Study Social Work in Portugal: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Portugal has 17 undergraduate programmes in Social Work at 17 universities in 11 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay €697 a year; non-EU students €2,000 a year (€1,100–€7,000).

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

All Social Work programmes in Portugal

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / yearEntry score
Serviço SocialInstituto Politécnico de BejaBejaPortuguese3 yr€697€1,100119.3 (2025)
Serviço SocialInstituto Politécnico de Castelo BrancoCastelo BrancoPortuguese3 yr€697€1,350121.5 (2025)
Serviço SocialInstituto Politécnico de LeiriaLeiriaPortuguese3 yr€697€3,000117.3 (2025)
Serviço SocialInstituto Politécnico de PortalegrePortalegrePortuguese3 yr€697€2,000115.3 (2025)
Serviço SocialInstituto Politécnico de Viseu (Lamego)LamegoPortuguese3 yr€697€1,500122 (2025)
Serviço SocialInstituto Superior de Serviço Social do PortoPortoPortuguese3.5 yr———
Serviço SocialInstituto Superior Miguel TorgaCoimbraPortuguese3.5 yr———
Serviço SocialISCTE – Instituto Universitário de LisboaLisbonPortuguese3 yr€697—158.5 (2025)
Serviço SocialUniversidade Católica Portuguesa (Braga)BragaPortuguese3.5 yr———
Serviço SocialUniversidade Católica Portuguesa (Lisboa)LisbonPortuguese3 yr———
Serviço SocialUniversidade de CoimbraCoimbraPortuguese3 yr€697€7,000144.3 (2025)
Serviço SocialUniversidade de LisboaLisbonPortuguese3 yr€697€3,500146.5 (2025)
Serviço SocialUniversidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto DouroVila RealPortuguese3 yr€697€1,500140 (2025)
Serviço SocialUniversidade dos AçoresPonta DelgadaPortuguese3 yr€697€2,500112.5 (2025)
Serviço SocialUniversidade Lusíada (Lisboa)LisbonPortuguese3 yr———
Serviço SocialUniversidade Lusófona (Lisboa)LisbonPortuguese3 yr———
Serviço SocialUniversidade Lusófona (Porto)PortoPortuguese3 yr———

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 · Social Work in other countries

Sources

How the figures are collected and calculated: Data and sources.