# WHU — Otto Beisheim School of Management

> private · Vallendar · germany

## Facts

- **Tuition, non-EU:** €18200 — verified 2026-06-02
- **IELTS minimum:** 6.5 — 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| WiSe BSc (Round 1) | Jan 31 | Private business school, no central application service (uni-assist). Visa applicants strongly encouraged to apply in Round 1 or 2. |
| WiSe BSc (Round 2) | Mar 31 |  |
| WiSe BSc (Round 3, final) | May 15 | Final round. Visa applicants should not wait for Round 3. |
| WiSe MSc | Apr 30 | All Master of Science programmes. A document check at the German mission (APS) is required for CN/VN/IN. |
| WiSe MBA | May 31 | Full-Time MBA for visa applicants. Early bird: by Sep 30 of prior year (€6k discount). |

Deadlines verified 2026-06-02.

## Profile

- **Country:** germany (DE)
- **City:** Vallendar
- **Region:** Rheinland-Pfalz
- **Type:** private
- **Fields:** business, economics, social-sciences
- **Study routes:** direct-bachelor, direct-master
- **Website:** https://www.whu.edu
- **Address:** Burgplatz 2, 56179 Vallendar, Germany
- **Data verified:** 2026-06-02

## About

Vallendar is a riverside town on the Rhine, quiet and focused. WHU occupies a campus built for business education, not a sprawling university with twenty departments. You're surrounded by peers who chose business deliberately, not by accident. At €18,200/year, you're paying—but you're not subsidising philosophy or medieval history.

## Strengths

- Private business-focused school offering business, economics, and social-sciences degrees in a specialised, non-generalist environment.
- Tuition of €18,200 per year is high by German standards but significantly lower than comparable private business schools in the UK or Netherlands.
- An EU-accredited German degree gives graduates full access to an 18-month German job-seeker visa after graduation.
- Germany allows international students up to 120 full working days per year, enabling part-time income to offset living costs.
- Rheinland-Pfalz has no additional non-EU semester fee, unlike Baden-Württemberg where public universities charge €1,500 per semester extra.
- Vallendar's proximity to Frankfurt, Cologne, and Düsseldorf places students near Germany's major finance and corporate hubs for internships.

## Watch out for

- Tuition of €18,200 per year is exceptional in Germany, where public universities charge little or nothing for non-EU students outside Baden-Württemberg.
- Germany requires proof of funds via a blocked account (Sperrkonto) of approximately €11,904 per year before a student visa is issued — this is a hard financial barrier.
- Entry IELTS of 6.5 is a minimum threshold; admission to a selective private business school is typically competitive beyond language scores alone.
- Vallendar is a very small town with limited student social infrastructure; meaningful job markets and city amenities require regular travel to larger cities.
- Daily life, housing searches, and administrative processes in Germany are largely conducted in German, creating friction for students without prior language preparation.

## Scholarships

- **National schemes:** DAAD, Deutschlandstipendium
- **Note:** DAAD: Master's/PhD, merit-based (RU/BY de-facto restricted post-2022). Deutschlandstipendium: €300/mo, all nationalities, merit + social commitment. Apply via university portal (Apr–Jun).
- **Researched:** 2026-05

## Accommodation

- **University dormitory:** yes
- **Dormitory cost:** €280–370
- **Private housing:** €400–500
- **Rent figures describe:** the city of Vallendar
- **Notes:** WHU Vallendar campus (small town, ~8k pop.). Motion Haus: €350–1095/mo (various apartment formats). Höhrer Straße: €425–530/mo; Heerstraße: €370–740/mo. Exchange students: semester-only contracts (€1,500–2,750/semester). All furnished, all-inclusive (bedding, dishes, washer, WiFi).

## 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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