{"id":44462,"date":"2024-07-11T18:35:20","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T16:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abk-stuttgart.de\/studies\/semester-contribution-and-fees\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T13:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T11:40:17","slug":"semester-contribution-and-fees","status":"publish","type":"studies","link":"https:\/\/www.abk-stuttgart.de\/en\/studies\/semester-contribution-and-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuition fees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"block block-gallery size--big\" data-count=\"1\">\n\n    <div class=\"slider\">\n        \n            \n            \n                \n                <div class=\"slider__slide width--full fit--cover type--image\"  style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" >\n                    \n\n    \n<figure class=\"ratio--landscape\" style=\"--ratio:1.4979873490512\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\"\n        class=\"lozad\"\n        src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\"\n        data-src=\"https:\/\/www.abk-stuttgart.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/abk_Gebuehren_NadineBracht_DSC9030-320x214.jpg\"\n        data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.abk-stuttgart.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/abk_Gebuehren_NadineBracht_DSC9030-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.abk-stuttgart.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/abk_Gebuehren_NadineBracht_DSC9030-1600x1068.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.abk-stuttgart.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/abk_Gebuehren_NadineBracht_DSC9030-1440x961.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.abk-stuttgart.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/abk_Gebuehren_NadineBracht_DSC9030-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.abk-stuttgart.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/abk_Gebuehren_NadineBracht_DSC9030-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.abk-stuttgart.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/abk_Gebuehren_NadineBracht_DSC9030-320x214.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.abk-stuttgart.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/abk_Gebuehren_NadineBracht_DSC9030-320x214.jpg 320w\"\n        data-sizes=\"100vw\"\n        data-iesrc=\"https:\/\/www.abk-stuttgart.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/abk_Gebuehren_NadineBracht_DSC9030.jpg\"\n        alt=\"\"\n        data-ratio=\"1.4979873490512\"\n        style=\"display:block;min-height:1rem;opacity:1;\"\n    \/>\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n    \n\n<div class=\"mediainfo\" data-id=\"image-35089\">\n    <button class=\"btn btn--circle btn-mediainfoclose\" aria-label=\"Close media info\"><span>&times;<\/span><\/button>\n    <div class=\"mediainfo--innerwrapper\">\n        <div class=\"mediainfo--inner\">\n            <div class=\"mediainfo--content\">\n\n                <div class=\"preview\">No Preview<\/div>\n\n                \n                                                            \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <div class=\"media-interface\">\n\n        <button class=\"btn btn--circle btn-mediainfo\" data-id=\"image-35089\" aria-label=\"Open media info\"><span>i<\/span><\/button>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n\n                <\/div>\n            \n            <\/div>\n    <button class=\"slider__button slider__button--prev keyboard-navigation-only\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\"><\/button>\n    <button class=\"slider__button slider__button--next keyboard-navigation-only\" aria-label=\"Next slide\"><\/button>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"block-bundle collapse-section\">\n    <summary class=\"block block-subsection-title\">\n        <h3>Semester fee<\/h3>    <\/summary>\n    \n\n    <div class=\"block block-text\">\n        <div class=\"fs-text\">\n            \n<p>The semester fee is a charge that all students at German universities must pay before the start of each semester. At ABK Stuttgart, the semester fee is currently 184 euros.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    \n    <div class=\"block block-text\">\n        <table class=\"table--simple\">\n\n            \n            <tbody>\n                                    <tr>\n                        <th>Administrative contribution<\/th>                        <td><p>80 \u20ac<\/p>\n<\/td>\n                                            <\/tr>\n                                    <tr>\n                        <th>Studierendenwerk Stuttgart<\/th>                        <td><p>96,50 \u20ac<\/p>\n<\/td>\n                                            <\/tr>\n                                    <tr>\n                        <th>Student Body Contribution<\/th>                        <td><p>7,50 \u20ac<\/p>\n<\/td>\n                                            <\/tr>\n                                    <tr>\n                        <th>Total<\/th>                        <td><p>184 \u20ac<\/p>\n<\/td>\n                                            <\/tr>\n                            <\/tbody>\n\n        <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"block block-text\">\n        <div class=\"fs-text\">\n            \n<p>Programme students (incomings) are exempt from paying the administration fee and the student body contribution.<\/p>\n<p>You can view the current fee regulations and an application form for a refund of the Studierendenwerk fee on the Studierendenwerk website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studierendenwerk-stuttgart.de\/ueber-uns\/organisation\">studierendenwerk-stuttgart.de<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"block-bundle collapse-section collapsed\">\n    <summary class=\"block block-subsection-title\">\n        <h4>Note: VVS Student Ticket<\/h4>    <\/summary>\n    \n\n    <div class=\"block block-text\">\n        <div class=\"fs-text\">\n            \n<p>Due to new ticket offers for local public transport, the basic funding for the VVS-StudiTicket will be discontinued from the 2023\/2024 winter semester onwards. You will therefore need to purchase a new ticket (e.g. the Deutschlandticket). Further information can be found on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studierendenwerk-stuttgart.de\/ueber-uns\/aktuelles\/nachricht\/neue-tickets-fuer-den-oeffentlichen-nahverkehr\">Studierendenwerk website<\/a> or at the relevant ticket offices (e.g. VVS \/ Deutsche Bahn).<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"block-bundle collapse-section\">\n    <summary class=\"block block-subsection-title\">\n        <h3>Tuition fees<\/h3>    <\/summary>\n    \n\n    <div class=\"block block-text\">\n        <div class=\"fs-text\">\n            \n<p>Since the 2017\/2018 winter semester, higher education institutions in Baden-W&uuml;rttemberg have been charging tuition fees on behalf of the state for international students and for second degrees. A change of degree programme &ndash; which also includes progressing from a Bachelor&rsquo;s to a Master&rsquo;s degree &ndash; generally results in the obligation to pay fees.<\/p>\n<p>The fees are collected as part of the enrolment or re-registration process.<\/p>\n<p>The information provided here is intended to explain the provisions of the law and the associated procedures &ndash; the only legally relevant document is the <a href=\"https:\/\/mwk.baden-wuerttemberg.de\/de\/hochschulen-studium\/studium\/studienfinanzierung\/gebuehren-fuer-internationale-studierende-und-zweitstudium\/\">State Higher Education Fees Act of Baden-W&uuml;rttemberg<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"block-bundle collapse-section collapsed\">\n    <summary class=\"block block-subsection-title\">\n        <h3>Tuition fees for international students<\/h3>    <\/summary>\n    \n\n\n    \n    <div class=\"block block-text\">\n        <table class=\"table--simple\">\n\n            \n            <tbody>\n                                    <tr>\n                        <th>International students (from outside the EU)<\/th>                        <td><p>1.500 \u20ac per semester<\/p>\n<\/td>\n                                            <\/tr>\n                            <\/tbody>\n\n        <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"block block-text\">\n        <div class=\"fs-text\">\n            \n<p>International students who are not nationals of an EU\/EEA Member State are required to pay tuition fees of 1,500 euros per semester. The standard semester fees must also be paid.<\/p>\n<h5>Exemptions based on official verification (automatic)<\/h5>\n<p>In the following cases, the fee is automatically waived:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"simple\">\n<li>Students from the EU and the EEA<\/li>\n<li>Students with a German educational background (e.g. German higher education entrance qualification) in accordance with Section 58 of the Higher Education Act (LHG)<\/li>\n<li>Students on the Wei&szlig;enhof Programme and doctoral students<\/li>\n<li>Exchange students and double-degree students in certain circumstances<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the case of the so-called Deltapr&uuml;fung, vocational qualifications and other recognised prior education, the following additional conditions must be met:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"simple\">\n<li>the higher education entrance qualification on which the Deltapr&uuml;fung is based, in accordance with Section 58(2)(4) of the LHG, must have been obtained in Germany,<\/li>\n<li>the advanced vocational training examination in accordance with Section 58(2)(5) of the LHG must have been obtained in Germany,<\/li>\n<li>the vocational training and experience required under Section 58(2)(6) of the LHG must have been completed in Germany,<\/li>\n<li>further prior qualifications recognised by the Ministry of Education and Cultural Affairs must have been obtained in Germany (see Section 58(2)(12) of the LHG).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Proof of eligibility for higher education in accordance with Section 58(2)(7) to (11) of the LHG does not exempt the holder from the obligation to pay fees; in particular, a Bachelor&rsquo;s degree obtained in Germany (Section 58(2)(8) of the LHG) is not sufficient to exempt the holder from the fee.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"block block-text\">\n        <div class=\"fs-text\">\n            \n<h5>Exemptions from tuition fees<\/h5>\n<p>Sections 5 and 6 of the State Higher Education Fees Act (LHGebG) provide for a number of exemptions from tuition fees. To check whether one or more of these exemptions apply to you, please complete the relevant information form as part of the online enrolment process. This form must be completed truthfully and submitted together with the relevant supporting documents if you wish to claim an exemption.<\/p>\n<p>Under Section 10(1), first sentence, of the LHGebG, you are obliged to report without delay any changes in circumstances that are relevant to the exemption, waiver or reduction, or in respect of which declarations have been made in connection with the exemption, waiver or reduction.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"block block-text\">\n        <div class=\"fs-text\">\n            \n<p>Section 8 of the State Higher Education Fees Act (LHGebG) provides for exemptions from the obligation to pay fees, in particular<\/p>\n<ul class=\"simple\">\n<li>for those who are already liable to pay fees as international students (in accordance with Section 8(1), third sentence, LHGebG)<\/li>\n<li>for the study of an additional subject as part of a teacher training programme (in accordance with Section 8(3), second sentence, of the LHGebG)<\/li>\n<li>for a postgraduate programme (in accordance with Section 8(1), first sentence, and Section 20(1), third sentence, of the LHGebG)<\/li>\n<li>where the second degree programme is mandatory under professional regulations for the purpose of obtaining a professional qualification (in accordance with Section 8(3), first sentence, of the LHGebG)<\/li>\n<li>where the first degree programme was completed abroad and no undergraduate or consecutive degree programme has yet been completed in Germany (in accordance with Section 8(1), first sentence, of the LHGebG)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: Exemptions are generally registered during the application and enrolment process.<\/p>\n<p>To check whether you are liable to pay second-degree tuition fees, please complete the relevant information form as part of the online enrolment process. This must be completed truthfully and submitted together with the relevant supporting documents.<\/p>\n<h5>Exemption upon application<\/h5>\n<p>You may submit an application for exemption from tuition fees after accepting your place at university and receiving the fee notice:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"simple\">\n<li>Students on a leave of absence, provided that the applications for leave of absence and exemption were submitted before the start of the lecture term (in accordance with Section 8(4) in conjunction with Section 6(2)(1) of the LHGebG)<\/li>\n<li>Students on a practical study semester that forms part of the standard period of study (currently only degree programmes leading to a Master of Education) (in accordance with Section 8(4) in conjunction with Section 6(2)(3) of the LHGebG)<\/li>\n<li>Students with a disability that significantly impedes their studies in accordance with Section 2 of Book IX of the Social Code (SGB IX) (in accordance with Section 8(4) in conjunction with Section 6(7) of the LHGebG)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"block-bundle collapse-section collapsed\">\n    <summary class=\"block block-subsection-title\">\n        <h3> Tuition fees for a second degree<\/h3>    <\/summary>\n    \n\n\n    \n    <div class=\"block block-text\">\n        <table class=\"table--simple\">\n\n            \n            <tbody>\n                                    <tr>\n                        <th>Second degree<\/th>                        <td><p>650 \u20ac per semester<\/p>\n<\/td>\n                                            <\/tr>\n                                    <tr>\n                        <th>Second degree international students<\/th>                        <td><p>1.500 \u20ac per semester<\/p>\n<\/td>\n                                            <\/tr>\n                            <\/tbody>\n\n        <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"block block-text\">\n        <div class=\"fs-text\">\n            \n<p>Students who enrol on a second or further undergraduate degree programme (Diplom or Bachelor&rsquo;s programme) or on a second or further consecutive Master&rsquo;s programme following the completion of a higher education degree in the Federal Republic of Germany (second degree programme) must pay tuition fees of 650 euros per semester, as well as the standard semester fees.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"block block-text\">\n        <div class=\"fs-text\">\n            \n<p><b>Note for international students:<\/b> If you are undertaking a second degree, you must pay the tuition fee for international students (1,500 euros). The tuition fee for the second degree (650 euros) is only payable if you are exempt from the tuition fee for international students.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"block block-text\">\n        <div class=\"fs-text\">\n            \n<h5>Exceptions<\/h5>\n<p>Tuition fees are not charged:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"simple\">\n<li>for those who are already liable to pay fees as international students (in accordance with Section 8(1), third sentence, of the LHGebG),<\/li>\n<li>for the study of an additional subject as part of a teacher training programme (in accordance with Section 8(3), second sentence, of the LHGebG),<\/li>\n<li>for a continuing education master&rsquo;s programme (in accordance with Section 8(1), first sentence, and Section 20(1), third sentence, of the LHGebG),<\/li>\n<li>where a second degree is mandatory under professional regulations for the purpose of obtaining a professional qualification (e.g. oral and jaw surgery) (in accordance with Section 8(3), first sentence, of the LHGebG),<\/li>\n<li>if the first degree was completed abroad and no undergraduate or consecutive degree programme has yet been completed in Germany (in accordance with Section 8(1), first sentence, of the LHGebG).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Note:<\/b> Exceptions are generally registered during the application and enrolment process.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"block block-text\">\n        <div class=\"fs-text\">\n            \n<h5>Exemption upon application<\/h5>\n<p>You may submit an application for exemption from tuition fees after accepting your place at university and receiving the fee notice:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"simple\">\n<li>Students on a leave of absence, provided that the applications for leave of absence and exemption were submitted before the start of the lecture term (in accordance with Section 8(4) in conjunction with Section 6(2)(1) of the LHGebG)<\/li>\n<li>Students on a practical study semester that forms part of the standard period of study (currently only degree programmes leading to a Master of Education) (in accordance with Section 8(4) in conjunction with Section 6(2)(3) of the LHGebG)<\/li>\n<li>Students with a disability that significantly impedes their studies in accordance with Section 2 of Book IX of the Social Code (SGB IX) (in accordance with Section 8(4) in conjunction with Section 6(7) of the LHGebG)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"block-bundle collapse-section collapsed\">\n    <summary class=\"block block-subsection-title\">\n        <h3>Tuition fees for guest auditors<\/h3>    <\/summary>\n    \n\n\n    \n    <div class=\"block block-text\">\n        <table class=\"table--simple\">\n\n            \n            <tbody>\n                                    <tr>\n                        <th>Tuition fees per semester<\/th>                        <td><p>150 \u20ac<\/p>\n<\/td>\n                                            <\/tr>\n                                    <tr>\n                        <th>Maximum duration<\/th>                        <td><p>2 semesters<\/p>\n<\/td>\n                                            <\/tr>\n                            <\/tbody>\n\n        <\/table>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"block block-text\">\n        <div class=\"fs-text\">\n            \n<p>See also the ABK Stuttgart&rsquo;s Tuition Fees Regulation.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"block-bundle collapse-section\">\n    <summary class=\"block block-subsection-title\">\n        <h3>Contact <\/h3>    <\/summary>\n    \n\n<div class=\"block block-contact-card-header inner header\">\n    <div class=\"area\">\n        <h2>Office of Student Affairs<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"area\">\n        <p>Mon, Tue and Thu 9am-12pm<br \/>\nThu 1:30pm-4pm<br \/>\nCampus Wei\u00dfenhof<br \/>\nNew building 2, room 0.05<\/p>\n\n                    <div class=\"btn-group\">\n       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