University of Crete
ΠΑΝΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΙΟ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ
Public university · Rethymno · uoc.gr
Departments in Rethymno, Heraklion.
Undergraduates, 2023/24
20,306
60% women
Within the standard length
42%
8,525 students
Well past it
42%
more than 4 (or 6) semesters over
New entrants
1,851
1,787 graduated, 488 on time
Greek universities keep students on the register long after the standard length of their degree. The census counts them in three bands: within the standard length, up to four semesters past it (six for longer degrees), and more than that.
Entry in 2025
Panhellenic scores run to 20,000, and above it for departments that also set a special exam — drawing for architecture, a foreign language for language departments, music or sport — so those cut-offs aren't comparable with the rest. The figure shown is the score of the last candidate admitted from general upper secondary schools (ΓΕΛ, day) in 2025: a cut-off set by demand that year, not a fixed entry requirement.
| Department | Places | Last admitted (Panhellenic points) | Foreign quota, EU (of 20) | Foreign quota, non-EU (of 20) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MedicineHeraklion · ΙΑΤΡΙΚΗΣ (ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ) | 93 | 18,050 | 19.3911 admitted · 11 places | 20.001 admitted · 1 place |
| BiologyHeraklion · ΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ (ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ) | 120 | 16,430 | 17.3414 admitted · 14 places | 19.081 admitted · 1 place |
| PsychologyRethymno · ΨΥΧΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ (ΡΕΘΥΜΝΟ) | 174 | 16,165 | 16.9019 admitted · 19 places | 14.014 admitted · 4 places |
| Computer ScienceHeraklion · ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΗΣ ΥΠΟΛΟΓΙΣΤΩΝ (ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ) | 148 | 15,646 | 18.6419 admitted · 19 places | 19.592 admitted · 2 places |
| ChemistryHeraklion · ΧΗΜΕΙΑΣ (ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ) | 135 | 15,278 | 12.383 admitted · 14 places | 13.001 admitted · 1 place |
| Primary EducationRethymno · ΠΑΙΔΑΓΩΓΙΚΟ ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΗΣ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΣΗΣ (ΡΕΘΥΜΝΟ) | 168 | 13,375 | 14.3619 admitted · 19 places | no cut-off0 admitted · 4 places |
| PhysicsHeraklion · ΦΥΣΙΚΗΣ (ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ) | 120 | 13,073 | 8.964 admitted · 13 places | no cut-off0 admitted · 1 place |
| Early Childhood EducationRethymno · ΠΑΙΔΑΓΩΓΙΚΟ ΠΡΟΣΧΟΛΙΚΗΣ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΣΗΣ (ΡΕΘΥΜΝΟ) | 152 | 11,600 | 9.9312 admitted · 19 places | no cut-off0 admitted · 4 places |
| Materials Science and EngineeringHeraklion · ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΥΛΙΚΩΝ (ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ) | 50 | 10,780 | 10.143 admitted · 6 places | 18.571 admitted · 1 place |
| EconomicsRethymno · ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΩΝ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΩΝ (ΡΕΘΥΜΝΟ) | 225 | 10,415 | no cut-off0 admitted · 25 places | no cut-off0 admitted · 3 places |
| SociologyRethymno · ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ (ΡΕΘΥΜΝΟ) | 167 | 10,250 | 13.906 admitted · 20 places | 10.402 admitted · 4 places |
| Mathematics and Applied Mathematics — Applied Mathematics trackΜΑΘΗΜΑΤΙΚΩΝ KAI ΕΦΑΡΜΟΣΜΕΝΩΝ ΜΑΘΗΜΑΤΙΚΩΝ (ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ) - ΕΦΑΡΜΟΣΜΕΝΩΝ ΜΑΘΗΜΑΤΙΚΩΝ | 49 | 9,675 | 17.955 admitted · 5 places | no cut-off0 admitted · 1 place |
| Mathematics and Applied Mathematics — Mathematics trackΜΑΘΗΜΑΤΙΚΩΝ KAI ΕΦΑΡΜΟΣΜΕΝΩΝ ΜΑΘΗΜΑΤΙΚΩΝ (ΗΡΑΚΛΕΙΟ) - ΜΑΘΗΜΑΤΙΚΩΝ | 50 | 9,515 | 17.895 admitted · 5 places | no cut-off0 admitted · 1 place |
| Political ScienceRethymno · ΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗΣ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΗΣ (ΡΕΘΥΜΝΟ) | 211 | 9,300 | no cut-off0 admitted · 25 places | 19.301 admitted · 5 places |
| PhilologyRethymno · ΦΙΛΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ (ΡΕΘΥΜΝΟ) | 198 | 9,134 | no cut-off0 admitted · 20 places | no cut-off0 admitted · 4 places |
| PhilosophyRethymno · ΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΙΑΣ (ΡΕΘΥΜΝΟ) | 129 | 9,130 | no cut-off0 admitted · 13 places | no cut-off0 admitted · 3 places |
| History and ArchaeologyRethymno · ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ (ΡΕΘΥΜΝΟ) | 147 | 9,050 | 11.641 admitted · 15 places | 11.403 admitted · 3 places |
Greece reserves a separate quota for foreign nationals who completed secondary school abroad (αλλογενείς-αλλοδαποί), split into EU and non-EU places. They are ranked on their school-leaving grade, out of 20 — not on the Panhellenic exams. Where nobody was admitted through a quota in 2025, there is no lowest grade to show.
Students by department, 2023/24
| Department | Enrolled | Within standard length | Well past it | New entrants | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EconomicsΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΩΝ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΩΝ | 1,945 | 35% | 46% | 111 | 148 |
| Computer ScienceΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΗΣ ΥΠΟΛΟΓΙΣΤΩΝ | 1,676 | 46% | 37% | 195 | 108 |
| SociologyΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ | 1,549 | 42% | 45% | 166 | 98 |
| Early Childhood EducationΠΑΙΔΑΓΩΓΙΚΟ ΠΡΟΣΧΟΛΙΚΗΣ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΣΗΣ | 1,455 | 54% | 30% | 197 | 163 |
| Primary EducationΠΑΙΔΑΓΩΓΙΚΟ ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΗΣ ΕΚΠΑΙΔΕΥΣΗΣ | 1,377 | 59% | 33% | 204 | 156 |
| PhilosophyΦΙΛΟΣΟΦΙΑΣ (πρώην Φιλοσοφικών και Κοινωνικών Σπουδών) | 1,296 | 33% | 49% | 76 | 100 |
| History and ArchaeologyΙΣΤΟΡΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΡΧΑΙΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ | 1,225 | 25% | 55% | 45 | 99 |
| Political ScienceΠΟΛΙΤΙΚΗΣ ΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΗΣ | 1,223 | 49% | 39% | 142 | 92 |
| PhilologyΦΙΛΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ | 1,129 | 40% | 42% | 66 | 85 |
| PhysicsΦΥΣΙΚΗΣ | 1,122 | 25% | 54% | 50 | 102 |
| PsychologyΨΥΧΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ | 1,064 | 49% | 37% | 138 | 127 |
| MathematicsΜΑΘΗΜΑΤΙΚΩΝ | 1,057 | 24% | 55% | 47 | 72 |
| Applied MathematicsΕΦΑΡΜΟΣΜΕΝΩΝ ΜΑΘΗΜΑΤΙΚΩΝ | 1,018 | 26% | 53% | 44 | 89 |
| MedicineΙΑΤΡΙΚΗΣ | 969 | 78% | 15% | 121 | 108 |
| Materials Science and EngineeringΕΠΙΣΤΗΜΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΜΗΧΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΥΛΙΚΩΝ | 756 | 19% | 61% | 17 | 53 |
| ChemistryΧΗΜΕΙΑΣ | 735 | 57% | 28% | 106 | 78 |
| BiologyΒΙΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ | 710 | 60% | 26% | 126 | 109 |
English department names are CollegeMatcher's translations of the official Greek names, which are shown alongside.
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Source: Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs and Sports (Υπουργείο Παιδείας, Θρησκευμάτων και Αθλητισμού), via data.gov.gr — undergraduate census 2023/24 and Panhellenic admission files 2025. Reused under the data.gov.gr terms of use.