Study Food Science and Technology in Portugal: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Portugal has 16 undergraduate programmes in Food Science and Technology at 12 universities in 12 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay €697 a year; non-EU students €1,500 a year (€1,100–€4,500).

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

All Food Science and Technology programmes in Portugal

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / yearEntry score
Ciência e Tecnologia dos AlimentosInstituto Politécnico de BejaBejaPortuguese3 yr€697€1,10095 (2023)
Engenharia AlimentarInstituto Politécnico de BragançaBragançaPortuguese3 yr€697——
EnologiaInstituto Politécnico de BragançaBragançaPortuguese3 yr€697——
Biotecnologia AlimentarInstituto Politécnico de Castelo BrancoCastelo BrancoPortuguese3 yr€697€1,350108.8 (2025)
Tecnologia AlimentarInstituto Politécnico de CoimbraCoimbraPortuguese3 yr€697€1,500–€3,000114 (2025)
Engenharia AlimentarInstituto Politécnico de Leiria (Peniche)PenichePortuguese3 yr€697€3,000119.7 (2023)
Biologia e Biotecnologia AlimentarInstituto Politécnico de SantarémSantarémPortuguese3 yr€697€1,300119 (2025)
Dieta Mediterrânica e Ciência dos AlimentosInstituto Politécnico de SantarémSantarémPortuguese3 yr€697€1,300—
Qualidade Alimentar e Nutrição HumanaInstituto Politécnico de SantarémSantarémPortuguese3 yr€697€1,300122.3 (2025)
Engenharia AlimentarInstituto Politécnico de Viana do CasteloViana do CasteloPortuguese3 yr€697—147 (2024)
Tecnologia Alimentar e NutriçãoInstituto Politécnico de Viana do CasteloViana do CasteloPortuguese3 yr€697—135 (2025)
Engenharia AlimentarInstituto Politécnico de ViseuViseuPortuguese3 yr€697€1,500—
EnologiaUniversidade de ÉvoraÉvoraPortuguese3 yr€697€2,500114 (2025)
Engenharia AlimentarUniversidade de LisboaLisbonPortuguese3 yr€697€3,000113 (2025)
EnologiaUniversidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto DouroVila RealPortuguese3 yr€697€1,500115.7 (2025)
Engenharia AlimentarUniversidade do AlgarveFaroPortuguese3 yr€697€1,750–€4,500—

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 · Food Science and Technology in other countries

Sources

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