Study Music and Musicology in Slovakia: programmes, fees and entry requirements
Slovakia has 7 undergraduate programmes in Music and Musicology at 4 universities in 3 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay no tuition fee (€0–€5,000); non-EU students no tuition fee (€0–€5,000).
Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.
- Taught in: Slovak (6), English (1)
- Selection: entrance exam, Prijímacie konanie (Portál VŠ)
All Music and Musicology programmes in Slovakia
| Programme | University | City | Language | Length | EU fee / year | Non-EU fee / year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interpretačné umenie | Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica | Banská Bystrica | Slovak | 3 yr | €0 | €0 |
| Kompozícia | Academy of Arts in Banská Bystrica | Banská Bystrica | Slovak | 3 yr | €0 | €0 |
| Hudobná interpretácia a tvorba | Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava | Bratislava | English | 3 yr | €5,000 | €5,000 |
| Hudobná interpretácia a tvorba | Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava | Bratislava | Slovak | 3 yr | €0 | €0 |
| Teória a dramaturgia hudby | Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava | Bratislava | Slovak | 3 yr | €0 | €0 |
| Muzikológia | Comenius University Bratislava (Bratislava) | Bratislava | Slovak | 3 yr | €0 | €0 |
| Hudobná a umelecká interpretácia a tvorba | Ján Albrecht Music and Art Academy Banská Štiavnica | Banská Štiavnica | Slovak | 3 yr | €3,000 | €3,000 |
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 · Music and Musicology 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
- Smernica číslo 1/2026 o školnom a poplatkoch spojených so štúdiom v akademickom roku 2026/2027 (HUAJA), čl. II 1.b): „v bakalárskom štúdiu – denná a externá forma: za celé Bc. štúdium 8 700 €“; splátkový kalendár „za 1 akad. rok 3 000 €, za 1 semester 1 530 €“, checked 19 October 2026
- Smernica o školnom a poplatkoch spojených so štúdiom na VŠMU pre akademický rok 2026/2027, čl. 3 ods. 7 — "Školné pre študentov, ktorí študujú študijný program v cudzom jazyku v dennej forme štúdia ... i. prvý stupeň (bakalárske študijné programy) 5 000 € /ak. rok", checked 19 October 2026
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