Study Civil Engineering in Bulgaria: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Bulgaria has 20 undergraduate programmes in Civil Engineering at 6 universities in 3 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay €430 a year (€0–€550); non-EU students €3,960 a year (€1,700–€6,160).

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

All Civil Engineering programmes in Bulgaria

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / year
Construction of buildings and facilities in English"Lyuben Karavelov" Civil Engineering Higher SchoolSofiaEnglish4 yr€510€3,960
Строително инженерство"Lyuben Karavelov" Civil Engineering Higher SchoolSofiaBulgarian4 yr€340—
Строителство и архитектура на сгради и съоръжения"Lyuben Karavelov" Civil Engineering Higher SchoolSofiaBulgarian4 yr€340€1,980
Строителство на сгради и съоръжения"Lyuben Karavelov" Civil Engineering Higher SchoolSofiaBulgarian3 yr——
Строителство на сгради и съоръжения"Lyuben Karavelov" Civil Engineering Higher SchoolSofiaBulgarian4 yr€340€2,640
Строителство на сгради и съоръжения"Lyuben Karavelov" Civil Engineering Higher SchoolSofiaBulgarian5 yr——
Строителство на сгради и съоръжения, специализация „Строителни конструкции""Lyuben Karavelov" Civil Engineering Higher SchoolSofiaBulgarian5 yr€340—
Строителство на сгради и съоръжения, специализация Технология и управление на строителството"Lyuben Karavelov" Civil Engineering Higher SchoolSofiaBulgarian5 yr€340—
Транспортно строителствоTodor Kableshkov University of TransportSofiaBulgarian4 yr€500€3,640
Транспортно строителство ИИПTodor Kableshkov University of TransportSofiaBulgarian4 yr——
Водоснабдяване и канализацияUniversity of Architecture, Civil Engineering and GeodesySofiaBulgarian5 yr€430€6,160
Строителство на сгради и съоръженияUniversity of Architecture, Civil Engineering and GeodesySofiaBulgarian5 yr€430€6,160
Строителство на сгради и съоръжения - англоезичноUniversity of Architecture, Civil Engineering and GeodesySofiaBulgarian5 yr€430€6,160
Транспортно строителствоUniversity of Architecture, Civil Engineering and GeodesySofiaBulgarian5 yr€430€6,160
ХидростроителствоUniversity of Architecture, Civil Engineering and GeodesySofiaBulgarian5 yr€0€6,160
Подземно строителствоUniversity of Mining and Geology "St. Ivan Rilski" (Sofia)SofiaBulgarian4 yr€470€3,000
Строително инженерствоUniversity of Ruse "Angel Kanchev" (Ruse)RuseBulgarian4 yr€550€1,700
Civil engineeringVarna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar"VarnaEnglish4 yr—€5,000
Водоснабдяване и канализацияVarna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar"VarnaBulgarian4 yr—€3,840
Строителство на сгради и съоръженияVarna Free University "Chernorizets Hrabar"VarnaBulgarian, English4 yr€2,760€3,840

How admission works in Bulgaria

There is no national application portal: you apply to each university, which runs its own competition within the number of state-funded places approved every year by the Council of Ministers. You need a Bulgarian secondary school diploma with the state matriculation exams (matura) or a recognised foreign equivalent; depending on the university and programme, applicants are ranked by entrance exams set by the university, by matura grades or by a combination with secondary school grades. Universities publish their admission rules before 31 March of each year, so the rules for the autumn 2027 intake appear by 31 March 2027. Citizens of the EU/EEA and Switzerland are admitted on the same terms as Bulgarians; other foreign applicants are admitted under a separate procedure and pay the fees set for foreign students.

See also: Study in Bulgaria · Civil Engineering in other countries

Sources

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