Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

EU/EEA students pay no tuition at THI. From Summer Term 2026, non-EU/EEA (third-country national) students are charged €800 per semester for bachelor's programmes and €1,200 per semester for master's programmes. Students who were already enrolled before Winter Semester 2024/25 and continue in the same programme are exempt. Merit-based tuition waivers are available at admission for high-achieving students (initially for 2 semesters, extendable by 2 further semesters if the student achieves 80% of required ECTS with a GPA of 1.7 or better for bachelor's, or 2.0 or better for master's). All students pay a mandatory student union (Studentenwerk) semester contribution on top of any tuition.

International applicants (with qualifications from outside Germany) must obtain a VPD (Vorprüfungsdokumentation) from uni-assist before applying through THI's PRIMUSS portal. Applicants from India, China, and Vietnam must additionally submit an original APS certificate (Academic Evaluation Office) — certified copies are not accepted; APS processing currently takes approximately three months for master's applicants. Bachelor's entry requires a recognised higher secondary school certificate (equivalent to German university entrance qualification). Master's entry requires a bachelor's degree equivalent to a German programme with 210 ECTS; applicants with 180 ECTS may compensate with at least 20 weeks of relevant full-time work experience after graduation. Language: German-taught programmes require B2 German. English-taught programmes require B2 English for applicants without a German university entrance qualification. Applications are submitted via PRIMUSS; admission-restricted programmes additionally use the Hochschulstart/DoSV procedure.

Winter Semester (October start): applications open 2 May, deadline mid-July (some programmes extended to 31 August). Summer Semester (April start): applications open 15 November, deadline mid-February (some programmes extended to end of February). Deadlines apply to the PRIMUSS portal; uni-assist VPD processing time must be factored in separately.

THI offers programmes in both German and English. Six full English-taught bachelor's programmes are available (including Autonomous Vehicle Engineering, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, and Sustainable Civil Engineering). Approximately 15 English-taught master's programmes are offered (covering AI Engineering, Global Business, Renewable Energy Systems, and others). German-taught programmes require B2 German proficiency for admission. Several English-taught programmes require A1 German by the end of the first semester for day-to-day integration.