Cities

Munich

Home of TUM and LMU.

Berlin

Home of HU Berlin, FU Berlin and TU Berlin.

Heidelberg

Heidelberg University has 32,178 students including 6,633 international students.

Aachen

RWTH Aachen: 44,382 students, 15,811 international (winter 2025/26).

Karlsruhe

KIT: 23,083 students in winter 2025/26.

Milan

Politecnico di Milano (campuses Milano Leonardo and Bovisa, plus Lecco, Cremona, Como and Piacenza), Bocconi University; University of Milan site was blocked to automated access. Polimi runs university residences in Milan, Lecco, Como and Cremona.

Bologna

University of Bologna has five campuses (Bologna, Cesena, Forli, Ravenna, Rimini); ER.GO residences in Bologna charge about 239-322 EUR per month for ranked students in 2026/27.

Rome

Sapienza University of Rome (founded 1303); regional agency DiSCo Lazio runs scholarships and housing; Tor Vergata also in Rome (not fetched in detail).

Padua

University of Padua (foundation 1222) offers ESU residences by competition and an International Housing Service since 2020.

Turin

Politecnico di Torino (since 1859) with over 8,000 foreign students from 120+ countries per its own figures page; regional agency EDISU Piemonte.

Pisa

University of Pisa (Studio Generale recognised in 1343); set 4,500 places for non-EU visa applicants for 2026/27.

Budapest

Hosts ELTE, BME, Semmelweis and Corvinus (official university pages).

Debrecen

University of Debrecen reports 34,000+ students including 7,800+ international students (facts page).

Szeged

University of Szeged describes Szeged as the sunniest city of Hungary, in the south of the country.

Pécs

The University of Pécs says the first Hungarian university was founded there in 1367 and that it hosts over 5,500 international students from 146 countries.

Warsaw

Capital; University of Warsaw (founded 1816, 25 faculties), Warsaw Univ. of Technology, SGH and Medical University of Warsaw are located here. Study in Poland says the capital may be slightly more expensive than other large cities.

Kraków

Jagiellonian University, founded 12 May 1364 and called the oldest higher-education institution in Poland by its own site; AGH University of Krakow opened 1919 (mining academy).

Wrocław

Wrocław University of Science and Technology (about 21,000 students, 1,600 foreign students from 70 countries on its site, 35 programmes in foreign languages).

Poznań

Adam Mickiewicz University (founded 1919, 21 in-town faculties and 4 out-of-town campuses; 6 dormitories).

Gdańsk

Gdańsk University of Technology (over 16,000 students from over 60 countries; 8 faculties; 2,545 student-house places per its facts page, 12 student houses per FAQ).

Łódź / Katowice

Named with Warsaw, Kraków, Gdańsk, Wrocław and Poznań as popular student cities on Study in Poland; no university in these cities was fetched individually.

Prague

Capital. Hosts Charles University (main seat), CTU, UCT Prague, CZU (Suchdol campus) and VSE. Small city-centre flat about 1,060 EUR/month (Numbeo May 2026 via official portal); dorms priced higher than in smaller cities.

Brno

Hosts Masaryk University and Brno University of Technology. Small city-centre flat about 870 EUR/month (Numbeo May 2026 via portal); Prague-Brno train 16 EUR; BUT Pod Palackeho vrchem halls house up to 2,500 students.

Olomouc

Hosts Palacky University (about 23,100 students in 2025, 2,677 international from 88 countries; 4,800 dormitory beds across two campuses per university page). Small city-centre flat about 635 EUR/month (Numbeo May 2026 via portal).

Plzen and Hradec Kralove

Charles University Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove and Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Kralove are located there (faculty names from Charles page); Plzen small centre flat about 635 EUR/month.

Ostrava

Third-largest city used in official cost comparison; small centre flat about 620 EUR/month (no university in this dataset).

Amsterdam

UvA, VU Amsterdam; UvA 2027 Sept non-EU deadline 1 April for housing/visa

Delft

TU Delft; housing not guaranteed, EUR 285 housing fee

Utrecht

Utrecht University; 5,400+ international students

Leiden

Leiden University; Campus The Hague hosts ~25% of students

Eindhoven

TU/e; Haven campus housing for ~800

Groningen

UG; rents under EUR 400 to over EUR 1,000; SSH rooms limited

Wageningen

WUR; non-EU housing priority

Rotterdam

EUR; reserves rooms for ~25% of incoming international students

London

Oxford

Cambridge

Edinburgh

Manchester

Bristol

Coventry (Warwick)

Istanbul

Home of Boğaziçi, Koç, Sabancı, İTÜ and Istanbul University (all in this dataset). Sabancı's Fall 2026-27 undergraduate dormitory tariff is 229,650-380,950 TL per year (Tuzla campus); Boğaziçi houses about 45% of undergraduates on campus and guarantees first-year housing to international degree students whose families live outside Istanbul. Istanbul University reports 669 programmes and 420,506 undergraduate+graduate students including distance learners (22 Oct 2026). Population and city-wide cost figures: null (TÜİK page not retrievable).

Ankara

Home of METU, Bilkent and Hacettepe. METU's 2026 estimate for Ankara: roughly 12,000-18,000 TRY per month with campus dormitory and economical lifestyle, 20,000-35,000 in a shared flat, 40,000+ living alone; student monthly transit pass 400-600 TRY; Ankara-Istanbul high-speed train 600-1,000 TRY. Bilkent Fall 2026-27 dormitory tariff 51,600-198,000 TL per person per semester depending on room type. The Ankara Provincial Migration Directorate handles student residence permits for these universities.

Izmir

Home of Ege University (Bornova campus), which offers English-taught Computer, Electrical-Electronics, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical and Food Engineering and Economics through the foreign-student quota (10 seats each except Civil 5). Ege's 2026-27 academic calendar: fall classes from 14 Sep 2026, spring from 8 Feb 2027. City-level cost and population figures: null.

Vienna

University of Vienna, TU Wien, WU located here.

Graz

University of Graz and TU Graz (NAWI Graz cooperation).

Innsbruck

University of Innsbruck.

Linz

JKU Linz.

Salzburg

Paris Lodron University of Salzburg.

Madrid

UC3M, UPM, UAM, IE University (Madrid campus) and Universidad Europea (Villaviciosa de Odon) are in the region.

Barcelona

UPC fees set by the Government of Catalonia; non-EU master's EUR 2,700 per 60 credits.

Valencia

UPV non-EU master's Type 2 price EUR 70.68 per ECTS.

Pamplona

University of Navarra, private, bilingual degrees.

Segovia

IE University campus; 25 minutes from Madrid by high-speed train.

Paris

Hosts Sorbonne Universite, PSL, Sciences Po; Paris-Saclay and IP Paris in the Ile-de-France region

Strasbourg

Universite de Strasbourg lists an extensive English-taught master offer

Grenoble

Universite Grenoble Alpes offers English-taught nanosciences and biology masters

Marseille / Aix-en-Provence

Aix-Marseille Universite lists English-taught IAE, economics and science masters

Zurich

Home of ETH Zurich and UZH.

Lausanne

Home of EPFL and UNIL.

Geneva

UNIGE semester cost CHF 500.

Basel

Basel-Stadt migration refers to CHF 2,000 per month proof of funds.

Bern

Non-Swiss surcharge CHF 1,700 per semester from fall 2026.

Lugano

USI English-language programmes; fee CHF 4,000-5,000 per semester.

St. Gallen

HSG foreign master's fee CHF 3,557.50 per semester from Aug 2026.

Stockholm

KTH, Stockholm University, Karolinska Institutet (Solna)

Lund

Lund University; 31% of students international

Uppsala

Uppsala University founded 1477

Gothenburg

Chalmers, University of Gothenburg

Linköping

Linköping University

Helsinki

Home of the University of Helsinki.

Espoo

Aalto University's main campus; Aalto estimates at least 800 EUR/month.

Tampere

Tampere University and TAMK; master's fees 12,000 EUR for 2027 admits.

Turku

University of Turku and Åbo Akademi; joint Biomedical Imaging programme.

Oulu

University of Oulu; most master's 10,000 EUR.

Dublin

Home to Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, Dublin City University and TU Dublin.

Cork

Home to University College Cork (established 1845, over 26,000 students).

Galway

Home to University of Galway (founded 1845, over 19,000 students).

Limerick

Home to University of Limerick (over 19,000 students, 3,300+ international per year).

Maynooth

Maynooth University is in County Kildare; its international fees are published in the postgraduate EU & international list.

Leuven

Home of KU Leuven; Flanders room prices EUR 450-600 per month.

Ghent

Home of Ghent University; university halls of residence offer all-in rents without deposit.

Brussels

Home of ULB and VUB; ULB says about one third of its students and researchers come from abroad.

Namur

UNamur lists campus apartments from EUR 340 per month and city apartments around EUR 400.

Hasselt

Home of Hasselt University with 6 English-taught masters.

Tbilisi

All 8 listed universities are in Tbilisi.

Nicosia

Hosts University of Cyprus, UNIC, EUC, Frederick, OUC.

Limassol

Hosts Cyprus University of Technology and Frederick Limassol campus.

Paphos

Hosts Neapolis University Pafos.

Kyiv

Home of Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and Bogomolets National Medical University.

Lviv

Home of Lviv Polytechnic and Ivan Franko National University.

Kharkiv

Home of Karazin Kharkiv National University and Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute.

Odesa

Home of Odesa I. I. Mechnikov National University with seven English-taught master's programmes.

Vinnytsia

Home of National Pirogov Memorial Medical University offering English-form medicine, dentistry and pharmacy.

Astana

Home of Nazarbayev University, Astana IT University, MNU and ENU.

Almaty

Home of KIMEP, KBTU, AlmaU and Satbayev University; SDU is in nearby Kaskelen.

Moscow

Portal city table: population 12.6 million, 83 universities, average dormitory 10,200 RUB per month, one-room rent 33,588 RUB per month.

Saint Petersburg

Portal city table: population 5.4 million, 51 universities, one-room rent 20,880 RUB per month.

Kazan

Portal city table: population 1.2 million, 14 universities, one-room rent 13,500 RUB per month.

Yekaterinburg

Portal city table: population 1.5 million, 16 universities, one-room rent 15,264 RUB per month.

Novosibirsk

Portal city table: population 1.6 million, 17 universities, one-room rent 16,000 RUB per month, living minimum 14,053 RUB.

Baku

Capital and location of ADA, BSU, ASOIU, BHOS (Baku Higher Oil School), Khazar, AMU, AzTU, UNEC and WCU.

Khirdalan

Baku Engineering University's main campus is in Khirdalan (about 4 faculties; campus total area 20,000 m2 per BEU).