Study Biotechnology in Portugal: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Portugal has 14 undergraduate programmes in Biotechnology at 14 universities in 14 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay €697 a year; non-EU students €3,000 a year (€1,300–€5,000).

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

All Biotechnology programmes in Portugal

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / yearEntry score
Biotecnologia MedicinalInstituto Politécnico da GuardaGuardaPortuguese3 yr€697€1,300120.3 (2025)
Biologia e BiotecnologiaInstituto Politécnico de BragançaBragançaPortuguese3 yr€697—144.5 (2025)
BiotecnologiaInstituto Politécnico de CoimbraCoimbraPortuguese3 yr€697€1,500–€3,000130.5 (2025)
BiotecnologiaInstituto Politécnico de Leiria (Peniche)PenichePortuguese3 yr€697€3,000112.5 (2025)
BiotecnologiaInstituto Politécnico de Setúbal (Barreiro)BarreiroPortuguese3 yr€697€1,350116.3 (2025)
BiotecnologiaInstituto Politécnico de Viana do Castelo (Ponte de Lima)Ponte de LimaPortuguese3 yr€697—134.5 (2025)
BiotecnologiaInstituto Politécnico de ViseuViseuPortuguese3 yr€697€1,500123 (2025)
Biotecnologia MedicinalPolitécnico do PortoPortoPortuguese3 yr€697€3,500131.8 (2025)
BiotecnologiaUniversidade da Beira InteriorCovilhãPortuguese3 yr€697—120 (2025)
BiotecnologiaUniversidade de AveiroAveiroPortuguese3 yr€697€5,000120.5 (2025)
BiotecnologiaUniversidade de ÉvoraÉvoraPortuguese3 yr€697€2,500117.5 (2025)
Genética e BiotecnologiaUniversidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto DouroVila RealPortuguese3 yr€697€1,500115.3 (2025)
BiotecnologiaUniversidade do AlgarveFaroPortuguese3 yr€697€1,750–€4,500122 (2025)
BiotecnologiaUniversidade Lusófona (Lisboa)LisbonPortuguese3 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 · Biotechnology in other countries

Sources

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