Ways to Apply

While RIT Croatia accepts applications for admission throughout the year, applicants applying before February 15 will be prioritized for financial aid. Applications received after February 15 will be considered for financial aid if the remaining funds are available. 

To apply, you should: 

• Submit an online application. 
• Upload your high school grade transcripts (If you are in your final year level of high school, submit copies from previous high school year levels.
• Write a motivational essay in English language (min. 400 words) and upload it as part of your application. The essay should present your personality, achievements, goals, why you chose the specific program of study, why you chose RIT Croatia, and why you think you would be a good candidate for us.
• Participate in a motivational interview in English with an admissions specialist (in person on our campuses or via Zoom),
• Submit documentation regarding financial aid application or scholarship application. Candidates interested in applying for financial aid or scholarships need to indicate this when filling out the application form. After submitting an online application, our admissions specialist will contact you to provide further information. 

The application process is free of charge and non-binding, which means that students can make a final decision about enrollment once they get admissions results. 

New Media Design applicants: Candidates applying for the New Media Design undergraduate program must submit their portfolio as part of the admission process. The portfolio must include at least 8 samples of the original artwork created in at least three different media. The artwork may consist of observational drawings, original or computer-generated graphics, motion graphics, photographs, animations, and 3D models or renderings.
Candidates can upload their work directly to the application platform or provide a link where interactive and digital work can be viewed/downloaded. Candidates can use any platform supporting portfolio sharing, such as ArtStation, Dribbble, Behance, or similar. All portfolios will be reviewed by a panel of three faculty members: the program area head, a faculty member in the field of arts, and a faculty member in the technical sciences. All candidates for this program will receive instructions on how to proceed with this step during their application process.

Students who apply before having completed high school (in their final year) can get conditional acceptance until they finish high school and complete the required national exams of their country.

Candidates who have completed secondary education outside of Croatia need to have their foreign educational credentials recognized by the Agency of Science and Higher Education. Our Admissions Specialists will guide all candidates through this process. You can read more about it here: https://www.studij.hr/recognition

Candidates will be informed of an admission decision after they submit all requested documentation and participate in the motivational interview. The assessment of English proficiency is based on an interview with the admission specialist, a motivational essay, and high school grades. Since many of our applicants did not attend high schools in English-speaking areas, SAT and ACT exam results are not required. Candidates who completed the SAT, ACT, and TOEFL exams may submit their scores to support their application for admission. 

All admission decisions are conditional until the candidate receives an enrollment confirmation through the National Enrollment System.

You can see our current Call for Enrollment HERE.

All candidates applying to RIT Croatia undergraduate programs as first-year students need to register and apply through the National IT System of Applications to Higher Education Institutions (NISpVU).

Candidates who completed secondary education in Croatia need to take the mandatory State graduation exams and will get the instructions on how to navigate the system in their high schools. RIT Croatia takes into consideration scores from the following State exams:

• Croatian language (mandatory, score not taken into account)
• Mathematics – B level
• Foreign language – B level

Candidates who completed secondary education outside CroatiaC will be guided through the process by RIT Croatia’s Admissions Specialists. Those candidates do not need to take Croatian State exams but will go through the process of foreign high school qualifications. Read more about it here: https://www.studij.hr/sve-o-prijavama.

You can find out more information about the application procedure at www.studij.hr.

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions continues to put students first in the admissions process. We continue to use fair and ethical practices as we recruit, review applications and counsel our prospective students and their families. Our admissions officers support and promote ethical responsibility with our colleagues in the admission profession.