List of universities and colleges in Slovakia

Map of the Slovak Republic

The Slovakia currently has 23 universities under government sponsorship .

The Slovak Higher Education Act distinguishes between public universities, state universities and private universities. Public universities are institutions under public law with self-administration. State colleges are military colleges, police colleges, and medical colleges. Furthermore, the universities are divided according to their type into university and non-university universities.

List of universities

The state- sponsored universities and colleges are:

Public universities

university	founding year	Number of students
Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica	1992
Banská Bystrica Art Academy	1997
Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava	1937
Comenius University Bratislava	1919
Bratislava University of Economics and Business	1940
University of Performing Arts in Bratislava	1949
University of Fine Arts in Bratislava	1949
Technical University of Košice	1952
University of Veterinary Medicine Košice	1949
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice	1660
J. Selye University of Komárno	2003
Philosopher Constantine University Nitra	1996
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra	1952
University of Prešov	1996
Catholic University of Ružomberok	2000
University of Trnava	1992
University of St. Cyril and Methodius Trnava	1993
Alexander Dubček University Trenčín	1997
University of Žilina	1953
Technical University of Zvolen	1762

State universities

university	founding year	Number of students
Academy of Police Corps Bratislava	1992
Slovak Medical University of Bratislava	2002
Štefánik Academy of Armed Forces Liptovský Mikuláš	2004

List of private universities

University
University of Law in Bratislava
University of International and Public Relations Prague
University of Economics and Public Administration Management in Bratislava
Bratislava International School of Liberal Arts (BISLA)
St. Elisabeth College of Health and Social Work, Bratislava
Dubnica Technology Institute Dubnica nad Váhom
Security Management College Košice
International Business School ISM Slovakia Prešov
Central European University of Skalica
Sládkovičovo University
Trenčín University of Management
Ján Albrecht Music and Art Academy Banská Štiavnica
Pan-European University

Web links

Commons : Universities and colleges in Slovakia  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• List of universities, Ministry of Education website

Footnotes

1. ↑ Zákon č. 131/2002 Z. z. o vysokých školách