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Basic information

Kind of Institution and funding body
University of applied sciences, public
Year of foundation
1890
Total number of Students
13,600
Students at this campus
13,600
Semester contribution
299.40 €
Tuition fees
There are no study fees.

Students by area of study

Medicine, Health Science
0%
Natural Sciences, Mathematics
0%
Law, Economic and Social Sciences
37.5%
Humanities, Languages
0%
Engineering Science (incl. Computer Science)
52.9%
Other studies
9.7%

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

Locations: Decentralised library system at three sites.; Stock: Approx. 150,000 books; 443,118 e-book titles and databases; 19,637 e-journals; Service: Individual and group workspaces, research PCs, online tutorials, parent-child workspace, training opportunities
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Foreign language center and courses

There is no foreign language centre. Languages offered: English, French, German as a Foreign Language, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, Turkish, Albanian, Bulgarian, Greek
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Special features regarding university sports

The university does not have its own sports programme. University sports are organised by the Technical University of Dortmund, but all students at the University of Applied Sciences of Dortmund can participate in them. Some courses are free of charge, some subject to fees.
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Last update 2026: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education