Study Physics in Portugal: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Portugal has 16 undergraduate programmes in Physics at 10 universities in 9 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay €697 a year; non-EU students €6,500 a year (€1,500–€8,000).

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

All Physics programmes in Portugal

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / yearEntry score
Engenharia Física AplicadaInstituto Politécnico de LisboaLisbonPortuguese3 yr€697€6,100133.5 (2025)
Física e AplicaçõesUniversidade da Beira InteriorCovilhãPortuguese3 yr€697—160 (2025)
Engenharia Física e ComputacionalUniversidade da MadeiraFunchalPortuguese3 yr€697—162 (2025)
Engenharia FísicaUniversidade de AveiroAveiroPortuguese3 yr€697€5,000120.8 (2025)
FísicaUniversidade de AveiroAveiroPortuguese3 yr€697€5,000147.5 (2025)
Engenharia FísicaUniversidade de CoimbraCoimbraPortuguese3 yr€697€7,000128.8 (2025)
FísicaUniversidade de CoimbraCoimbraPortuguese3 yr€697€7,000137.5 (2025)
Engenharia FísicaUniversidade de LisboaLisbonPortuguese3 yr€697€3,500153.5 (2025)
Engenharia Física TecnológicaUniversidade de LisboaLisbonPortuguese3 yr€697€7,000177.8 (2025)
FísicaUniversidade de LisboaLisbonPortuguese3 yr€697€3,500146.5 (2025)
Engenharia FísicaUniversidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto DouroVila RealPortuguese3 yr€697€1,500147 (2025)
Engenharia FísicaUniversidade do MinhoBragaPortuguese3 yr€697€6,500133.5 (2025)
FísicaUniversidade do MinhoBragaPortuguese3 yr€697€6,500131.8 (2025)
Engenharia FísicaUniversidade do PortoPortoPortuguese3 yr€697€3,500–€8,000137.3 (2025)
FísicaUniversidade do PortoPortoPortuguese3 yr€697€3,500–€8,000120.3 (2025)
Engenharia FísicaUniversidade Nova de Lisboa (Caparica)AlmadaPortuguese3 yr€697€7,000170.8 (2025)

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 · Physics in other countries

Sources

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