Kolping Hochschule: Top tuition-free study programs (2026/27)

The Kolping University of Applied Sciences for Health and Social Affairs is a private, state-recognized university located in Cologne, Germany, founded in 2019. As a digital university with in-person components, it offers part-time Bachelor's degree programs in the health and social sectors that can be completed alongside vocational training or work.

Currently, the university offers four degree programs: Gerontology, Health & Care, Health Psychology, Childhood Education, and Social Work. The study concept combines organisational flexibility with personal support through a mix of online learning and in-person events at the university campus in Cologne. The university is operated by the non-profit Kolping Stiftungshochschule gGmbH, whose shareholders include the Kolping Association of Germany, fourteen Kolping educational institutions, and the Kolping Association in the Diocese of Dresden-Meissen. It is guided by the value system of the social reformer Adolph Kolping, with the goal of making education accessible to everyone. With its flexible study model that allows for compatibility between work, training, and family, the Kolping University aims to accommodate individual lifestyles in the 21st century and provide a value-oriented academic education in the health and social sectors.