University of Cologne

Cologne, Germany

The University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln), founded in 1388 as the sixth university established in Central Europe, closed in 1798, and reopened in 1919, is a public research university in North Rhine-Westphalia and one of Germany's largest, with around 45,000 students including over 5,000 international students. Spanning six faculties -- Management, Economics and Social Sciences; Law; Medicine; Arts and Humanities; Mathematics and Natural Sciences; and Human Sciences -- Cologne offers around 100 quality-assured degree programs with over 300 subject combinations. It is a member of the German Excellence Strategy and consistently ranks highly nationally and internationally in business, law, and economics.

Key facts

• Country: Germany
• City: Cologne
• Founded: 1388
• Students: 45,000
• Global ranking: #272
• Acceptance rate: 20%
• Tuition: €335–€335 per year
• Average living cost: €650/month
• Application deadline: 2026-10-01
• Languages of instruction: German, English

Programs

• Business Administration (MBA) (Master, Business Administration) — €335/yr , 2 years
• German Studies (Germanistik) (Bachelor, German Studies) — €335/yr , 3 years
• German Studies (Germanistik) (Master, German Studies) — €335/yr , 2 years
• Philosophy (B.A.) (Bachelor, Philosophy) — €335/yr , 3 years
• Philosophy (M.A.) (Master, Philosophy) — €335/yr , 2 years
• History (M.A.) (Master, History) — €335/yr , 2 years
• Egyptology (B.A.) (Bachelor, Egyptology) — €335/yr , 3 years
• Economics (B.A.) (Bachelor, Economics) — €335/yr , 3 years
• Political Science (M.A.) (Master, Political Science) — €335/yr , 2 years
• International Management (M.A.) (Master, International Management) — €335/yr , 2 years
• English Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, English Studies) — €335/yr , 3 years
• English Studies (M.A.) (Master, English Studies) — €335/yr , 2 years
• Romance Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, Romance Studies) — €335/yr , 3 years
• Romance Studies (M.A.) (Master, Romance Studies) — €335/yr , 2 years
• Classical Philology (B.A.) (Bachelor, Classical Philology) — €335/yr , 3 years
• Classical Philology (M.A.) (Master, Classical Philology) — €335/yr , 2 years
• Art History (B.A.) (Bachelor, Art History) — €335/yr , 3 years
• Media Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, Media Studies) — €335/yr , 3 years
• Linguistics (B.A.) (Bachelor, Linguistics) — €335/yr , 3 years
• Linguistics (M.A.) (Master, Linguistics) — €335/yr , 2 years
• Regional Studies of Asia and Africa (M.A.) (Master, Regional Studies of Asia and Africa) — €335/yr , 2 years
• Business Administration (M.A.) (Master, Business Administration) — €335/yr , 2 years
• Sociology (M.A.) (Master, Sociology) — €335/yr , 2 years
• International Business Law (LLM) (Master, International Business Law) — €335/yr , 1 years
• Human Medicine (State Examination) (Bachelor, Human Medicine) — €335/yr , 6 years
• Dentistry (State Examination) (Bachelor, Dentistry) — €335/yr , 5 years
• Musicology (B.Mus.) (Bachelor, Musicology) — €335/yr , 3 years
• Musicology (M.Mus.) (Master, Musicology) — €335/yr , 2 years
• Mathematics (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Mathematics) — €335/yr , 3 years
• Mathematics (M.Sc.) (Master, Mathematics) — €335/yr , 2 years
• Physics (M.Sc.) (Master, Physics) — €335/yr , 2 years
• Educational Science (B.A.) (Bachelor, Educational Science) — €335/yr , 3 years
• Psychology (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Psychology) — €335/yr , 3 years
• Sport Science (M.Sc.) (Master, Sport Science) — €335/yr , 2 years
• Media Studies (M.A.) (Master, Media Studies) — €335/yr , 2 years
• Political Science (B.A.) (Bachelor, Political Science) — €335/yr , 3 years
• Physics (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Physics) — €335/yr , 3 years
• Biology (M.Sc.) (Master, Biology) — €335/yr , 2 years
• Biochemistry (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Biochemistry) — €335/yr , 3 years
• Biochemistry (M.Sc.) (Master, Biochemistry) — €335/yr , 2 years
• Geography (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Geography) — €335/yr , 3 years
• Geosciences (M.Sc.) (Master, Geosciences) — €335/yr , 2 years
• Computer Science (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Computer Science) — €335/yr , 3 years
• Computer Science (M.Sc.) (Master, Computer Science) — €335/yr , 2 years
• Special Education (Rehabilitation Sciences) (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Special Education) — €335/yr , 3 years
• Special Education (Rehabilitation Sciences) (M.Sc.) (Master, Special Education) — €335/yr , 2 years
• Sport Science (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Sport Science) — €335/yr , 3 years
• Neuroscience (M.Sc.) (Master, Neuroscience) — €335/yr , 2 years
• Egyptology (M.A.) (Master, Egyptology) — €335/yr , 2 years
• Business Administration (B.A.) (Bachelor, Business Administration) — €335/yr , 3 years