Higher education institutions in Croatia are universities (and their constituents - faculties and academies of arts), polytechnics and colleges. 

A university is an institution organizing and delivering university study programmes, and, exceptionally, professional study programmes. Polytechnics and colleges organize and deliver professional study programmes. 

Currently there are 119 higher education institutions in Croatia, namely: 8 public universities, 2 private universities, 68 faculties and art academies and 1 university centre at public universities, 4 private polytechnics, 11 public polytechnics, 22 private colleges, and 3 public colleges.

Number of higher education institutions in Croatia by type