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 nameLithuanian nameTypeEstablishedPrimary locationStudents
2022–23[1]		National
Enrolment
2023–24[2]		National
Enrolment
2022–23[3]		Total
Enrolment
2022–23
1European Humanities UniversityEuropos Humanitarinis Universitetas (EHU)Private not-for-profit institution2006Vilnius1,344Fall 36 (0.4%)
2Faculty of Economics and Informatics of the University of BialystokBalstogės universiteto filialas "Ekonomikos-informatikos fakultetas"Branch2007VilniusFall 011
3ISM University of Management and EconomicsISM Vadybos ir ekonomikos universitetasFor-profit1999Vilnius1,854Rise 301131 (7.1%)
4Kaunas University of TechnologyKauno technologijos universitetas (KTU)Public institution1922Kaunas10,520Rise 1,3651,228 (11.7%)
5Kazimieras Simonavičius UniversityKazimiero Simonavičiaus universitetasFor-profit2004Vilnius641Rise 139 (1.4%)
6Klaipėda UniversityKlaipėdos universitetas (KU)Public institution1991Klaipėda4,817Rise 286271 (5.6%)
7LCC International UniversityLCC tarptautinis universitetasPrivate not-for-profit institution1991Klaipėda495Rise 20159 (32.1%)[4]
8Lithuanian Academy of Music and TheatreLietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademijaPublic institution1919Vilnius866Fall 186203 (23.4%)
9Lithuanian Sports UniversityLietuvos sporto universitetas (LSU)Public institution1934Kaunas2,008Rise 248202 (10.1%)
10Lithuanian University of Health SciencesLietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetasPublic institution1922Kaunas7,621Rise 918886 (11.6%)
11Mykolas Romeris UniversityMykolo Romerio universitetasPublic institution1990Vilnius13,309Fall 537566 (4.3%)
12Telšiai Bishop Vincentas Borisevičius Priest SeminaryTelšių Vyskupo Vincento Borisevičiaus kunigų seminarijaReligious institution1926Telšiai10–0 (0%)
13General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of LithuaniaLietuvos karo akademija (LKA)Government institution1992Vilnius348Rise 7876 (21.8%)
14Vilnius Academy of Fine ArtsVilniaus dailės akademija (VDA)Public institution1940Vilnius1,744Rise 351341 (19.6%)
15Vilnius Gediminas Technical UniversityVilniaus Gedimino technikos universitetas (VGTU)Public institution1956Vilnius10,262Rise 1,3051,204 (11.7%)
16Vilnius St. Joseph SeminaryVilniaus šv. Juozapo kunigų seminarijaReligious institution1582Vilnius23–0 (0%)
17Vilnius UniversityVilniaus universitetas (VU)Public institution1579Vilnius19,084Rise 4,2264,126 (21.6%)
18Vytautas Magnus UniversityVytauto Didžiojo universitetas (VDU)Public institution1922Kaunas8,117Rise 1,3661,282 (15.8%)

Colleges

There are 19 colleges in Lithuania, all but one of them are nonprofit public institutions:

#English nameLithuanian nameTypeEstablishedPrimary locationStudents
2022–23[1]		Enrolment
2022–23[3]
1Alytus College[lower-alpha 1]Alytaus kolegijaPublic institution2000Alytus821215 (26.2%)
2International School of Law and BusinessTarptautinė teisės ir verslo aukštoji mokyklaFor-profit2001Vilnius1,3720 (0%)[lower-alpha 2]
3Kaunas CollegeKauno kolegijaPublic institution2000Kaunas7,1071,412 (19.9%)
4Kaunas College of Forestry and Environmental Engineering[lower-alpha 3]Kauno miškų ir aplinkos inžinerijos kolegijaPublic institution2002Girionys (Kaunas District)1,130223 (19.7%)
5Kaunas University of Applied Engineering SciencesKauno technikos kolegijaPublic institution2002Kaunas1,460259 (17.7%)
6Klaipėda State CollegeKlaipėdos valstybinė kolegijaPublic institution2002Klaipėda3,711786 (21.2%)
7Kolping CollegeKolpingo kolegijaPrivate not-for-profit institution2001Kaunas37577 (20.5%)
8Lithuania Business University of Applied SciencesLietuvos verslo kolegijaPrivate not-for-profit institution2001Klaipėda534171 (32%)
9Lithuanian Maritime Academy[lower-alpha 4]Lietuvos aukštoji jūreivystės mokyklaPublic institution2001Klaipėda1,542127 (8.2%)
10Marijampolė College[lower-alpha 5]Marijampolės kolegijaPublic institution2001Marijampolė983258 (26.2%)
11Panevėžys CollegePanevėžio kolegijaPublic institution2002Panevėžys1,645251 (15.3%)
12SMK University of Applied SciencesSMK Aukštoji mokyklaPrivate not-for-profit institution2001Klaipėda2,5131,181 (47%)
13St. Ignatius of Loyola CollegeŠv. Ignaco Lojolos kolegijaPrivate not-for-profit institution2011Kaunas300158 (52.7%)
14Šiauliai State CollegeŠiaulių valstybinė kolegijaPublic institution2002Šiauliai2,519464 (18.4%)
15Utena CollegeUtenos kolegijaPublic institution2000Utena1,895373 (19.7%)
16Vilnius Business CollegeVilniaus verslo kolegijaPrivate not-for-profit institution2001Vilnius445304 (68.3%)
17Vilnius CollegeVilniaus kolegijaPublic institution2000Vilnius6,9071,688 (24.4%)
18Vilnius College of DesignVilniaus dizaino kolegijaPrivate not-for-profit institution2005Vilnius65487 (13.3%)
19Vilnius College of Technologies and Design[lower-alpha 6]Vilniaus technologijų ir dizaino kolegijaPublic institution2002Vilnius3,328588 (17.7%)

See also

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

References
  1. "Švietimo ir mokslo institucijos". Aikos (in Lithuanian). Lietuvos Respublikos švietimo, mokslo ir sporto ministerija. Retrieved 19 March 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. "LCC universitetas pasitiko naujus studentus". Atvira Klaipėda (in Lithuanian). 26 August 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  5. "Nuo 2024–2025 mokslo metų – sustiprėjusios koleginės studijos" (in Lithuanian). Ministry of Education, Science and Sport. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  6. "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.
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