Humboldt University of Berlin

Berlin, Germany

Founded in 1810 and the oldest university in Berlin, Humboldt University (HU Berlin) is one of Europe's most prestigious institutions and the birthplace of the modern research university model. Home to 37,000+ students across 170+ programs in 9 faculties, it has produced 57 Nobel laureates and is ranked #130 globally (QS 2026). With no tuition fees, a historic campus in central Berlin, and world-class strengths in humanities, law, and natural sciences, HU Berlin offers an unmatched blend of tradition and cutting-edge research.

Key facts

• Country: Germany
• City: Berlin
• Founded: 1810
• Students: 37,222
• Global ranking: #130
• Acceptance rate: 18%
• Tuition: €0–€700 per year
• Average living cost: €934/month
• Application deadline: 2025-10-01
• Languages of instruction: German, English

Programs

• Philosophy (M.A.) (Master, Philosophy / Humanities) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Library and Information Science (B.A.) (Bachelor, Information Science / Library Studies) — €360/yr , 3 years
• Adult Continuing Education / Lifelong Learning (M.A.) (Master, Education / Adult Learning) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Cultural Theory and History (B.A.) (Bachelor, Cultural Studies / Humanities) — €360/yr , 3 years
• European Literatures (M.A.) (Master, Comparative Literature / European Studies) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Integrated Natural Resource Management (M.Sc.) (Master, Environmental Management / Natural Sciences) — €360/yr , 2 years
• German Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, German Studies / Linguistics) — €360/yr , 3 years
• Chemistry (M.Sc.) (Master, Chemistry / Natural Sciences) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Social Sciences Global and European Transformations – German Turkish Track (M.A.) (Master, Social Sciences / Area Studies) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Protestant Theology (B.A.) (Bachelor, Theology / Religious Studies) — €360/yr , 3 years
• East and Central European Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, Area Studies / Slavic Studies) — €360/yr , 3 years
• French Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, Romance Studies / Languages) — €360/yr , 3 years
• Cultural Studies (M.A.) (Master, Arts & Humanities) — €710/yr , 2 years
• German Literature (M.A.) (Master, German Literature / Humanities) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Classical Archaeology (B.A.) (Bachelor, Archaeology / Classical Studies) — €360/yr , 3 years
• Islamic Theology (B.A.) (Bachelor, Islamic Theology / Religious Studies) — €360/yr , 3 years
• Scandinavian Studies (M.A.) (Master, Nordic Studies / Languages) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Rehabilitation Pedagogics (M.Sc.) (Master, Special Education / Social Sciences) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Computer Science / Mathematics / Physics) — €360/yr , 3 years
• Information Science (M.A.) (Master, Information Science / Library Studies) — €360/yr , 2 years
• English Literatures (M.A.) (Master, English Literature / Humanities) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Mind and Brain – Track Mind (M.Sc.) (Master, Cognitive Science / Psychology) — €360/yr , 2 years
• European Ethnology (B.A.) (Bachelor, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology) — €360/yr , 3 years
• Library and Information Science (M.A.) (Master, Library Science / Information Management) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Economics (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Economics) — €360/yr , 3 years
• Organismal Biology, Biodiversity and Evolution (M.Sc.) (Master, Biology / Ecology) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Cultural Theory and History (M.A.) (Master, Cultural Studies / Humanities) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Religion and Culture (M.A.) (Master, Religious Studies / Cultural Studies) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Global History (M.A.) (Master, History / Global Studies) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Psychology (M.Sc.) (Master, Psychology / Natural Sciences) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Physics (M.Sc.) (Master, Physics / Natural Sciences) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Latin Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, Classical Studies / Latin) — €360/yr , 3 years
• American Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, Area Studies / Humanities) — €360/yr , 3 years
• Catholic Theology (B.A.) (Bachelor, Theology / Religious Studies) — €360/yr , 3 years
• Educational Sciences (M.A.) (Master, Education / Research) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Rehabilitation Pedagogics (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Special Education / Social Sciences) — €360/yr , 3 years
• Russian Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, Slavic Studies / Languages) — €360/yr , 3 years
• Global Studies Programme (M.A.) (Master, Global Studies / International Relations) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Gender Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, Gender Studies / Social Sciences) — €360/yr , 3 years
• Historical Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, History / Humanities) — €360/yr , 3 years
• Horticultural Sciences (M.Sc.) (Master, Horticulture / Agriculture) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Mathematics (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Mathematics) — €360/yr , 3 years
• Psychology: Focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (M.Sc.) (Master, Clinical Psychology / Psychotherapy) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Interpreting and Translating for German Sign Language (M.Sc.) (Master, Sign Language / Translation) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Computer Science (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Computer Science) — €360/yr , 3 years
• Biology (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Natural Sciences / Biology) — €360/yr , 3 years
• Germanistic Linguistics (B.A.) (Bachelor, Linguistics / German Language) — €360/yr , 3 years
• British Studies (M.A.) (Master, British & Cultural Studies / Humanities) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Romance Cultures (M.A.) (Master, Romance Studies / Humanities) — €360/yr , 2 years
• Historical Linguistics (M.A.) (Master, Linguistics / Language History) — €360/yr , 2 years