Study in Berlin: universities, programmes and fees

Berlin has 24 universities and colleges in our catalogue with 226 undergraduate programmes in 64 fields of study. At public institutions an EU student typically pays no tuition fee, a non-EU student no tuition fee. 7 programmes are taught in English.

Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.

Universities in Berlin

What you can study in Berlin

• Languages and Literature 19
• Business Administration 18
• Computer Science 14
• Multimedia and Video Games 11
• Design 10
• Psychology 8
• International Business 8
• Audiovisual Communication 8
• Performing Arts 7
• History 6
• Fashion Design 6
• Solicitor Studies 5
• Music and Musicology 5
• Mechanical Engineering 4
• Civil Engineering 4
• Industrial Engineering 4
• Marketing 4
• Social Work 4
• Pedagogy 4
• Industrial Electronics and Automation 3
• Chemical Engineering 3
• Energy Engineering 3
• Mathematics 3
• Sport Sciences 3
• Journalism 3
• Political Science 3
• Law 3
• Art History 3
• Fine Arts 3
• Architecture 2
• Electrical Engineering 2
• Geomatics and Surveying 2
• Biotechnology 2
• Data Science 2
• Physics 2
• Medicine 2
• Veterinary Medicine 2
• Public Administration 2
• Economics 2
• Social Education 2
• Primary Education Teaching 2
• Agronomy 1
• Food Science and Technology 1
• Landscape Architecture 1
• Telecommunications Engineering 1
• Building Engineering 1
• Optics and Optometry 1
• Biomedical Engineering 1
• Biology 1
• Chemistry 1
• Pharmacy 1
• Biochemistry 1
• Geology 1
• Geography 1
• Dentistry 1
• Nursing 1
• Logistics 1
• Labour Relations and Human Resources 1
• Sociology 1
• Archaeology 1
• English Studies 1
• Advertising and Public Relations 1
• Anthropology 1
• Philosophy 1

Programmes in English

Entry scores

The score of the last admitted student, from official lists (lower is better).

Student residences

Prices published by the universities or the public student housing service.

How admission works in Germany

Some programmes have open admission; others have fewer places than applicants (numerus clausus), where the school-leaving grade (1.0 is best, 4.0 worst) and waiting time decide. Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy are allocated through hochschulstart.de. Foreign school certificates are checked (often via uni-assist); if the certificate gives no direct access, a year at a Studienkolleg and the Feststellungsprüfung exam are required. German-taught programmes require German at DSH-2 / TestDaF 4 level. More in the guide Study in Germany.