Study in Spain: your university application, step by step

Yes, though the choice at public universities is narrower than in Italy or the Netherlands. Private universities (IE, ESADE, Navarra) and some public ones — Carlos III, Pompeu Fabra, Autónoma de Madrid, Politècnica de València — offer fully English-taught bachelor's programmes; around IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL 90 is enough for admission. The large majority of public-university programmes are in Spanish and require DELE / SIELE B2; starting Spanish in grade 11 widens the options considerably.

Homologación is the application to the Ministry of Education to have the Turkish high-school diploma officially recognised as equivalent to the Spanish Bachillerato; it needs apostilled documents and sworn translations, can take months, and is sometimes required for settled life in Spain (some private universities, professional registration). UNEDasiss is the accreditation service run by UNED: it converts your GPA to the Spanish 10-point scale and lets you raise your admission grade with PCE exams; for public-university pre-registration this is usually enough. They don't replace each other; we clarify at the start which one the target university asks for.

The PCE (Pruebas de Competencias Específicas) are subject-based exams run by UNED for foreign students; each subject is marked out of 10 and the weighted score of 2 chosen subjects raises the admission grade up to 14. For public programmes with high cut-off grades — medicine, psychology, engineering — they are effectively required; where places remain unfilled the grade conversion alone may be enough. Private universities usually don't ask for the PCE and run their own test and interview. Sittings are in May–June and September; dates and test centres are announced yearly on the UNEDasiss page.

In Spain tuition is set not by the central government but by each autonomous region in a yearly decree. Regions such as Andalusia, Valencia and Galicia mostly charge non-EU students the local rate, while Madrid and Catalonia may set a higher per-credit rate for non-EU students — so the same programme can cost €1,500 a year in one region and over €7,000 in another. That's why we weigh the regional rate alongside the programme when building the university list, and always confirm the current figure on the university's fees page.

A Turkish high-school diploma completing 12 years of schooling is valid for a bachelor's application at both public and private universities, but the grades must be converted to the Spanish scale (UNEDasiss) or officially recognised (homologación). The YKS score is not used directly by most public universities; the admission grade is built from the high-school average and the PCE. Some universities consider SAT, IB or A-Level results as extra evidence. Recognition and translation steps can take weeks or months, so they should start at the beginning of grade 12.

Madrid offers the widest choice — public and private universities, the most English-taught programmes and internship opportunities — but rent is among the highest. Barcelona is academically strong, but at public universities the share of Catalan-taught classes and the region's non-EU tuition rate need to be factored in. Valencia, Seville, Granada and Salamanca offer similar academic quality with lower living costs and easier housing; Politècnica de València stands out for engineering. The decision is made together based on programme, language of instruction, budget and scholarship chances.

Yes — coaching and application consultancy are paid services priced as packages. Only the initial consultation is free: in that call we listen to the student's goal and needs, then share the scope and the price clearly. There are no surprise extras.

Yes. All coaching and consultancy sessions are online, one-on-one and scheduled; you can join from anywhere in Türkiye or abroad. Documents and drafts are tracked in a shared workspace.

Parents are part of the process. The goal and plan are discussed together at the start; progress, upcoming deadlines and pending decisions are shared regularly. Key steps (country choice, university list, accepting an offer) are decided together with the parent.