Ranking · 2026
The 5 cheapest universities in North Cyprus for international students
Ranked by the lowest published headline (gross) undergraduate international tuitionat each university — the sticker price before any standard scholarship. The table also shows the after-scholarship rate alongside; this is what international students actually pay once each institution’s standard tier applies.
| # | University | City | Headline fee/year (sort key) | After scholarship |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ELU European Leadership University | Famagusta | €2,700 | €1,350 |
| 2 | EMU Eastern Mediterranean University | Famagusta | $4,613 | no auto. scholarship |
| 3 | FIU Final International University | Kyrenia | $5,400 | $2,700 |
| 4 | CWU Cyprus West University | Famagusta | $5,500 | $2,750 |
| 5 | NEU Near East University | Nicosia | €5,600 | €3,225 |
Headline fee = the lowest published undergraduate annual rate at each university, before any institutional scholarship (the sort key). After scholarship= the same row after the university’s standard international tier applies; “no auto. scholarship” means the headline rate is what students actually pay. Source links sit on each university profile.
A few honest caveats
- Cheapest is not always best. All five universities above hold YÖDAK institutional accreditation, but program-level accreditation (ABET, ACPE, WFME, FIBAA, MÜDEK, AHPGS, NAAB and similar) varies sharply. If your goal is licensure or recognition in your home country, accreditation matters more than price. See /sources for the per-body register links.
- Scholarship tiers stack. Several universities here apply 50% to every international undergraduate by default and then offer 75%, 90% or 100% tiers on top, contingent on academic record or portfolio. The numbers above reflect the standard tier; your actual rate could land lower.
- Currency matters. Some universities publish in EUR, others in USD. Fee “cheapness” in a stronger currency moves with the exchange rate; check the current rate when you compare apples-to-apples.