Bachelor's Degrees in English in Europe: Where They Are and What They Cost

Fee figures: catalogue of 6 October 2026.

English-taught master's degrees are everywhere in continental Europe. At bachelor's level they are far rarer, unevenly spread, and often priced differently from degrees in the local language. This guide uses the 18,171 undergraduate programmes in our catalogue, updated 6 October 2026, to show where the options really are.

How many programmes, country by country

Programmes in our catalogue with English as a language of instruction:

• Italy: 233 of 2,751. See the list.
• Czechia: 201 of 1,301. See the list.
• Germany: 114 of 4,435. See the list.
• Spain: 100 of 1,921. See the list.
• Switzerland: 67 of 607. See the list.
• Portugal: 2 of 1,438.
• France: 0 of 5,718. Our French data comes from the national admission platform, which covers degrees taught in French; English-taught bachelor's degrees in France are mostly at private schools outside it.

Some of these programmes are bilingual, with part of the teaching in the local language. Each programme page says which languages apply.

What the numbers mean

• Italy has the widest public offer. State universities run complete degrees in English in engineering, economics, sciences and medicine, at the same income-based fees as Italian-taught degrees. Typical tuition at public universities is €2,395 a year, lower for low family incomes. See what it costs in Italy.
• Czechia has many, but they are paid. Public universities charge no tuition for degrees in Czech, and set their own fees for degrees in English, commonly several thousand euros a year and more for medicine. See what it costs in Czechia.
• Germany keeps bachelor's teaching mostly in German. The English-taught degrees that exist at public universities follow the same fee rules as the rest: no tuition in most states. See what it costs in Germany.
• Spain's English degrees are split between bilingual tracks at public universities and full English degrees at private ones, where tuition is typically €15,800 a year.
• Switzerland teaches in English mainly at universities of applied sciences and in hospitality and business schools.

Which subjects

English-taught bachelor's degrees cluster in a few areas:

• business, management and economics
• computer science and engineering
• international relations and political science
• medicine and dentistry, in Italy and Czechia
• tourism and hospitality

Fields tied to a national profession, such as law, teaching and most health professions, are almost always taught in the local language. Our guides by subject show the count for each field: medicine, computer science, business administration, economics.

What you need to get in

• Proof of English. Usually B2, sometimes C1: IELTS, TOEFL, a Cambridge certificate or schooling in English. See IELTS and TOEFL for European universities and CEFR levels.
• The same academic conditions as everyone else. Your school certificate must be recognised, and selective degrees have tests: the IMAT for medicine in English in Italy, faculty exams in Czechia.
• No local-language certificate for admission. That is the point of these degrees.

What English does not solve

• Daily life. Offices, landlords, doctors and part-time employers work in the local language. Students who learn none of it find housing and jobs harder.
• Internships and clinical years. In medicine and other fields with placements, you deal with patients or clients in the local language, and universities expect you to reach a working level by the later years.
• Staying after graduation. The local language is usually what employers ask for.
• Cost. Outside Italy and Germany, studying in English often costs more than the same degree in the local language.

If you have a year before you start, learning the language can be the cheaper route: it opens the full list of degrees and, in Czechia, removes tuition altogether.

How to search

1. Open the English-taught list for a country and filter by field.
2. On each programme page, check the language line, the fee for your status and the entry requirements.
3. Confirm on the university's own page that the English track is offered in the year you apply; these tracks open and close more often than standard degrees.

Sources

Figures come from the catalogue behind this site; see data and sources. Before you apply, confirm every detail on the official page of the university.

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