Greece — university guide
The 36 universities in Greece in 2026
An informative guide to the 36 higher education institutions in Greece: international rankings, tuition fees, programs and practical information for your orientation.
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Public
11
Private
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Best ranking
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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Min bachelor fee
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Programs
Bachelor fee range in Greece
Based on the 8 universities in Greece that published their fees.
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Universities in Greece: public, private, rankings, fees and programs
25
Public universities
The public institutions in Greece
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11
Private universities
The private institutions in Greece
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20
Best universities
Ranked by overall average
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8
The cheapest
Universities with the lowest fees
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University fees
Tuition fee analysis
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Programs
Fields offered in Greece
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List of universities in Greece in 2026
36 universities listedHigher Ecclesiastical Academy of Athens
Public6 6 programs· A public Athens academy for ecclesiastical studies and the management of the Orthodox Church's religious heritage.
Aegean College
Private11 11 programs· A private Greek college in Athens and Thessaloniki offering programs validated by partner UK universities.
ALBA Graduate Business School
Private9 9 programs· The graduate business school of the American College of Greece in Athens: AMBA-accredited MBAs and MSc programs, strong in shipping.
American College of Thessaloniki
Private13 13 programs· A NEASC-accredited American college in Thessaloniki, heir to Anatolia (1886): business, IR, psychology and computing.
BCA College
Private8 8 programs· The Business College of Athens: a Greek pioneer in business, shipping and hospitality since 1971, with the University of West London.
City College, University of York Europe Campus
Private11 11 programs· The University of York's Europe Campus in Thessaloniki: UK degrees delivered in Greece since 1989.
Athens School of Fine Arts
Public6 6 programs· Greece's leading public art school, founded in 1837 in central Athens: fine arts, art theory and contemporary practice.
Epsilon College
Private8 8 programs· A private college of the Epsilon Net group in Athens and Thessaloniki, partnered with the University of Northampton for computing and business.
Hellenic American College
Private10 10 programs· A private American college in Athens, affiliated with Hellenic American University, offering US degrees and an MBA in English.
Mediterranean College
Private14 14 programs· Greece's first English-language private college (1977): UK-awarded programs in psychology, business, computing and health in Athens.
Metropolitan College
Private13 13 programs· One of Greece's largest private colleges, in Athens, offering UK-awarded programs in psychology, business, engineering and health.
American College of Greece
Private22 22 programs· Europe's largest American college, founded in 1875 in Athens: the NEASC-accredited Deree campus.
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
#635Public37 37 programs· The largest university in the Balkans, founded in 1925, spanning every discipline from medicine to engineering and fine arts.
Agricultural University of Athens
Public11 11 programs· Greece's third-oldest university (1920), specialising in agronomy, food science and plant biotechnology.
Athens University of Economics and Business
#1101Public14 14 programs· Greece's leading economics and business university, renowned for its master's programs and strength in data science and finance.
University of Ioannina
#1203Public21 21 programs· A large public research university in western Greece, founded in 1964, in one of the country's most affordable student cities.
University of Crete
#750Public18 18 programs· A public research university in Heraklion and Rethymnon, renowned for its English-taught international medical programme.
University of West Attica
#1602Public20 20 programs· A public university formed in 2018 from the Athens and Piraeus technological institutes: applied sciences, health and engineering.
University of the Aegean
#1103Public21 21 programs· A 'multi-island' public university spread across six Aegean islands and a pioneer of interdisciplinary studies.
University of Macedonia
#1204Public15 15 programs· A public university in Thessaloniki devoted to economics and social sciences, known for its MSc in Applied Informatics.
University of Western Macedonia
#1603Public22 22 programs· A multi-campus public university in Greece's northwest, spread across five cities, with strengths in engineering and education.
University of Patras
#787Public25 25 programs· Greece's third-largest university, founded in 1964 in Patras: engineering, science, health and humanities.
University of Thessaly
#1104Public19 19 programs· A multi-campus public university in central Greece with strengths in medicine (English-taught MD), engineering and sport science.
Democritus University of Thrace
#1202Public20 20 programs· A public university in Greece's northeast, spread across four cities, with strengths in law, engineering and veterinary medicine.