What the whole degree costs
Not just tuition. Everything, for the full 2 years. Living in Dresden
- Administrative fee (Semesterbeitrag), 2 years€275/sem · public German universities charge no tuition€1,100
- Student room, 24 monthsrooms from €197/mo · typically €281/mo, Dresden€6,744
- Living, 24 months€595/mo: food, transport, phone, books€14,280
- Total, all-inliving in Dresden€22,124
Rent source: numbeo.com
Scholarships you can apply for: DAAD · Deutschlandstipendium · Erasmus Mundus (EU-wide)
Can I get in?
The published requirements, checked against the official programme page. Open the section that applies to you.
Academic requirements2 on record
EnglishIELTS 5.5 minverified
Your degreeAcquisition of at least 60 ECTS from the fields of Business Administration (BWL), Economics (VWL) and quantitative methods (Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Operations Research, Programming, Data Analytics), including minimum 15 ECTS in Economics (with at least 6 ECTS in Microeconomics), minimum 20 ECTS in Quantitative Methods (with at least 6 ECTS in Statistics and 4 ECTS in Operations Research, Optimization and Programming), and minimum 15 ECTS in Business Administration.verified
Local variants + foreign-degree pathway1 on record
Bachelor from outside the Netherlands?
You'll need a diploma equivalence check — case-by-case review against the Dutch bachelor's standard, typically via Nuffic. Grades convert with the equivalence table above; the university makes the final call.
Where you'd live
Median room rents by student area in Dresden. Sources: CBS / local city statistics.
rooms from €197/mo · typically €281/mo · Dresden
Everyday living around €595/mo (food, transport, phone, books).
Housing is scarce; start looking the day you're admitted, not the day you land.
The university
Technische Universität Dresden at a glance · Dresden, DE
TypePublic research university, state-funded and state-recognised