Universities in Latvia

SubjectsPainting · Sculpture · Graphic Art · Visual Communication · Design · Audiovisual Media Art · Art History and Theory · Restoration

Accreditation

Academic Information Centre (AIC) / Higher Education Quality Agency (AIKA); Latvian Ministry of Education and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); ELIA (European League of Institutes of the Arts). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Latvian is primary. Substantial English-medium at Riga in medicine/business/engineering. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 72+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+. Selective admission via portfolio.

Tuition

EU/EEA: many state-funded (free) places; otherwise EUR 1,500-4,000/yr. Non-EU EUR 2,000-6,000/yr Bachelor's/Master's; Medicine EUR 9,000-15,000/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-800/mo (Riga higher).

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesLatvian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants typically apply by mid-July for autumn entry; some institutions have rolling admissions for English-medium programmes.

Founded in 1919 (the same year as the University of Latvia), the Art Academy of Latvia is the country's sole state higher-education institution for fine arts and design. Approximately 900 students. Highly selective via portfolio. Located in a distinctive 1905 neo-Gothic red-brick building in Riga. Central to Latvian visual art across the 20th-21st centuries. ⚠️ Added by curator (collector omission).

SubjectsBusiness & Management · Law · Social Sciences · Arts & Humanities · Computer Science & IT · Education

Accreditation

Academic Information Centre (AIC), Latvia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-09.

Private, AIC-recognised; one of the largest private higher education institutions in Latvia with branches in several cities. Reportedly founded 1992 (per public sources). Private university in Riga, Latvia; AIC-recognised.

SubjectsEducation and Management · Humanities and Social Sciences · Natural Sciences and Mathematics · Life Sciences and Technologies

Accreditation

Academic Information Centre (AIC) / Higher Education Quality Agency (AIKA); Latvian Ministry of Education and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Latvian is primary. Substantial English-medium at Riga in medicine/business/engineering. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 72+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+.

Tuition

EU/EEA: many state-funded (free) places; otherwise EUR 1,500-4,000/yr. Non-EU EUR 2,000-6,000/yr Bachelor's/Master's; Medicine EUR 9,000-15,000/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-800/mo (Riga higher).

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Email

info@du.lv

Phone

+371 65422180

Deadlines

View official deadlinesLatvian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants typically apply by mid-July for autumn entry; some institutions have rolling admissions for English-medium programmes.

Founded in 1921 (as a teacher-training institute), Daugavpils University is the principal university of eastern Latvia (the Latgale region). Approximately 3,000 students. Daugavpils is Latvia's second-largest city, with a historically multicultural population (Latvian, Russian, Polish, Belarusian communities) reflecting its location near the Lithuanian and Belarusian borders.

SubjectsBusiness and Economics · Culture Management · Design · Information Technology · Tourism · Translation

Accreditation

Academic Information Centre (AIC) / Higher Education Quality Agency (AIKA); Latvian Ministry of Education and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Latvian is primary. Substantial English-medium at Riga in medicine/business/engineering. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 72+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+.

Tuition

EU/EEA: many state-funded places; otherwise EUR 1,500-4,000/yr. Non-EU EUR 2,000-6,000/yr. EKA private EUR 2,000-3,800/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-800/mo (Riga higher).

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Email

info@eka.edu.lv

Phone

+371 67337710

Deadlines

View official deadlinesLatvian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants typically apply by mid-July for autumn entry; some institutions have rolling admissions for English-medium programmes.

Founded in 1997 (University College of Economics and Culture), EKA University of Applied Sciences is a private institution in Riga combining business, economics, culture management, design, and IT. Approximately 2,000 students with internationally-oriented programmes.

SubjectsInstrumental Performance · Vocal and Choral Conducting · Composition · Musicology · Jazz · Music Education · Orchestral Conducting

Accreditation

Academic Information Centre (AIC) / Higher Education Quality Agency (AIKA); Latvian Ministry of Education and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); AEC (Association Européenne des Conservatoires). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Latvian is primary. Substantial English-medium at Riga in medicine/business/engineering. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 72+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+. Auditions required.

Tuition

EU/EEA: many state-funded (free) places; otherwise EUR 1,500-4,000/yr. Non-EU EUR 2,000-6,000/yr Bachelor's/Master's; Medicine EUR 9,000-15,000/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-800/mo (Riga higher).

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesLatvian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants typically apply by mid-July for autumn entry; some institutions have rolling admissions for English-medium programmes.

Founded in 1919 by the composer Jāzeps Vītols (1863-1948, considered the founder of Latvian classical music), the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music is the nation's specialist higher conservatory. Approximately 700 students. Central to Latvia's rich choral tradition — Latvia's Song and Dance Festival (a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage tradition with mass choirs of tens of thousands) is deeply connected to the Academy; Latvian choral music is internationally renowned (the 'Singing Revolution' of 1987-91 drew on this tradition). ⚠️ Added by curator (collector omission).

SubjectsAgriculture · Veterinary Medicine · Food Technology · Forest Science · Engineering and Information Technologies · Environment and Civil Engineering · Economics and Social Development

Accreditation

Academic Information Centre (AIC) / Higher Education Quality Agency (AIKA); Latvian Ministry of Education and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Latvian is primary. Substantial English-medium at Riga in medicine/business/engineering. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 72+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+.

Tuition

EU/EEA: many state-funded (free) places; otherwise EUR 1,500-4,000/yr. Non-EU EUR 2,000-6,000/yr Bachelor's/Master's; Medicine EUR 9,000-15,000/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-800/mo (Riga higher).

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Email

international@lbtu.lv

Phone

+371 63005629

Deadlines

View official deadlinesLatvian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants typically apply by mid-July for autumn entry; some institutions have rolling admissions for English-medium programmes.

Heritage to 1863 (the Agriculture Department of Riga Polytechnic), established as an independent agricultural academy in Jelgava in 1939, today the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (formerly Latvia University of Agriculture / LLU). Approximately 5,000 students. Latvia's specialist institution for agriculture, forestry, veterinary medicine, and food sciences. Located in Jelgava in the historic Jelgava Palace (an 18th-century Baroque palace designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli, architect of the Winter Palace in St Petersburg).

SubjectsArts & Humanities · Social Sciences

Accreditation

Academic Information Centre (AIC), Latvia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-09.

State academy for culture, theatre and cultural management. Official website not asserted here to avoid guessing. Reportedly founded 1990 (per public sources). Public university in Riga, Latvia; AIC-recognised.

SubjectsArts & Humanities · Education · Social Sciences · Computer Science & IT · Natural Sciences

Accreditation

Academic Information Centre (AIC), Latvia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-09.

State university in Kurzeme; developed from a teacher-training institute. Reportedly founded 1954 (per public sources). Public university in Liepāja, Latvia; AIC-recognised.

SubjectsSocial Sciences · Education

Accreditation

Academic Information Centre (AIC), Latvia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-09.

State military higher education institution under the Ministry of Defence. Official website not asserted here to avoid guessing. Reportedly founded 1992 (per public sources). Public university in Riga, Latvia; AIC-recognised.

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Education · Law · Business & Management

Accreditation

Academic Information Centre (AIC), Latvia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-09.

State higher education institution in Latgale; formerly Rēzekne Higher Education Institution. Reportedly founded 1993 (per public sources). Public university in Rēzekne, Latvia; AIC-recognised.

SubjectsLaw

Accreditation

Academic Information Centre (AIC), Latvia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-09.

Specialist law school operating as a non-profit foundation (founders included University of Latvia, Soros Foundation and others). AIC-recognised. Classed here as private/foundation rather than state institution. Reportedly founded 1998 (per public sources). University in Riga, Latvia; AIC-recognised.

SubjectsComputer Science & IT · Business & Management · Social Sciences

Accreditation

Academic Information Centre (AIC), Latvia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-09.

Reportedly founded 1994 (per public sources) as ISMA (Information Systems Management Institute); renamed Riga Nordic University (RNU) from September 2025. Private, AIC-recognised. Website rnu.lv; historic domain isma.lv. Reportedly founded 1994 (per public sources). Private university in Riga, Latvia; AIC-recognised.

SubjectsMedicine · Dentistry · Pharmacy · Public Health and Social Welfare · Nursing · Rehabilitation · Communication · Law · European Studies · International Business

Accreditation

Academic Information Centre (AIC) / Higher Education Quality Agency (AIKA); Latvian Ministry of Education and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); WHO World Directory of Medical Schools; medical degree recognised across EU and by many international medical councils. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Latvian is primary. Substantial English-medium at Riga in medicine/business/engineering. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 72+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+.

Tuition

EU/EEA: many state-funded places; otherwise EUR 1,500-4,000/yr. Non-EU EUR 2,000-6,000/yr; English Medicine ~EUR 13,000-15,000/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-800/mo (Riga higher).

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Email

admissions@rsu.lv

Phone

+371 67061555

Deadlines

View official deadlinesLatvian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants typically apply by mid-July for autumn entry; some institutions have rolling admissions for English-medium programmes.

Founded in 1950 (originally the Riga Medical Institute, separated from the University of Latvia's medical faculty), Rīga Stradiņš University is Latvia's leading specialist health-sciences university. Named after Pauls Stradiņš (1896-1958), an eminent Latvian surgeon. Approximately 10,000 students with one of the highest international-student percentages in Latvia (~30%, students from ~60 countries). Offers English-medium MD, dentistry, and other health programmes — a significant destination for international medical students; the RSU medical degree is recognised across the EU and by many international medical councils.

SubjectsArchitecture and Design · Civil and Mechanical Engineering · Electrical and Environmental Engineering · Computer Science, Information Technology and Energy · Materials Science and Applied Chemistry · Business, Economics and Management · Transport (Aviation, Maritime)

Accreditation

Academic Information Centre (AIC) / Higher Education Quality Agency (AIKA); Latvian Ministry of Education and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); CESAER; BALTECH consortium. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Latvian is primary. Substantial English-medium at Riga in medicine/business/engineering. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 72+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+. Many English-medium engineering programmes.

Tuition

EU/EEA: many state-funded (free) places; otherwise EUR 1,500-4,000/yr. Non-EU EUR 2,000-6,000/yr Bachelor's/Master's; Medicine EUR 9,000-15,000/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-800/mo (Riga higher).

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Email

study@rtu.lv

Phone

+371 67089333

Deadlines

View official deadlinesLatvian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants typically apply by mid-July for autumn entry; some institutions have rolling admissions for English-medium programmes.

Founded in 1862 as the Riga Polytechnic, Riga Technical University is the OLDEST higher education institution in Latvia (predating the University of Latvia, which absorbed parts of the Polytechnic in 1919 before RTU re-established independently in 1958/1990). Approximately 15,000 students. Latvia's leading technical university. Distinguished engineering and architecture heritage; notable alumni include Friedrich Zander (Latvian-German space-flight pioneer, inspiration for Soviet rocketry) and Wilhelm Ostwald (Chemistry Nobel 1909 — studied at Riga Polytechnic).

SubjectsBusiness and Economics · Architecture and Design · Media and Communication · Audiovisual Media Arts · Management

Accreditation

Academic Information Centre (AIC) / Higher Education Quality Agency (AIKA); Latvian Ministry of Education and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Latvian is primary. Substantial English-medium at Riga in medicine/business/engineering. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 72+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+. Many English-medium programmes.

Tuition

EU/EEA: many state-funded places; otherwise EUR 1,500-4,000/yr. Non-EU EUR 2,000-6,000/yr. RISEBA private EUR 2,500-4,500/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-800/mo (Riga higher).

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Email

admission@riseba.lv

Phone

+371 67807230

Deadlines

View official deadlinesLatvian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants typically apply by mid-July for autumn entry; some institutions have rolling admissions for English-medium programmes.

Founded in 1992 (Riga International School of Economics and Business Administration), RISEBA is one of Latvia's established private universities of applied sciences. Approximately 3,000 students. Distinctive combination of business education with architecture, design, and audiovisual media arts. Strong international orientation with many English-medium programmes.

SubjectsEconomics and Business · Finance · Management · Entrepreneurship

Accreditation

Academic Information Centre (AIC) / Higher Education Quality Agency (AIKA); Latvian Ministry of Education and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); affiliated with Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden); EQUIS adjacent through SSE. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

All programmes English-medium. Highly competitive; strong English required (IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 90+ typical).

Tuition

Tuition approximately EUR 5,000-12,000/year depending on programme; need-based financial aid and scholarships available.

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesLatvian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants typically apply by mid-July for autumn entry; some institutions have rolling admissions for English-medium programmes.

Founded in 1994 as a joint initiative of the Stockholm School of Economics (Sweden) and the Latvian and Swedish governments, SSE Riga is one of the most prestigious and selective business/economics institutions in the Baltic region. Approximately 500 students. ALL programmes taught in English; highly selective admission. SSE Riga has educated a significant proportion of the Baltic region's economic, financial, and entrepreneurial leadership since the post-Soviet transition. ⚠️ Added by curator (collector omission of an elite internationally-recognised institution).

SubjectsEngineering & Technology · Computer Science & IT · Business & Management · Natural Sciences

Accreditation

Academic Information Centre (AIC), Latvia — accredits universities. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-08-09.

Became a non-state (private) institution in 1999; traces roots to a Riga aviation/technical school. AIC-recognised. Focus on transport, logistics, engineering and IT. Reportedly founded 1999 (per public sources). Private university in Riga, Latvia; AIC-recognised.

SubjectsBusiness Administration · Law · Communication · Tourism and Hospitality Management · International Business

Accreditation

Academic Information Centre (AIC) / Higher Education Quality Agency (AIKA); Latvian Ministry of Education and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Latvian is primary. Substantial English-medium at Riga in medicine/business/engineering. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 72+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+.

Tuition

EU/EEA: many state-funded places; otherwise EUR 1,500-4,000/yr. Non-EU EUR 2,000-6,000/yr. Turība private EUR 2,200-4,000/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-800/mo (Riga higher).

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Email

info@turiba.lv

Phone

+371 67622333

Deadlines

View official deadlinesLatvian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants typically apply by mid-July for autumn entry; some institutions have rolling admissions for English-medium programmes.

Founded in 1993, Turība University (Turība Business School) is one of the largest private universities in Latvia and the Baltics. Approximately 4,000 students. Focused on business, law, communication, and tourism/hospitality; strong industry-applied orientation.

SubjectsBusiness, Management and Economics · Humanities · Law · Medicine · Education, Psychology and Art · Science and Technology · Social Sciences · Theology · Geography and Earth Sciences · Physics, Mathematics and Optometry · Chemistry · Biology

Accreditation

Academic Information Centre (AIC) / Higher Education Quality Agency (AIKA); Latvian Ministry of Education and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); Coimbra Group; Utrecht Network. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Latvian is primary. Substantial English-medium at Riga in medicine/business/engineering. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 72+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+. Many English-medium programmes.

Tuition

EU/EEA: many state-funded (free) places; otherwise EUR 1,500-4,000/yr. Non-EU EUR 2,000-6,000/yr Bachelor's/Master's; Medicine EUR 9,000-15,000/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-800/mo (Riga higher).

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesLatvian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants typically apply by mid-July for autumn entry; some institutions have rolling admissions for English-medium programmes.

Founded in 1919 (shortly after Latvia's 1918 independence), the University of Latvia is the nation's OLDEST, LARGEST, and FLAGSHIP university. Approximately 14,000 students across 13 faculties — the central institution of Latvian higher education and national intellectual life. 🕯️ Honest context: The University of Latvia's history embodies Latvia's 20th-century tragedy. The university was repeatedly purged under the Soviet occupation (1940-41) and Nazi occupation (1941-44) — Jewish faculty and students were murdered in the Holocaust, and Latvian academics were deported to Siberia under Soviet rule. After independence was restored in 1991, the university recovered its academic autonomy. It is central to the story of Latvian national survival and cultural continuity. Member of the Coimbra Group of historic European universities. ⚠️ NOTE: The University of Latvia was MISSING from the AlmiStudy collector file — added as critical curator entry given its status as Latvia's flagship and largest university.

SubjectsTranslation Studies · Economics and Business · Information Technologies · Electronics · Radio Astronomy

Accreditation

Academic Information Centre (AIC) / Higher Education Quality Agency (AIKA); Latvian Ministry of Education and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Latvian is primary. Substantial English-medium at Riga in medicine/business/engineering. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 72+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+.

Tuition

EU/EEA: many state-funded (free) places; otherwise EUR 1,500-4,000/yr. Non-EU EUR 2,000-6,000/yr Bachelor's/Master's; Medicine EUR 9,000-15,000/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-800/mo (Riga higher).

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Email

venta@venta.lv

Phone

+371 63629657

Deadlines

View official deadlinesLatvian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants typically apply by mid-July for autumn entry; some institutions have rolling admissions for English-medium programmes.

Founded in 1997, Ventspils University of Applied Sciences serves the western Latvian coastal city of Ventspils. Approximately 800 students. Distinctive for the associated Ventspils International Radio Astronomy Centre (VIRAC) — operating a 32-metre radio telescope (a former Soviet military installation converted to scientific use) — making Ventspils a notable radio astronomy hub.

SubjectsEngineering and Information Technologies · Business and Economics · Tourism · Communication and Media · Political Science

Accreditation

Academic Information Centre (AIC) / Higher Education Quality Agency (AIKA); Latvian Ministry of Education and Science; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Latvian is primary. Substantial English-medium at Riga in medicine/business/engineering. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 72+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+.

Tuition

EU/EEA: many state-funded (free) places; otherwise EUR 1,500-4,000/yr. Non-EU EUR 2,000-6,000/yr Bachelor's/Master's; Medicine EUR 9,000-15,000/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-800/mo (Riga higher).

Scholarships

Limited

Contact

University contact page

Email

via@va.lv

Phone

+371 64207229

Deadlines

View official deadlinesLatvian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants typically apply by mid-July for autumn entry; some institutions have rolling admissions for English-medium programmes.

Founded in 1996, Vidzeme University of Applied Sciences serves the Vidzeme region of northern Latvia from Valmiera. Approximately 1,200 students. Focused on applied engineering, IT, business, tourism, and communication with strong regional and Baltic engagement.