Study Public Administration in Portugal: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Portugal has 13 undergraduate programmes in Public Administration at 11 universities in 9 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay €697 a year; non-EU students €4,150 a year (€1,350–€7,000).

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

All Public Administration programmes in Portugal

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / yearEntry score
Gestão e Administração PúblicaInstituto Politécnico de Bragança (Mirandela)MirandelaPortuguese3 yr€697—119.3 (2025)
Administração PúblicaInstituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco (Idanha-a-Nova)Idanha-a-NovaPortuguese3 yr€697€1,35095 (2024)
Administração PúblicaInstituto Politécnico de LeiriaLeiriaPortuguese3 yr€697€3,000111.8 (2025)
Tecnologias e Gestão MunicipalInstituto Politécnico de LisboaLisbonPortuguese3 yr€697€6,100119.8 (2025)
Gestão PúblicaInstituto Politécnico do Cávado e do AveBarcelosPortuguese3 yr€697—116.5 (2025)
Gestão AutárquicaISEC Lisboa — Instituto Superior de Educação e CiênciasLisbonPortuguese3 yr———
Administração PúblicaUniversidade de AveiroAveiroPortuguese3 yr€697€4,150140.8 (2025)
Gestão PúblicaUniversidade de Aveiro (Águeda)ÁguedaPortuguese3 yr€697€4,150135.3 (2025)
Administração PúblicaUniversidade de CoimbraCoimbraPortuguese3 yr€697€7,000146.3 (2025)
Administração Público-PrivadaUniversidade de CoimbraCoimbraPortuguese3 yr€697€7,000166.5 (2024)
Administração PúblicaUniversidade de LisboaLisbonPortuguese3 yr€697€3,500147.5 (2025)
Administração Pública e Políticas do Território (regime pós-laboral)Universidade de LisboaLisbonPortuguese3 yr€697€3,500120.3 (2025)
Administração PúblicaUniversidade do MinhoBragaPortuguese3 yr€697€4,500150.5 (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 · Public Administration in other countries

Sources

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