12 cheapest universities in Albania in 2026
The most affordable universities in Albania, ranked by minimum bachelor fees. Ideal for optimising your study budget.

Lowest fee
20,000 ALL/yr
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12 universities ranked by increasing fees
No. 1Eqrem Çabej University of Gjirokastër
Public university in southern Albania, in UNESCO-listed Gjirokastër, specialised in education, natural sciences, economics and tourism.
No. 2Fan S. Noli University of Korçë
A public university in south-eastern Albania, in Korçë, active in education, agriculture, economics and tourism, heir to a rich academic tradition.
No. 3University of Vlorë Ismail Qemali
A public university on Albania's coast, in Vlorë, active in economics, tourism, engineering, health and education since 1994.
No. 4Aleksandër Xhuvani University of Elbasan
A leading public university in Elbasan, historic trainer of Albania's teachers, strong in education, humanities, sciences and engineering.
No. 5Aleksandër Moisiu University of Durrës
Public university founded in 2006 on the American model: business, law, ICT, education and tourism in Albania's great Adriatic port city.
No. 6Agricultural University of Tirana (UBT)
Albania's leading university for agronomy, veterinary medicine and food sciences since 1951, driving the country's rural development.
No. 7University of Tirana
Founded in 1957, the University of Tirana is Albania's largest university, spanning law, economics, humanities, social sciences and sciences.
No. 8Polytechnic University of Tirana (UPT)
Albania's oldest engineering school (1951): civil, mechanical and electrical engineering, computer science and architecture in central Tirana.
No. 9University of Medicine, Tirana
Albania's leading public institution for medicine, pharmacy, dentistry and the health professions, spun off from the University of Tirana.
No. 10Sports University of Tirana (UST)
Albania's only public university dedicated to sport sciences: physical education, sports rehabilitation, and sport and tourism management.
No. 11University of Arts of Tirana
Albania's national conservatoire of the arts: music, visual arts, theatre and film at the heart of the country's main artistic hub.
No. 12Qiriazi University College
A private Tirana institution named after the Qiriazi family of the Albanian renaissance, active in economics and law.
