Study Chemical Engineering in Portugal: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Portugal has 11 undergraduate programmes in Chemical Engineering at 10 universities in 8 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay €697 a year; non-EU students €7,000 a year (€1,400–€8,000).

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

All Chemical Engineering programmes in Portugal

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / yearEntry score
Engenharia QuímicaInstituto Politécnico de BragançaBragançaPortuguese3 yr€697——
Engenharia Química e BiológicaInstituto Politécnico de LisboaLisbonPortuguese3 yr€697€6,100119.5 (2025)
Tecnologia QuímicaInstituto Politécnico de TomarTomarPortuguese3 yr€697€1,400130.8 (2025)
Engenharia QuímicaPolitécnico do PortoPortoPortuguese3 yr€697€4,500131.5 (2025)
Engenharia QuímicaUniversidade de AveiroAveiroPortuguese3 yr€697€5,000125.8 (2025)
Engenharia QuímicaUniversidade de CoimbraCoimbraPortuguese3 yr€697€7,000126.8 (2025)
Engenharia BiológicaUniversidade de LisboaLisbonPortuguese3 yr€697€7,000156.8 (2025)
Engenharia QuímicaUniversidade de LisboaLisbonPortuguese3 yr€697€7,000153.5 (2025)
Engenharia Química e BiológicaUniversidade do MinhoBragaPortuguese3 yr€697€6,500128.8 (2025)
Engenharia QuímicaUniversidade do PortoPortoPortuguese3 yr€697€3,500–€8,000165.3 (2025)
Engenharia Química e BiológicaUniversidade Nova de Lisboa (Caparica)AlmadaPortuguese3 yr€697€7,000129.3 (2025)

How admission works in Portugal

National Access Contest (Concurso Nacional de Acesso), score 95–200: secondary school average (at least 50%) plus national entrance exams (at least 35%), weights set by each course. The cutoff shown is the score of the last student admitted in the 1st phase. EU citizens compete on equal terms; non-EU citizens usually apply through the special contest for international students with each institution's own requirements.

See also: Study in Portugal · Chemical Engineering in other countries

Sources

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