University of Freiburg

Freiburg, Germany

The University of Freiburg (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg), founded in 1457, is one of Germany's oldest and most prestigious public research universities. Spanning eleven faculties -- Theology, Law, Economics and Behavioral Sciences, Medicine, Philology, Humanities, Mathematics and Physics, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Biology, Environment and Natural Resources, and Engineering -- Freiburg offers around 240 degree programs to roughly 24,500 students, including over 3,500 international students from more than 120 countries. It is a member of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) and the German U15 group, with particular strength in life sciences, sustainability, and microsystems engineering.

Key facts

• Country: Germany
• City: Freiburg
• Founded: 1457
• Students: 24,500
• Global ranking: #201
• Acceptance rate: 33%
• Tuition: €174–€3,000 per year
• Average living cost: €650/month
• Application deadline: 2026-10-01
• Languages of instruction: German, English

Programs

• German Studies (Germanistik) (Bachelor, German Studies) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• German Studies (Germanistik) (Master, German Studies) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• Romance Studies (French) (Bachelor, Romance Studies) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• Empirical Economic Research (M.A.) (Master, Empirical Economic Research) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• Biology (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Biology) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• English Studies (M.A.) (Master, English Studies) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• Protestant Theology (B.A.) (Bachelor, Protestant Theology) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• Economics (M.A.) (Master, Economics) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• General Linguistics (M.A.) (Master, General Linguistics) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• History (M.A.) (Master, History) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• Catholic Theology (M.A.) (Master, Catholic Theology) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• Business Administration (B.A.) (Bachelor, Business Administration) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• Business Administration (M.A.) (Master, Business Administration) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• Political Science (B.A.) (Bachelor, Political Science) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• Ancient History (B.A.) (Bachelor, Ancient History) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• Ancient History (M.A.) (Master, Ancient History) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• Political Science (M.A.) (Master, Political Science) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• Psychology (B.A.) (Bachelor, Psychology) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• Psychology (M.A.) (Master, Psychology) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• Sport Science (B.A.) (Bachelor, Sport Science) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• Sport Science (M.A.) (Master, Sport Science) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• Sustainability Economics and Management (M.A.) (Master, Sustainability Economics and Management) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• English Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, English Studies) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• Romance Studies (French) (Master, Romance Studies) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• Slavic Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, Slavic Studies) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• Slavic Studies (M.A.) (Master, Slavic Studies) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• Scandinavian Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, Scandinavian Studies) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• Scandinavian Studies (M.A.) (Master, Scandinavian Studies) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• Dutch Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, Dutch Studies) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• Comparative Literature (M.A.) (Master, Comparative Literature) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• History (B.A.) (Bachelor, History) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• Philosophy (B.A.) (Bachelor, Philosophy) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• Philosophy (M.A.) (Master, Philosophy) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• Art History (B.A.) (Bachelor, Art History) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• Art History (M.A.) (Master, Art History) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• Islamic Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, Islamic Studies) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• Jewish Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, Jewish Studies) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• Jewish Studies (M.A.) (Master, Jewish Studies) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• Classical Archaeology (B.A.) (Bachelor, Classical Archaeology) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• Sinology (B.A.) (Bachelor, Sinology) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• Sinology (M.A.) (Master, Sinology) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• Japanese Studies (B.A.) (Bachelor, Japanese Studies) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• Japanese Studies (M.A.) (Master, Japanese Studies) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• International and European Law (LLM) (Master, International and European Law) — €3,240/yr , 1 years
• Protestant Theology (M.A.) (Master, Protestant Theology) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• Sociology (M.A.) (Master, Sociology) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• Microsystems Engineering (M.Sc.) (Master, Microsystems Engineering) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• Mathematics (M.Sc.) (Master, Mathematics) — €3,240/yr , 2 years
• Chemistry (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Chemistry) — €3,240/yr , 3 years
• Geography (M.Sc.) (Master, Geography) — €3,240/yr , 2 years