8 cheapest universities in Bulgaria in 2026
The most affordable universities in Bulgaria, ranked by minimum bachelor fees. Ideal for optimising your study budget.
Lowest fee
980 EUR/yr
Price range
8 universities ranked by increasing fees
No. 1Dimitar Tsenov Academy of Economics
Bulgaria's first business school (1935), specialised in economics, management, finance and business law on the banks of the Danube.
No. 2Technical University of Varna
Public engineering school in Varna (1969): mechanical, electrical, computing, marine and energy engineering on the Black Sea.
No. 3University of Food Technologies
Bulgaria's only university dedicated to food science and food technology, heir to the Higher Institute of Food and Flavour Industry (1953).
No. 4Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski
Bulgaria's oldest and largest university (1888): humanities, sciences, law, economics and medicine in central Sofia.
No. 5VUZF University
A private Sofia university founded in 2002, specialised in finance, insurance, management and entrepreneurship, with English-taught programmes.
No. 6Varna University of Management
A private English-language business school in Varna, specialised in management, hospitality, culinary arts and information systems.
No. 7New Bulgarian University
Sofia's pioneering private university (1991) with an exceptionally broad portfolio: arts, media, psychology, computing and social sciences.
No. 8American University in Bulgaria
The first American-style university in Eastern Europe (1991): English-taught liberal arts education in Blagoevgrad, accredited by NECHE and ACBSP.