25 public universities in Greece in 2026
The public universities in Greece offer accessible education to as many students as possible, with recognised programs and a strong tradition of academic research.
25 public universities
Greece has public institutions offering a wide range of programs, often with government-regulated fees and a strong tradition of academic research.
Higher Ecclesiastical Academy of Athens
A public Athens academy for ecclesiastical studies and the management of the Orthodox Church's religious heritage.
Athens School of Fine Arts
Greece's leading public art school, founded in 1837 in central Athens: fine arts, art theory and contemporary practice.
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
The largest university in the Balkans, founded in 1925, spanning every discipline from medicine to engineering and fine arts.
Agricultural University of Athens
Greece's third-oldest university (1920), specialising in agronomy, food science and plant biotechnology.
Athens University of Economics and Business
Greece's leading economics and business university, renowned for its master's programs and strength in data science and finance.
University of Ioannina
A large public research university in western Greece, founded in 1964, in one of the country's most affordable student cities.
University of Crete
A public research university in Heraklion and Rethymnon, renowned for its English-taught international medical programme.
University of West Attica
A public university formed in 2018 from the Athens and Piraeus technological institutes: applied sciences, health and engineering.
University of the Aegean
A 'multi-island' public university spread across six Aegean islands and a pioneer of interdisciplinary studies.
University of Macedonia
A public university in Thessaloniki devoted to economics and social sciences, known for its MSc in Applied Informatics.
University of Western Macedonia
A multi-campus public university in Greece's northwest, spread across five cities, with strengths in engineering and education.
University of Patras
Greece's third-largest university, founded in 1964 in Patras: engineering, science, health and humanities.
University of Thessaly
A multi-campus public university in central Greece with strengths in medicine (English-taught MD), engineering and sport science.
Democritus University of Thrace
A public university in Greece's northeast, spread across four cities, with strengths in law, engineering and veterinary medicine.
University of the Peloponnese
A young public university centred on Tripoli: humanities, social sciences, technology and management with a European outlook.
University of Piraeus
A public university specialising in economics, management and informatics, at the heart of Greece's great port of Piraeus.
Harokopio University of Athens
A small public research university near central Athens and Greece's reference in nutrition, public health and geography.
International Hellenic University
A public university founded in 2005 in Thessaloniki, historically dedicated to English-taught international programmes.
Ionian University
A public university in Corfu, founded in 1984, known for archival studies, translation and audiovisual arts.
Hellenic Mediterranean University
A public university in Heraklion, Crete, formed from the merger of the island's technological institutes, spanning engineering, health, agriculture and applied arts.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Founded in 1837, Greece's oldest and largest university, a comprehensive research institution in the heart of Athens.
Hellenic Open University
A public distance-learning university in Patras, Greece's pioneer of open education and adult learning since 1997.
Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences
A public Athens university devoted to the social and political sciences: law, sociology, psychology and communication.
Technical University of Crete
A public technical university in Chania, Crete, founded in 1977 and renowned for engineering excellence and international master's programs.