Greek 2026 University Admission Exam Scores Prompt Early Base Estimates

The 2026 Greek university admission exams concluded on June 8, with about 80,000 General Lyceum candidates and 20,000 EPAL students competing for roughly 68,800 tertiary places. Early grading indications suggest the exams were moderately difficult and emphasized deep understanding rather than rote memorisation.

Experts note that subjects such as Ancient Greek, History, Biology, Economics and Informatics were tougher this year, which could lead to modest declines in admission bases for highly demanded university programmes. In contrast, fields like Modern Greek language and most technical subjects are expected to retain stable or high entry thresholds.

Overall, the first assessments foresee slightly lower entry scores for certain elite departments while the majority of university bases remain largely unchanged.