Semester fee

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As a student at Kempten University of Applied Sciences, you pay a semester fee each semester. The fee is collected on behalf of Studierendenwerk Augsburg and is used to fund services such as student advisory services, canteens and student accommodation.

The semester fee at Kempten University of Applied Sciences is currently €115 per semester. It consists of:

  • €85 contribution to Studierendenwerk Augsburg
  • €30 for the semester ticket for public transport

Semester ticket and Ermäßigungsticket

The semester fee already includes a semester ticket for Kempten University of Applied Sciences. The ticket costs €30 per semester and allows you to use buses within the Verkehrsgemeinschaft Allgäu (mona) network.

Students at Kempten University of Applied Sciences can also purchase the so-called “Ermäßigungsticket” (discounted Deutschlandticket for nationwide public transport). The regular price is €43 per month. As the semester ticket is already included in your semester fee, the Ermäßigungsticket costs you only €38 per month.

Further information:

Refund of the semester fee

A refund of a semester fee that has already been paid is generally only possible in certain circumstances.

You can apply for a refund if:

  • you exmatriculate before the start of the following semester, or
  • you are exmatriculated by the university.

Deadlines for applying for a refund:

  • 30 September for the winter semester
  • 14 March for the summer semester

After the respective semester has begun, a refund by the university is generally no longer possible.

Exception

In exceptional circumstances, the semester fee may also be refunded in full after the semester has begun. This applies if you exmatriculate no later than one month after the start of the semester and submit the relevant supporting documents.

The following deadlines apply:

  • 31 October for the winter semester
  • 14 April for the summer semester

In this case, please submit the following documents to the university (e.g. by email):

  • Letter of admission to a degree programme with restricted admission
  • Certificate of enrolment from the new university

The semester fee can then be refunded in full.

You can find detailed instructions on MeinCampus.

If you have any questions about the semester fee or refunds, please contact the Academic Registry.

Service fee for international students in selected degree programmes

Since the winter semester 2025/2026, students from non-EU countries enrolled in the following English-taught degree programmes have been required to pay an additional service fee of €500 per semester:

  • Corporate Sustainability & Sustainable Finance
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Global Business Development
  • International Engineering

Students who were already enrolled in one of these degree programmes before the winter semester 2025/2026 are exempt from this fee.

Certain groups of students may also be exempt from the fee, including:

  • Students from non-EU countries who have obtained a German higher education entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur, FOS/BOS qualification, entrance qualification for a university of applied sciences or BK II qualification)
  • Students enrolled at Kempten University of Applied Sciences under a cooperation agreement (e.g. students from one of our many partner universities in non-EU countries)
  • Persons with a permanent residence permit in accordance with Section 8 (1), Nos. 1 to 4 of the German Federal Training Assistance Act (BAföG)
  • Persons who are exempt from the fee under other agreements, legal provisions or international treaties, or who are treated as equivalent to German nationals

Payment of the semester fee

You can pay the semester fee by direct debit, credit card (Visa or Mastercard) or PayPal.

This also applies to the additional service fee for international students enrolled in the English-taught degree programmes Corporate Sustainability & Sustainable Finance, Electrical Engineering, Global Business Development and International Engineering.

You can find the relevant step-by-step instructions below, separated into newly enrolled students and students who are re-enrolling.

Are you enrolling at Kempten University of Applied Sciences for the first time and would like to:

  • pay the semester fee by direct debit? Follow these instructions
  • pay the semester fee by credit card? Follow these instructions.
  • pay the semester fee using PayPal? Follow these instructions.

Are you already studying at Kempten University of Applied Sciences and would like to pay the semester fee to re-enrol for the next semester? You can find:

  • instructions for payment by direct debit here.
  • instructions for payment by credit card here.
  • instructions for payment via PayPal here.