Study Civil Engineering in Europe: universities, fees and admission
We track 231 undergraduate programmes in Civil Engineering at 181 universities in 7 countries. Among them, public universities in Germany have the lowest typical fee for EU students: no tuition fee. 11 programmes are taught in English.
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Civil Engineering by country
| Country | Programmes | Universities | Typical EU fee / year, public | Typical non-EU fee / year, public | Selection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 78 | 46 | €0 | €0 | grade limit (numerus clausus) |
| Italy | 43 | 39 | €2,329 | €1,975 | entrance exam |
| France | 37 | 35 | €178 | €2,902 | application file |
| Portugal | 25 | 25 | €697 | €4,500 | cut-off score |
| Spain | 20 | 20 | €875 | €757 | cut-off score |
| Czechia | 15 | 5 | €0 | €0 | entrance exam |
| Switzerland | 13 | 11 | €3,171 | €4,630 | minimum requirements set by each university |
Cities with the most Civil Engineering programmes
- Aachen, Germany 13
- Prague, Czechia 5
- Brno, Czechia 5
- Stuttgart, Germany 5
- Lisbon, Portugal 4
- Naples, Italy 4
- Berlin, Germany 4
- Porto, Portugal 3
- Rome, Italy 3
- Pardubice, Czechia 3
- Münster, Germany 3
- Wiesbaden, Germany 3
- Mainz am Rhein, Germany 3
- Bochum, Germany 3
- Karlsruhe, Germany 3
- Kaiserslautern, Germany 3
- Madrid, Spain 2
- Coimbra, Portugal 2
- Fisciano, Italy 2
- Turin, Italy 2
Civil Engineering in English
Sources
- DAAD — Finances: tuition fees at higher education institutions in Germany, checked 4 October 2026
- Service-Public.fr — Université : quels sont les frais d'inscription pour 2026-2027 ?, checked 4 October 2026
- Bundesagentur für Arbeit — Studiensuche (Studienangebote, grundständig, Vollzeit), checked 4 October 2026
- Lei n.º 73-A/2025 (OE 2026), art. 161.º: propina 2026/27 não superior à de 2025/26 — 697 € (DGES), checked 26 September 2026
- MUR / USTAT — Offerta formativa, corsi di laurea 2010–2025 (a.a. 2025/26), checked 27 September 2026
- MESR — Parcoursup 2025: vœux de poursuite d'études et réponses des établissements (open data), checked 4 October 2026
- Zákon č. 111/1998 Sb., o vysokých školách — § 58 (studium v českém jazyce je bezplatné), checked 29 September 2026
- DGES — Concurso Nacional de Acesso 2025, 1.ª fase: nota do último colocado (contingente geral), checked 26 September 2026
How the figures are collected and calculated: Data and sources.