Humboldt-UniversitÀt: tuition-free programs
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Humboldt-UniversitÀt zu Berlin: List of all tuition-free study programs (2026/27)

Humboldt-UniversitÀt: Tuition-free

Humboldt-UniversitÀt: Tuition-free

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Humboldt-UniversitĂ€t zu Berlin is a public comprehensive university in the heart of the German capital. Founded in 1810, it is Berlin's oldest university and sees itself as "the modern original": Wilhelm von Humboldt's idea of uniting research and teaching still shapes how you study here. More than 35,000 students and doctoral candidates learn across four campuses – Mitte, Nord, Adlershof, and Dahlem – in nine faculties and over 170 degree programs, ranging from the humanities, social sciences, and cultural studies to law, economics, and life sciences, mathematics, natural sciences, and agriculture; medicine is taught at the jointly run CharitĂ©. HU has held University of Excellence status since 2012 and has been part of the Berlin University Alliance, Germany's only excellence consortium, since 2019.

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Quick Facts
Type
University (public)
of international students
17%
No. of students (2025/2026)
35,526
Term model
Semester

Tuition-free programs at Humboldt-UniversitÀt: Overview

German Students
Other EU Students
Non-EU Students
German Students
95
Tuition-free
Master
69
Tuition-free
Bachelor
0
Tuition-free
MBA
2
Tuition-free
LL.M.
3
Tuition-free
State Examination

Disclaimer: You should use this text as a general guide, but it cannot serve as a guarantee. Keep in mind that there is no universal tuition fee & semester contribution that applies to all study programs and all student groups. Hence, we urge you to always individually double-check the specific fees of the specific study programs on their official websites.

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World class, by the numbers
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University of Excellence since 2012 – where the modern university was invented

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Five reasons to study at Humboldt-UniversitÀt

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Research-based learning from day one
From your bachelor's onward, you join research projects and develop your own questions – Humboldt's unity of research and teaching in practice. → More Info
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Four campuses: city center and technology park
Main building on Unter den Linden, near Museum Island and the Brandenburg Gate – plus Campus Adlershof in one of Europe's largest technology parks, leafy Campus Nord for the life sciences, and the farm campus in Dahlem. → More Info
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Your career starts right outside the door
Bundestag, ministries, CharitĂ©, media houses, and Germany's largest startup scene are minutes from campus – find internships and jobs here, not after moving away. → More Info
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Research backed by 128 million euros a year
Over 10,000 research projects, four Clusters of Excellence, 2nd in the DFG Funding Atlas for humanities and social sciences – and a direct route to your PhD. → More Info
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Open-minded and international: students from everywhere
More than 6,000 international students and 25 percent international academics shape HU. The Welcome Centre supports you from application to arrival in Berlin. → More Info

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Additional information for tuition-free programs at Humboldt-UniversitÀt

German Students
Other EU Students
Non-EU Students
German Students

Intake

67.8%
Winter Semester
2.3%
Summer Semester
29.7%
Both Semesters
Application Deadlines

Language of Instruction

10.7%
English only
0.5%
English only & German language course
6.5%
English & German
75.0%
German only
5.3%
German & other language
1.7%
German (and some English)

Study mode

99.4%
On campus
0.5%
Blended learning