Study abroad on a budget
The most affordable universities and lowest-tuition destinations for Indian students — pair these with a scholarship and studying abroad becomes genuinely within reach.
Lowest-tuition destinations
Tuition varies hugely by country — public universities in Germany, Switzerland and much of Europe cost a fraction of the US or UK.
Germany
3 universities
from ~$1,500/yr
Switzerland
2 universities
from ~$1,600/yr
Italy
3 universities
from ~$2,500/yr
France
3 universities
from ~$4,000/yr
Netherlands
3 universities
from ~$16,000/yr
Sweden
2 universities
from ~$16,000/yr
Ireland
2 universities
from ~$26,000/yr
Singapore
2 universities
from ~$26,000/yr
New Zealand
1 university
from ~$30,000/yr
Australia
4 universities
from ~$31,000/yr
Canada
3 universities
from ~$33,000/yr
UK
6 universities
from ~$34,000/yr
USA
5 universities
from ~$47,000/yr
Most affordable universities abroad
Technical University of Munich
Munich, Germany
#28
Fees: €0–6,000/yr
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Munich, Germany
#59
Fees: €0–20,000/yr
Heidelberg University
Heidelberg, Germany
#87
Fees: €1,500/yr (semester fees)
ETH Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland
#7
Fees: CHF 1,460/yr
EPFL
Lausanne, Switzerland
#26
Fees: CHF 1,300/yr
Sapienza University of Rome
Rome, Italy
#134
Fees: €1,000–20,000/yr
University of Bologna
Bologna, Italy
#154
Fees: €1,000–20,000/yr
Politecnico di Milano
Milan, Italy
#123
Fees: €3,900/yr
Sorbonne University
Paris, France
#59
Fees: €3,000–15,000/yr
PSL University
Paris, France
#24
Fees: €3,000–15,000/yr
École Polytechnique
Palaiseau, France
#38
Fees: €12,000–18,000/yr
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
#53
Fees: €12,000–20,000/yr
Lund University
Lund, Sweden
#75
Fees: SEK 100,000–290,000/yr
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven, Netherlands
#124
Fees: €11,000–20,000/yr
KTH Royal Institute of Technology
Stockholm, Sweden
#73
Fees: SEK 155,000–310,000/yr
Delft University of Technology
Delft, Netherlands
#47
Fees: €18,000–22,000/yr
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore, Singapore
#15
Fees: SGD 28,000–42,000/yr
University College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
#126
Fees: €15,000–26,000/yr
National University of Singapore
Singapore, Singapore
#8
Fees: SGD 30,000–45,000/yr
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
#87
Fees: €20,000–26,000/yr
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
#65
Fees: NZD 30,000–45,000/yr
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
#30
Fees: AUD 35,000–52,000/yr
Monash University
Melbourne, Australia
#37
Fees: AUD 35,000–52,000/yr
McGill University
Montreal, Canada
#30
Fees: CAD 30,000–58,000/yr
Tuition figures are approximate annual international fees for comparison only — always confirm exact fees on each university's official website.
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