Study Design in Europe: universities, fees and admission

We track 226 undergraduate programmes in Design at 156 universities in 6 countries. Among them, public universities in Germany have the lowest typical fee for EU students: no tuition fee. 10 programmes are taught in English.

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

Design by country

CountryProgrammesUniversitiesTypical EU fee / year, publicTypical non-EU fee / year, publicSelection
Germany11769€0€0grade limit (numerus clausus)
Portugal4835€697€3,000cut-off score
Italy2624€2,811€2,329entrance exam
Czechia1210€0€0entrance exam
Switzerland127€2,114€2,643minimum requirements set by each university
Spain1111€1,061€6,823cut-off score

Cities with the most Design programmes

Design in English

ProgrammeUniversityCityEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / year
Bachelor of Arts HES-SO en Design industriel et de produitsHaute Ecole Spécialisée de Suisse occidentale (Genève)Geneva€2,220€2,220
Bachelor of Arts in Produkt- und IndustriedesignHochschule LuzernLucerne€1,691—
Innenarchitektur - Raum Inszenierung Design BachelorHochschule RheinMainWiesbaden€0€0
Grado en DiseñoIE UniversitySegovia——
Design e ArtiLibera Università di BolzanoBolzano€1,200€1,200
Interaction DesignPolitecnico di Milano (Lecco)Lecco€157–€3,943€157–€3,943
DesignTechnická univerzita v LiberciLiberec€3,523€3,523
Grado en DiseñoUniversidad Europea de MadridVillaviciosa de Odón——
DesignUniversità degli Studi della TusciaViterbo€156–€2,550€756–€2,106
Design per la comunita'Università degli studi di Napoli Federico IINaples€146–€2,573€146–€189

Sources

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