Tuition and Funding

Tuition

Tuition fees vary from one higher education institution to another and per year typically range between:

• 2.000 EUR to 11.000 EUR for Bachelor study (depending on the programme)
• 2.000 EUR to 15.000 EUR for Master study (varies between the study programmes)
• 2.000 EUR to 6.000 EUR for Doctoral study (depending on the programme)

Who doesn’t pay tuition?

Full-time students:

• Citizens of the Republic of Slovenia or European Union Member States and
• citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Kosovo, the Republics of Macedonia and Serbia enrolled in the first and second cycle study programmes at higher education institutions or at study programmes at private higher education institutions that are financed from the public budget do not pay tuition fee. The exception are second cycle study programmes students who have already obtained an education that applies at very least to second level.
• Persons with recognised international protection status (e.g., asylum/refugee status) and applicants for international or temporary protection.
• Foreign nationals with permanent residence in Slovenia and whose tax residence is in Slovenia (e.g., themselves or parents).

Who pays tuition?

• Non‑EU/EEA students (third‑country citizens) who do not have permanent residence in Slovenia in most cases pay tuition fees for full-time undergraduate or integrated master’s programmes.

• Part-time students at public universities — even if they are Slovenian or EU citizens — usually pay tuition, because exemptions apply only to full-time students.

• Students enrolling in a programme at a higher level than they have already completed (e.g., someone who already has a master’s degree enrolling in another master’s programme) may have to pay tuition, even if they are otherwise exempt.

• Students enrolled in a third level programme, to be a doctoral student and
• students enrolled in a private higher education institutions without concession, without public budget funding.

The price list is published on the website of the higher education institutions. As a rule, the tuition fee is paid in a lump sum for each academic year.

Available scholarships

• Ad futura programmes for international mobility
• Public Call for Scholarships for Foreign Citizens to Study in Slovenia 2026 (380. javni razpis – 380th Call) – Scholarships are intended for citizens of Western Balkan countries to pursue postgraduate master’s studies in selected fields of study in Slovenia.
• Scholarships for studies of Slovenians living abroad in Slovenia

For funding of a study exchange (short term mobility, like Erasmus+ or CEEPUS programme) please see here

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