Study Economics in Slovakia: programmes, fees and entry requirements
Slovakia has 22 undergraduate programmes in Economics at 13 universities in 8 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay no tuition fee (€0–€2,000); non-EU students no tuition fee (€0–€2,000).
Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.
- Taught in: Slovak (19), English (3)
- Selection: entrance exam, Prijímacie konanie (Portál VŠ)
All Economics programmes in Slovakia
How admission works in Slovakia
You apply to each programme separately; from September 2026 applications go through the Ministry of Education's central electronic application system (linked from portalvs.sk). The basic requirement is a complete secondary education with a school-leaving exam; a foreign secondary diploma must be recognised by a Slovak regional school office (Czech diplomas count automatically), and you can be admitted on condition that you show it by enrolment day. Each faculty sets its own selection — an entrance exam, or admission on school or maturita results — and there are no national cut-off scores. For the 2027/28 intake most deadlines fall between the end of February and the end of April 2027, while art schools close in November–December 2026.
See also: Study in Slovakia · Economics in other countries
Sources
- Zákon č. 300/2025 Z. z. o vysokých školách (vysokoškolský zákon), § 96 ods. 5: ročné školné sa platí len za súbežné štúdium, prekročenie štandardnej dĺžky, štúdium výlučne v cudzom jazyku (ak tak určí vysoká škola) a externú formu — denné štúdium v slovenskom jazyku na verejnej vysokej škole je bezplatné, checked 19 October 2026
- Vnútorný predpis EU v Bratislave č. B/5/2025 Školné a poplatky spojené so štúdiom ... pre akademický rok 2026/2027, čl. 3 ods. 10 — "Študent – poplatník skupiny II – študujúci v akademickom roku 2026/2027 študijné programy v inom ako slovenskom jazyku neuhrádza za študijné programy v inom ako slovenskom jazyku žiaden poplatok.", checked 19 October 2026
- Školné a poplatky | Paneurópska VŠ (fee page, current for AY 2026/2027 — lists „Nový študijný program pre akademický rok 2026/2027“): Fakulta ekonómie a podnikania, Bakalárske štúdium, Denné štúdium: Rok 2290 €, Semester 1220 €, Mesiac 259 €, checked 19 October 2026
- Smernica č. 11/2025 o školnom a poplatkoch ... na UMB na akademický rok 2026/2027, čl. 6 ods. 4 — "Výška školného za študijný program uskutočňovaný výlučne v inom ako v štátnom jazyku ... v akademickom roku 2026/2027: EF 2000 (1. stupeň)", checked 19 October 2026
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