Which countries offer free colleges to international students?
You’re looking for countries with free college. You’ve come to the right place.
In this article, we’ve listed those countries that offer free college – colleges/ universities that offer free courses to international students.
At least free in the sense that there are zero tuition fees, or close to zero tuition fees as there may be an enrollment fee.
Where this is an enrollment fee required, that has been noted.
The table highlights countries that offer zero tuition fees to local people as well as foreigners, inclusive of students from the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and many more.
Please note that the northern European countries, inclusive of Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, have a particularly high cost of living.
Country Zero Tuition Fees for Local and International Students (unless otherwise stated)
Brazil Classes are taught in Portuguese.
Czech Republic Free tuition for all classes taught in the local language (Czech) only.
Finland For classes taught in English, there is a university registration fee of around $1,700 US per year. For doctoral students and classes taught in Finnish or Swedish, there are zero registration fees and zero tuition fees. Also note that living expenses are high.
France Courses in France are free to all EU (European Union) citizens. Many courses are available in English language.
Germany All public universities are free, including many prestigious universities. Many programs are taught entirely in English language.
Greece Courses are taught in Greek language.
Iceland Many courses are taught in English. Note that living expenses are very high.
Kenya Courses are taught in English. For fee-free tuition, students must have performed well at high school.
Luxembourg Many courses are taught in English.
Norway Many courses are taught in English. Note that living expenses are high.
Slovenia Tuition is free to all EU (European Union) citizens.
Sweden Tuition is free for all EU citizens. Tuition is also free for all research-based doctoral degree students. Note that cost of living is high.