Study Tourism in Croatia: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Croatia has 20 undergraduate programmes in Tourism at 15 universities in 12 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay no tuition fee (€0–€2,300); non-EU students €1,070 a year (€840–€3,000).

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

All Tourism programmes in Croatia

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / year
Međunarodni menadžment u hotelijerstvu i turizmuAspira University of Applied Sciences (Split)SplitCroatian3 yr€4,590€4,590
Međunarodni menadžment u hotelijerstvu i turizmuAspira University of Applied Sciences (Zagreb)ZagrebCroatian3 yr€4,590€4,590
TurizamJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek (Požega)PožegaCroatian3 yr€0€960
Kultura i turizamJuraj Dobrila University of PulaPulaCroatian3 yr€0—
Turistički i hotelski menadžmentLibertas International University (Zagreb)ZagrebCroatian3 yr€2,850–€2,900€2,850–€2,900
Obalni i nautički turizamPolytechnic of Rijeka (Rijeka)RijekaCroatian3 yr€0—
Održivi agroturizamPolytechnic of Rijeka (Rijeka)RijekaCroatian3 yr€0—
Turistički menadžmentŠibenik University of Applied SciencesŠibenikCroatian3 yr€0—
Poslovna ekonomija; smjer: TurizamUniversity of DubrovnikDubrovnikCroatian3 yr€0—
Poslovna ekonomija; smjer: Turizam (na engleskom jeziku)University of DubrovnikDubrovnikEnglish3 yr€2,300€2,300
Poslovna ekonomija u turizmu i ugostiteljstvuUniversity of Rijeka (Opatija)OpatijaCroatian4 yr€0€2,500
Poslovna ekonomija u turizmu i ugostiteljstvu, smjer Menadžment u hotelijerstvu na engleskom jezikuUniversity of Rijeka (Opatija)OpatijaEnglish4 yr€2,000€3,000
Menadžment trgovine i turizmaUniversity of Split (Split)SplitCroatian3 yr€0€1,070
Turističko poslovanjeUniversity of Split (Split)SplitCroatian3 yr€0€1,070
TurizamUniversity of Split (Split)SplitCroatian3 yr€0€1,070
Kultura i turizamUniversity of Zadar (Zadar)ZadarCroatian3 yr€0€840
Menadžment u turizmu i ugostiteljstvuVeleučilište s pravom javnosti BALTAZAR ZAPREŠIĆBiograd na MoruCroatian3 yr€3,000€3,000
Poduzetništvo u turizmu i ugostiteljstvuVeleučilište u KarlovcuKarlovacCroatian3 yr€0—
TurizamVERN' UniversityZagrebCroatian3.5 yr€3,500–€5,600€3,500–€5,600
Menadžment; smjer: Menadžment ruralnog turizmaVirovitica University of Applied SciencesViroviticaCroatian3 yr€0—

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 · Tourism in other countries

Sources

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