About accadis Hochschule Bad Homburg
accadis Hochschule Bad Homburg is a private, state-recognised university of applied sciences (Hochschule) located in Bad Homburg, just outside Frankfurt am Main in the German state of Hessen. It specialises in business and management studies, offering Bachelor's, Master's, MBA and doctoral pathways with a strongly international, practice-oriented profile.
The institution traces its origins to a further-education academy founded by Gerda Meinl-Kexel on 1 October 1980, which over the following decades grew into the accadis Education Group. The Hochschule itself developed from this lineage, adding graduate-level programmes and gaining its current form as a university of applied sciences in the 2000s. It remains a family-run institution and describes itself as a vertically integrated education provider spanning preschool through to doctoral study.
accadis emphasises a personalised, small-class teaching model with close links to industry partners. Several of its international programmes are taught in English, and the campus sits roughly 20 minutes by tram from Frankfurt's financial district.
Key facts
- Founded
- 1980
- International
- ~20%
Private, state-recognised university of applied sciences specialising in business and management
Located near Frankfurt am Main (~20 minutes by tram), a major international finance hub
Several English-taught international Master's programmes plus an English-taught MBA
Roots dating back to 1980; part of a family-run, vertically integrated education group (preschool to doctoral level)
Strong industry links and a personalised small-class teaching model
Doctoral/PhD pathways offered in cooperation with international partner universities
Admissions & costs
Tuition & fees
accadis is a private university of applied sciences and charges tuition fees (unlike Germany's tuition-free public universities); detailed Bachelor's and Master's fee schedules are published by accadis as downloadable PDFs. Exact amounts and any registration/semester contribution were not stated in plain text on the official pages reviewed, so they are not reproduced here to avoid inaccuracy.
Admission requirements
For Master's programmes, applicants need a Bachelor's degree with at least 180 ECTS credits; most M.Sc./M.A. programmes expect a business- or management-related Bachelor's, while some M.A. programmes accept non-business backgrounds. The MBA requires a Bachelor's degree (180+ ECTS) in any field plus at least two years of work experience. English-language proof is required for English-taught programmes: IELTS Academic 6.5+, TOEFL iBT 80+, PTE Academic 56+, or Duolingo English Test 120+. Applicants whose undergraduate degree was completed in English (or who are first-language English speakers from English-speaking countries) may be exempt. The official entry-requirements page does not state German-language requirements or an APS-certificate requirement; Indian, Chinese and Vietnamese applicants should note that an APS certificate is generally required for the German student visa regardless, and should confirm specifics with the university.
Languages of instruction
Programmes are offered in German and English; accadis runs a range of English-taught international Master's programmes (e.g. International Management M.A., Finance M.Sc., Global Marketing Management M.A., Global Sports Management M.A., Global Business Management M.A.) as well as an English-taught MBA.
Campuses & locations
Single campus in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Hessen, approximately 20 minutes by tram from central Frankfurt am Main.
Living in Hessen
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe is a prosperous spa town in the Hochtaunus district of Hessen, on the northern edge of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main metropolitan area. It is well connected to Frankfurt's financial centre (around 20 minutes by tram), giving students access to a major international business hub and graduate job market while studying in a smaller, greener setting.
Student life & support
The university highlights a personalised, family-like environment with small classes and close faculty contact. An International Office supports international mobility and Erasmus+ exchange (led by the Director of International Mobility), and a Career Center provides networking events such as Career Day. Specific details on dormitories/housing and German-language courses were not published on the official pages reviewed.
23
Accredited Programmes
14
Master
9
Bachelor/Bakkalaureus
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