List of universities and colleges in Lithuania
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List of universities and colleges in Lithuania is a listing of higher education (third level education) institutions in Lithuania.
Universities
[edit]There are 17 universities in Lithuania:
| # | Name | Type | Est. | Primary campus | Academic staff 2025–26[1] |
Students 2025–26[2] |
State financing (2024)[3] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Lithuanian | |||||||
| 1 | European Humanities University | Europos Humanitarinis Universitetas (EHU) | Private not-for-profit institution | 2006 | Vilnius | 118 |  1,600 | – |
| 2 | Faculty of Economics and Informatics of the University of Bialystok | Balstogės universiteto filialas "Ekonomikos-informatikos fakultetas" | Branch | 2007 | Vilnius | 12 | 352 | – |
| 3 | General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania | Lietuvos karo akademija (LKA) | Government institution | 1992 | Vilnius | 59 | 447 | |
| 4 | ISM University of Management and Economics | ISM Vadybos ir ekonomikos universitetas | For-profit | 1999 | Vilnius | 78 |  2,226 | |
| 5 | Kaunas University of Technology | Kauno technologijos universitetas (KTU) | Public institution | 1922 | Kaunas | 950 | 7,921 | €62.90 mln |
| 6 | Kazimieras Simonavičius University | Kazimiero Simonavičiaus universitetas | For-profit | 2004 | Vilnius | 44 | 1,076 | – |
| 7 | Klaipėda University | Klaipėdos universitetas (KU) | Public institution | 1991 | Klaipėda | 904 | 3,058 | €15.47 mln |
| 8 | LCC International University | LCC tarptautinis universitetas | Private not-for-profit institution | 1991 | Klaipėda | 63 | 468 | – |
| 9 | Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre | Lietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademija | Public institution | 1919 | Vilnius | 445 | 1,082 | €15.73 mln |
| 10 | Lithuanian Sports University | Lietuvos sporto universitetas (LSU) | Public institution | 1934 | Kaunas | 146 | 1,794 | €7.43 mln |
| 11 | Lithuanian University of Health Sciences | Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas | Public institution | 1922 | Kaunas | 1,926 | 8,293 | €56.29 mln |
| 12 | Mykolas Romeris University | Mykolo Romerio universitetas | Public institution | 1990 | Vilnius | 512 | 6,020 | €12.60 mln |
| 13 | Vilnius Academy of Arts | Vilniaus dailės akademija (VDA) | Public institution | 1940 | Vilnius | 425 | 1,824 | €16.02 mln |
| 14 | Vilnius Gediminas Technical University | Vilniaus Gedimino technikos universitetas (VGTU) | Public institution | 1956 | Vilnius | 1,501 | 9,082 | €47.79 mln |
| 15 | Vilnius St. Joseph Seminary | Vilniaus šv. Juozapo kunigų seminarija | Religious institution | 1582 | Vilnius | 32 | 27 | €0.12 mln |
| 16 | Vilnius University | Vilniaus universitetas (VU) | Public institution | 1579 | Vilnius | 5,178 | 24,889 | €157.33 mln |
| 17 | Vytautas Magnus University | Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas (VDU) | Public institution | 1922 | Kaunas | 1,125 | 9,144 | €47.77 mln |
Colleges
[edit] | This section's factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. (November 2025) |
There are 19 colleges in Lithuania. "University of Applied Sciences", sometimes shortened as UAS, is a revamped term denoting such institutions.
| # | English name | Lithuanian name | Type | Est. | Primary location | Staff | Students 2023–24[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alytus College[a] | Alytaus kolegija | Public institution | 2000 | Alytus | 114* |  795 |
| 2 | Kaunas College | Kauno kolegija | Public institution | 2000 | Kaunas | 823 |  4,569 |
| 3 | Kaunas Forestry and Environmental Engineering University of Applied Sciences[b] | Kauno miškų ir aplinkos inžinerijos kolegija | Public institution | 2002 | Girionys (Kaunas District) | 80* | 733 |
| 4 | Kaunas University of Applied Engineering Sciences | Kauno technikos kolegija | Public institution | 2002 | Kaunas | 238 | 939 |
| 5 | Klaipėda State College | Klaipėdos valstybinė kolegija | Public institution | 2002 | Klaipėda | 345 | 2,520 |
| 6 | Kolping University of Applied Sciences | Kolpingo kolegija | Private not-for-profit institution | 2001 | Kaunas | 29 | 356 |
| 7 | Lithuania Business University of Applied Sciences | Lietuvos verslo kolegija | Private not-for-profit institution | 2001 | Klaipėda | 61 | 983 |
| 8 | Lithuanian Maritime Academy[c] | Lietuvos aukštoji jūreivystės mokykla | Public institution | 2001 | Klaipėda | 114* | 622 |
| 9 | Marijampolė University of Applied Sciences[d] | Marijampolės kolegija | Public institution | 2001 | Marijampolė | 104* | 729 |
| 10 | Panevėžys College | Panevėžio kolegija | Public institution | 2002 | Panevėžys | 160 | 1,273 |
| 11 | SMK College of Applied Sciences | SMK Aukštoji mokykla | Private not-for-profit institution | 2001 | Klaipėda | 127 | 4,332 |
| 12 | St. Ignatius of Loyola University of Applied Sciences | Šv. Ignaco Lojolos kolegija | Private not-for-profit institution | 2011 | Kaunas | 125 | 469 |
| 13 | Šiauliai State College | Šiaulių valstybinė kolegija | Public institution | 2002 | Šiauliai | 179 | 1,630 |
| 14 | Utena University of Applied Sciences | Utenos kolegija | Public institution | 2000 | Utena | 180 | 1,708 |
| 15 | Vilnius Business College | Vilniaus verslo kolegija | Private not-for-profit institution | 2001 | Vilnius | 34 | 1,167 |
| 16 | Vilnius College | Vilniaus kolegija | Public institution | 2000 | Vilnius | 1,030 | 5,340 |
| 17 | Vilnius College of Design | Vilniaus dizaino kolegija | Private not-for-profit institution | 2005 | Vilnius | 33 | 342 |
| 18 | Vilnius College of Technologies and Design[e] | Vilniaus technologijų ir dizaino kolegija | Public institution | 2002 | Vilnius | 328* | 1,524 |
Former
[edit]- Academy of Business and Management (Verslo ir vadybos akademija) was acquired and merged into Kazimieras Simonavičius University in 2013
- Lithuanian University of Agriculture (Lietuvos žemės ūkio universitetas) was reorganized into Vytautas Magnus University Agriculture Academy in 2019
- Vilnius Pedagogical University (Vilniaus pedagoginis universitetas) was reorganized into Vytautas Magnus University Education Academy in 2019
- Šiauliai University (Šiaulių universitetas) was reorganized into Vilnius University Šiauliai Academy in 2021
- Telšiai Bishop Vincentas Borisevičius Priest Seminary lost accreditation in 2021
- International School of Law and Business (Tarptautinė teisės ir verslo aukštoji mokykla), a for-profit college in Vilnius, was closed in July 2024[5]
See also
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Notes
[edit]- ↑ To be unified with the #3 Kaunas College, starting in 2024–25[4]
- ↑ To be unified with the #5 Kaunas University of Applied Engineering Sciences, starting in 2024–25[4]
- ↑ To be reorganized, integrating its programs into the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, starting in 2024–25[4]
- ↑ To become a faculty of the Mykolas Romeris University, starting in 2024–25[4]
- ↑ To be unified with the #17 Vilnius College, starting in 2024–25[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ "AUKŠTŲJŲ MOKYKLŲ PEDAGOGAI SPALIO 1 D." rsvis3.emokykla.lt. a. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- 1 2 "Studentų skaičius" (in Lithuanian). Švietimo valdymo informacinė sistema. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
- ↑ "XIV-2297 Lietuvos Respublikos 2024 metų valstybės biudžeto ir savivaldybių biudžetų finansinių rodiklių patvirtinimo įstatymas". e-seimas.lrs.lt (in Lithuanian). 5 December 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Nuo 2024–2025 mokslo metų – sustiprėjusios koleginės studijos" (in Lithuanian). Ministry of Education, Science and Sport. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
- ↑ "DĖL STUDIJŲ VYKDYMO TARPTAUTINĖJE TEISĖS IR VERSLO AUKŠTOJOJE MOKYKLOJE" (in Lithuanian). TTVAM. 18 October 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
- Date of establishment is given according to the university's official website.