A verified list of 81 English-taught Bachelor’s, Master’s and PhD programmes at German universities, with tuition, application route, deadlines and official links. Most public universities charge no tuition fees.
This is a verified list of English-taught degree programmes at German universities, so you can study without German. Every entry is checked against the university’s official page and shows its level, language, location, tuition status, application route and the date it was last verified.
Most public universities in Germany charge no tuition fees, only a small semester contribution; some states charge non-EU tuition, and private universities charge fees, so each programme shows its fee status. These programmes are open to international students regardless of nationality, including students from Africa. Always confirm the exact requirements on the official page before applying.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 1 February 2027 (Early Action); 15 July 2027 (rolling)
Private: €11,925 per semester tuition. One-time enrollment fee €640 (EU) / €940 (non-EU).
Application route: Hochschulstart
Deadline: 15 July (window 1 June – 15 July)
Baden-Württemberg: €1,500/semester for non-EU students; semester contribution applies. EU students pay no tuition. Taught in German and English.
Application route: Hochschulstart
Deadline: 15 July (window 1 June – 15 July; 2026 cycle)
Baden-Württemberg: €1,500/semester for non-EU students; €190 semester contribution. EU students pay no tuition. 8 semesters / 240 ECTS.
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: 15 July (winter intake)
No tuition fees; semester contribution approx. €342–392.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: See the official portal
Private: €11,925 per semester (2026/27). One-time enrollment fee €640 (EU) / €940 (non-EU).
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: See the official portal
Private: €11,925 per semester (2026/27). One-time enrollment fee €640 (EU) / €940 (non-EU).
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: See the official portal
Private: €11,925 per semester (2026/27). One-time enrollment fee €640 (EU) / €940 (non-EU).
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: 15 July (winter intake)
No tuition fees; semester contribution approx. €300–310.
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: 15 July (winter intake)
No tuition fees; semester contribution approx. €300.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: See the official portal
Comprehensive fee €38,250/yr (on-campus) or €27,500/yr (off-campus), same for all students; need-based aid (20–100% waivers) available.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: See the official portal
Comprehensive fee €38,250/yr (on-campus) or €27,500/yr (off-campus), same for all students; need-based aid available.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 15 July (application period mid-May – 15 July)
No tuition fees; semester contribution €452.92.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: Rounds: 31 Jan 2027 / 31 Mar 2027 / 15 May 2027
Private: €9,100 per semester (all countries).
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: See the official portal
No tuition fees; semester contribution applies (incl. transport ticket).
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: See the official portal
Private tuition (DAAD lists approx. €790/month EU / €850/month non-EU), reconfirm current fees on the official page.
Application route: Confirm on the official portal
Deadline: See the official portal
Private. Page lists tuition 'from €6,662/year' (promotional); standard rate ~€744/month (EU) / ~€12,700/year (non-EU), get the binding rate from UE admissions in writing.
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: 15 July
No tuition fees (public). Semester contribution approx. €425 incl. Deutschlandticket.
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: 15 July (window 1 June – 15 July, all countries)
No tuition fees (public). Semester contribution approx. €390.
Application route: Hochschulstart
Deadline: 15 July (Ausschlussfrist)
No tuition fees (public, Bavaria); standard semester contribution applies.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 31 May (winter); 30 November (summer)
Public. Non-EU students pay tuition fees from winter semester 2024/25 (Bavaria); EU students pay none. Semester fee applies to all.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: Winter: 1 March (non-EU) / 15 July (EU). Summer: 1 Sept (non-EU) / 15 Jan (EU)
No tuition fees (public, NRW). Semester social contribution applies.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 15 May (winter; German, EU and non-EU applicants)
Baden-Württemberg: €1,500/semester for non-EU students; €190 semester contribution for all. EU students pay no tuition.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 30 June 2027
Private: €44,000 total tuition (plus €600 enrolment and €100 application fee).
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 1 May (winter); 1 November of previous year (summer)
No tuition fees (public, Lower Saxony). Semester contribution applies. Teaching mainly English.
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: End of May (window mid-April to end of May)
No tuition fees (public, Berlin). Semester contribution €358.80.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 30 April 2027 (winter 2027/28); 31 October 2026 (summer 2027), international applicants
No tuition fees (public, Rhineland-Palatinate). Semester contribution applies.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 31 March (window 15 February – 31 March)
No tuition fees (public, Hamburg). Semester contribution applies.
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: Winter: 6 April – 31 May; Summer: 1 Nov – 31 Dec (international via uni-assist)
No tuition fees (public, Saxony). Semester contribution applies. Teaching: German, partly English.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: See the official portal
No tuition fees (public, NRW). Semester contribution approx. €350.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: See the official portal
No tuition fees (public, Thuringia). Semester contribution €333.05.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: Non-EU: 1 Dec – 1 March; EU: 1 May – 15 July
No tuition fees (public, NRW). Semester contribution approx. €350.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 1 April – 15 May
Baden-Württemberg: €1,500/semester for non-EU students; EU exempt. Semester contribution approx. €200.
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: 2 January – 15 May
No tuition fees (public, Hesse). Semester fee approx. €350.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: Early-bird 1 Dec; non-EU priority 15 Jan; EU priority 15 Feb; final 1 May
Private school: €9,875/semester plus approx. €300 semester contribution. Scholarships/tuition waivers available.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: Winter: non-EU 15 July, EU 30 Sept; Summer: non-EU 15 Jan, EU 31 March
Baden-Württemberg: €1,500/semester for non-EU students; EU exempt. Plus semester contribution.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: EU: 15 July; non-EU: 15 March (winter semester only)
Baden-Württemberg: €1,500/semester for non-EU students; EU exempt. Plus semester contribution.
Application route: Confirm on the official portal
Deadline: Winter: non-EU 15 July, EU 15 Sept; Summer: non-EU 15 Jan, EU 15 March
Baden-Württemberg: €1,500/semester for non-EU students; EU exempt. Plus semester contribution.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 31 March
No tuition fees (public, NRW). Semester contribution approx. €350.
Application route: Confirm on the official portal
Deadline: 1 March – 15 May
Baden-Württemberg: €1,500/semester for non-EU students; EU exempt. Semester contribution approx. €160.
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: 15 June (winter); 15 January (summer)
No tuition fees (public, Lower Saxony). Semester contribution approx. €350.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 31 October (January 2027 intake)
Private school: €50,000 total tuition (January 2027 intake; €51,000 for January 2028).
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: See the official portal
No tuition fees (public, NRW). Semester (registration) fee €349.80 incl. public-transport ticket.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 15 February – 31 May
Non-EU students: €2,000/semester from 2027 onward. All students pay a semester contribution (approx. €72–82).
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: Non-EU: 15 May; EU: 25 June
No tuition fees (public, Thuringia). Semester contribution approx. €340.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 15 July
No tuition fees (public, Thuringia). Only administrative/semester charges apply. Predominantly English-taught.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 15 November – 15 February
Baden-Württemberg: €1,500/semester for non-EU students; EU exempt. Plus semester contribution.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 31 March 2027
Programme fee €14,100 for the one-year full-time track (Heidelberg Institute of Global Health).
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 15 March – 15 June (EU and non-EU)
No tuition fees (Bavaria). Semester fee incl. public-transport ticket.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: until 31 May
Fee-based LL.M.: €4,250/semester (one-year programme over two semesters, per DAAD). Early-bird discount available.
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: mid-April (winter intake)
No tuition fees; semester contribution approx. €260 (incl. semester ticket).
Application route: Confirm on the official portal
Deadline: See the official portal
No tuition fees; semester contribution approx. €274.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 15 September (winter); 15 March (summer)
No tuition fees; semester contribution applies.
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: 30 April (winter); 30 November (summer)
No tuition fees; semester fee approx. €350.
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: 15 July (winter intake)
No tuition fees; semester contribution approx. €110–135.
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: 15 June (international applicants, winter intake)
No tuition fees; semester fee €56.10 plus ~€60 semester ticket.
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: 15 July (winter); 15 January (summer)
No tuition fees; semester contribution €311.30.
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: 31 May (non-EU); 15 July (EU)
No tuition fees; semester contribution approx. €340.
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: 15 January (self-funded, winter intake)
Fee-based public programme: €1,500/semester (since WS 2023/24) plus inscription fee approx. €404/semester.
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: 30 June (winter intake)
No tuition fees; semester contribution approx. €130.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 15 March (winter intake)
No tuition fees; semester contribution approx. €180.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 15 July (winter); 15 January (summer)
No tuition fees; semester contribution approx. €97.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 15 July (winter intake; applications open 1 March)
No tuition fees; registration fee approx. €385/semester.
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: 31 May (winter); 15 January (summer)
No tuition fees; semester contribution approx. €350.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 31 May (non-EU) / 15 July (EU & German)
No tuition fees; semester fee approx. €335.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 15 June (non-EU) / 15 September (EU & German); early rounds 8 Jan, 19 Feb, 26 Mar
No tuition fee for EU students; Baden-Württemberg non-EU tuition applies. Semester contribution also applies.
Application route: Other
Deadline: See the official portal
Not stated on the Marburg page; the first year is at the University of Kent (UK), which charges tuition, verify costs on the official pages.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 15 August (all countries)
No tuition fees; semester contribution approx. €292 (incl. transport ticket).
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: 1 March (degree from outside Germany) / 1 September (German degree)
No tuition fees; semester contribution approx. €400.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 15 July (application 1 May – 15 July, all countries)
No tuition fees; semester contribution approx. €355.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 15 July (winter) / 15 January (summer), all countries
No tuition fees; semester contribution approx. €340.50 (incl. semester ticket).
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 18 May 2027 (applications 12 April – 18 May 2027)
Not stated on the programme page (public institution in Brandenburg; an administration/semester fee applies).
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: Winter: 1 April – 15 May; Summer: 1 Dec – 15 Jan (all countries)
No tuition fees; semester contribution approx. €379.
Application route: Confirm on the official portal
Deadline: See the official portal
No general tuition (public, NRW). Exact fee not stated on the verified page; a semester contribution applies.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: Winter: 15 June – 15 July; Summer: 15 Dec – 15 Jan (all countries)
No tuition fees; semester contribution approx. €380 incl. semester ticket.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: Self-funded: 31 July; general period 2 Jan – 15 March; DAAD-EPOS: by 15 March
Fee-based professional master ('self-paying applicants'); exact fee not stated on the fetched pages. DAAD-EPOS scholarship available.
Application route: Direct to university
Deadline: 30 April – 15 July (all countries)
No tuition fees; semester contribution approx. €161.
Application route: uni-assist
Deadline: Winter: until 15 July; Summer: until 15 January (all countries)
No tuition fees; semester contribution approx. €305 incl. Deutschlandsemesterticket.
Application route: Other
Deadline: 15 November 2026
No tuition; accepted doctoral researchers are funded via an employment contract (Max Planck Society / partner universities). A semester fee may apply at the enrolling university.
Application route: Other
Deadline: 1 March (annually)
No tuition; funded (stipend ≥ €1,700/month or salary). Matriculation fee approx. €300/semester.
Application route: Other
Deadline: 31 October 2026
Not stated on the application page (doctoral researchers are typically funded).
Application route: Other
Deadline: 15 October 2026 (winter 2026/27 call)
Not stated on the apply page (doctoral researchers are typically funded).
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Start free →Most public universities charge no tuition fees, only a small semester contribution. Some states charge non-EU tuition (for example Baden-Wuerttemberg, and Bavaria from winter 2024/25), and private universities charge fees. Each programme shows its fee status.
Yes. Every programme in this list is English-taught, so you can study without German. German still helps for daily life and some admissions.
It depends on the programme. Each entry shows the application route: direct to the university, through uni-assist, or through Hochschulstart.
Typically your degree certificate and transcript, a language certificate, CV, motivation letter and proof of finances. Confirm the exact requirements on the official programme page.
Yes. These are international programmes open regardless of nationality; admission is based on academic merit.