Study Art History in Romania: programmes, fees and entry requirements
Romania has 5 undergraduate programmes in Art History at 5 universities in 3 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay €1,033 a year (€713–€1,220); non-EU students €3,000 a year (€2,500–€3,000).
Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.
- Taught in: Romanian (5), Hungarian (1)
- Selection: application file, Bacalaureat
All Art History programmes in Romania
| Programme | University | City | Language | Length | EU fee / year | Non-EU fee / year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Istoria artei | Babeș-Bolyai University (Cluj-Napoca) | Cluj-Napoca | Romanian, Hungarian | 3 yr | €751 | €2,700–€3,000 |
| Istoria și teoria artei | National University of Arts in Bucharest | Bucharest | Romanian | 3 yr | €1,220 | — |
| Istoria și teoria artei | Universitatea de Artă și Design din Cluj-Napoca | Cluj-Napoca | Romanian | 3 yr | €713 | — |
| Istoria și teoria artei | Universitatea Națională de Arte „George Enescu” din Iași | Iași | Romanian | 3 yr | — | — |
| Istoria artei | University of Bucharest (București) | Bucharest | Romanian | 3 yr | €1,033 | €2,500 |
How admission works in Romania
There is no national application platform: each university runs its own admission for each programme and must publish the conditions at least six months before the exam. You need a Romanian Bacalaureat or a recognised equivalent; depending on the faculty, applicants are ranked by their Bacalaureat grades (sometimes with school grades) or by an admission exam, for example in medicine, architecture, the arts and sport. EU/EEA and Swiss citizens apply on the same terms as Romanians, while non-EU applicants send their file to the university, which forwards the selected candidates to the Ministry of Education for a letter of acceptance (needed for the study visa); Romanian-taught programmes require Romanian at level B1 or a preparatory year. Admission sessions are usually held in July with a second session in September (as at the University of Bucharest in 2026); for the autumn 2027 intake each university publishes its own calendar, and deadlines for non-EU applicants are usually in spring (for 2026 the University of Bacău accepted non-EU files from 26 January to 15 February).
See also: Study in Romania · Art History in other countries
Sources
- UBB – Regulamentul privind taxele de admitere, școlarizare și finalizare a studiilor 2026-2027 (Anexa 1 la HS nr. 15/16.02.2026), Anexa 3 și Anexa 4, checked 19 October 2026
- Taxele de școlarizare pentru anul I (anul universitar 2026-2027) – Studii universitare de licență (UB, aprobat Senat 17.12.2025), checked 19 October 2026
- Anunț privind plata taxelor de studii în anul universitar 2026-2027 (UNArte), checked 19 October 2026
- UAD Cluj-Napoca – Taxele aferente anului universitar 2026-2027 (aprobate de Senat 17.06.2026), linked from uad.ro/studenti/taxe/, checked 19 October 2026
- Faculty of History – International UniBuc (non-EU fee-paying students, bachelor) [, checked 19 October 2026
How the figures are collected and calculated: Data and sources.