# DIPLOMA Hochschule - Private Fachhochschule Nordhessen

> private · Bad Sooden-Allendorf · germany

## Facts

- **Tuition, non-EU:** €6000 — verified 2026-06-02
- **IELTS minimum:** 6 — verified 2026-06-02
- **Financial proof for a student residence permit:** €11,904 per year (2026, DAAD / Study in Germany — proof of financing (blocked account, 992 EUR/month for 12 months): https://www.study-in-germany.com/en/plan-your-studies/requirements/proof-of-financing/)

## Profile

- **Country:** germany (DE)
- **City:** Bad Sooden-Allendorf
- **Region:** Hessen
- **Type:** private
- **Fields:** business, psychology, social-work, health, engineering
- **Study routes:** studienkolleg, direct-bachelor, direct-master
- **Website:** http://www.diploma.de
- **Address:** Am Hegeberg 2, 37242 Bad Sooden-Allendorf, Germany
- **Data verified:** 2026-06-02

## About

DIPLOMA is Germany's largest private applied sciences university, spread across multiple campuses. Bad Sooden-Allendorf is a small spa town in Hessen, quiet and rural, so you won't get city-level energy here—but you will get genuine affordability and tight-knit student communities. Many DIPLOMA students take the part-time or blended-learning route while working.

## Strengths

- At €6,000 per year, tuition is moderate for a German private university, well below the €10,000–18,000 range common at comparable private Fachhochschulen.
- An IELTS 6.0 entry threshold makes the programme accessible to CIS students with solid but not exceptional English.
- Fields span business, psychology, social work, health, and engineering — broad enough to suit diverse CIS student profiles under one institution.
- A German Fachhochschule degree is an EU-recognised qualification, opening the 18-month post-study job-seeker visa and access to the wider Schengen labour market.
- Students can work up to 120 full days or 240 half days per year alongside studies, helping offset living costs.
- Bad Sooden-Allendorf's small-town location means a significantly lower cost of living compared to Frankfurt or Berlin, stretching the student budget further.

## Watch out for

- Germany's public universities charge little or no tuition for non-EU students (except Baden-Württemberg), so €6,000 per year is a real cost premium over the free public alternative.
- Daily life, administration, and many bachelor programmes at German institutions are conducted in German — a serious barrier without at least B2 level.
- Non-EU school leavers whose qualification is not automatically recognised in Germany typically must complete a preparatory year (Studienkolleg) or equivalent bridging course before enrolment.
- Before a German student visa is issued, applicants must deposit approximately €11,904 (2024-25 rate) into a blocked bank account (Sperrkonto), requiring substantial upfront capital.
- Bad Sooden-Allendorf is a small spa town with a very limited local job market, making part-time work and post-graduation internship opportunities scarce without travelling to larger cities.

## Accommodation

- **University dormitory:** yes
- **Dormitory cost:** €260–340
- **Private housing:** €340–390
- **Rent figures describe:** the city of Bad Sooden-Allendorf
- **How to apply:** Not run by a public Studierendenwerk. DIPLOMA operates its own on-site 'Wohnheim' with 59 rooms at the Bad Sooden-Allendorf campus; contact the campus directly (bsa@diploma.de) for room applications. The city's own housing office and local listings serve as the private-market fallback.
- **Notes:** IMPORTANT format caveat: DIPLOMA Hochschule is primarily a distance-learning/dual-study provider nationally, but the Bad Sooden-Allendorf campus specifically runs a combined vocational-training-plus-degree ('Ausbildung und Studium') format where the vocational component is in-person on weekdays and the higher-ed seminars are mostly live-online on Saturdays — so many students DO live on-site during the week, and the institution maintains its own 59-room dormitory (single and shared/WG rooms, 17–35 m², kitchenette + private bathroom) at €180–350/month warm rent. This is not a typical full-time on-campus program though, so accommodation needs may be lighter (partial-week presence) than at a conventional university — flag this to students. Private housing in this small, low-rent Werra-Meißner district town runs cheaper than most German university towns.
- **Source:** https://www.diploma.de/wohnheime/campus-nordhessen

## National and EU scholarships for this destination

- [DAAD Scholarships](https://studyroute.app/scholarships/daad.md) — Monthly stipend + travel & insurance (varies by programme)
- [Erasmus+](https://studyroute.app/scholarships/erasmus-plus.md) — Monthly mobility grant set by the home institution + possible top-ups
- [Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters](https://studyroute.app/scholarships/erasmus-mundus.md) — Full scholarship: tuition + travel, visa & a monthly living allowance (set per programme)
- [Deutschlandstipendium](https://studyroute.app/scholarships/deutschlandstipendium.md) — €300/month (€150 federal + €150 private donor), for at least 2 semesters — 2026

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