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Most Affordable Universities in Germany

Most public universities in Germany are tuition-free, so this list starts with them and then shows the Baden-Württemberg and private institutions that do charge. Pair a tuition-free university with a living-cost scholarship and studying in Germany becomes genuinely affordable.

190 universities

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TU Technical University of Munich logo

Technical University of Munich

Munich, Bavaria · Public University

DE #1 QS World #28 Star rating 6 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
No tuition fees
Founded
1868
FB Freie Universität Berlin logo

Freie Universität Berlin

Berlin · Public University

DE #4 QS World #98 Star rating 5 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
No tuition fees
Founded
1948
RW RWTH Aachen University logo

RWTH Aachen University

Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia · Public University

DE #5 QS World #99 Star rating 6 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
No tuition fees
Founded
1870
HB Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin logo

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Berlin · Public University

DE #7 QS World #120 Star rating 5 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
No tuition fees
Founded
1810
TB Technische Universität Berlin logo

Technische Universität Berlin

Berlin · Public University

DE #8 QS World #147 Star rating 5 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
No tuition fees
Founded
1879
UH University of Hamburg logo

University of Hamburg

Hamburg · Public University

DE #11 QS World #191 Star rating 5 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
No tuition fees
Founded
1919
GÖ University of Göttingen logo

University of Göttingen

Göttingen, Lower Saxony · Public University

DE #12 QS World #201 Star rating 5 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
No tuition fees
Founded
1737
TD Technische Universität Dresden logo

Technische Universität Dresden

Dresden, Saxony · Public University

DE #13 QS World #226 Star rating 5 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
No tuition fees
Founded
1828
BO University of Bonn logo

University of Bonn

Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia · Public University

DE #14 QS World #239 Star rating 5 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
No tuition fees
Founded
1818
CO University of Cologne logo

University of Cologne

Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia · Public University

DE #17 QS World #344 Star rating 4 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
No tuition fees
Founded
1388
GF Goethe University Frankfurt logo

Goethe University Frankfurt

Frankfurt am Main, Hesse · Public University

DE #18 QS World #356 Star rating 4 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
No tuition fees
Founded
1914
MÜ University of Münster logo

University of Münster

Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia · Public University

DE #19 QS World #379 Star rating 4 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
No tuition fees
Founded
1780
TD Technische Universität Darmstadt logo

Technische Universität Darmstadt

Darmstadt, Hesse · Public University

DE #22 QS World #431 Star rating 4 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
No tuition fees
Founded
1877
RU Ruhr University Bochum logo

Ruhr University Bochum

Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia · Public University

DE #21 QS World #421 Star rating 4 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
No tuition fees
Founded
1962
UJ Friedrich Schiller University Jena logo

Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Jena, Thuringia · Public University

DE #24 QS World #471 Star rating 4 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
No tuition fees
Founded
1558
LE Leipzig University logo

Leipzig University

Leipzig, Saxony · Public University

DE #27 QS World #501 Star rating 4 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
No tuition fees
Founded
1409
CK Kiel University logo

Kiel University

Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein · Public University

DE #28 QS World #501 Star rating 4 Admissions open
Tuition (indicative)
No tuition fees
Founded
1665

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