Tuition Fees for International Students

Please transfer the semester fee as well as any tuition fees, if applicable, to the bank account of the University of Mannheim indicated below before the re-registration deadline*. As a payment reference, please make sure to indicate your student ID number and name.

For example:
S1234567, John Doe

Please be aware that the date of receipt of payment (value date) on the account of the University of Mannheim is decisive, not the date of your bank transfer.

Bank details
Universität Mannheim
Baden-Württembergische Bank / LBBW
IBAN: DE23600501010001379273
BIC: SOLA DE ST 600

Late fees
If you re-register late, the university will charge a late registration fee of EUR 20 in accordance with its General Statutes of Fees (Allgemeine Gebührensatzung) as of 17 May 2006.

* If the deadline expires on a Sunday, a public holiday or a Saturday, the deadline expires at the end of the first subsequent working day (section 31 subsection 3 page 1 of the Administrative Procedures Act (Verwaltungsverfahrensgesetz (VwVfG)).

Exceptions on the basis of a German residence title (Aufenthaltstitel):

• Section 5 subsection 1 number 1 LHGebG: Third-country nationals who are family members of a EU citizen with the right of freedom of movement in Germany who have the right of freedom of movement in accordance with section 3 of the Freedom of Movement Act/EU
• Section 5 subsection 1 number 2 LHGebG: Settlement permit and permanent EU residence permit
• Section 5 subsection 1 number 3 LHGebG: Refugees in accordance with the Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees who are recognized abroad and live in Germany
• Section 5 subsection 1 number 4 LHGebG: Stateless persons
• Section 5 subsection 1 number 5 LHGebG: Residence permit under international law or on humanitarian, political, family or other grounds – without previous stays (Voraufenthaltszeiten)
  • Residence permit in accordance with section 22, section 23 subsection 1, 2 or 4, section 23a, 24, section 25 subsection 1 or 2, sections 25a, 25b, 28, 37, section 38 subsection 1 sentence 1 number 2 or section 104a of the Residence Act (Aufenthaltsgesetz, AufenthG)
  • Residence permit in accordance with sections 30 or 32 to 34 of the Residence Act (Aufenthaltsgesetz, AufenthG) (spouse, registered life partner, or child of a foreigner holding a settlement permit)
• Section 5 subsection 1 number 6 LHGebG: Residence permits with previous stays (Voraufenthaltszeiten)
  • Residence permit in accordance with section 25 subsection 3 or 4 sentence 2 or subsection 5 or section 31 of the Residence Act (Aufenthaltsgesetz, AufenthG)
  • Residence permit in accordance with sections 30 or 32 to 34 and 36a of the Residence Act (Aufenthaltsgesetz, AufenthG) (spouse, registered life partner, or child of a foreigner with a residence permit, blue permit)
• Section 5 subsection 1 number 7 LHGebG: Suspension of deportation in accordance with section 60a of the German Residence Act and previous stays (Voraufenthaltszeiten) amounting to at least 15 months

Degrees obtained in Germany:

• Section 5 subsection 1 number 10 LHGebG: Bachelor’s AND master’s degree/state examination degree or Diplom or Magister degree obtained in Germany

• Swiss citizens: Employees as well as self-employed persons in Germany and their family members in accordance with the freedom of movement treaty between the European Union and Switzerland
• Children of Turkish citizens: Children of Turkish citizens who live in a member state of the Union with their parents who are or have been legally employed there
• Citizens of the United Kingdom: Right to reside in a member state of the European Union was exercised before the transition period (until 31 December 2020) expired and residence continues there thereafter

If you have further questions or if you would like to request an exemption, please contact the bursar’s office stating the applicable reason for an exemption.They will provide you with further information on the documents to be submitted and the relevant request form. An exemption from the obligation to pay tuition fees for international students can only be granted upon request and subject to successful verification of suitable documents of proof.

The exemption must be proven in due time before the enrollment or the re-registration, unless the exemption could not be proven at this point in time or the reason for the exemption occurred within one month after the beginning of the lecture period.

To apply for a reimbursement due to disenrollment, a credit balance or other reasons, please submit the request for reimbursement (PDF, 168 kB) to the bursar's office.

In individual, exceptional cases and after extensive review, it is possible to defer the payment of the tuition fee or to be granted a tuition fee waiver. The requirement for submitting a corresponding request is that you are in severe financial difficulties that occurred through no fault of your own after you have started your studies. For example, this is the case if the financing of your studies suddenly and unexpectedly falls through.

In order to be granted a waiver or a deferral of payment of your tuition fees, specific requirements need to be met. You need to submit suitable documents to prove that you are in need of and eligible for a tuition fee waiver. In addition, you need to submit proof that no other financing options are available. Applications for scholarships may be relevant here, for example.

The tuition fee waiver or the deferral of payment only refers to the tuition fee. You still have to pay the semester fee. If you have already paid the tuition fee, you are no longer eligible to submit a request for a tuition fee waiver or deferral of payment.

If you fulfill the above-mentioned requirements and intend to apply for a tuition fee waiver or a deferral of payment, please contact the bursar's office before the re-registration deadline ends (in the spring semester between 1 May and 15 June, in the fall semester between 15 October and 1 December) and explain your situation in sufficient detail. The deadline for submitting a request is two weeks after the re-registration deadline.