Universities with no tuition fees: 307 that charge nothing

The 307 universities across 6 countries whose published international tuition is zero, and what you still have to pay.

Free means the university publishes no tuition charge for an international student. It does not mean free to attend: most of these countries levy a semester contribution or student-union fee, and none of them reduce rent, food or the amount a student visa asks you to show. Each figure below comes from the country's own law or the university's own page, not from an estimate.

CountryUniversities charging no tuitionTotal universities we hold
Germany143611
Brazil91549
Argentina46122
Greece2260
Finland451
United States12,668

Germany

No tuition fees for bachelor's courses or most master's courses at state higher education institutions, as stated by the DAAD (the federal government's academic exchange service). Exceptions: continuing-education master's programmes may charge, and Bavaria allows its institutions to charge non-EU/EEA students — check the university's own page. Zero here means the state charges no tuition, not that studying is free of charge.

Brazil

Federal and state universities in Brazil charge no tuition: Article 206 IV of the Federal Constitution guarantees « gratuidade do ensino público em estabelecimentos oficiais » (free public education in official establishments), applied to undergraduate and stricto sensu graduate courses (master's and doctorate) regardless of the student's nationality. Municipal and community institutions are not covered and do charge.

Argentina

Undergraduate study at Argentina's national universities carries no tuition fee. Law 27.204 guarantees free public higher education; decree 366/2025 limited that guarantee to Argentine citizens and foreigners with permanent residence and allowed universities to charge foreigners who come to the country to study, but as of 2026 no national university has introduced such a fee, so an international student still pays nothing for a first degree.

Greece

First-cycle (undergraduate) study at a Greek public university is free of charge for home and international students alike, and course textbooks are provided free; the exceptions are the Hellenic Open University and undergraduate programmes taught in a foreign language, which are aimed at international students and do charge. Master's programmes may charge, and many do: the fee is set in each programme's own regulation, so check the programme page.

Finland

No national fee law sets this: each of these universities publishes a zero rate on its own pages, and each one can change it.

United States

No national fee law sets this: each of these universities publishes a zero rate on its own pages, and each one can change it.