Study in Portugal
Portugal has a national competition for public universities and a separate route, with separate places, for international students.
Corinia finds the universities in Portugal that fit your record and checks the exact requirements of each programme you choose. Get started free
How to apply
Check whether you are an international student
Applicants who are not EU citizens and have not lived in Portugal for two years apply through the international student route, directly to each university.
EU applicants: use the national competition
EU citizens apply through the DGES national competition. You need entrance exams, and many universities accept foreign exams in their place.
Prove your Portuguese or English
Most degrees are in Portuguese. Universities set their own language requirement.
Apply in the right phase
The national competition runs in phases over the summer. International routes open earlier, often from the winter.
Cost
Public universities charge EU students a state-capped yearly fee, one of the lowest in western Europe. International students pay a higher fee set by each university.
Language
Portuguese is the main teaching language. English-taught bachelor’s degrees exist mainly in business and at a few faculties.
Good to know
Lisbon and Porto have become expensive for housing. Smaller university cities cost far less.
Official sources: DGES · Study & Research in Portugal
Universities Corinia covers in Portugal
Corinia matches you against these, then checks the exact programme on the university’s own pages.
- NOVA University LisbonLisbon
- Universidade Católica PortuguesaLisbon
- University of LisbonLisbon
- University of PortoPorto
- University of AveiroAveiro
- University of CoimbraCoimbra
- University of MinhoBraga
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