Latest institutional decision
9.2 / 10
Accredited, grade 9.2, term ended 5 Dec 2025
Bachelor's and master's programmes
71
42 bachelor's, 29 master's
Taught in English
1
Accredited doctoral programmes
1
of 1 in the register — counted, not listed
Institutional accreditation
| Decision | Grade | Term | Capacity set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accredited | 9.2 | 5 Dec 2019 – 5 Dec 2025 | 1,350 |
| Accredited | 9.03 | 10 Jan 2013 – 10 Jan 2019 | 1,200 |
Grades are the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency's (NEAA), out of 10, as the register lists them. They are shown as facts, never used to rank, and a grade from one procedure isn't comparable with another's. Terms are compared with the date we read the register only; where a listed term has ended, the register lists no later decision, and this page doesn't say whether the institution is accredited now.
Capacity is the maximum number of students an accreditation decision allows — a ceiling, not the number enrolled. The register holds no student numbers; the ministry's Rating System, which has them, sits behind a browser check we don't bypass, and the national open-data portal refused our connection.
Professional fields accredited (1)
| Professional field | Decision as listed | Term | Bachelor's capacity | Master's capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.2. Fine artsИзобразително изкуство | Accredited, grade 9.46 | 12 May 2022 – 12 May 2026term ended | 950 | 380 |
The register's current record for each field; earlier decisions for the same field are kept by the register and not shown. Bachelor's capacity includes professional bachelor's; a capacity the register gives as 0 or leaves blank is shown as —, since the register uses 0 even for fields with programmes. Some older records carry no grade or procedure.
Programmes (71)
By degree in our order, then by name.
Bachelor's42 programmes
| Programme | Form | Length | Language | Faculty or unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GraphicsГрафика | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| GraphicsГрафика | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Branch NHA - Burgas |
| Children's environment designДизайн на детската среда | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| Porcelain and glass designДизайн на порцелан и стъкло | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| PaintingЖивопис | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| PaintingЖивопис | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Branch NHA - Burgas |
| Art historyИзкуствознание | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| Fine arts - graphicsИзящни изкуства - графика | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| Fine arts - paintingИзящни изкуства - живопис | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| Fine arts - book and printed graphicsИзящни изкуства - книга и печатна графика | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| Fine arts - posterИзящни изкуства - плакат | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| Fine arts - sculptureИзящни изкуства - скулптура | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| Fine arts - muralsИзящни изкуства - стенопис | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| Industrial designИндустриален дизайн | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| CeramicsКерамика | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| Books and printed graphicsКнига и печатна графика | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| Books, illustrations and printed graphicsКнига, илюстрация и печатна графика | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| Books, illustrations and printed graphicsКнига, илюстрация и печатна графика | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Branch NHA - Burgas |
| MetalМетал | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| FashionМода | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| FashionМода | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Branch NHA - Burgas |
| Poster and visual communicationПлакат и визуална комуникация | Full-time | 4 years | English | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| Poster and visual communicationПлакат и визуална комуникация | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Branch NHA - Burgas |
| Porcelain and glassПорцелан и стъкло | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| Applied arts - ceramicsПриложни изкуства - керамика | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| Applied arts - metalПриложни изкуства - метал | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| Applied arts - carvingПриложни изкуства - резба | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| Applied arts - scenographyПриложни изкуства - сценография | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| Applied arts - textilesПриложни изкуства - текстил | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| Industrial arts - design of the children's environmentПромишлени изкуства - дизайн на детската среда | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| Industrial arts - porcelain and glassПромишлени изкуства - порцелан и стъкло | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| Industrial arts - industrial designПромишлени изкуства - промишлен дизайн | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| Industrial arts - spatial layoutПромишлени изкуства - пространствено оформление | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| Industrial arts (fashion)Промишлени изкуства (Мода) | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| CarvingРезба | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| Advertising designРекламен дизайн | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| SculptureСкулптура | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| Mural paintingСтенопис | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| Mural paintingСтенопис | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Branch NHA - Burgas |
| ScenographyСценография | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| TextilesТекстил | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| Textile - art and designТекстил - изкуство и дизайн | Full-time | 4 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
Master's after secondary school (integrated)3 programmes
| Programme | Form | Length | Language | Faculty or unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art historyИзкуствознание | Full-time | 5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| Conservation and restorationКонсервация и реставрация | Full-time | 5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| RestorationРеставрация | Full-time | 5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
Master's after a degree26 programmes
| Programme | Form | Length | Language | Faculty or unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art Glass - Stained GlassАрт стъкло - витражjoint programme | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Branch NHA - Burgas |
| GraphicsГрафика | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| Digital artsДигитални изкуства | Full-time | 2 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| Children's environment designДизайн на детската среда | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| Porcelain and glass designДизайн на порцелан и стъкло | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| PaintingЖивопис | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| Art historyИзкуствознание | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| Art historyИзкуствознание | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Branch NHA - Burgas |
| Industrial designИндустриален дизайн | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| CeramicsКерамика | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| Books and printed graphicsКнига и печатна графика | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| MetalМетал | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| FashionМода | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| Preservation of Underwater Cultural HeritageОпазване на подводното културно наследство | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Branch NHA - Burgas |
| Poster and visual communicationПлакат и визуална комуникация | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| Porcelain and glassПорцелан и стъкло | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| CarvingРезба | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| Advertising designРекламен дизайн | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| SculptureСкулптура | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| Mural paintingСтенопис | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| ScenographyСценография | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| TextilesТекстил | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| Textile - art and designТекстил - изкуство и дизайн | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Applied Arts and Design |
| Theory and practice of art educationТеория и практика на художественото образование | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
| Theory and practice of art educationТеория и практика на художественото образование | Full-time | 1 year | Bulgarian | Branch NHA - Burgas |
| PhotographyФотография | Full-time | 1.5 years | Bulgarian | Faculty of Fine Arts |
Programmes are the bachelor's and master's programmes in the register, one row per programme and form of study (full-time and part-time are two rows). Doctoral programmes are counted, not listed. Languages are the register's language of instruction; English names are the register's own, shown only where they read as a name.
What isn't here
Not in the register: enrolment, fees, entry scores and graduate outcomes. Faculties and branches are in it, but most carry no link to their institution, so they aren't listed here.
Students from abroad: the European Commission's Study in Europe profile says applicants apply under EU-citizen rules, through bilateral agreements or as international non-EU students, and should check each university's admission requirements.
Also in Sofia: "G. S. Rakovski" National Defence College, "Lyuben Karavelov" Civil Engineering Higher School, Academy of Ministry of Interior, College of Management, Trade and Marketing, Medical University of Sofia, National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, National Academy of Music "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov", National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski", New Bulgarian University, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Technical University - Sofia, Theatre College "Luben Groys", Todor Kableshkov University of Transport, University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, University of Forestry, University of Insurance and Finance, University of Library Studies and Information Technologies, University of Mining and Geology "St. Ivan Rilski", University of National and World Economy, University of Telecommunications and Post
Source: National Centre for Information and Documentation (NACID) — Register of Higher Education Institutions (Регистър на висшите училища), kept for the Ministry of Education and Science; read 6 November 2026. Accreditation grades are the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency's. English names and labels, grouping and order are ours; contact data left out. Not endorsed by NACID.
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