20/01/2026
A list of tuition-free or most affordable public universities in Europe for international Bachelor’s and Master’s students
🔹Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU)
• Country: Germany
• City: Munich
• Tuition Fee: Free
• Semester Fee: €150–300
• Living Cost / Month: €1,200–1,600
• Major Subjects: Humanities, Social Sciences, Law, Medicine, Natural Sciences
• IELTS: 6.5
🔹Technical University of Munich (TUM)
• Country: Germany
• City: Munich
• Tuition Fee: Free
• Semester Fee: €150–300
• Living Cost / Month: €1,200–1,600
• Major Subjects: Engineering, Computer Science, AI, Business
• IELTS: 6.5
🔹Free University of Berlin
• Country: Germany
• City: Berlin
• Tuition Fee: Free
• Semester Fee: €300–350
• Living Cost / Month: €1,000–1,400
• Major Subjects: Social Sciences, Biology, Law, Environmental Science
• IELTS: 6.5
🔹Humboldt University of Berlin
• Country: Germany
• City: Berlin
• Tuition Fee: Free
• Semester Fee: €300–350
• Living Cost / Month: €1,000–1,400
• Major Subjects: Economics, Law, Humanities, Natural Sciences
• IELTS: 6.5
🔹University of Bonn
• Country: Germany
• City: Bonn
• Tuition Fee: Free
• Semester Fee: €300–350
• Living Cost / Month: €900–1,300
• Major Subjects: Economics, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science
• IELTS: 6.5
🔹University of Vienna
• Country: Austria
• City: Vienna
• Tuition Fee: €1,500/year (Non-EU)
• Semester Fee: €25
• Living Cost / Month: €1,000–1,400
• Major Subjects: Economics, Law, Psychology, Social Sciences
• IELTS: 6.5
🔹Aalto University
• Country: Finland
• City: Espoo (Helsinki)
• Tuition Fee: €12,000–15,000/year (Non-EU)
• Semester Fee: €120
• Living Cost / Month: €1,000–1,500
• Major Subjects: Engineering, Business, Design, Artificial Intelligence
• IELTS: 6.5
🔹Tampere University
• Country: Finland
• City: Tampere
• Tuition Fee: €8,000–12,000/year (Non-EU)
• Semester Fee: €100–120
• Living Cost / Month: €900–1,400
• Major Subjects: Data Science, Engineering, Health Sciences
• IELTS: 6.5
🔹University of Helsinki
• Country: Finland
• City: Helsinki
• Tuition Fee: €13,000–18,000/year (Non-EU)
• Semester Fee: €80–120
• Living Cost / Month: €900–1,300
• Major Subjects: Law, Economics, Computer Science, Environmental Science
• IELTS: 6.5
🔹University of Oslo
• Country: Norway
• City: Oslo
• Tuition Fee: Free
• Semester Fee: NOK 600–900
• Living Cost / Month: NOK 13,000–16,000 (≈ €1,130–1,390)
• Major Subjects: Humanities, Social Sciences, Medicine, Natural Sciences
• IELTS: 6.5
🔹University of Bergen
• Country: Norway
• City: Bergen
• Tuition Fee: €17,000–34,000/year (Non-EU)
• Semester Fee: NOK 600–900
• Living Cost / Month: €1,000–1,900
• Major Subjects: Marine Science, Climate Studies, Economics, Psychology
• IELTS: 6.5
🔹University of Iceland
• Country: Iceland
• City: Reykjavik
• Tuition Fee: Free
• Registration Fee: €500–600/year
• Living Cost / Month: €1,200–1,800
• Major Subjects: Geosciences, Medicine, Law, Computer Science
• IELTS: 6.5.
🔹University of Basel
• Country: Switzerland
• City: Basel
• Tuition Fee: €1,785 – €1,830 / year
• Semester Fee: €850 – €900
• Living Cost / Month: ~€1,500 – €2,000
• Major Subjects: Theology, Law, Medicine, Humanities & Social Sciences, Science, Psychology, Business & Economics
• IELTS Score: 6.0 – 6.5+
🔹Technical University of Munich (TUM)
• Country: Germany
• City: Munich
• Tuition Fee:
– Bachelor’s: €4,000 – €6,000 / year
– Master’s: €8,000 – €12,000 / year
• Semester Fee: €85 – €97
• Living Cost / Month: €900 – €2,000+
• Major Subjects: Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Business
• IELTS Score: 6.5
🔹Sciences Po Lille
• Country: France
• City: Lille
• Tuition Fee:
– Bachelor’s: €14,900 / year
– Master’s: €20,640 / year
• Semester Fee: Not specified
• Living Cost / Month: €800 – €1,000+
• Major Subjects: Political Science, History, Economics, Law, Sociology, Foreign Languages, Hard Sciences
• IELTS Score: 6.5
🔹Aalto University
• Country: Finland
• City: Espoo
• Tuition Fee:
– Bachelor’s: €12,000 / year
– Master’s: €15,000 / year
• Semester Fee: €50 – €60
• Living Cost / Month: €800 – €1,200
• Major Subjects: Engineering, Business, Design
• IELTS Score: 6.5
🔹Tampere University
• Country: Finland
• City: Tampere
• Tuition Fee:
– Bachelor’s: €10,000 / year
– Master’s: €12,000 / year
• Semester Fee: €60 – €120
• Living Cost / Month: €800 – €1,200
• Major Subjects: Data Science, Health, Engineering
• IELTS Score: 6.5
🔹University of Helsinki
• Country: Finland
• City: Helsinki
• Tuition Fee:
– Bachelor’s: €13,000 / year
– Master’s: €15,000 – €18,000 / year
• Semester Fee: €80 – €120
• Living Cost / Month: €700 – €1,200
• Major Subjects: Law, Computer Science, Economics, Environmental Studies
• IELTS Score: 6.5
🔹University of Oslo
• Country: Norway
• City: Oslo
• Tuition Fee: €11,000 – €17,000 / year (since 2023 for non-EU)
• Semester Fee: €50 – €60
• Living Cost / Month: €1,100 – €1,400
• Major Subjects: Law, Economics, Medicine
• IELTS Score: 6.5
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Assistant Professor, BAU, Bangladesh
PhD student, UQ, Australia.