# Study in Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania > Greifswald has 1 university offering 120 degree courses (31 Bachelor's, 38 Master's), and 54% of them are taught in English or bilingually. A student flat costs about €405 a month (30 m² flat incl. utilities, MLP Studentenwohnreport 2026). Tuition for non-EU students: €0 — The University of Greifswald charges no tuition, including for non-EU students; you pay a semester contribution that includes the Deutschland-Semesterticket. A 2026 proposal to introduce fees for non-EU students was rejected. Greifswald is a true student town: the University of Greifswald, founded in 1456, is the city's heart, and students make up a large share of the population. It is small, safe and walkable, with the Baltic coast at the end of the street. Rents are among the lowest in Germany. **Find a course:** https://app.whereismyuni.com/dashboard/map?area=MV&city=Greifswald ## Cost of living - Rent: ≈ €405 (30 m² flat incl. utilities, MLP Studentenwohnreport 2026) - Tuition for non-EU students: €0 — The University of Greifswald charges no tuition, including for non-EU students; you pay a semester contribution that includes the Deutschland-Semesterticket. A 2026 proposal to introduce fees for non-EU students was rejected. - Greifswald is one of the cheapest cities in the MLP 2026 study: about €405 for a 30 m² flat and €340 for a shared-flat room. - A bike is all you need; the town is flat and compact. - German is important: most courses and almost all daily life run in German. ## Industries & employers - **Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics** (Research): Runs the Wendelstein 7-X fusion experiment in Greifswald. - **University Medicine Greifswald** (Healthcare): The university hospital, one of the region's largest employers. - **Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut** (Research): Federal research institute for animal health, on the nearby island of Riems. ## Culture & people Greifswald is a Hanseatic town with a market square of brick gables and three big Gothic churches. The Romantic painter Caspar David Friedrich was born here in 1774, and his paintings of the Eldena Abbey ruins made the area famous. Life is calm and outdoorsy: students sail on the Ryck river and the Greifswald Bodden, cycle to the fishing village of Wieck, and take day trips to the islands of Rügen and Usedom. ## Events & festivals - **Nordischer Klang** (May): Germany's largest festival of Nordic culture, with music, film and literature. - **Fischerfest Gaffelrigg** (July): Harbour festival with traditional sailing boats in Wieck. - **Christmas market** (Late Nov – Dec): Held on the historic market square. ## Places to see - **Market Square** (Square): Brick gabled houses and the town hall at the centre of the old town. - **Eldena Abbey** (Ruin): Monastery ruins painted by Caspar David Friedrich. - **Wieck** (Village): Fishing village with a wooden bascule bridge at the mouth of the Ryck. - **St Nicholas Cathedral** (Church): Brick Gothic cathedral with a tower you can climb. - **Rügen and Usedom** (Day trip): Germany's two largest islands, both within easy reach. ## Getting around Greifswald's buses and regional trains are covered by the Deutschland-Semesterticket included in the semester contribution. Trains reach Berlin in about two and a half to three hours and Stralsund in about 20 minutes, and the nearest large airports are Berlin and Hamburg. Most students cycle everywhere. ## FAQ ### Is Greifswald cheap for students? Yes. A 30 m² student flat costs about €405 a month and a shared-flat room about €340, among the lowest figures in the MLP Studentenwohnreport 2026, where only Chemnitz and Magdeburg are cheaper. ### Which universities are in Greifswald? Greifswald has one university in our catalogue, the University of Greifswald, founded in 1456, with 120 degree courses in medicine, sciences, humanities, law and economics. ### Can I study in English in Greifswald? Only a few programmes: 54% of the University of Greifswald's courses are taught in English or bilingually. ### Do I pay tuition fees in Greifswald? No. The University of Greifswald charges no tuition for EU or non-EU students; you pay only the semester contribution. ## Sources - [MLP Studentenwohnreport 2026 (IW Köln)](https://www.iwkoeln.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Studien/Gutachten/PDF/2026/MLP_Studentenwohnreport_2026.pdf) - [University of Greifswald](https://www.uni-greifswald.de) - [Nordischer Klang 2026 (University of Greifswald)](https://www.uni-greifswald.de/en/university/information/current-news/details/n/nordischer-klang-2026-everything-from-pop-joik-and-jazz-to-comedy-274784/) - [Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania tuition bill (GradGermany, Oct 2026)](https://www.gradgermany.com/blog/saxony-mecklenburg-vorpommern-tuition-fees-draft) --- Published by [Where Is My Uni?](https://whereismyuni.com) — every German university on one map. Canonical page: https://whereismyuni.com/study-in/mecklenburg-western-pomerania/greifswald. Last updated November 2026. [How we research](https://whereismyuni.com/study-in/how-we-research).