Study in Romania
Each university runs its own admission, mostly in July. Places are either state-funded or fee-paying, decided by your admission average.
Corinia finds the universities in Romania that fit your record and checks the exact requirements of each programme you choose. Get started free
Admission for non-EU citizens
Letter of Acceptance
“Upon approval, the Ministry issues a Letter of Acceptance to the university, which is then sent to the applicant once the place is confirmed and any applicable fees are paid.”
How to apply
Choose your faculties
You apply to faculties, not to the university as a whole. You can apply to several at once, at different universities.
Know how each one admits
Some faculties rank you on your Baccalaureate average. Others hold a written exam, an interview or a portfolio review. Medicine and architecture always have exams.
Register in the July session
Registration opens right after the Baccalaureate results, usually in mid-July. A second session in September fills any places left.
Confirm your place
When the lists are published you must confirm, usually by bringing your original diploma for a state-funded place or paying part of the fee.
Applicants from outside the EU
Non-EU citizens first obtain a Letter of Acceptance through the Ministry of Education, then apply for a study visa.
Cost
Romanian and other EU citizens compete for state-funded places with no tuition. Fee-paying places cost amounts set by each university. Non-EU students pay fees in foreign currency.
Language
Most degrees are in Romanian. Universities also offer degrees in English, French, German and Hungarian, and a preparatory year in Romanian for foreign students.
Good to know
Olympiad prizes can earn direct admission to a state-funded place at many faculties.
Official sources: Study in Romania · Ministry of Education
Universities Corinia covers in Romania
Corinia matches you against these, then checks the exact programme on the university’s own pages.
- Carol Davila University of Medicine and PharmacyBucharest
- Ion Mincu University of Architecture and UrbanismBucharest
- Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and PharmacyCluj-Napoca
- Victor Babeș University of Medicine and PharmacyTimișoara
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza UniversityIași
- Babeș-Bolyai UniversityCluj-Napoca
- Bucharest University of Economic StudiesBucharest
- Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of IașiIași
- National University of Political Studies and Public AdministrationBucharest
- National University of Science and Technology Politehnica BucharestBucharest
- Politehnica University of TimișoaraTimișoara
- Technical University of Cluj-NapocaCluj-Napoca
- University of BucharestBucharest
- West University of TimișoaraTimișoara
- Transilvania University of BrașovBrașov
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