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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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)
Semester fees
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 2026/2027: €352.70
The semester fee includes:
- Administrative fee for Kölner Studierendenwerk: €110.00
- Deutschlandticket (includes KVB-Rad rental bikes): €226,80
- 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 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)
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.
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
Since 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 semester ticket (Deutschlandticket for students incl. KVB bikes). Exceptions are only possible for students who work less than 20 hours per week. If this applies to you, you have the option to receive a semester ticket by submitting the request "semester ticket for part-time programs for professionals" in CaMS.
These changes are due to the fares conditions of the KVB to which TH Köln's fees system has been adjusted.
This affects all students enrolled in the following programs:
- Business Information Systems (Bachelor's and Master's program, integrated campus and distance education)
- Insurance Law
- Library and Information Science
- Taxation
- Web Science
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:
| 3D Animation for Film & Games EU citizens + Ukrainians: 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) |
| 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] |
| Library and Information Science (MALIS) Tuition fee: €1,500 (per semester) |
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Taxation |
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Web Science |
