Universities in Berlin
Berlin is both a city and a federal state. Its three large universities — Freie Universität, Humboldt-Universität and TU Berlin — sit alongside universities of applied sciences such as HTW and BHT, in a capital with a large international student community.
Capital: Berlin
Tuition policy for non-EU students
No general tuitionNo general tuition fee for non-EU students in a first bachelor's or most master's degrees at state institutions. Some states charge fees for second degrees or long study durations.
Source: daad.de Checked 26 October 2026
Living costs
Germany-wide reference: students spend €876 per month on average, of which €410 on rent (DZHW 22nd Social Survey, published by DAAD). Costs are higher in large cities — use the cost calculator with your own figures.
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Our directory lists 5 institutions in this state — not every higher-education institution there.
Berlin5 universities
See in directory- Humboldt University of BerlinUniversitätNo non-EU tuition
A research university with international recognition in the humanities and social sciences.
- Technical University of BerlinUniversitätTU9No non-EU tuition
A technical university whose roots reach back to 1770, formally re-founded in 1946 to mark its present identity.
- HTW Berlin (Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin)University of applied sciencesNo non-EU tuition
Berlin's largest university of applied sciences, offering practice-oriented education in engineering, business, computer science and design.
- Freie Universität Berlin (FU Berlin)UniversitätNo non-EU tuition
Founded as a Cold War-era 'free' alternative to Humboldt University, now a research powerhouse in social sciences and humanities.
- Berliner Hochschule für Technik (BHT)University of applied sciencesNo non-EU tuition
One of Berlin's largest technical Hochschulen, offering practice-oriented engineering and computer science education.