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

There are 17 universities in Lithuania:

More information #, Name ...
# Name Type Est. Primary campus Staff 2025–26 Students
2025–26[1]
Enrolment National
financing
(2024)[2]
EnglishLithuanian TotalAcademic[3] National,
2025–26[4]
National,
2023–24[5]
National,
2022–23[6]
Total,
2022–23
Prs (P)
1European Humanities UniversityEuropos Humanitarinis Universitetas (EHU)Private not-for-profit institution2006Vilnius 11890 (60.8)1600 1,600 N/a1 3 (0.2%)6 (0.4%)
2Faculty of Economics and Informatics of the University of BialystokBalstogės universiteto filialas "Ekonomikos-informatikos fakultetas"Branch2007Vilnius 2912 (10.1)352 352 N/a1 0 (0%)11
3General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of LithuaniaLietuvos karo akademija (LKA)Government institution1992Vilnius 27759 (41)447 447 143 1431 78 (18.8%)76 (21.8%)
4ISM University of Management and EconomicsISM Vadybos ir ekonomikos universitetasFor-profit1999Vilnius 16978 (57)2226 2,226 399 3991 301 (13.7%)131 (7.1%)
5Kaunas University of TechnologyKauno technologijos universitetas (KTU)Public institution1922Kaunas 1,964950 (687.6)7921 7,921 1470 1,4701 1,365 (18.4%)1,228 (11.7%)€62.90 mln
6Kazimieras Simonavičius UniversityKazimiero Simonavičiaus universitetasFor-profit2004Vilnius 3744 (10.5)1076 1,076 41 411 13 (2.8%)9 (1.4%)
7Klaipėda UniversityKlaipėdos universitetas (KU)Public institution1991Klaipėda 880904 (411.5)3058 3,058 432 4321 286 (12.5%)271 (5.6%)€15.47 mln
8LCC International UniversityLCC tarptautinis universitetasPrivate not-for-profit institution1991Klaipėda 18563 (46.2)468 468 Steady 01 2 (0.3%)0159 (32.1%)[7]
9Lithuanian Academy of Music and TheatreLietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademijaPublic institution1919Vilnius 655445 (231)1082 1,082 192 1921 186 (17.7%)203 (23.4%)€15.73 mln
10Lithuanian Sports UniversityLietuvos sporto universitetas (LSU)Public institution1934Kaunas 263146 (110.8)1794 1,794 282 2821 248 (18.1%)202 (10.1%)€7.43 mln
11Lithuanian University of Health SciencesLietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetasPublic institution1922Kaunas 2,8011,926 (1,011.2)8293 8,293 1001 1,0011 918 (11.7%)886 (11.6%)€56.29 mln
12Mykolas Romeris UniversityMykolo Romerio universitetasPublic institution1990Vilnius 836512 (295.6)6020 6,020 527 5271 537 (9.6%)566 (4.3%)€12.60 mln
13Vilnius Academy of ArtsVilniaus dailės akademija (VDA)Public institution1940Vilnius 670425 (318.5)1824 1,824 345 3451 351 (20.2%)341 (19.6%)€16.02 mln
14Vilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityVilniaus Gedimino technikos universitetas (VGTU)Public institution1956Vilnius 1,7261,501 (800.8)9082 9,082 1428 1,4281 1,305 (16.7%)1,204 (11.7%)€47.79 mln
15Vilnius St. Joseph SeminaryVilniaus šv. Juozapo kunigų seminarijaReligious institution1582Vilnius 2432 (11.5)27 27 N/a0 (0%)€0.12 mln
16Vilnius UniversityVilniaus universitetas (VU)Public institution1579Vilnius 5,6485,178 (2,532)24899 24,889 4374 4,3741 4,226 (17.9%)4,126 (21.6%)€157.33 mln
17Vytautas Magnus UniversityVytauto Didžiojo universitetas (VDU)Public institution1922Kaunas 2,0871,125 (576.8)9144 9,144 1512 1,5121 1,366 (16.3%)1,282 (15.8%)€47.77 mln
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Colleges

There are 19 colleges in Lithuania. "University of Applied Sciences", sometimes shortened as UAS, is a revamped term denoting such institutions.

More information #, English name ...
#English nameLithuanian nameTypeEst.Primary location StaffStudents
2023–24[1]
Enrolment
2022–23[6]
1Alytus College[a]Alytaus kolegijaPublic institution2000Alytus 114*Rise 795215 (26.2%)
2International School of Law and BusinessTarptautinė teisės ir verslo aukštoji mokyklaFor-profit2001Vilnius 1Fall 1340 (0%)[b]
3Kaunas CollegeKauno kolegijaPublic institution2000Kaunas 823Fall 4,5691,412 (19.9%)
4Kaunas Forestry and Environmental Engineering University of Applied Sciences[c]Kauno miškų ir aplinkos inžinerijos kolegijaPublic institution2002Girionys (Kaunas District) 80*Fall 733223 (19.7%)
5Kaunas University of Applied Engineering SciencesKauno technikos kolegijaPublic institution2002Kaunas 238Fall 939259 (17.7%)
6Klaipėda State CollegeKlaipėdos valstybinė kolegijaPublic institution2002Klaipėda 345Rise 2,520786 (21.2%)
7Kolping University of Applied SciencesKolpingo kolegijaPrivate not-for-profit institution2001Kaunas 29Rise 35677 (20.5%)
8Lithuania Business University of Applied SciencesLietuvos verslo kolegijaPrivate not-for-profit institution2001Klaipėda 61Fall 983171 (32%)
9Lithuanian Maritime Academy[d]Lietuvos aukštoji jūreivystės mokyklaPublic institution2001Klaipėda 114*Fall 622127 (8.2%)
10Marijampolė University of Applied Sciences[e]Marijampolės kolegijaPublic institution2001Marijampolė 104*Rise 729258 (26.2%)
11Panevėžys CollegePanevėžio kolegijaPublic institution2002Panevėžys 160Rise 1,273251 (15.3%)
12SMK College of Applied SciencesSMK Aukštoji mokyklaPrivate not-for-profit institution2001Klaipėda 127Rise 4,3321,181 (47%)
13St. Ignatius of Loyola University of Applied SciencesŠv. Ignaco Lojolos kolegijaPrivate not-for-profit institution2011Kaunas 125Fall 469158 (52.7%)
14Šiauliai State CollegeŠiaulių valstybinė kolegijaPublic institution2002Šiauliai 179Rise 1,630464 (18.4%)
15Utena University of Applied SciencesUtenos kolegijaPublic institution2000Utena 180Rise 1,708373 (19.7%)
16Vilnius Business CollegeVilniaus verslo kolegijaPrivate not-for-profit institution2001Vilnius 34Rise 1,167304 (68.3%)
17Vilnius CollegeVilniaus kolegijaPublic institution2000Vilnius 1,030Fall 5,3401,688 (24.4%)
18Vilnius College of DesignVilniaus dizaino kolegijaPrivate not-for-profit institution2005Vilnius 33Fall 34287 (13.3%)
19Vilnius College of Technologies and Design[f]Vilniaus technologijų ir dizaino kolegijaPublic institution2002Vilnius 328*Fall 1,524588 (17.7%)
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Notes

  1. To be unified with the #3 Kaunas College, starting in 2024–25[8]
  2. Closing down in July 2024[9]
  3. To be unified with the #5 Kaunas University of Applied Engineering Sciences, starting in 2024–25[8]
  4. To be reorganized, integrating its programs into the Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, starting in 2024–25[8]
  5. To become a faculty of the Mykolas Romeris University, starting in 2024–25[8]
  6. To be unified with the #17 Vilnius College, starting in 2024–25[8]

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