Top 44 universities in Croatia: Rankings & Acceptance rate

Rank
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University name
Acceptance rate
Acc. rate
City & State
1University of ZagrebZagreb
2University of RijekaRijeka
3University of Zadar85%Zadar
4J.J. Strossmayer University of OsijekOsijek
5University of SplitSplit
6Polytechnic of Applied Health Studies in ZagrebZagreb
7University of DubrovnikDubrovnik
8University of PulaPula
9PAR University CollegeRijeka
10University NorthKoprivnica
11Polytechnic of ZagrebVukovar
12Polytechnic of RijekaRijeka
13Polytechnic of SibenikSibenik
14Zagreb School of Economics and ManagmentZagreb
15College AlgebraZagreb
16Polytechnic of KarlovacKarlovac
17College of Slavonski BrodSlavonski Brod
18Catholic University of CroatiaZagreb
19Polytechnic of PozegaPozega
20RRiF College for Financial ManagementZagreb
21VERN PolytechnicZagreb
22College for Management in Tourism and Informatics in ViroviticaVirovitica
23College of Agriculture in KrizevciKrizevci
24Polytechnic Velika GoricaVelika Gorica
25RIT CroatiaDubrovnik
26Polytechnic Lavoslav Ruzicka in VukovarKnin
27College of Economics, Entrepreneurship and Management ZrinskiZagreb
28Baltazar Polytechnic in ZapresicZapresic
29Libertas UniversityDubrovnik
30Polytechnic Marko Marulic in KninGospic
31Polytechnic of Medimurje in CakovecCakovec
32Zagreb School of BusinessRijeka
33College of Management and Design AspiraSplit
34Edward Bernays College of Communication ManagementZagreb
35Polytechnic Nikola Tesla in GospicGospic
36Istrian PolytechnicPula
37Polytechnic of BjelovarBjelovar
38College for Information Technologies, ZagrebZagreb
39College of International Relations and Diplomacy Dag HammarskjoldZagreb
40Polytechnic Hrvatsko Zagorje in KrapinaKrapina
41College for Finance and Law EffectusZagreb
42College of AGORAZagreb
43TV Academy - College of Multimedia and Communication in SplitSplit
44European Business School ZagrebZagreb

The best cities to study in Croatia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Zagreb, Rijeka, Zadar, and Osijek.

Average cost of living for students in Croatia is $487 + $64-454 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).