List of universities and colleges in Lithuania

List of universities and colleges in Lithuania is a listing of higher education (third level education) institutions in Lithuania.

Universities

There are 18 universities in Lithuania:

#	English name	Lithuanian name	Type	Est.	Primary location	Students 2023–24[1]	National Enrolment 2023–24[2]	National Enrolment 2022–23[3]	Total Enrolment 2022–23	Academic staff 2023–24[4]	National financing (2024)[5]
1	European Humanities University	Europos Humanitarinis Universitetas (EHU)	Private not-for-profit institution	2006	Vilnius	1,516	3 (0.2%)	6 (0.4%)		96	–
2	Faculty of Economics and Informatics of the University of Bialystok	Balstogės universiteto filialas "Ekonomikos-informatikos fakultetas"	Branch	2007	Vilnius	282	0 (0%)	11		12
3	ISM University of Management and Economics	ISM Vadybos ir ekonomikos universitetas	For-profit	1999	Vilnius	2,202	301 (13.7%)	131 (7.1%)		85
4	Kaunas University of Technology	Kauno technologijos universitetas (KTU)	Public institution	1922	Kaunas	7,403	1,365 (18.4%)	1,228 (11.7%)		948	€62.90 mln
5	Kazimieras Simonavičius University	Kazimiero Simonavičiaus universitetas	For-profit	2004	Vilnius	467	13 (2.8%)	9 (1.4%)		40	–
6	Klaipėda University	Klaipėdos universitetas (KU)	Public institution	1991	Klaipėda	2,289	286 (12.5%)	271 (5.6%)		740	€15.47 mln
7	LCC International University	LCC tarptautinis universitetas	Private not-for-profit institution	1991	Klaipėda	649	2 (0.3%)	0	159 (32.1%)[6]	67	–
8	Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre	Lietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademija	Public institution	1919	Vilnius	1,053	186 (17.7%)	203 (23.4%)		480	€15.73 mln
9	Lithuanian Sports University	Lietuvos sporto universitetas (LSU)	Public institution	1934	Kaunas	1,370	248 (18.1%)	202 (10.1%)		120	€7.43 mln
10	Lithuanian University of Health Sciences	Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas	Public institution	1922	Kaunas	7,860	918 (11.7%)	886 (11.6%)		1,847	€56.29 mln
11	Mykolas Romeris University	Mykolo Romerio universitetas	Public institution	1990	Vilnius	5,594	537 (9.6%)	566 (4.3%)		536	€12.60 mln
12	Telšiai Bishop Vincentas Borisevičius Priest Seminary	Telšių Vyskupo Vincento Borisevičiaus kunigų seminarija	Religious institution	1926	Telšiai	–[7]	–	–		5	€0.04 mln
13	General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania	Lietuvos karo akademija (LKA)	Government institution	1992	Vilnius	416	78 (18.8%)	76 (21.8%)		62
14	Vilnius Academy of Arts	Vilniaus dailės akademija (VDA)	Public institution	1940	Vilnius	1,734	351 (20.2%)	341 (19.6%)		356	€16.02 mln
15	Vilnius Gediminas Technical University	Vilniaus Gedimino technikos universitetas (VGTU)	Public institution	1956	Vilnius	7,836	1,305 (16.7%)	1,204 (11.7%)		1,294	€47.79 mln
16	Vilnius St. Joseph Seminary	Vilniaus šv. Juozapo kunigų seminarija	Religious institution	1582	Vilnius	31	–	0 (0%)		37	€0.12 mln
17	Vilnius University	Vilniaus universitetas (VU)	Public institution	1579	Vilnius	23,606	4,226 (17.9%)	4,126 (21.6%)		4,458	€157.33 mln
18	Vytautas Magnus University	Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas (VDU)	Public institution	1922	Kaunas	8,365	1,366 (16.3%)	1,282 (15.8%)		1,656	€47.77 mln

Colleges

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	Students 2023–24[1]	Enrolment 2022–23[3]
1	Alytus College[a]	Alytaus kolegija	Public institution	2000	Alytus	795	215 (26.2%)
2	International School of Law and Business	Tarptautinė teisės ir verslo aukštoji mokykla	For-profit	2001	Vilnius	134	0 (0%)[b]
3	Kaunas College	Kauno kolegija	Public institution	2000	Kaunas	4,569	1,412 (19.9%)
4	Kaunas Forestry and Environmental Engineering University of Applied Sciences[c]	Kauno miškų ir aplinkos inžinerijos kolegija	Public institution	2002	Girionys (Kaunas District)	733	223 (19.7%)
5	Kaunas University of Applied Engineering Sciences	Kauno technikos kolegija	Public institution	2002	Kaunas	939	259 (17.7%)
6	Klaipėda State College	Klaipėdos valstybinė kolegija	Public institution	2002	Klaipėda	2,520	786 (21.2%)
7	Kolping University of Applied Sciences	Kolpingo kolegija	Private not-for-profit institution	2001	Kaunas	356	77 (20.5%)
8	Lithuania Business University of Applied Sciences	Lietuvos verslo kolegija	Private not-for-profit institution	2001	Klaipėda	983	171 (32%)
9	Lithuanian Maritime Academy[d]	Lietuvos aukštoji jūreivystės mokykla	Public institution	2001	Klaipėda	622	127 (8.2%)
10	Marijampolė University of Applied Sciences[e]	Marijampolės kolegija	Public institution	2001	Marijampolė	729	258 (26.2%)
11	Panevėžys College	Panevėžio kolegija	Public institution	2002	Panevėžys	1,273	251 (15.3%)
12	SMK College of Applied Sciences	SMK Aukštoji mokykla	Private not-for-profit institution	2001	Klaipėda	4,332	1,181 (47%)
13	St. Ignatius of Loyola University of Applied Sciences	Šv. Ignaco Lojolos kolegija	Private not-for-profit institution	2011	Kaunas	469	158 (52.7%)
14	Šiauliai State College	Šiaulių valstybinė kolegija	Public institution	2002	Šiauliai	1,630	464 (18.4%)
15	Utena University of Applied Sciences	Utenos kolegija	Public institution	2000	Utena	1,708	373 (19.7%)
16	Vilnius Business College	Vilniaus verslo kolegija	Private not-for-profit institution	2001	Vilnius	1,167	304 (68.3%)
17	Vilnius College	Vilniaus kolegija	Public institution	2000	Vilnius	5,340	1,688 (24.4%)
18	Vilnius College of Design	Vilniaus dizaino kolegija	Private not-for-profit institution	2005	Vilnius	342	87 (13.3%)
19	Vilnius College of Technologies and Design[f]	Vilniaus technologijų ir dizaino kolegija	Public institution	2002	Vilnius	1,524	588 (17.7%)

See also

• List of universities in Estonia
• List of universities in Latvia
• List of universities in Poland
• List of colleges and universities by country
• List of colleges and universities

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]

References

1. "Studentų skaičius" (in Lithuanian). Švietimo valdymo informacinė sistema. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
2. "Stojantieji į aukštąsias mokyklas šiemet sudarė 20,6 tūkst. studijų sutarčių" (in Lithuanian). LAMA BPO. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
3. "Studentų, priimtų per bendrąjį priėmimą į pirmosios pakopos ir vientisųjų studijų pirmą kursą, skaičius ir finansavimo pobūdis 2022-2023 m. m. (duomenys preliminarūs)" (PDF) (in Lithuanian). Ministry of Education, Science and Sport. 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
4. "AUKŠTŲJŲ MOKYKLŲ PEDAGOGAI SPALIO 1 D." rsvis3.emokykla.lt. a. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
5. "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.
6. "LCC universitetas pasitiko naujus studentus". Atvira Klaipėda (in Lithuanian). 26 August 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
7. "Telšių kunigų seminarija – be aukštosios mokyklos statuso". Telšių žinios (in Lithuanian). 1 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
8. "Nuo 2024–2025 mokslo metų – sustiprėjusios koleginės studijos" (in Lithuanian). Ministry of Education, Science and Sport. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
9. "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.