Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt Summary
Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt is a catholic foundation university located in Eichstätt and Ingolstadt, Bavaria. The only Catholic university in Germany, the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt is located in Eichstätt and Ingolstadt and offers programs in the humanities, education, theology, social sciences, sustainability, psychology, mathematics, data science, and business. Institutional development: 1564 - seminary founded at Eichstätt. 1614 - Jesuit Collegium Willibaldinum promoted higher education. Today, its academic profile is made up of humanities, languages, theology, education, psychology, social work, journalism, sustainability, mathematics, data science, economics and business. The location is important because Eichstätt provides a compact historic university environment while Ingolstadt offers the business faculty close to automotive, manufacturing, technology and international corporate employers.
The course portfolio contained in this master file comprises 25 undergraduate and 25 postgraduate courses, with subject combinations grouped with their parent degrees where appropriate. Examples of undergraduate programs are Business Administration, Business and Psychology, Data Science, Education, English and American Studies, European Studies with later additions such as Teacher Education, Theology, Tourism and Regional Planning. Postgraduate study includes Business Administration – Business Analytics and Operations Research, Business Administration – Digital Customer Experience and Service Design, Business Administration International, Business and Psychology, Data Science, Education to Tourism and Sustainable Regional Development, Conflict, Memory and Peace, Digital Society. Each course remains a parent qualification and specialisations are noted in the course entry, not falsely presented as separate degrees. The multi-subject, teacher-education, double degree and specialisation tracks are integrated into their respective main qualifications. Separate international degrees are listed separately.
Admission is controlled at the program level. Applicants apply through KU’s portal, for some international qualifications or programs through KU’s uni-assist route; the program pages list the binding academic and language requirements and the deadlines. Candidates should check the language of instruction, semester of admission, prerequisites for the subject, selection process and document path before applying. International school or university qualifications may have to be externally assessed, translated and certified and for some countries, accompanied by APS documentation and/or further evidence of academic equivalence. Master’s committees may require module descriptions, portfolios, writing samples, professional experience or interviews. Admission to doctoral programs is different from admission to bachelor’s or master’s degrees and usually requires a viable research proposal, eligible supervision and formal acceptance by the responsible faculty.
KU does not charge general tuition for standard degrees. The program pages currently list a semester fee of €88; continuing education, short programs and certain joint formats may have different fees. The institutional charges do not include rent, health insurance, food, learning materials, residence formalities, project costs or personal travel. If provided for by the relevant law or program regulation, special tuition may be provided for continuing-education, distance-learning, joint, second-degree, or long-term study formats. Funding (e.g. BAföG for eligible students, Deutschlandstipendium, DAAD and Erasmus+ mobility support, foundations, research employment or university-specific awards) is available, but each funding application is evaluated separately from admission.
Career preparation reflects the university’s subject mix and is not a guarantyd placement scheme. Professional settings encompass schools, church and nonprofit organisations, media, public services, tourism, consulting, finance, automotive and manufacturing companies, data teams, and sustainability organisations. Students can increase professional readiness through internships, applied projects, research assistantships, employer events, language development, entrepreneurship services, international mobility and externally partnered thesis. KU is a good fit for students who want a small international university, value-based education, strong humanities or teacher training, or business and data programs tied to Ingolstadt.










