Kolping Hochschule: List of all 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.