Germany | FREE | FREE | German/English | Engineering, CS, Mathematics | tu.berlin |
| University of Oslo | Norway | FREE | FREE | Norwegian/English | All disciplines (free for all) | uio.no |
| NTNU Trondheim | Norway | FREE | FREE | Norwegian/English | Engineering, Sciences | ntnu.edu |
| University of Bergen | Norway | FREE | FREE | Norwegian/English | All disciplines | uib.no |
| Aalto University | Finland | FREE | €15,000 | Finnish/English | Engineering, Business, Design | aalto.fi |
| University of Helsinki | Finland | FREE | €13,000 | Finnish/English | All disciplines | helsinki.fi |
| KTH Royal Institute | Sweden | FREE | €15,000 | Swedish/English | Engineering, Architecture | kth.se |
| Lund University | Sweden | FREE | €14,000 | Swedish/English | All disciplines | lunduniversity.lu.se |
| Uppsala University | Sweden | FREE | €13,500 | Swedish/English | All disciplines | uu.se |
| Stockholm University | Sweden | FREE | €14,000 | Swedish/English | All disciplines | su.se |
| University of Copenhagen | Denmark | FREE | €13,000 | Danish/English | All disciplines | ku.dk |
| DTU Technical University Denmark | Denmark | FREE | €15,000 | Danish/English | Engineering | dtu.dk |
| Sorbonne University | France | €170 | €2,770 | French | Humanities, Sciences | sorbonne-universite.fr |
| Sciences Po Paris | France | FREE | €14,770 | French/English | Social Sciences (income-based) | sciencespo.fr |
| École Polytechnique | France | FREE | €14,000 | French/English | Engineering (income-based) | polytechnique.edu |
| PSL Research University | France | €170 | €3,770 | French/English | Sciences, Humanities | psl.eu |
| University of Vienna | Austria | FREE | €1,500 | German/English | All disciplines | univie.ac.at |
| TU Vienna | Austria | FREE | €1,500 | German | Engineering | tuwien.at |
| University of Graz | Austria | FREE | €1,500 | German | All disciplines | uni-graz.at |
| University of Iceland | Iceland | FREE | FREE | Icelandic/English | All disciplines (75,000 ISK reg fee only) | english.hi.is |
| Charles University Prague | Czechia | FREE | FREE | Czech/English | Free in Czech; paid in English | cuni.cz |
| University of Warsaw | Poland | FREE | €3,000 | Polish/English | All disciplines | uw.edu.pl |
| Jagiellonian University | Poland | FREE | €3,500 | Polish/English | All disciplines | uj.edu.pl |
| University of Athens | Greece | FREE | €1,500 | Greek/English | All disciplines | uoa.gr |
| Aristotle University | Greece | FREE | €1,500 | Greek | All disciplines | auth.gr |
| Sapienza University Rome | Italy | FREE | €1,000 | Italian/English | All disciplines (income-based) | uniroma1.it |
| University of Bologna | Italy | FREE | €3,000 | Italian/English | All disciplines (income-based) | unibo.it |
| Politecnico di Milano | Italy | €900 | €4,000 | Italian/English | Engineering, Architecture, Design | polimi.it |
| University of Buenos Aires | Argentina | FREE | FREE | Spanish | All disciplines (free public) | uba.ar |
| UNAM Mexico | Mexico | FREE | FREE | Spanish | All disciplines (free public) | unam.mx |
| University of Sao Paulo | Brazil | FREE | FREE | Portuguese | All disciplines (free public) | usp.br |
| Taipei National University | Taiwan | €1,700 | €1,700 | Mandarin/English | All disciplines (low-cost) | ntu.edu.tw |
| Seoul National University | South Korea | €3,500 | €6,000 | Korean/English | All disciplines | snu.ac.kr |
| University of Tokyo | Japan | €5,000 | €5,000 | Japanese/English | All disciplines | u-tokyo.ac.jp |
| Kyoto University | Japan | €5,000 | €5,000 | Japanese/English | All disciplines | kyoto-u.ac.jp |
| NUS Singapore | Singapore | €17,500 | €30,000 | English | Tuition Grant reduces non-EU fee significantly | nus.edu.sg |
| NTU Singapore | Singapore | €17,500 | €30,000 | English | With MOE Tuition Grant | ntu.edu.sg |
| University of Cape Town | South Africa | €4,500 | €5,500 | English | All disciplines (low fees) | uct.ac.za |
| Federal University Brazil | Brazil | FREE | FREE | Portuguese | All federal universities free | gov.br/mec |
| University of Vienna BWL | Austria | FREE | €1,500 | German | Business Administration | univie.ac.at |
| University of Cologne Business | Germany | FREE | FREE | German/English | Business, Economics | wiso.uni-koeln.de |
Always verify tuition with the university’s official international admissions office. Many programs are tuition-free for EU/EEA students but charge non-EU students. Baden-Württemberg and Saxony in Germany levy a 1,500 EUR/semester non-EU fee. Nordic countries (Norway, Iceland) remain the most universally free for all nationalities.