# Study in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse > Frankfurt am Main has 9 universities and colleges offering 434 degree courses (160 Bachelor's, 173 Master's), and 34% of them are taught in English or bilingually. A student flat costs about €720 a month (30 m² flat incl. utilities (WG room ≈ €674), MLP Studentenwohnreport 2026). Tuition for non-EU students: €0 at public unis — Hesse charges no tuition at public universities such as Goethe University and Frankfurt UAS, for EU and non-EU students alike — only the semester contribution. The private Frankfurt School charges its own tuition. Frankfurt is Germany's financial centre — home to the European Central Bank, Deutsche Bank and the stock exchange — and one of its most international cities. Goethe University is one of Germany's largest universities, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences offers practical degrees, and the private Frankfurt School of Finance & Management is known for finance and business. Skyscrapers, apple-wine taverns and the Main riverbanks sit side by side. **Find a course:** https://app.whereismyuni.com/dashboard/map?area=HE&city=Frankfurt+am+Main ## Cost of living - Rent: ≈ €720 (30 m² flat incl. utilities (WG room ≈ €674), MLP Studentenwohnreport 2026) - Tuition for non-EU students: €0 at public unis — Hesse charges no tuition at public universities such as Goethe University and Frankfurt UAS, for EU and non-EU students alike — only the semester contribution. The private Frankfurt School charges its own tuition. - Rents are among the highest in Germany — look at Offenbach, Bockenheim's edges or towns along the S-Bahn lines. - Finance internships are competitive; German is still a big advantage, even in international banks. - Try 'Ebbelwoi' (apple wine) and green sauce in Sachsenhausen — it is the local initiation. ## Industries & employers - **European Central Bank** (Central banking): The ECB's headquarters is in Frankfurt's Ostend. - **Deutsche Bank & Commerzbank** (Banking): Both headquartered in Frankfurt. - **Deutsche Börse** (Financial markets): Stock-exchange operator based in Eschborn, on the city's edge. - **Fraport** (Aviation): Operator of Frankfurt Airport, one of Germany's largest workplaces. ## Culture & people Frankfurt is compact for a global city: you can walk from the skyscrapers to the rebuilt old town around the Römerberg and across the Main to the museum embankment in half an hour. Around a third of residents have a foreign passport, so English is widely spoken. Evenings are spent on the Main riverbanks in summer, in Sachsenhausen's apple-wine taverns, or in the bars around Bornheim and the station district. ## Events & festivals - **Museumsuferfest** (Late August): One of Germany's biggest cultural festivals along the Main embankment. - **Frankfurt Book Fair** (October): The world's largest trade fair for books, with public days at the weekend. - **Christmas market** (Late Nov – Dec): Frankfurt's big market on the Römerberg and around St. Paul's Church. ## Places to see - **Römerberg** (City): The old town square with the city hall's stepped gables. - **Eiserner Steg** (Bridge): Iron footbridge with the classic skyline view. - **Städel Museum** (Museum): Seven centuries of European art on the museum embankment. - **Main Tower** (Viewpoint): Public viewing platform 200 m above the city. - **Palmengarten** (Garden): Botanical garden with tropical glasshouses next to Goethe University's Westend campus. ## Getting around U-Bahn, S-Bahn, trams and buses are run by the RMV; most Hessian universities include a semester ticket in the semester contribution. Frankfurt Airport is about 15 minutes from the centre by S-Bahn, and the main station is one of Germany's biggest ICE hubs — Cologne is about an hour away, Berlin about four. ## FAQ ### Is Frankfurt expensive for students? Yes. A 30 m² student flat costs about €721 a month and a shared-flat room about €674 (MLP Studentenwohnreport 2026), making Frankfurt one of Germany's most expensive student cities after Munich. ### Which universities are in Frankfurt? Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, the private Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, the University of Music and Performing Arts and the Städelschule art academy, among others. ### Can I study in English in Frankfurt? Yes. 34% of the courses in our Frankfurt catalogue are taught in English or bilingually, especially finance, economics and science Master's programmes. ### Do I pay tuition fees in Frankfurt? Not at public universities: Goethe University and Frankfurt UAS charge only the semester contribution, also for non-EU students. Private schools like Frankfurt School charge tuition. ### Which companies hire students in Frankfurt? Banks and financial institutions such as the ECB, Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank and Deutsche Börse, plus Fraport, consultancies and many international firms with German headquarters in the region. ## Sources - [MLP Studentenwohnreport 2026 (IW / MLP)](https://www.iwkoeln.de/studien/michael-voigtlaender-christian-oberst-philipp-deschermeier-mlp-studentenwohnreport-2026.html) - [hessenschau — Frankfurt student rents 2026](https://www.hessenschau.de/wirtschaft/studentisches-wohnen-frankfurt-ist-bundesweit-die-drittteuerste-stadt-v1,mietpreise-frankfurt-studenten-100.html) --- Published by [Where Is My Uni?](https://whereismyuni.com) — every German university on one map. Canonical page: https://whereismyuni.com/study-in/hesse/frankfurt-am-main. 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