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Technische Universität Darmstadt

Technische Universität Darmstadt

Karolinenplatz 5
D-64289 Darmstadt
Telephone: +49 6151 16-0
https://www.tu-darmstadt.de
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Basic information

Kind of Institution and funding body
University, public
Year of foundation
1877
Total number of Students
24,310
Students at this campus
24,310
Semester contribution
381.18 €
Tuition fees
no data

Students by area of study

Medicine, Health Science
0%
Natural Sciences, Mathematics
14.6%
Law, Economic and Social Sciences
12.7%
Humanities, Languages
5.4%
Engineering Science (incl. Computer Science)
66.1%
Other studies
1.2%

Students by type of degree pursued

Bachelor's degree
53.5%
Master's degree
41.7%
Teacher qualification degree
3.9%
Pre-Bologna degrees
0%
Other types of degrees
0.8%

Central services

Opening hours central student counselling

Special features regarding the library

Locations: Three sites: ULB Stadtmitte (Monday to Sunday 08:00-01:00) and ULB Lichtwiese, ULB Schloss.; Stock: 4,759,060 printed works, of which 2,431,545 are books and journals.; 55,781 current journals (53,990 of which are electronic), 623,037 e-media (excluding journals), 207,359 micro-materials/ AV media. 2,120,156 other printed works; Services: Self-service terminals and automated return devices; More than 1,100 user workspaces; Electronic building navigation; Extensive workshop and advisory programme (research, citation, reference management, Word, LaTeX, etc.); Free WiFi; Chromebook laptop loan; Individual and group work rooms; Free book scanners; mobile search portal; Digitisation centre; Full-text service (OCR); Publication service for electronic publishing; GND Service.
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Foreign language center and courses

There is a foreign language centre. Languages offered: English, French, German as a Foreign Language, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Polish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Latin, Arabic, Turkish, Danish, German as a Second Language, German Sign Language, Finnish, Korean, Kurdish, Dutch, Norwegian, Vietnamese, Heritage Languages: Arabic, Turkish, Polish, Russian; Writing advice, intercultural training
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Special features regarding university sports

The university offers its own sports programme. As a student of the TU Darmstadt you can also participate in the university sports programmes of other universities in Hesse. Please note or request the conditions of participation of the respective university. Some courses are free of charge, some subject to fees. On the TU site you will find the climbing forest Darmstadt, the DAV (German Climbing Association) climbing hall and the Unifit gym, the disc golf course, the listed university stadium with outdoor pool (free access for students), artificial grass pitch, athletics and cross-training facilities, beach volleyball and basketball courts. Test and taste programmes for international students, excursions, active breaks with activity bike, student health management and much more...
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Last update 2026: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education