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

Croatia has 8 undergraduate programmes in Civil Engineering at 6 universities in 5 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay no tuition fee; non-EU students €1,120 a year (€1,098–€1,221).

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

All Civil Engineering programmes in Croatia

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / year
GrađevinarstvoJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek (Osijek)OsijekCroatian3 yr€0€1,120
Građevinarstvo; smjer: općiJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek (Osijek)OsijekCroatian3 yr€0€1,120
GraditeljstvoUniversity North (Varaždin)VaraždinCroatian3 yr€0—
GrađevinarstvoUniversity of Rijeka (Rijeka)RijekaCroatian3 yr€0€1,098
GrađevinarstvoUniversity of Split (Split)SplitCroatian3 yr€0€1,221
GrađevinarstvoUniversity of Split (Split)SplitCroatian3 yr€0€1,221
GrađevinarstvoUniversity of Zagreb (Zagreb)ZagrebCroatian3 yr€0—
Graditeljstvo; smjerovi: Visokogradnja, Niskogradnja, Građevinsko poduzetništvo, Okoliš u graditeljstvuZagreb University of Applied SciencesZagrebCroatian3 yr€0—

How admission works in Croatia

You apply through Postani student (postani-student.hr), the national application system run by the Central Applications Office of the Agency for Science and Higher Education (AZVO); you list programmes in order of priority. Candidates are ranked by points from secondary-school grades, the Croatian State Matura exams (EU applicants can have their own school-leaving exam counted instead where the programme allows) and any extra tests set by the institution; places are fixed in advance, with a separate quota for non-EU citizens, and foreign school certificates must be recognised by AZVO within the same procedure. In 2026 applications opened on 1 February and the main (summer) round closed on 15 July with the final ranking lists, followed by an autumn round for remaining places until mid-September; applicants with foreign certificates had to send their documents by 1 July (22 May if they finished school earlier). The dates for the autumn 2027 intake are published on studij.hr and are expected to follow the same pattern.

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

Sources

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