Bachelor's Degrees in English in Romania: Where They Are and What They Cost
Fee figures: catalogue of 6 October 2026.
Most degrees in Romania are taught in Romanian, but the English-taught offer is broad, from engineering and business to medicine. Our catalogue lists 168 programmes taught in English out of 2,090 full-time bachelor's and long-cycle programmes in the country. Some of them are bilingual lines, taught in English together with Romanian, French or German; check the language of each year before you apply.
Where the programmes are
Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca have almost half of them. Timișoara and Iași come next, followed by Constanța, Brașov, Oradea and Sibiu, with a few in Galați, Arad, Craiova, Târgu Mureș and other cities.
The universities with the most English-taught programmes in our catalogue are:
- in Cluj-Napoca: Babeș-Bolyai University, which has the largest offer in the country, and the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca;
- in Bucharest: the National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA, the Bucharest University of Economic Studies and the University of Bucharest;
- in Timișoara: the University of Life Sciences "King Mihai I" and the West University of Timișoara;
- elsewhere: Transilvania University of Brașov, the University of Oradea and Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu.
Most are public universities. A few private ones, such as the Romanian-American University in Bucharest, also teach in English.
Which fields
Business and economics form the largest group: business administration, management, finance and banking, accounting, marketing and international business. Engineering is almost as large, led by the technical universities in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara and Iași: electrical and electronic engineering, robotics and mechatronics, telecommunications, mechanical, civil and chemical engineering, plus maritime programmes in Constanța.
Medicine and health come third. Medicine and dentistry in English are taught at the public universities of medicine and pharmacy in Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Craiova, Târgu Mureș and Iași, at several general universities and at some private ones; pharmacy, nursing and physiotherapy appear too. Computer science is a strong fourth group. Smaller groups cover political science and international relations, psychology, American studies, design, music, agriculture and veterinary medicine.
What it costs
Citizens of the EU, the EEA and Switzerland pay what Romanians pay, and can compete for free state-funded places where a programme has them. Students from other countries study on paid places with fees in foreign currency, usually euro. The figures below are for paid places.
| English-taught programmes in our catalogue | EU, EEA and Swiss students | Non-EU students |
|---|---|---|
| Typical annual fee | €1,070 | €3,000 |
| Lowest | €400 | €1,980 |
| Highest | €13,500 | €16,500 |
- The lowest EU fee belongs to a two-language programme in Romanian and English philology at a private university; a typical English-taught programme costs EU students much more.
- The highest fees are for medicine and dentistry at a private university. At public universities of medicine, EU and non-EU students usually pay the same fee for medicine in English.
- Many fees for EU students are set in lei, so the euro amounts move with the exchange rate.
- Some universities publish no non-EU fee for some English-taught programmes; ask before you apply.
More, with living costs, in how much it costs to study in Romania.
How to apply
There is no national portal. EU citizens apply like Romanians, usually in a July session with a second one in September. Non-EU citizens send their file to the university months earlier, often in winter or early spring, and need a letter of acceptance from the Ministry of Education before they can apply for a visa. Medicine in English is often selected on documents: at Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Cluj-Napoca, a committee evaluated the files of EU and non-EU applicants in two sessions in 2026, with a processing fee of €300. See how to get into a university in Romania and document recognition for Romania.
English requirements
Each university sets its own: a certificate, its own test or an interview. Iuliu Hațieganu University asks for English at level B2 for its English-taught programmes and needs no certificate from applicants who completed secondary school in English. See IELTS and TOEFL for European universities.
Do you need Romanian?
Not to be admitted, but you will need it. Life outside the university, most part-time jobs and work with patients in teaching hospitals are in Romanian. Medical universities teach it: Carol Davila University in Bucharest teaches general and medical Romanian to foreign students in the first and second years. If you would rather study in Romanian, non-EU students need level B1 or a preparatory year first.
Where to look next
- All English-taught programmes in Romania
- How to get into a university in Romania
- How much it costs to study in Romania
- Student visa for Romania
- Scholarships and student jobs in Romania
- Medicine in English in Europe
Official sources
- Study in Romania: Ministry of Education portal for international students
- Iuliu Hațieganu University: admission methodology for international candidates 2026
- Carol Davila University: modern languages department
- Higher Education Law 199/2023: fees and admission of EU citizens (Portal Legislativ, in Romanian)
Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.