Tuition fees at universities in Germany
Here is the headline every international student comes to Germany for: public universities charge no tuition fees — for German, EU and non-EU students alike. You pay only a semester contribution (Semesterbeitrag) of roughly €150–€400, which usually includes a public-transport ticket. The two exceptions are Baden-Württemberg, where non-EU students pay €1,500 per semester (about €3,000 a year), and private universities, which set their own fees per programme. Figures below are indicative — confirm with each university before you apply.
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Tuition at most public universities, in every degree cycle
€150–€400
Semester contribution, usually including a transport ticket
€3,000/yr
Non-EU tuition in Baden-Württemberg (€1,500 per semester)
| University | Type | City | Indicative tuition / yr | Semester fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical University of Munich | Public University | Munich | No tuition fees | €145/semester |
| Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich | Public University | Munich | No tuition fees | €138/semester |
| Freie Universität Berlin | Public University | Berlin | No tuition fees | €315/semester |
| RWTH Aachen University | Public University | Aachen | No tuition fees | €300/semester |
| Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin | Public University | Berlin | No tuition fees | €320/semester |
| Technische Universität Berlin | Public University | Berlin | No tuition fees | €310/semester |
| University of Hamburg | Public University | Hamburg | No tuition fees | €335/semester |
| University of Göttingen | Public University | Göttingen | No tuition fees | €380/semester |
| Technische Universität Dresden | Public University | Dresden | No tuition fees | €290/semester |
| University of Bonn | Public University | Bonn | No tuition fees | €320/semester |
| Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg | Public University | Erlangen | No tuition fees | €130/semester |
| University of Cologne | Public University | Cologne | No tuition fees | €300/semester |
| Goethe University Frankfurt | Public University | Frankfurt am Main | No tuition fees | €400/semester |
| University of Münster | Public University | Münster | No tuition fees | €320/semester |
| Technische Universität Darmstadt | Public University | Darmstadt | No tuition fees | €290/semester |
| Ruhr University Bochum | Public University | Bochum | No tuition fees | €330/semester |
| Friedrich Schiller University Jena | Public University | Jena | No tuition fees | €260/semester |
| Leipzig University | Public University | Leipzig | No tuition fees | €250/semester |
| Kiel University | Public University | Kiel | No tuition fees | €280/semester |
| Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg | Public University | Würzburg | No tuition fees | €140/semester |
| Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf | Public University | Düsseldorf | No tuition fees | €320/semester |
| Leibniz University Hannover | Public University | Hannover | No tuition fees | €430/semester |
| Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz | Public University | Mainz | No tuition fees | €330/semester |
| University of Bremen | Public University | Bremen | No tuition fees | €400/semester |
| Bielefeld University | Public University | Bielefeld | No tuition fees | €340/semester |
| University of Duisburg-Essen | Public University | Duisburg | No tuition fees | €350/semester |
| University of Potsdam | Public University | Potsdam | No tuition fees | €320/semester |
| Saarland University | Public University | Saarbrücken | No tuition fees | €300/semester |
| University of Regensburg | Public University | Regensburg | No tuition fees | €130/semester |
| Philipps-Universität Marburg | Public University | Marburg | No tuition fees | €330/semester |
| Justus Liebig University Giessen | Public University | Gießen | No tuition fees | €320/semester |
| University of Bayreuth | Public University | Bayreuth | No tuition fees | €130/semester |
| University of Augsburg | Public University | Augsburg | No tuition fees | €130/semester |
| Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | Public University | Halle (Saale) | No tuition fees | €260/semester |
| Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg | Public University | Magdeburg | No tuition fees | €130/semester |
| University of Rostock | Public University | Rostock | No tuition fees | €110/semester |
| University of Greifswald | Public University | Greifswald | No tuition fees | €120/semester |
| Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg | Public University | Oldenburg | No tuition fees | €380/semester |
| Osnabrück University | Public University | Osnabrück | No tuition fees | €320/semester |
| University of Kassel | Public University | Kassel | No tuition fees | €340/semester |
| Paderborn University | Public University | Paderborn | No tuition fees | €310/semester |
| University of Siegen | Public University | Siegen | No tuition fees | €300/semester |
| University of Wuppertal | Public University | Wuppertal | No tuition fees | €320/semester |
| University of Trier | Public University | Trier | No tuition fees | €300/semester |
| University of Passau | Public University | Passau | No tuition fees | €130/semester |
| University of Bamberg | Public University | Bamberg | No tuition fees | €130/semester |
| University of Erfurt | Public University | Erfurt | No tuition fees | €250/semester |
| Technische Universität Braunschweig | Public University | Braunschweig | No tuition fees | €380/semester |
| Technische Universität Chemnitz | Public University | Chemnitz | No tuition fees | €260/semester |
| Technische Universität Ilmenau | Public University | Ilmenau | No tuition fees | €240/semester |
| TU Bergakademie Freiberg | Public University | Freiberg | No tuition fees | €250/semester |
| Clausthal University of Technology | Public University | Clausthal-Zellerfeld | No tuition fees | €350/semester |
| RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau | Public University | Kaiserslautern | No tuition fees | €300/semester |
| University of Lübeck | Public University | Lübeck | No tuition fees | €290/semester |
| Leuphana University Lüneburg | Public University | Lüneburg | No tuition fees | €380/semester |
| Bauhaus-Universität Weimar | Public University | Weimar | No tuition fees | €280/semester |
| European University Viadrina | Public University | Frankfurt (Oder) | No tuition fees | €300/semester |
| Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg | Public University | Cottbus | No tuition fees | €300/semester |
| University of Hildesheim | Public University | Hildesheim | No tuition fees | €360/semester |
| University of Koblenz | Public University | Koblenz | No tuition fees | €290/semester |
| Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin | Public University | Berlin | No tuition fees | €320/semester |
| Munich University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Munich | No tuition fees | €130/semester |
| HTW Berlin – University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Berlin | No tuition fees | €320/semester |
| Hamburg University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Hamburg | No tuition fees | €330/semester |
| TH Köln – University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Cologne | No tuition fees | €300/semester |
| Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Darmstadt | No tuition fees | €290/semester |
| FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Aachen | No tuition fees | €300/semester |
| Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Frankfurt am Main | No tuition fees | €380/semester |
| City University of Applied Sciences Bremen | University of Applied Sciences | Bremen | No tuition fees | €400/semester |
| Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Kleve | No tuition fees | €320/semester |
| Anhalt University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Köthen | No tuition fees | €130/semester |
| Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt | University of Applied Sciences | Ingolstadt | No tuition fees | €130/semester |
| Deggendorf Institute of Technology | University of Applied Sciences | Deggendorf | No tuition fees | €130/semester |
| Kempten University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Kempten | No tuition fees | €130/semester |
| Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Rosenheim | No tuition fees | €130/semester |
| Mittweida University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Mittweida | No tuition fees | €260/semester |
| Stralsund University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Stralsund | No tuition fees | €120/semester |
| Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau | University of Applied Sciences | Wildau | No tuition fees | €300/semester |
| Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Nordhausen | No tuition fees | €250/semester |
| Harz University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Wernigerode | No tuition fees | €130/semester |
| Fulda University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Fulda | No tuition fees | €320/semester |
| Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Sankt Augustin | No tuition fees | €300/semester |
| West Saxon University of Applied Sciences Zwickau | University of Applied Sciences | Zwickau | No tuition fees | €260/semester |
| Flensburg University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Flensburg | No tuition fees | €280/semester |
| Bremerhaven University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Bremerhaven | No tuition fees | €400/semester |
| Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Osnabrück | No tuition fees | €320/semester |
| Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts | University of Applied Sciences | Hannover | No tuition fees | €400/semester |
| Berliner Hochschule für Technik | University of Applied Sciences | Berlin | No tuition fees | €320/semester |
| RheinMain University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Wiesbaden | No tuition fees | €380/semester |
| Universität der Künste Berlin | Art, Music & Film College | Berlin | No tuition fees | €320/semester |
| Hochschule für Musik und Theater München | Art, Music & Film College | Munich | No tuition fees | €130/semester |
| Folkwang University of the Arts | Art, Music & Film College | Essen | No tuition fees | €320/semester |
| Kunstakademie Düsseldorf | Art, Music & Film College | Düsseldorf | No tuition fees | €320/semester |
| Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF | Art, Music & Film College | Potsdam | No tuition fees | €320/semester |
| Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg | University of Applied Sciences | Rheinbach | No tuition fees | — |
| Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Freising | No tuition fees | — |
| Ansbach University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Ansbach | No tuition fees | — |
| Westsächsische Hochschule Zwickau - University of Applied Sciences Zwickau | University of Applied Sciences | Zwickau | No tuition fees | — |
| Worms University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Worms | No tuition fees | — |
| Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS) | University of Applied Sciences | Würzburg | No tuition fees | — |
| Hochschule Bielefeld – University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI) | University of Applied Sciences | Gütersloh | No tuition fees | — |
| Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Friedberg | No tuition fees | — |
| South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Soest | No tuition fees | — |
| Biberach University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam | No tuition fees | — |
| Hof University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Hof | No tuition fees | — |
| Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts | University of Applied Sciences | Kronach | No tuition fees | — |
| Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Amberg-Weiden (OTH) | University of Applied Sciences | Weiden | No tuition fees | — |
| Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Lippstadt | No tuition fees | — |
| Merseburg University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Merseburg | No tuition fees | — |
| OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts | University of Applied Sciences | Lemgo | No tuition fees | — |
| htw saar - University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Saarbrücken | No tuition fees | — |
| Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon Ohm | University of Applied Sciences | Nuremberg | No tuition fees | — |
| Kaiserslautern University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Zweibrücken | No tuition fees | — |
| Jade University of Applied Sciences Wilhelmshaven/Oldenburg/Elsfleth | University of Applied Sciences | Wilhelmshaven | No tuition fees | — |
| International University SDI München | Public University | Munich | No tuition fees | — |
| Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development | Public University | Eberswalde | No tuition fees | — |
| Friedensau Adventist University | Public University | Möckern | No tuition fees | — |
| Hochschule Geisenheim University | University of Applied Sciences | Geisenheim | No tuition fees | — |
| Hochschule Wismar - University of Applied Sciences, Technology, Business and Design | University of Applied Sciences | Rostock | No tuition fees | — |
| University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer | University of Applied Sciences | Leer | No tuition fees | — |
| TU Dortmund University | Public University | Dortmund | No tuition fees | — |
| Dortmund University of Applied Sciences and Arts | University of Applied Sciences | Dortmund | No tuition fees | — |
| Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Aschaffenburg | No tuition fees | — |
| Trier University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Hoppstädten-Weiersbach | No tuition fees | — |
| Landshut University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Dingolfing | No tuition fees | — |
| Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Magdeburg | No tuition fees | — |
| University of Technology Nuremberg | Public University | Nuremberg | No tuition fees | — |
| Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Neu-Ulm | No tuition fees | — |
| Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences - Hochschule Braunschweig/Wolfenbüttel | University of Applied Sciences | Wolfsburg | No tuition fees | — |
| Bavarian University of Business and Technology (HDBW) | Public University | Munich | No tuition fees | — |
| Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München | Public University | Munich | No tuition fees | — |
| Neubrandenburg University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Neubrandenburg | No tuition fees | — |
| Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light | Public University | Erlangen | No tuition fees | — |
| Max-Planck-Zentrum für Physik und Medizin | Public University | Erlangen | No tuition fees | — |
| FH Westküste University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Heide | No tuition fees | — |
| Fachhochschule Wedel University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Wedel | No tuition fees | — |
| Ludwigshafen University of Business and Society | Public University | Ludwigshafen | No tuition fees | — |
| ifs Internationale Filmschule Köln | Public University | Cologne | No tuition fees | — |
| University of Applied Sciences Koblenz | University of Applied Sciences | Remagen | No tuition fees | — |
| University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover | Public University | Hannover | No tuition fees | — |
| Bingen University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Bingen am Rhein | No tuition fees | — |
| Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology | Public University | Bremen | No tuition fees | — |
| Detmold University of Music | Art, Music & Film College | Detmold | No tuition fees | — |
| Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY | Public University | Hamburg | No tuition fees | — |
| Hannover Medical School | Public University | Hannover | No tuition fees | — |
| Max Planck School of Cognition | Public University | Leipzig | No tuition fees | — |
| Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IOER) | Public University | Dresden | No tuition fees | — |
| Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ | Public University | Leipzig | No tuition fees | — |
| Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics | Public University | Garching | No tuition fees | — |
| Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute | Public University | Jena | No tuition fees | — |
| Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems | Public University | Dresden | No tuition fees | — |
| Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics | Public University | Berlin | No tuition fees | — |
| Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids | Public University | Dresden | No tuition fees | — |
| Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry | Public University | Jena | No tuition fees | — |
| Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research | Public University | Bad Nauheim | No tuition fees | — |
| Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology | Public University | Potsdam | No tuition fees | — |
| Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry | Public University | Planegg | No tuition fees | — |
| Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics | Public University | Halle (Saale) | No tuition fees | — |
| Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences | Public University | Leipzig | No tuition fees | — |
| Max Planck Institute for Meteorology | Public University | Hamburg | No tuition fees | — |
| Max Planck Institute for Informatics | Public University | Saarbrücken | No tuition fees | — |
| Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence | Public University | Planegg | No tuition fees | — |
| Max Planck Institute for Mathematics | Public University | Bonn | No tuition fees | — |
| Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB) | Public University | Mainz | No tuition fees | — |
| The Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology of Behavior – caesar | Public University | Bonn | No tuition fees | — |
| Heidelberg University | Public University | Heidelberg | €3,000/yr | €171/semester |
| Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | Public University | Karlsruhe | €3,000/yr | €172/semester |
| University of Freiburg | Public University | Freiburg im Breisgau | €3,000/yr | €175/semester |
| University of Tübingen | Public University | Tübingen | €3,000/yr | €165/semester |
| University of Stuttgart | Public University | Stuttgart | €3,000/yr | €190/semester |
| University of Mannheim | Public University | Mannheim | €3,000/yr | €200/semester |
| Ulm University | Public University | Ulm | €3,000/yr | €160/semester |
| University of Konstanz | Public University | Konstanz | €3,000/yr | €175/semester |
| University of Hohenheim | Public University | Hohenheim | €3,000/yr | €200/semester |
| Furtwangen University | University of Applied Sciences | Furtwangen | €3,000/yr | €170/semester |
| Esslingen University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Esslingen | €3,000/yr | €170/semester |
| Offenburg University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Offenburg | €3,000/yr | €170/semester |
| Pforzheim University | University of Applied Sciences | Pforzheim | €3,000/yr | €170/semester |
| Reutlingen University | University of Applied Sciences | Reutlingen | €3,000/yr | €170/semester |
| Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Heilbronn | €3,000/yr | €170/semester |
| HTWG Konstanz – University of Applied Sciences | University of Applied Sciences | Konstanz | €3,000/yr | €170/semester |
| Hochschule für Musik Freiburg | Art, Music & Film College | Freiburg im Breisgau | €3,000/yr | €170/semester |
| Internationale Hochschule Liebenzell | University of Applied Sciences | Bad Liebenzell | €3,000/yr | — |
| Aalen University | Public University | Aalen | €3,000/yr | — |
| Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University | Public University | Villingen-Schwenningen | €3,000/yr | — |
| Albstadt-Sigmaringen University | Public University | Albstadt | €3,000/yr | — |
| University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten | University of Applied Sciences | Weingarten | €3,000/yr | — |
| Nürtingen-Geislingen University | Public University | Nürtingen | €3,000/yr | — |
| University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd | Public University | Schwäbisch Gmünd | €3,000/yr | — |
| Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics | Public University | Freiburg im Breisgau | €3,000/yr | — |
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