# PFH - Private Hochschule Göttingen

> private · Göttingen · germany

## Facts

- **Tuition, non-EU:** €7200 — 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/)

**Intakes and deadlines**

| Intake | Deadline | Notes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bachelor and Master, on-campus (Präsenzstudium) | Rolling | Programs start in October each winter semester, and master's programs also offer a start from April (summer semester). The institution recommends applying after final school grades are released in summer for the October start, but sets no hard cutoff. Source: https://www.pfh.de/beratung/kann-ich-studieren/campusstudium |

Deadlines verified 2026-06-02.

## Profile

- **Country:** germany (DE)
- **City:** Göttingen
- **Region:** Niedersachsen
- **Type:** private
- **Fields:** business, psychology, engineering, political-science
- **Study routes:** direct-bachelor
- **Website:** http://www.pfh.de
- **Address:** Weender Landstraße 3-7, 37073 Göttingen, Germany
- **Data verified:** 2026-06-02

## About

Göttingen is a classic German university town with a long intellectual history, home to thousands of students despite its small size. The town is walkable, charming, and rent is very affordable (€300–480/month for shared housing). Student life is active—good cafés, student bars, and a genuine sense of academic community. The town feels smaller than it is.

## Strengths

- Tuition of €7,200 per year is moderate for a German private university, well below many Western European private institutions.
- An IELTS 6.0 entry bar is accessible for CIS students with solid but not elite English preparation.
- Business, psychology, and engineering degrees from an EU-accredited German institution carry strong recognition across Schengen and globally.
- Germany's 18-month post-study job-seeker visa gives graduates real time to secure employment without leaving the country.
- Göttingen is a historic university city with a dense student community, keeping living costs lower than Frankfurt or Munich.
- Students in Germany may work up to 120 full days or 240 half days per year, providing income alongside studies.

## Watch out for

- PFH is a private university — unlike most German public universities that charge little or no tuition for non-EU students, €7,200 per year must be budgeted every year without exception.
- Germany requires non-EU applicants to prove roughly €11,904 in a blocked account (Sperrkonto) before a student visa is issued — a significant upfront capital requirement.
- Non-EU school leavers whose qualifications are not directly recognised may need to complete a preparatory year before the degree (Studienkolleg) before enrolling, adding one year and extra cost.
- Daily life, local bureaucracy, and many support services in Göttingen operate in German, creating a real integration barrier even if your degree programme is in English.
- Göttingen is a mid-size city; internship and graduate-job opportunities in engineering or business are more limited than in industrial hubs like Stuttgart or Hamburg.

## Accommodation

- **University dormitory:** yes
- **Dormitory cost:** €150–300
- **Private housing:** €330–560
- **Rent figures describe:** the city of Göttingen
- **How to apply:** PFH students apply for dorm places through Studierendenwerk Göttingen like students of the University of Göttingen and HAWK; Göttingen's official press communication explicitly names PFH among the eligible institutions. Housing demand is high and waiting periods can exceed a year, so early application is strongly advised.
- **Notes:** Verified: a Studierendenwerk Göttingen press release (Dec 2018) states that ~34,000 students across three Göttingen institutions — the University, HAWK, and PFH — were entitled to Studierendenwerk services, confirming PFH inclusion. Dorm rents start around €169/month (not all rooms at this price), with an average of about €309.50/month and units up to ~€450, per a third-party housing aggregator citing Studierendenwerk data. No verified private-market WG-Zimmer figure specific to PFH students was located; Göttingen's private market is described as tight with scarce affordable rooms, so left null rather than estimated.
- **Source:** https://www.studierendenwerk-goettingen.de/footer-navigation/unternehmenskommunikation-im-studentenwerk-goettingen/detail?tx_news_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_news_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=News&tx_news_pi1%5Bnews%5D=37&cHash=41e9e1c413c5550f46186d86946d85c6

## 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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