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Basic information

Kind of Institution and funding body
University of applied sciences, public
Year of foundation
1832
Total number of Students
3,945
Students at this campus
3,945
Semester contribution
180.50 €
Tuition fees
There are no study fees.

Students by area of study

Medicine, Health Science
0%
Natural Sciences, Mathematics
4.8%
Law, Economic and Social Sciences
18.6%
Humanities, Languages
0%
Engineering Science (incl. Computer Science)
76.5%
Other studies
0%

Students by type of degree pursued

Bachelor's degree
%
Master's degree
%
Teacher qualification degree
%
Pre-Bologna degrees
%
Other types of degrees
%

Central services

Opening hours central student counselling

Special features regarding the library

Stock: Approximately 37,000 printed media systematically made freely accessible; More than 154,000 e-books; Over 45,600 licensed e-journals; Over 33,000 e-videos; 99 current subscriptions to printed journals.; Services: Most e-media are also accessible to Stuttgart University of Applied Sciences (HFT) students from off campus via authentication or VPN and thus 24/7 worldwide. Literature research using a search engine for the library stock. Other services: Individual support for students at the combined IT and library information library and via zoom session also from home, literature management in the team licensed with Citavi, a book scanner usable free of charge for users, 50 workstations and five individual cabins. University repository for theses publication
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Foreign language center and courses

There is a foreign language centre. Languages offered: English, German as a Foreign Language, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Japanese. There is a VESPA cooperation for students.
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Special features regarding university sports

The university does not have its own sports programme. For the students of the HFT Stuttgart, participation in the sports programme of the University of Stuttgart is also possible. Participation is subject to fees. In the winter semester, the “Bauschullauf” traditionally takes place jointly with Esslingen University for students and graduates in Jungholz. This is intended for skiers who can compete in both cross-country skiing and giant slalom, as well as for snowboarders.
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Last update 2026: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education