What does studying cost at TH Rosenheim? Tuition fees and Student Union fees

How much does it actually cost to study at Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences? What fees and charges do I have to pay each semester as a student? 

Student Union fee

• Every student at TH Rosenheim must pay the Student Union fee each semester. The student union fee is 85 € per semester.

• For the first semester, the fee must be paid upon enrolment at Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences. You will receive detailed information on this when you have applied for enrolment via the online application portal.

• Payment for subsequent semesters is made when you re-enrol.

Tuition fees for international students from third countries

• For international students from third countries, tuition fees of 500 € per enrolled semester will apply from summer semester 2026.
• The fees will also be charged from the summer semester 2026 for international students who enrol at Rosenheim Technical University of Applied Sciences in the winter semester 2025/26. 

Who does not need to pay tuition fees?

• Students with one of the following citizenships: 
  • Germany
  • Member countries of the European Economic Area (EEA), i.e. EU member states as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
  • All countries with corresponding agreements
• Irrespective of their citizenship: Students with a stable domestic connection (long-term right of residence), i.e.
  • Students who have resided in Germany for a total of at least 5 years before commencing their studies and were legally employed or
  • Students for whom at least one parent has been legally employed in Germany for a total of at least 3 years during the last 6 years.
• Students who have obtained their higher education entrance qualification or an undergraduate degree in Germany.
• Students enrolled at TH Rosenheim before the winter semester 2025/26.
• Students from partner universities, if the corresponding programme provides for compulsory study visits at the partner university and leads to a joint degree or a degree from each of the participating universities and the fee waiver is based on reciprocity.
• Students who are enrolled at TH Rosenheim within the framework of university agreements, if no degree from TH Rosenheim is sought and the fee exemption is reciprocal.
• International students who are on leave of absence.
• Asylum seekers who are nationals of a country with a protection quota of at least 50%. 
  Asylum seekers are not exempt from the obligation to pay contributions from the outset due to this status.
• Students with a disability that significantly impairs their studies.
• There are further exceptions that must be examined on a case-by-case basis