Semester fees and tuition

Vorlesung in einem Hörsaal der Universität Freiburg.

190 euros

is the current semester fee per semester.

Re-registration deadlines
For the winter semester:
01 June to 15 August

For the summer semester:
15 January to 15 February

Semester Fee

The semester fee must be paid every semester by all enrolled students and doctoral candidates as part of enrolment or re-enrolment.

Alongside the regular semester fee, additional tuition fees may apply for international students (not for EU or EEA members) and for second degrees.

The current semester fee is 190.00 Euros per semester, which comprises:

Contribution for the Student Services (Studierendenwerk)	103,00 Euros (according to the schedule of fees of the Studierendenwerk Freiburg)
Administrative fee	80,00 Euros (according to §12 of the State University Fee Act)
Contribution to the Student Union	7,00 Euros (according to the schedule of fees for the Student Union)

Contribution Notice Student Services (Studierendenwerk) [de]

Re-registration

Enrolment

Service Center Studium

Registration Office

From 22 December 2025 to 6 January 2026, there will be no open office hours at the Service Center Studium.

studierendenbuero@zv.uni-freiburg.de
Office hours:
Mon, Tue, Thu: 10.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m.
Thu: 2.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.
Telephone office hours:
Mon to Fri: 9.00 a.m. – 10.00 a.m.
Mon to Thu: 1.00 p.m. – 2.00 p.m.
Service Center Studium
Sedanstraße 6
Ground floor
79098 Freiburg

International short-term students and international visiting doctoral students

only pay the SWFR social contribution and the administrative fee:

183 Euro

You can transfer the semester fee for enrolment or pay it with your Girocard during opening hours at the Registration Office. Please note that neither credit cards nor cash payments can be accepted.

Bank details:

Recipient: University of Freiburg

Baden-Württembergische Bank Stuttgart
IBAN: DE71 6005 0101 7438 5087 68
BIC: SOLADEST600

Purpose of payment for enrolment: When making your transfer, please enter only the characters ‘BEW’, your application number AND your first and last name (e.g. BEW621798LenaMusterfrau)

Purpose of payment for re-registration: Semester countMatriculation number (without spaces, without additional text)

Please only enter the corresponding semester followed directly by your matriculation number in the purpose of payment field for your transfer. For the summer semester 2026, the semester prefix is 20261, and for the winter semester 2026/27, it is 20262.

Please do not use spaces or additional text to enable automatic allocation and faster processing

Please note: When re-registering by bank transfer, it can take up to 14 days for the re-registration to be noted in the system.

Tuition fees

Since the 2017/18 winter semester, universities in Baden-Württemberg have been charging tuition fees for international students and for second degrees in accordance with the State University Fees Act. Fees are also charged for continuing education and guest studies.

Tuition fees for international students

Tuition fees apply to international students who are not citizens of a member state of the European Union (EU) or another signatory state to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA = Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein) and who are enrolling in a bachelor’s degree programme, consecutive master’s degree programme or state examination programme (continuing education and part-time master’s degree programmes are exempt).

In accordance with Section 3 (1) of the State Higher Education Fees Act, the tuition fee for international students is 1,500 euros per semester. The tuition fee must be paid in addition to the regular semester fee upon enrolment and re-registration.

The tuition fees are payable each semester in addition to the regular semester fee.

Tuition fees for international students

1.500 euros

Tuition fees for international students per semester

Due in addition to the semester fee upon enrolment and re-registration.

Re-registration deadlines
For the winter semester:
1 June to 15 August

For the summer semester:
15 January to 15 February

Tuition fees for a second degree

If you have already completed a university degree in the Federal Republic of Germany, you will be required to pay fees for a second or further degree in an undergraduate programme (state examination or bachelor’s programme) or a second or further consecutive master’s programme. Students in teacher training programmes and continuing education master’s programmes are exempt from tuition fees.

In accordance with Section 8 (1) of the State Higher Education Fees Act, the tuition fee is 650 euros per semester. The tuition fee must be paid in addition to the regular semester fee upon enrolment and re-registration.

Tuition fees are payable each semester in addition to the regular semester fee.

Tuition fees for a second degree

650 euros

Tuition fees for second degree per semester

Due in addition to the semester fee upon enrolment and re-registration.

Re-registration deadlines
For the winter semester:
1 June to 15 August

For the summer semester:
15 January to 15 February

Tuition fees for continuing education or contact studies

Fee for guest studies

Legal basis

Contribution regulations of the Freiburg Student Services Organisation [de]

State Higher Education Fees Act [de]

Contribution regulations of the University of Freiburg Student Union [de]

Statutes of the University of Freiburg on the collection of guest student fees [de]