Study History in Croatia: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Croatia has 15 undergraduate programmes in History at 8 universities in 7 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay no tuition fee; non-EU students €956 a year (€375–€2,500).

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

All History programmes in Croatia

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / year
PovijestCatholic University of CroatiaZagrebCroatian3 yr€0€0
Povijest (dvopredmetni)Catholic University of CroatiaZagrebCroatian3 yr€0€0
Povijest (dvopredmetni)Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek (Osijek)OsijekCroatian3 yr€0€2,500
Povijest (dvopredmetni)Juraj Dobrila University of PulaPulaCroatian3 yr€0€730
Povijest (jednopredmetni)Juraj Dobrila University of PulaPulaCroatian3 yr€0€730
Povijest Jadrana i MediteranaUniversity of DubrovnikDubrovnikCroatian3 yr€0—
Povijest (dvopredmetni)University of Rijeka (Rijeka)RijekaCroatian3 yr€0€1,300
Povijest (dvopredmetni)University of Split (Split)SplitCroatian3 yr€0€1,070
Povijest (dvopredmetni)University of Zadar (Zadar)ZadarCroatian3 yr€0€375
Povijest (jednopredmetni)University of Zadar (Zadar)ZadarCroatian3 yr€0€750
Povijest (dvopredmetni)University of Zagreb (Zagreb)ZagrebCroatian3 yr€0€960
Povijest (dvopredmetni)University of Zagreb (Zagreb)ZagrebCroatian3 yr€0€956
Povijest (jednopredmetni)University of Zagreb (Zagreb)ZagrebCroatian3 yr€0€960
Povijest (jednopredmetni)University of Zagreb (Zagreb)ZagrebCroatian3 yr€0€956
Povijest i geografija; smjer: nastavničkiUniversity of Zagreb (Zagreb)ZagrebCroatian5 yr€0€956

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 · History in other countries

Sources

How the figures are collected and calculated: Data and sources.