Goethe University Frankfurt

Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Goethe University Frankfurt (Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität), founded in 1914 as a citizens' university funded by Frankfurt's liberal bourgeoisie, is one of Germany's largest research universities, with roughly 42,000 students including 7,600+ international students from 136 countries. Spanning 16 faculties across law, economics and business, social sciences, theology, philosophy and history, languages, sciences, and medicine, Goethe benefits from Frankfurt's status as Germany's financial capital and home to the European Central Bank and Deutsche Börse. It is the birthplace of the Frankfurt School of critical theory, with alumni including Theodor Adorno, Max Horkheimer, and Jürgen Habermas, and became an autonomous foundation university in 2008.

Key facts

• Country: Germany
• City: Frankfurt am Main
• Founded: 1914
• Students: 42,500
• Global ranking: #316
• Acceptance rate: 77%
• Tuition: €340–€340 per year
• Average living cost: €650/month
• Application deadline: 2026-10-01
• Languages of instruction: German, English

Programs

• German Studies (Germanistik) (Bachelor, German Studies) — €340/yr , 3 years
• Musicology (B.Mus.) (Bachelor, Musicology) — €340/yr , 3 years
• Educational Science (B.A.) (Bachelor, Educational Science) — €340/yr , 3 years
• Law (State Examination) (Bachelor, Law) — €340/yr , 5 years
• Roman Catholic Theology (B.A.) (Bachelor, Roman Catholic Theology) — €340/yr , 3 years
• Political Science (M.A.) (Master, Political Science) — €340/yr , 2 years
• Sociology (B.A.) (Bachelor, Sociology) — €340/yr , 3 years
• Protestant Theology (M.A.) (Master, Protestant Theology) — €340/yr , 2 years
• History (B.A.) (Bachelor, History) — €340/yr , 3 years
• History (M.A.) (Master, History) — €340/yr , 2 years
• Art History (M.A.) (Master, Art History) — €340/yr , 2 years
• Theatre Studies (M.A.) (Master, Theatre Studies) — €340/yr , 2 years
• Romance Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, Romance Studies) — €340/yr , 3 years
• Chemistry (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Chemistry) — €340/yr , 3 years
• Biochemistry (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Biochemistry) — €340/yr , 3 years
• Protestant Theology (B.A.) (Bachelor, Protestant Theology) — €340/yr , 3 years
• English Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, English Studies) — €340/yr , 3 years
• Geosciences (M.Sc.) (Master, Geosciences) — €340/yr , 2 years
• Physics (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Physics) — €340/yr , 3 years
• Dentistry (State Examination) (Bachelor, Dentistry) — €340/yr , 5 years
• Molecular Medicine (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Molecular Medicine) — €340/yr , 3 years
• Molecular Medicine (M.Sc.) (Master, Molecular Medicine) — €340/yr , 2 years
• English Studies (M.A.) (Master, English Studies) — €340/yr , 2 years
• Business Administration (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Business Administration) — €340/yr , 3 years
• Business Administration (M.Sc.) (Master, Business Administration) — €340/yr , 2 years
• Economics (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Economics) — €340/yr , 3 years
• Money and Finance (M.Sc.) (Master, Money and Finance) — €340/yr , 2 years
• Geography (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Geography) — €340/yr , 3 years
• Geography (M.Sc.) (Master, Geography) — €340/yr , 2 years
• Mathematics (M.Sc.) (Master, Mathematics) — €340/yr , 2 years
• Biochemistry (M.Sc.) (Master, Biochemistry) — €340/yr , 2 years
• Pharmacy (State Examination) (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Pharmacy) — €340/yr , 4 years
• Biology (M.Sc.) (Master, Biology) — €340/yr , 2 years
• Musicology (M.Mus.) (Master, Musicology) — €340/yr , 2 years
• Economics (M.Sc.) (Master, Economics) — €340/yr , 2 years
• Romance Studies (M.A.) (Master, Romance Studies) — €340/yr , 2 years
• Political Science (B.A.) (Bachelor, Political Science) — €340/yr , 3 years
• Chemistry (M.Sc.) (Master, Chemistry) — €340/yr , 2 years
• Physics (M.Sc.) (Master, Physics) — €340/yr , 2 years
• International Finance Law (LLM) (Master, International Finance Law) — €340/yr , 1 years
• Geosciences (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Geosciences) — €340/yr , 3 years
• Sociology (M.A.) (Master, Sociology) — €340/yr , 2 years
• Educational Science (M.A.) (Master, Educational Science) — €340/yr , 2 years
• Roman Catholic Theology (M.A.) (Master, Roman Catholic Theology) — €340/yr , 2 years
• Philosophy (B.A.) (Bachelor, Philosophy) — €340/yr , 3 years
• Philosophy (M.A.) (Master, Philosophy) — €340/yr , 2 years
• Linguistics (B.A.) (Bachelor, Linguistics) — €340/yr , 3 years
• Linguistics (M.A.) (Master, Linguistics) — €340/yr , 2 years
• Art History (B.A.) (Bachelor, Art History) — €340/yr , 3 years
• Theatre Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, Theatre Studies) — €340/yr , 3 years