Free University of Berlin

Berlin, Germany

Founded in 1948 as a symbol of academic freedom during the Cold War, FU Berlin is one of Germany's 11 Universities of Excellence, home to 34,400 students across 180+ programs in 11 faculties. With no tuition fees, a vibrant international campus in the Dahlem district, and membership in the Berlin University Alliance alongside Humboldt, TU Berlin, and Charité, FU Berlin offers world-class education in humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences — ranked #88 globally (QS 2026).

Key facts

• Country: Germany
• City: Berlin
• Founded: 1948
• Students: 34,000
• Global ranking: #88
• Acceptance rate: 15%
• Tuition: €0–€718 per year
• Average living cost: €934/month
• Application deadline: 2025-10-01
• Languages of instruction: German, English

Programs

• Media and Communication Studies (M.A.) (Master, Media Studies / Communications) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Integrated Japanese Studies (M.A.) (Master, Japanese Studies / Languages) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Philosophy (M.A.) (Master, Philosophy / Humanities) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Modern Greek Language and Literature (M.A.) (Master, Greek Studies / Languages) — €718/yr , 2 years
• German Literature – Modern Focus (M.A.) (Master, German Literature / Humanities) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Social and Cultural Anthropology (M.A.) (Master, Anthropology / Social Sciences) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Computer Science (M.Sc.) (Master, Computer Science) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Film Studies (M.Sc.) (Master, Film / Media Studies) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Political Science (M.A.) (Master, Political Science / Social Sciences) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Religious Studies (M.A.) (Master, Religious Studies / Humanities) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Digital Studies of Ancient Texts (M.A.) (Master, Digital Humanities / Classics) — €718/yr , 2 years
• East European Studies (M.A.) (Master, Area Studies / Humanities) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Archaeology of the Ancient World (M.A.) (Master, Archaeology) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Arabic Studies (M.A.) (Master, Middle Eastern Studies / Languages) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Meteorology (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Atmospheric Sciences) — €718/yr , 3 years
• Korean Studies / East Asian Studies (M.A.) (Master, Korean Studies / Asian Studies) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Iranian Studies (M.A.) (Master, Iranian / Persian Studies) — €718/yr , 2 years
• North American Studies (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Area Studies / Humanities) — €718/yr , 3 years
• Chinese Studies / East Asian Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, Asian Studies / Humanities) — €718/yr , 3 years
• Pharmaceutical Research (M.Sc.) (Master, Pharmacy / Pharmacology) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Public History (M.A.) (Master, History / Public Engagement) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Culture and Media Management (M.A.) (Master, Media / Management) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Economics (M.Sc.) (Master, Economics) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Finance, Accounting and Taxation (M.Sc.) (Master, Finance / Accounting) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Integrated Chinese Studies (M.A.) (Master, Chinese Studies / Languages) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Political Science (B.A.) (Bachelor, Social Sciences) — €718/yr , 3 years
• Geographical Sciences (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Geography / Environmental Sciences) — €718/yr , 3 years
• Biology (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Natural Sciences) — €718/yr , 3 years
• Physics (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Natural Sciences) — €718/yr , 3 years
• Applied Landscape and Field Archaeology (M.Sc.) (Master, Archaeology / Geosciences) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Chemistry (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Natural Sciences) — €718/yr , 3 years
• Planetary Sciences and Space Exploration (M.Sc.) (Master, Space Sciences) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Bioinformatics (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Natural Sciences / Computer Science) — €718/yr , 3 years
• Geological Sciences (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Geosciences) — €718/yr , 3 years
• MA North American Studies (M.Sc.) (Master, Arts & Humanities) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Climate and Atmospheric Sciences (M.Sc.) (Master, Atmospheric Sciences / Climate) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Information Systems (M.Sc.) (Master, Information Systems / Business) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Jewish Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, Religious Studies / Humanities) — €718/yr , 3 years
• Management & Marketing (M.Sc.) (Master, Business / Management) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Interdisciplinary Latin American Studies (M.Sc.) (Master, Latin American Studies) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Polymer Science (M.Sc.) (Master, Polymer Science.) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Computational Sciences (M.Sc.) (Master, Computer Science / Mathematics) — €718/yr , 2 years
• German as a Foreign Language: Teaching Cultural Studies (M.A.) (Master, German Language Teaching / Education) — €718/yr , 2 years
• German Literature – Medieval Focus (M.A.) (Master, German Literature / Humanities) — €718/yr , 2 years
• German and French Literature and Cultural Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, Languages / Humanities) — €718/yr , 3 years
• Educational Research (M.A.) (Master, Education / Research) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Biochemistry (M.Sc.) (Master, Natural Sciences) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Integrated Korean Studies (M.A.) (Master, Korean Studies / Languages) — €718/yr , 2 years
• Romance Literatures (M.A.) (Master, Romance Languages / Humanities) — €718/yr , 2 years
• North American Studies (M.Sc.) (Master, Area Studies / Humanities) — €718/yr , 2 years