Study Biomedical Engineering in Portugal: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Portugal has 20 undergraduate programmes in Biomedical Engineering at 17 universities in 12 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay €697 a year; non-EU students €4,500 a year (€1,350–€8,000).

Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.

All Biomedical Engineering programmes in Portugal

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / yearEntry score
Tecnologia BiomédicaInstituto Politécnico de BragançaBragançaPortuguese3 yr€697—121 (2025)
BioengenhariaInstituto Politécnico de CoimbraCoimbraPortuguese3 yr€697€1,500–€3,000129.5 (2025)
Engenharia BiomédicaInstituto Politécnico de CoimbraCoimbraPortuguese3 yr€697€1,500–€3,000129.5 (2025)
Engenharia BiomédicaInstituto Politécnico de LisboaLisbonPortuguese3 yr€697€6,100144 (2025)
Tecnologia BiomédicaInstituto Politécnico de SetúbalSetúbalPortuguese3 yr€697€1,350117.8 (2025)
Engenharia BiomédicaPolitécnico do PortoPortoPortuguese3 yr€697€4,500162.5 (2025)
BioengenhariaUniversidade Católica Portuguesa (Porto)PortoPortuguese3 yr———
BioengenhariaUniversidade da Beira InteriorCovilhãPortuguese3 yr€697——
Engenharia BiomédicaUniversidade da MadeiraFunchalPortuguese3 yr€697—132 (2025)
Engenharia BiomédicaUniversidade de AveiroAveiroPortuguese3 yr€697€5,000160.3 (2025)
Engenharia BiomédicaUniversidade de CoimbraCoimbraPortuguese3 yr€697€7,000155 (2025)
Engenharia BiomédicaUniversidade de LisboaLisbonPortuguese3 yr€697€7,000174 (2025)
Engenharia Biomédica e BiofísicaUniversidade de LisboaLisbonPortuguese3 yr€697€3,500154.8 (2025)
BioengenhariaUniversidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto DouroVila RealPortuguese3 yr€697€1,500132 (2025)
Engenharia BiomédicaUniversidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto DouroVila RealPortuguese3 yr€697€1,500122.5 (2025)
BioengenhariaUniversidade do AlgarveFaroPortuguese3 yr€697€1,750–€4,500120.5 (2025)
Engenharia BiomédicaUniversidade do MinhoBragaPortuguese3 yr€697€6,500156.8 (2025)
BioengenhariaUniversidade do PortoPortoPortuguese3 yr€697€3,500–€8,000180 (2025)
Engenharia BiomédicaUniversidade Lusófona (Lisboa)LisbonPortuguese3 yr———
Engenharia BiomédicaUniversidade Nova de Lisboa (Caparica)AlmadaPortuguese3 yr€697€7,000167.5 (2025)

How admission works in Portugal

National Access Contest (Concurso Nacional de Acesso), score 95–200: secondary school average (at least 50%) plus national entrance exams (at least 35%), weights set by each course. The cutoff shown is the score of the last student admitted in the 1st phase. EU citizens compete on equal terms; non-EU citizens usually apply through the special contest for international students with each institution's own requirements.

See also: Study in Portugal · Biomedical Engineering in other countries

Sources

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