Public fee and support system for students in Europe

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Country	Student fee
Croatia 2013/14 - student fees and grants	Fees for all students of the first year of both cycles are fully covered by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports. In the following years of study, the amount of student fees depends on a range of criteria set by the individual higher education institutions (e.g. number of ECTS credits and fulfilment of particular study obligations). For some students fees are paid by government, some students pay a certain share of the fee, and some pay the full amount of the fee. [In the academic year 2012/13, full tuition fees were covered by the government for 38 % of students, while 61 % of students participated in fees to some extent]. The fees in both cycles range from HRK 5 000 till 10 000 per year. At bachelor level, 25 % of total number of students (counting all students in all three years, including the ones of the first year who do not pay anything) pay some participation in the fees. At master level the corresponding percentage is 20 %.
Croatia 2015/16 - student fees and grants	Fees for all full-time students of the first year of both cycles are fully covered by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports. In the following years of study, the amount of student fees depends on a range of criteria set by the individual higher education institutions (e.g. number of ECTS credits and fulfilment of particular study obligations). For some students fees are paid by government, some students pay a certain share of the fee, and some pay the full amount of the fee. [In the academic year 2014/15, full fees were covered by the government for about 40 % of students, while about 60 % of students participated in fees to some extent. The fees in both cycles range from HRK 5 000 to 10 000 per year. Part time students pay full fees. International students from outside the EU pay fees that are determined by higher education institutions, with maximum amounts regulated.
Croatia 2016/17 - student fees and grants	Fees for all full-time students in the first year of short, first and second cycle programmes are fully covered by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports. Fees are also covered in full for all non-first year students who achieved 55 ECTS or more in previous academic year. Full-time students who do not fulfil the criteria for fee-exemption pay either full fee or part of the fee, depending on the criteria set by the individual HEIs. The share of fee-paying students has been roughly constant for the past few years: full fees are covered by the government for about 40 % of students, while about 60 % of students participate in fees to some extent. The full fees for all study programs range from HRK 3 700 to 7 500 per year. Part-time students, who make 28 % of total student population, pay full fees. International students from outside the EU also pay full fees.

Source: Eurydice, National Student Fee and Support Systems 2013/2014, 2015/2016, 2016/2017