Find it in FRM: Universities and technical colleges
The FrankfurtRheinMain (FRM) region is an excellent place to study or conduct research. Its many universities and academies offer an extensive, high-quality range of degrees, some of which are specifically geared towards international students. FRM is in great demand among ambitious young people from all over the world.
The internationally renowned state-owned universities of Hessen are in Frankfurt am Main, Darmstadt, Mainz and Gießen. There are also eight state-run technical colleges and two important art colleges in FRM. In addition, students can choose from many technical colleges specialising in subjects such as finance or chemistry and many private academies, music schools, theological colleges and universities that are funded by public or private foundations.
Click here for an overview of all international degree courses.
International offices
Almost all institutions of higher education have international offices that offer advice to international students. We have put together a list of the international offices of all universities and technical colleges in FRM:
We know that only excellent education can keep FrankfurtRheinMain economically competitive. There is always demand for smart newcomers in this research-intensive region.
Helpful contacts
The accadis Hochschule Bad Homburg (accadis University Bad Homburg), formerly known as the International Business School Bad Homburg, is a private, state-recognized university of applied sciences with over 35 years of experience. The first bachelor's degrees in international business were awarded in 1993. Their business management bachelor's and master's programmes are internationally oriented and partly unique throughout Germany. They are characterized by a high degree of practical relevance, and can be completed on a full-time, dual or part-time basis. Undergraduate and doctoral students enjoy personal support tailored to their individual strengths, at this family-owned and institutionally accredited educational institution.
District / Cities: District Hochtaunus
Du-Pont-Str. 4
61352 Bad Homburg
Phone: +49 6172 984 235
E-Mail: studienberatung@accadis.com
Website: https://www.accadis.com/
We speak: German, English
Costs: Fee-based
District / Cities: District Rheingau-Taunus
Rheingaustraße 1
65375 Oestrich-Winkel
Phone: +49 611 71021516
E-Mail: melanie.butzloff@ebs.edu
Website: https://www.ebs.edu/en/international-students-office
District / Cities: City Darmstadt
Zweifalltorweg 12
64293 Darmstadt
Phone: +49 6151 8798 33
E-Mail: international.office@eh-darmstadt.de
Website: https://www.eh-darmstadt.de/internationales/international-office/
District / Cities: City Frankfurt am Main
Nibelungenplatz 1
60318 Frankfurt am Main
Phone: +49 69 1533 3843
E-Mail: international@fra-uas.de
Website: https://www.frankfurt-university.de/de/studium/international-office/
District / Cities: City Frankfurt am Main
Adickesallee 32-34
60322 Frankfurt am Main
Phone: +49 69 154008 – 262
E-Mail: h.halstrick@fs.de
Website: www.frankfurt-school.de
Founded with private means, by mainly Jewish founders in 1914, the GU has since been setting standards in the social and natural sciences. As a workshop of modernity it has pioneered the fields of social and economic sciences, medicine, quantum physics, brain research and labour law. Today's specialist areas of the GU include: Law, Economics, Society, Education, Psychology and Sport, Protestant Theology, Catholic Theology, Philosophy and History, Language and Culture, Modern Philology, Geology/Geography, Computer Science and Mathematics, Physics, Biochemistry, Chemistry and Pharmacy, Biology and Medicine.
District / Cities: City Frankfurt am Main
Theodor-W.-Adorno-Platz 6
Campus Westend, PEG-Gebäude, 1.OG
60629 Frankfurt am Main
Phone: +49 69 798 3838
E-Mail: ssc@uni-frankfurt.de
Website: http://www.uni-frankfurt.de
We speak: English, German
Costs: Partly fee-based
District / Cities: City Frankfurt am Main
Eschersheimer Landstraße 29–39
60322 Frankfurt am Main
Phone: +49 69 154 007 256
E-Mail: friederike.kreft@hfmdk-frankfurt.de
Website: http://www.hfmdk-frankfurt.info/studium-und-lehre/internationales/
District / Cities: City Offenbach am Main
Schlossgrabengasse
63065 Offenbach am Main
Phone: +49 69 800 59 149
E-Mail: team.internationales@hfg-offenbach.de
Website: http://www.hfg-offenbach.de/de/pages/internationales-buero#ueber
District / Cities: City Aschaffenburg
Würzburger Straße 45
63743 Aschaffenburg
Phone: +49 6021 4206 0
E-Mail: international@h-ab.de
Website: https://www.h-ab.de/internationales/
District / Cities: City Mainz
Lucy-Hillebrand-Straße 2
55128 Mainz
Phone: +49 6131 628 0
E-Mail: ulla.plate@hs-mainz.de
Website: https://www.hs-mainz.de/studium/international/international-office/
University locations are, among others, in Idstein, Frankfurt and Wiesbaden
District / Cities: District Rheingau-Taunus
Limburger Straße 2
65510 Idstein
E-Mail: beratung@hs-fresenius.de
Website: https://www.hs-fresenius.de/hochschule/international/incoming-students/
District / Cities: District Fulda
Leipziger Straße 123
36037 Fulda
Phone: +49 661 9640 0
E-Mail: britta.simon@hs-fulda.de
Website: https://www.hs-fulda.de/
RhainMain University has over 70 study programmes on two campuses in the ReinMain Area, and boasts an international network. About 12,800 students study in the departments of architecture and civil engineering, design computer science media, social work, at Wiesbaden Business School in Wiesbaden and at the department of engineering in Rüsselsheim. As a university of applied sciences, RheinMain University gives great importance to hands-on training and is recognized for its applied research.
District / Cities: City Wiesbaden
Kurt-Schumacher-Ring 18
Gebäude A, Raum 124 - 128
65197 Wiesbaden
E-Mail: international@hs-rm.de
Website: http://www.hs-rm.de
We speak: German, English
Costs: Free of charge
District / Cities: City Worms
Erenburgerstraße 19
67549 Worms
Phone: +49 6241 509 0
Website: http://www.hs-worms.de/international/international-center/
District / Cities: District Rheingau-Taunus
Von-Lade-Str.1
65366 Geisenheim
Phone: +49 6722 502 0
E-Mail: international@hs-gm.de
Website: http://www.hs-geisenheim.de/international-office.html
District / Cities: District Gießen
Goethestr. 58
35390 Gießen
Phone: +49 641 99 16 400
E-Mail: studium-international@uni-giessen.de
Website: http://www.uni-giessen.de/internationales
The Katholische Hochschule Mainz (Catholic University of Applied Sciences Mainz) is a state-recognized university with faculties of social work, practical theology and healthcare and nursing. The Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft zur Förderung von Wissenschaft und Bildung mbH (charitable society for the promotion of science and education) of the (arch) dioceses Cologne, Limburg, Mainz, Speyer and Trier is the governing body. The core tasks of the university include applied teaching, research and further education. Graduates from the Katholische Hochschule Mainz qualify as socially responsible and technically competent experts in their fields.
District / Cities: District Mainz-Bingen
Saarstraße 3
55122 Mainz
Phone: +49 6131 289 444 51
E-Mail: info@kh-mz.de
Website: https://www.kh-mz.de/katholische-hochschule.html
We speak: German, English
Costs: Partly fee-based
As a high school graduate, students can gain initial work experience in the Study+Training or Study+Practice programmes, while at the same time obtaining a bachelor's degree.
For employed people there is the possibility of studying in the format of either Study+ Practice or Study+Profession.
Classes take place on a weekday afternoon and on Saturday mornings.
Bachelor's degree courses:
Business Administration
Business Information Management
Biopharmaceutical Science
Chemical Engineering
Master's Programmes:
Business Management
Technology and Management
Chemical Engineering
District / Cities: District Main-Taunus
Industriepark Höchst, Gebäude B845
65926 Frankfurt am Main
Phone: +49 69 810 51
E-Mail: tobias.heger@provadis-hochschule.de
Website: https://www.provadis-hochschule.de/
We speak: German
Costs: Fee-based
The TU Darmstadt is one of the leading technical universities in Germany. Its professors, scientific and administrative-technical staff and around 27,000 students are dedicated to key future fields. These include cyber-security, the internet and digitisation, particle beams and matter, thermal fluids and interfaces, future energy systems and development processes, from materials to product innovation. Together with the Goethe University Frankfurt and the Johannes Gutenberg University of Main, the TU Darmstadt forms the strategic alliance of the RhainMain Universities.
District / Cities: City Darmstadt
Karolinenplatz 5
64289 Darmstadt
Phone: +49 6151 1601
E-Mail: presse@tu-darmstadt.de
Website: https://www.tu-darmstadt.de
We speak: German, English
As a graduate of TH Bingen, you have secured a career path in business and science. This is because our teaching is characterised with high practical relevance and the cooperation with business. Application-oriented research enables you to obtain academic degrees up to doctorate level.
District / Cities: District Mainz-Bingen
Berlinstrasse 109
Gebäude 5
55421 Bingen
Phone: +49 6721 409 242
E-Mail: aaa@th-bingen.de
Website: https://www.th-bingen.de
We speak: German, English, French, Spanish
Costs: Partly fee-based
District / Cities: District Gießen
Platz der Deutschen Einheit 2
35390 Gießen
Phone: +49 641 309 0
E-Mail: silke.wehmer@verw.thm.de
Website: https://www.thm.de/site/international.html
We advise on all non-academic and practical matters and are available for planning, preparing and implementing your stay at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz.
District / Cities: City Mainz
Forum 2
Raum 00-216
55128 Mainz
Phone: +49 6131 392 8339
E-Mail: welcome@international.uni-mainz.de
Website: http://www.uni-mainz.de/welcome-center
We speak: German, English
Costs: Free of charge