# Study in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia > Düsseldorf has 7 universities and colleges offering 229 degree courses (120 Bachelor's, 100 Master's), and 33% of them are taught in English or bilingually. A student flat costs about €613 a month (30 m² flat incl. utilities, MLP Studentenwohnreport 2026). Tuition for non-EU students: €0 — Public universities in North Rhine-Westphalia charge no tuition, including for non-EU students; you pay a semester contribution that includes the Deutschland-Semesterticket. Private schools such as WHU and IST charge fees. Düsseldorf is the business and fashion capital of North Rhine-Westphalia: polished, international and very liveable. Heinrich Heine University, Hochschule Düsseldorf, the Kunstakademie and the Robert Schumann music school are the main places to study. It has Germany's largest Japanese community and an airport with flights almost everywhere. **Find a course:** https://app.whereismyuni.com/dashboard/map?area=NW&city=D%C3%BCsseldorf ## Cost of living - Rent: ≈ €613 (30 m² flat incl. utilities, MLP Studentenwohnreport 2026) - Tuition for non-EU students: €0 — Public universities in North Rhine-Westphalia charge no tuition, including for non-EU students; you pay a semester contribution that includes the Deutschland-Semesterticket. Private schools such as WHU and IST charge fees. - Rent is above average: about €613 for a 30 m² flat and €563 for a shared-flat room (MLP 2026); Bilk, near the university, and Flingern are popular with students. - Many large companies here offer English-speaking internships; check corporate career pages as well as university job boards. - Order an Altbier, the local dark beer; asking for Kölsch is a classic way to annoy the locals. ## Industries & employers - **Henkel** (Consumer goods & adhesives): Persil and Schwarzkopf maker headquartered in Düsseldorf. - **Vodafone Germany** (Telecom): German headquarters on the left bank of the Rhine. - **Rheinmetall** (Defence & automotive): Headquartered in Düsseldorf. - **Metro** (Wholesale): Wholesale group headquartered in Düsseldorf. - **trivago** (Tech): Hotel-search company headquartered in the MedienHafen. ## Culture & people Düsseldorf has a friendly rivalry with Cologne over beer, Carnival and football. The Altstadt is known as "the longest bar in the world" for its hundreds of pubs, and the Rhine promenade is where everyone goes on sunny days. The Königsallee is one of Germany's most exclusive shopping streets. The Kunstakademie trained artists like Joseph Beuys and Gerhard Richter, and electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk started here. Around Immermannstraße, Japanese restaurants, bookshops and supermarkets reflect the city's long-standing Japanese community. ## Events & festivals - **Carnival** (Feb): Rhineland Carnival, peaking with the Rose Monday parade. - **Japan-Tag** (May / June): Free Japanese culture festival on the Rhine, ending with Japanese fireworks. - **Rheinkirmes** (July): A huge funfair on the Rhine meadows in Oberkassel. - **Christmas markets** (Late Nov – Dec): Several themed markets across the old town and Königsallee. ## Places to see - **Altstadt** (Old town): Narrow streets packed with pubs and Altbier breweries. - **MedienHafen** (Architecture): Former harbour with Frank Gehry's twisted buildings and the Rheinturm. - **K20 and K21** (Museum): The state's collection of 20th- and 21st-century art. - **Rheinuferpromenade** (Promenade): Riverside walk from the old town to the Rheinturm TV tower. ## Getting around Düsseldorf's U-Bahn, trams and buses (Rheinbahn) and regional trains are covered by the Deutschland-Semesterticket included in the semester contribution at public universities. Düsseldorf Airport, one of Germany's biggest, is about ten minutes from the main station by S-Bahn, Cologne is under half an hour away, and ICE trains run in every direction. ## FAQ ### Is Düsseldorf expensive for students? Fairly. A 30 m² student flat costs about €613 a month, above the mid-range figure of about €565 across the 38 cities in the MLP Studentenwohnreport 2026; a shared-flat room costs about €563. ### Which universities are in Düsseldorf? Düsseldorf has 7 universities in our catalogue, including Heinrich Heine University, Hochschule Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences, the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and the Robert Schumann Hochschule for music. ### Can I study in English in Düsseldorf? Partly: 33% of Düsseldorf's 229 degree courses are taught in English or bilingually, mostly at Master's level. ### Do I pay tuition fees in Düsseldorf? Not at public universities: EU and non-EU students pay only the semester contribution. Private institutions such as WHU and IST-Hochschule charge tuition. ### Which companies hire students in Düsseldorf? Henkel, Vodafone, Rheinmetall, Metro and trivago are headquartered in Düsseldorf, along with many consulting, advertising and law firms. ## Sources - [MLP Studentenwohnreport 2026 (IW Köln)](https://www.iwkoeln.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Studien/Gutachten/PDF/2026/MLP_Studentenwohnreport_2026.pdf) - [Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf](https://www.hhu.de) - [Japan-Tag Düsseldorf/NRW (Visit Düsseldorf)](https://www.visitduesseldorf.de/en/experience/events/japan-tag-japan-day-dusseldorf-nrw) --- Published by [Where Is My Uni?](https://whereismyuni.com) — every German university on one map. Canonical page: https://whereismyuni.com/study-in/north-rhine-westphalia/dusseldorf. Last updated November 2026. [How we research](https://whereismyuni.com/study-in/how-we-research).