Goethe University Frankfurt (Goethe University) Summary
Goethe University Frankfurt is a public research university located in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse. Goethe University Frankfurt is a comprehensive public research university with sixteen departments covering law, economics, social sciences, education, psychology, humanities, languages, theology, natural sciences, computer science, medicine and life sciences. Its institutional development includes 1914 — university founded as citizen-founded university of Frankfurt. Private donors and the city set up an institution separate from a royal foundation. Today its academic profile is dominated by law, economics, business, finance, political science, sociology, education, psychology, the humanities, languages, history, philosophy, theology, mathematics, computer science, physics, chemistry, geoscience, biology, pharmacy, medicine, dentistry, neuroscience and public health. The location is important, as the Westend, Riedberg, Niederrad and Bockenheim sites connect students to Frankfurt’s financial institutions, central banks, hospitals, laboratories, international organisations, law firms, media, museums, start-ups and the Rhine-Main research and employment region.
The course portfolio detailed in this master file consists of 20 undergraduate and 16 postgraduate entries, with subject combinations grouped under their parent degrees as appropriate. Examples of undergraduate majors include Biochemistry, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, with later majors such as Sociology, Teacher Education, Theology. Postgraduate study includes Bioinformatics, Business Administration, Computer Science, Economics, Environmental Science, Interdisciplinary Neuroscience, Physics, Political Theory and Sociology. Each course is still a parent qualification and specialisations are recorded in the course entry, rather than being misrepresented as separate degrees. This row highlights the major parent qualifications and keeps concentrations, subject combinations, teaching tracks and elective pathways within the proper degree, not as separate programs.
Admission is controlled on the program level. Applicants use the current program finder and the route assigned to the particular degree. Application procedure depends on qualification, citizenship and course of study e.g. Goethe-Campus, uni-assist, Hochschulstart, faculty master’s procedures, aptitude selection, subject-credit reviews, doctoral regulations Applicants are asked to verify the teaching language, entry semester, subject preconditions, selection procedure and document route before submission. International School or University Qualifications External evaluation, certified translations, APS documentation where applicable or other proof of academic equivalence may be required. Master’s committees may ask for module descriptions, portfolios, writing samples, professional experience, or interviews. Admission to doctoral studies is separate from admission to a bachelor’s or master’s degree program and generally requires a viable research proposal, eligible supervision and formal acceptance by the responsible faculty.
Tuition is not usually levied for regular degree study. The winter semester 2026/27 semester fee is € 408.28 and includes the Germany semester ticket, student-services, student-body, administrative, cultural, mobility and hardship components; tuition may be charged for continuing programs. These fees are exclusive of rent, health insurance, food, study materials, residence formalities, project expenses and personal travel. Special tuition may be applied in the case of continuing-education, distance-learning, joint, second-degree or long-term study formats, if provided for by the relevant law or program regulation. Funding may include BAföG for eligible students, the Deutschlandstipendium, DAAD and Erasmus+ mobility support, foundations, research employment or university-specific awards, but each funding application is assessed independently from admission.
Career preparation is indicative of the university's subject mix and not a guarantyd placement scheme. Research placements, practical modules, internships, career advising, international mobility, entrepreneurship support, employer events and externally connected theses help students to turn academic work into professional evidence. Internships, applied projects, research assistantships, employer events, language development, entrepreneurship services, international mobility and an externally partnered thesis all prepare students for the profession.
The course portfolio detailed in this master file consists of 20 undergraduate and 16 postgraduate entries, with subject combinations grouped under their parent degrees as appropriate. Examples of undergraduate majors include Biochemistry, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, with later majors such as Sociology, Teacher Education, Theology. Postgraduate study includes Bioinformatics, Business Administration, Computer Science, Economics, Environmental Science, Interdisciplinary Neuroscience, Physics, Political Theory and Sociology. Each course is still a parent qualification and specialisations are recorded in the course entry, rather than being misrepresented as separate degrees. This row highlights the major parent qualifications and keeps concentrations, subject combinations, teaching tracks and elective pathways within the proper degree, not as separate programs.
Admission is controlled on the program level. Applicants use the current program finder and the route assigned to the particular degree. Application procedure depends on qualification, citizenship and course of study e.g. Goethe-Campus, uni-assist, Hochschulstart, faculty master’s procedures, aptitude selection, subject-credit reviews, doctoral regulations Applicants are asked to verify the teaching language, entry semester, subject preconditions, selection procedure and document route before submission. International School or University Qualifications External evaluation, certified translations, APS documentation where applicable or other proof of academic equivalence may be required. Master’s committees may ask for module descriptions, portfolios, writing samples, professional experience, or interviews. Admission to doctoral studies is separate from admission to a bachelor’s or master’s degree program and generally requires a viable research proposal, eligible supervision and formal acceptance by the responsible faculty.
Tuition is not usually levied for regular degree study. The winter semester 2026/27 semester fee is € 408.28 and includes the Germany semester ticket, student-services, student-body, administrative, cultural, mobility and hardship components; tuition may be charged for continuing programs. These fees are exclusive of rent, health insurance, food, study materials, residence formalities, project expenses and personal travel. Special tuition may be applied in the case of continuing-education, distance-learning, joint, second-degree or long-term study formats, if provided for by the relevant law or program regulation. Funding may include BAföG for eligible students, the Deutschlandstipendium, DAAD and Erasmus+ mobility support, foundations, research employment or university-specific awards, but each funding application is assessed independently from admission.
Career preparation is indicative of the university's subject mix and not a guarantyd placement scheme. Research placements, practical modules, internships, career advising, international mobility, entrepreneurship support, employer events and externally connected theses help students to turn academic work into professional evidence. Internships, applied projects, research assistantships, employer events, language development, entrepreneurship services, international mobility and an externally partnered thesis all prepare students for the profession.