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Study in Bosnia and Herzegovina: universities, tuition fees and admission

Our catalogue has 45 universities and colleges in Bosnia and Herzegovina offering 679 undergraduate programmes in 21 cities. 430 of the programmes are at public institutions and 249 at private ones.

Universities

45

Programmes

679

Cities

21

EU fee / year, public

€1,023

Non-EU fee / year, public

€1,023

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

How admission works

There is no national application system: you apply directly to each university or faculty, which publishes its own call for enrolment (konkurs za upis) with the number of places, the entry requirements and the deadlines. Most calls for the autumn intake open in May or June, with a first round in June or July and a second round in September; places are often split between state-funded (budget) places for citizens and self-financing places. Selection is by points from the secondary-school record and, at many faculties (medicine, architecture, the arts, sport, engineering), an entrance test or aptitude exam (prijemni ispit); foreign students apply under the same conditions or a separate quota, depending on the institution. A secondary-school certificate obtained abroad has to be recognised (nostrified) by the competent cantonal ministry or the entity ministry of education before enrolment, although many universities let you sit the competition while the procedure is under way. Because the country has three education authorities (the Federation, Republika Srpska and Brčko District), deadlines and documents differ between universities.

• Selection: entrance exam
• Main exam or platform: Secondary-school record / entrance exam (prijemni ispit)

Tuition fees in Bosnia and Herzegovina

At public universities an EU student typically pays €1,023 a year, and a student from outside the EU €1,023 a year. All amounts are per year in euros; fees charged per credit or per semester are converted to a full year (60 ECTS credits or two semesters).

Where the fee depends on family income, the typical figure is the full fee and the range starts at the lowest one.

Good to know about fees

• Brčko distrikt: BiH has no EU tariff: students from EU countries are treated as foreign students. The universities in Brčko District are private and set their own fees, shown per programme where they are published.
• Federacija Bosne i Hercegovine: BiH has no EU tariff: students from EU countries are treated as foreign students. At public universities citizens who rank high enough study on state-funded (budget) places, which cost little or nothing; other citizens pay a self-financing fee, and foreign students pay a separate fee set by the university or faculty, shown per programme where it is published. In the Federation education is financed by the ten cantons, so fees and the number of budget places differ by canton and by faculty. Private universities set one price for everyone.
• Republika Srpska: BiH has no EU tariff: students from EU countries are treated as foreign students. At public universities in Republika Srpska citizens who rank high enough study on state-funded (budget) places, which cost little or nothing; other citizens pay a self-financing fee, and foreign students pay a separate fee set by the university in its annual price list, shown per programme where it is published. Private universities set one price for everyone.

Language of instruction

Bosnian: 319 programmes; Serbian: 192 programmes; Croatian: 114 programmes; English: 55 programmes; German: 1 programme; Turkish: 1 programme. See all English-taught programmes in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Map of universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Where to study: cities

All 45 universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina by city

What you can study

• Computer Science 48
• Languages and Literature 38
• Law 26
• Business Administration 25
• Nursing 22
• Pedagogy 20
• Economics 19
• Sport Sciences 18
• Mechanical Engineering 17
• Music and Musicology 16
• Tourism 16
• Physiotherapy 15
• English Studies 14
• Primary Education Teaching 14
• Agronomy 14
• Design 13
• Early Childhood Education 12
• Psychology 12
• Criminology 12
• Journalism 12
• Medicine 12
• Civil Engineering 11
• Electrical Engineering 10
• Mathematics 10
• Pharmacy 10
• Logistics 10
• International Relations 10
• Industrial Engineering 10
• Biomedical Laboratory Science 9
• Political Science 9
• Finance and Accounting 9
• Fine Arts 8
• Architecture 8
• Dentistry 8
• History 7
• Geography 7
• Energy Engineering 7
• Industrial Electronics and Automation 7
• Biology 6
• Environmental Engineering 6
• Human Nutrition and Dietetics 6
• Physics 6
• Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy 6
• Philosophy 6
• Environmental Sciences 6
• Performing Arts 6
• Materials Engineering 5
• Food Science and Technology 5
• Speech Therapy 5
• Chemistry 5
• Social Work 5
• Sociology 5
• Multimedia and Video Games 5
• Chemical Engineering 5
• Forestry 4
• Audiovisual Communication 4
• Public Administration 4
• Mining and Geological Engineering 4
• International Business 3
• Geomatics and Surveying 3
• Telecommunications Engineering 3
• Advertising and Public Relations 2
• Archaeology 2
• Social Education 2
• Biotechnology 2
• Data Science 2
• Animal Science 2
• Conservation and Restoration 2
• Art History 1
• Fashion Design 1
• Marketing 1
• Hospitality and Gastronomy 1
• Occupational Therapy 1
• Geology 1
• Veterinary Medicine 1