Semester fees
The semester fees include your public transport pass for the whole semester as well as different administrative fees. The exact fees and contributions that make up your semester fee are listed below.
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Semester fees
Payment of fees: TH Köln's bank details
Recipient: TH Köln
Name of bank: Sparkasse KölnBonn
IBAN: DE50 3705 0198 1931 6140 59
BIC/SWIFT: COLSDE33
Reference: [student ID number (8 digits)] [first name] [last name] (ex.: 12345678 Jane Doe)
Students in financial distress
Students who cannot afford the public transport pass may be granted a refund (regulation for cases of exceptional hardship). Please contact the student parliament for more information:
Semester fee for the winter semester 2025/2026: €334.70
The semester fee includes:
- Administrative fee for Kölner Studierendenwerk: €110.00
- Deutschlandticket (includes KVB-Rad rental bikes): €208,80
- Solidarity contribution: €0.30
- AStA fee: €15.60 (includes university sports fee:
€1.75 and faculty student association fee: €1.35)
Semester fee for the summer semester 2025: €303,30
The semester fee includes:
- Administrative fee for Kölner Studierendenwerk: €110.00
- Deutschlandticket: €176,40
- Solidarity contribution: €0.30
- AStA fee: €15.60 (includes university sports fee:
€1.75 and faculty student association fee: €1.35) - Nextbike rental bikes: €1.00
Information on the media and service fee
Downloads
- Refund form Don't forget to include supporting documents when submitting a refund form. If you request a refund because you disenrolled, this is to be done within 2 weeks of your disenrollment.
- Refund form 9 Euro Ticket (summer semester 2022) All students have been credited with the discount for the semester ticket for the summer semester 22. If you have not used this credit, the amount can be refunded on request.
- Semester ticket form Semester ticket form for eligible students enrolled in part-time programs for professionals.
Media and service fee
Students enrolled in one of the Integrated Campus and Distance Education programs at Gummersbach Campus are required to pay an additional media and service fee of
- €110.88 for Bachelor’s programs
- €109.20 for Master’s programs
For more information on the media and service fee, please contact the Institut für Verbundstudien – IfV NRW or refer to TH Köln's Amtliche Mitteilung (official communication).
Information for students enrolled in part-time programs for professionals
From the summer semester 2017, students enrolled in part-time programs for professionals (i.e. programs whose schedule allows a full-time employment) are no longer eligible for a public transport pass as well as the Nextbike rental bikes. Exceptions are only possible for students who work less than 20 hours/week. If this applies to you, please complete the "Semester ticket form" (available for download in the infobox) and return it to the Office of Student Services.
These changes are due to the fares conditions of Verkehrsbund Rhein-Sieg (VRS) to which TH Köln's fees system has been adjusted.
This affects all students enrolled in the following programs:
- Library and Information Science
- Taxation
- Insurance Law
- Web Science
- Business Information Systems (Bachelor's and Master's program, integrated campus and distance education).
For all students enrolled in one of the programs mentioned above, the semester fee only includes:
- Administrative fee for Kölner Studierendenwerk and
- AStA fee
Tuition fees for continuing education Master's programs
In addition to the (reduced) semester fee, students enrolled in continuing education Master's programs are required to pay the following fees:
| Library and Information Science (MALIS) Tuition fee: €1,500 (per semester) |
| Game Development and Research EU citizens: Tuition fee: €1,500 (per semester) + €200 (one-time enrollment fee) Non-EU citizens: Tuition fee: €2,500 (per semester) + €200 (one-time enrollment fee) |
| Insurance Law Tuition fee: €10,800 (for the entire program) Payment options [in German] |
| Web Science Tuition fee: €1,400 (per semester) |
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Taxation |
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