Tuition Fees for Second Degree Students

You do not have to pay the tuition fee for a second degree if

• you have completed your bachelor’s program and are taking up a master’s program afterwards.
• you are changing subjects within a program as well as changing your program of study without having completed your degree or continuing the state examination program after obtaining a bachelor’s degree in the Integrated LL.B. and State Examination Program in Law (LL.B./state examination).
• you are already paying the tuition fee for international students.
• Since the spring semester 2025, the tuition fee for second degree studies in teacher education programs has been waived. At the University of Mannheim, this applies to the bachelor’s and master’s programs in teacher education (Master of Education Lehramt Gymnasium) as well as the bachelor’s and master’s program in Economic and Business Education. An exception applies if you are taking the elective subject Corporate Learning in the Economic and Business Education program. A tuition fee for second degree studies is to be paid from the time the elective subject is taken.
• you are required to obtain a professional qualification in accordance with the respective regulations. Furthermore, you are exempt if your are studying an extension subject as part of a teacher education program.
• you are enrolled in a program that is considered a continuing education program. The fees charged for the programs “Master of Comparative Business Law”, “Mannheim Master of Accounting” and “Mannheim Master of Taxation” are specified in the respective statutes. 

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
Account holder: Universität Mannheim
Bank: 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)).

In the following cases, it is possible to be exempted from the obligation to pay tuition fees:

• if you are on academic leave of absence as defined in section 61 LHG, provided you requested the leave before the beginning of the lecture period.
• if you are completing a placement semester as defined in section 29 subsection 3 sentence 2 LHG,
• if you have a disability as defined in section 2 of the ninth book of the German Social Code (SGB IX) which causes you considerable difficulties during your studies.

In case you are enrolled in two or more degree programs at one or several higher education institutions in Baden-Württemberg at the same time, you will be obliged to pay tuition fees starting from the semester following the completion of your first degree (according to the date indicated on the degree certificate). You will receive an individual notification of fees in this case.

All students and applicants are obliged to share any personal data the university requires in order to charge fees or grant exceptions, exemptions or reductions. They are also obliged to submit the required documents at the latest when enrolling or re-registering.

Tuition fee for a second degree: Section 8 of the act on fees in higher education of the Land of Baden-Württemberg (LHGebG)