site.btaOver 1,400 International Students from 55 Countries Study at Sofia University

A total of 1,431 international students from 55 countries are enrolled at Sofia University St Kliment Ohridski in the 2025/2026 academic year, the university's press centre told BTA.

The students come from Europe, Asia, Africa, North America and South America. Of them, 315 are from EU Member States and Switzerland.

Another 692 students from Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine are studying under government programmes established by Council of Ministers decrees that provide access to Bulgarian higher education for persons of Bulgarian origin and for citizens of certain foreign countries. 

International students are enrolled across all professional fields and degree programmes offered by the university's 16 faculties.

The largest numbers are studying Medicine and Pharmacy in English. Programmes in the humanities, education, economics and informatics are also among the most popular.

The number of international students at Sofia University has been rising steadily in recent years. Their number increased from 1,303 in the 2023/2024 academic year to 1,431 in 2025/2026.