Germany

Public tuition is close to nothing. You budget for living, not fees.

447 schools in 185 cities.

Can you afford it

Yearly cost

$13,000 a year

Tuition and living

Public universities charge almost no tuition. Plan about $13,000 a year for living costs.

Proof of funds

about $12,900 (€11,904)

Covers one year. Set by law.

German Federal Foreign Office, January 2025

Can you get in

Language of instruction

154 of 447 offer at least one fully-English bachelor's.

Everything else is taught in German.

Admission

APS check first. Usually a Studienkolleg year.

What you do now

Intakes

Apply by Jul 15 to start in Winter.

Apply by Jan 15 to start in Summer.

Essays

A motivation letter per program.

Where you apply

uni-assist or the university's portal

DAAD

Universities in Germany

See all 447 universities in Germany

Where the schools are

Berlin holds 39 of 447.

Select a city to see its schools. 3 schools have no city on file.

The visa rule carries its own source and date above. Yearly costs and the tuition split come from Fledge's destination fact set, priced for a student applying from Mongolia. School and city counts come from the Fledge catalogue.