Studying in North Macedonia
Tuition, living costs, visas and how to apply, from the European Commission's official profile — with student numbers from Eurostat and the Erasmus Mundus master's you can take here.
At a glance
Tuition · EU/EEA students
Tuition · non-EU/EEA students
Living costs
Erasmus Mundus master's
CollegeMatcher note: The Commission's profile for North Macedonia is a list of links — to the national agency and five public universities — with no fee or cost figures.
Students in North Macedonia
Tertiary students · 2024
From abroad · 2024
Of whom from the EU · 2024
Largest countries of origin: Türkiye (3,080), Kosovo* (1,965), Serbia (197), Albania (172), Pakistan (66). *Kosovo: this designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.
“From abroad” means degree-mobile students — enrolled for a whole degree, having gained their previous qualification in another country. Exchange students on Erasmus aren't counted.
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60,682 | 60,572 | 63,543 | 63,252 | 61,488 | 60,110 | 56,685 | 56,141 | 55,230 | 56,102 | 58,334 | 56,761 |
Discover everything you need to know about applying for higher education programmes and studying in The Republic of North Macedonia.
Official links
Source: Republic of North Macedonia country profile, last updated 24 March 2026.
Erasmus Mundus master's with a university in North Macedonia
Joint master's taught by several universities in different countries, open to students from anywhere, with EU-funded scholarships on many of them.
- Master of Applied CybersecuritySs. CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY IN SKOPJE · Information Science and Engineering, Information Technology · 24 months / 120 ECTS
Country guidance adapted from the European Commission’s Study in Europe country profiles, © European Union, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Condensed, restructured and combined with other data by CollegeMatcher.
Student numbers: Eurostat, tables educ_uoe_enrt01 (tertiary enrolment) and educ_uoe_mobs02 (degree-mobile students from abroad).
Programmes: the Erasmus Mundus Catalogue of the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA); partner institutions from the Erasmus+ Project Results Platform. © European Union, CC BY 4.0.