Registration fee

The registration fee for the academic year is 100,000 ISK.

  • If your application is approved, the UNAK registration fee must be paid to confirm your enrollment
  • The deadline is 4 July
    After 4 July, the registration fee will be ISK 115,000.-
    If the registration fee is not paid by 4 August, you are considered to have turned down the admission
  • The registration fee is non-refundable

Please note: The Icelandic government has authorised universities to introduce tuition fees for students from countries outside the EEA/EFTA and Switzerland (excluding the Faroe Islands and Greenland), effective from the Autumn semester of 2027. Tuition fees will NOT apply to students who start their studies in autumn 2026, nor to students who are currently enrolled at the University of Akureyri. Doctoral (PhD) programmes are excempt from tuition fees, as are students who hold permanent residence permits in Iceland. The tuition fee levels have not yet been determined. Please note that this information is subject to change pending final decisions by the Icelandic authorities.

Polar law students

After you have received confirmation of admission, payment needs to be received by 15 June.

University Centre of the Westfjords

The deadline for registration fee payment of study programmes at the University Centre of the Westfjords can be accessed on their website.