ESCP Business School, Berlin Campus

Application route

Directly to the university

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“This admission route is valid if you wish to apply directly and exclusively to ESCP.”

“Step 1: Online application Option 1: Apply directly at our website” page

escp.eu/programmes/master-in-management · checked 14 November 2026

Applications go to ESCP's own portal; uni-assist is not mentioned on any ESCP page. Two programmes have alternative routes that do not apply to most applicants from India, Nigeria or Pakistan: the Bachelor in Management can also be applied to through Parcoursup (French baccalauréat candidates who want Paris as a first-year option), UCAS and Common App, and the Master in Management can also be applied to through the French "Join a School in France" (SAI) platform, which has more than 80 centres worldwide; a candidate may not use both the direct and the SAI route in the same year.

APS certificate (India)

Needed at enrolment

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“Applicants from China, India, and Vietnam The Akademische Prüfstelle (APS) is a joint institution of the German Embassy and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) that serves to verify the authenticity of educational degrees and certificates. If you're admitted and choose to enrol, you'll need to obtain an APS certificate as an additional step of the German visa process - and it can add several months to your timeline.”

escp.eu/programmes/specialised-masters-MSc/MSc-in-international-sustainability-management · checked 14 November 2026

The APS certificate is not among the application documents of any ESCP programme; the three Berlin-based MSc pages ask Indian applicants for it only after admission, for the German visa. Only India, China and Vietnam are named; Nigeria and Pakistan have no APS. ESCP's multi-campus programmes (Bachelor in Management, Master in Management, MBA, Executive MBA and the Paris/Madrid-based MSc specialisations) do not mention the APS at all, which is consistent with their applicants not necessarily needing a German visa.

Studienkolleg

Not stated by the university

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• escp.eu/programmes/bachelor-in-management-BSc
• escp.eu/programmes/master-in-management/pre-master-year
• escp.eu/programmes/specialised-masters-MSc/MSc-in-international-sustainability-management

No page says whether ESCP Berlin has a Studienkolleg or foundation year, and none is described. The closest offers are not Studienkollegs: the one-year Pre-Master Year is taught in Paris and Turin only and needs two years of completed university education, and MSc applicants from non-business backgrounds take a short preparatory course in accounting, marketing, finance, economics and controlling before the programme starts. Applicants from India, Nigeria or Pakistan whose school certificate does not give direct access to a German bachelor's would have to attend a Studienkolleg elsewhere; ESCP's bachelor's pages say only "High school diploma (various education systems accepted)".

International office

ESCP has no central international office; each campus runs its own Student Services team. In Berlin (Heubnerweg 8-10, 14059 Berlin, +49 30 32 007 0) studentaffairs_berlin@escp.eu answers general programme questions, visasupport.berlin@escp.eu handles student visas and residence permits, and bachelorberlin@escp.eu and mscberlincampus@escp.eu are the recruitment and admissions addresses for the Berlin bachelor's and master's programmes. ESCP also gives international students free access to the commercial visa platform VisaFlow, with an access code printed on the letter of admission.

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“On each ESCP campus, you'll find a team able to help and guide you for your visas and residence permits, your accommodation, your health and personal insurance coverage, your scholarships, your student cards, your health, your career-related projects, but also for sports activities and more. … ESCP has partnered with VisaFlow, a digital platform that helps international students navigate the German student visa process from abroad. … For further information, please contact visasupport.berlin@escp.eu”

“BERLIN CAMPUS Heubnerweg 8-10 D-14059 Berlin - Germany + 49 (0) 30 32 007 0 info.de@escp.eu General Information about Berlin Programmes studentaffairs_berlin@escp.eu Berlin Bachelor Programmes Berlin Bachelor Programmes Recruitment&Admissions bachelorberlin@escp.eu Berlin Master Programmes MIM and Specialised Masters Recruitment&Admissions mscberlincampus@escp.eu” page

escp.eu/student-services · checked 14 November 2026

Tuition for non-EU students

Only the two Grande École programmes price by passport. The Bachelor in Management and the Master in Management have a European and a higher non-European price, and "To be eligible for European fees, students must hold a valid European passport". Every other programme taught partly in Berlin publishes one price for everybody: the three Berlin-based MSc programmes, the MSc specialisations based on Paris and Madrid ("for European and non-European students"), the MBA and the Executive MBA. On top of tuition every programme except the Executive MBA charges mandatory "additional fees" of €2,900 (bachelor's and Master in Management: per year; the Paris/Madrid MSc specialisations and the MBA: per programme) or €4,200 (the three Berlin MSc programmes, per programme), and a non-refundable deposit of €3,500 (bachelor's), €3,600 (the MSc programmes) or €5,000 (MBA) that is deducted from the fee. The Executive MBA publishes one all-in fee and no additional fees, and does not name its deposit.

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“European Students 1 Non-European Students Tuition Fees: €22,200 Additional Fees: €2,900 Total 2 : €25,100 Tuition: €25,900 Additional Fees: €2,900 Total 2 : €28,800 … 1 To be eligible for European fees, students must hold a valid European passport.”

“Tuition fees: €17,500 for core courses and €7,800 for the specialisation in Business Analytics & AI for European and non-European students” page

escp.eu/programmes/master-in-management · checked 14 November 2026

ESCP gives no definition of "European" beyond holding a valid European passport, so an Indian, Nigerian or Pakistani applicant pays the non-European price for the bachelor's and the Master in Management. Scholarships of 10-50% of tuition exist but are not standing discounts.

Semester contribution

Not stated by the university

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• escp.eu/programmes/bachelor-in-management-BSc
• escp.eu/programmes/master-in-management
• escp.eu/programmes/specialised-masters-MSc/MSc-in-international-sustainability-management
• escp.eu/student-services
• www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/11156/
• www2.daad.de/deutschland/studienangebote/international-programmes/en/detail/8531/

No ESCP page publishes a semester contribution (Semesterbeitrag), student-union fee or semester ticket: it is a private institution and not a member of a Studentenwerk. The one official figure is in the entry ESCP files with DAAD for the Bachelor in Management, which says "The semester contribution (including student services and administrative fees) amounts to approximately 1,200 to 1,325 EUR per semester, depending on the year of study" - and the entry for the Master in Management, under the same heading, says "Student service and registration costs: 2,800 EUR per year". Both are DAAD's label for ESCP's own mandatory "additional fees" (€2,900 a year for these two programmes), which are already recorded on each programme as a registration fee, so they are not an extra charge on top and are not repeated here. Each programme's "additional fees" are said to cover the registration fee, lifelong ESCP Alumni Association membership, Careers Centre access, AI tools and software licences, the Blue Factory incubator, the Learning Centre, library access and International SOS mobility assistance. Public transport is not included: ESCP's living-cost table prices transport in Berlin separately at €40 a month for bachelor's and master's students.

Other compulsory fees

Not stated by the university

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• escp.eu/programmes/bachelor-in-management-BSc
• escp.eu/programmes/master-in-management
• escp.eu/programmes/specialised-masters-MSc/MSc-in-international-sustainability-management
• escp.eu/programmes/MBA

There is no institution-wide fee: ESCP's application fees (€80 for the Bachelor in Management, €130 for the MSc programmes, €180 for the Master in Management and the MBA, €325 for the Executive MBA) and its deposits (€3,500-€5,000) are set per programme and are recorded on the programme files, as are the mandatory "additional fees" of €2,900-€4,200. No page states a fee that every ESCP Berlin student pays besides tuition.

Tuition per programme is listed with each programme below.

State recognition

Recognised by the State of Berlin as a private university in free ownership (Hochschule in freier Trägerschaft): the Berlin Senate Department for Science, Health and Care lists "ESCP Business School, Heubnerweg 8 - 10, 14059 Berlin" among the more than 20 state-recognised private universities whose examinations and degrees are equivalent to those of the state universities and carry the same entitlements. The ministry publishes neither a start date nor a time limit for the recognition. The German institution is the association ESCP Europe Wirtschaftshochschule Berlin e.V., whose institutional members are the French EESC ESCP Europe and the Berlin Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IHK Berlin), and it has held the right to confer doctorates since 2003 (Dr. rer. pol.).

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“Vom Land Berlin staatlich anerkannte Hochschulen in freier Trägerschaft … Die staatlich anerkannten privaten Hochschulen haben das Recht, Prüfungen abzunehmen und Abschlüsse zu vergeben, die denen der staatlichen Hochschulen gleichgestellt sind und die gleichen Berechtigungen verleihen. … ESCP Business School Heubnerweg 8 - 10, 14059 Berlin”

“As a state-recognized university, ESCP counts among the most prestigious and leading business schools in Germany.” page

“Governance: ESCP Europe Wirtschaftshochschule Berlin e.V. … Institutional members Établissement d'enseignement supérieur consulaire (EESC ESCP Europe) Industrie- und Handelskammer (IHK) Berlin” page

“Since 2003, when it was granted the right to confer doctoral degrees, ESCP Berlin Campus has offered a European doctoral programme in International Management.” page

www.berlin.de/sen/wissenschaft/einrichtungen/hochschulen/private-hochschulen/ · checked 14 November 2026

The Senate list covers institutions "die vom Land Berlin staatlich anerkannt wurden und ihren Hauptsitz in Berlin haben" (recognised by Berlin with their seat in Berlin), so this is a recognition of the Berlin institution itself, not a branch of a foreign school. The list does not say whether the recognition is universitär or fachhochschulisch; the doctorate right and the "Wirtschaftshochschule" name point to university status. ESCP's own pages speak only of "state-recognized university" and of "7 national recognitions" across its six campuses, without naming the Berlin decree or its date.

Institutional accreditation

Not stated by the university

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• www.wissenschaftsrat.de/download/2026/Akkreditierungen_abgeschlossen.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2
• escp.eu/facts-rankings-accreditations
• www.berlin.de/sen/wissenschaft/einrichtungen/hochschulen/private-hochschulen/
• escp.eu/berlin

No Wissenschaftsrat institutional accreditation (Institutionelle Akkreditierung) is published for ESCP. The name does not appear anywhere in the Wissenschaftsrat's list of completed accreditation procedures (status October 2026), although that list names more than 25 other Berlin private universities (Akkon, Bard College Berlin, bbw, BSP, CODE, ESMT, Hertie School, IPU, MSB, Quadriga and others). What ESCP does publish is international business-school accreditation - EQUIS (1998), AMBA (1998) and AACSB (2003), plus EFMD MBA/EMBA - and programme accreditation of its Berlin degree programmes by ACQUIN on behalf of the German Accreditation Council. Those are programme-level or international accreditations, not institutional accreditation by the Wissenschaftsrat.

Who awards the degree

Degrees come from two different awarding bodies and only some are German. The three Berlin-based MSc programmes (International Sustainability Management, Sales 4.0 / International Sales Management, Strategy and Digital Business) are state-accredited by the Berlin Senate administration and award a German Master of Science. The Bachelor in Management is a French "grade de licence" degree awarded by decree of the French Ministry (MESRI), with a German and a UK degree issued in addition only "by complying with certain requirements". The MSc specialisations based on the Paris and Madrid campuses (Business Analytics & AI, Digital Project Management & Consulting, Marketing and Digital Media) award the French master's degree DEAMIE plus an ESCP diploma, not a German degree. The MBA and the Executive MBA both award a French "grade de Master" from the French Ministry (MESRI), registered under RNCP 39436 and RNCP 39151 respectively. The French awarding body is the Établissement d'Enseignement Supérieur Consulaire (EESC) ESCP Europe, Paris, registered at the Paris trade register under number 824 644 587.

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“Students will obtain 1 degree: the French Master degree (DEAMIE) and 1 diploma: MSc in Digital Project Management & Consulting. * This is a university level specialisation leading to an official degree in France.”

“The Bachelor in Management (BSc) programme was granted the "Grade de licence" for the "diplôme d'études supérieures en commerce et entrepreneuriat" (Bac+3) by the French Ministry of Higher Education Research and Innovation (MESRI) in France (Awarded by the decree of July 21st 2022 in the BO of August 25th 2022). By complying with certain requirements, up to two additional degrees are issued by the UK and German governments.” page

“The MSc in International Sustainability Management has been state-accredited by the Senate Administration for Education, Science and Research of the Federal State of Berlin.” page

“Degree Awards The MBA programme was granted the "grade de Master" for its "diplôme d'enseignement supérieur en management international" by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI). This degree, recognised worldwide, is registered on the RNCP (French Register of Professional Certifications) - RNCP sheet N° 39436” page

“The Executive MBA was granted the "Grade de master" for its "diplôme pour dirigeant en administration des affaires" by the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI). This degree is registered on the RNCP (French Register of Professional Certifications) - RNCP sheet N°39151” page

“Master in Management (MiM) ESCP Berlin Campus … Degree Master of Science Course location Berlin” page

“You are connected to the official website of ESCP, Etablissement d'Enseignement Supérieur Consulaire (EESC), Consular non-profit Institution of Higher Education, capitalized at 8.694.000 euros and registered at the trade company register of Paris under the number 824 644 587.” page

escp.eu/programmes/specialised-masters-MSc/MSc-in-digital-project-management-and-consulting · checked 14 November 2026

ESCP Berlin is NOT a franchise provider: it is a German state-recognised university in its own right and awards its own German degrees in its three Berlin-based MSc programmes and its doctorate. This field gives the overview because several ESCP programmes taught partly in Berlin award a French degree instead of a German one, which matters for recognition in India, Nigeria and Pakistan and for the 18-month post-study residence permit (which needs "a state-recognised degree" obtained in Germany). Each programme in our dataset also states its own awarding body on its page. The MSc specialisations based on Paris and Madrid and the MBA are described here for completeness but are not in our dataset, because they have at most a short or optional phase in Berlin. The Master in Management is the only programme whose degree ESCP does not name on its own pages; the entry ESCP files with DAAD for "ESCP Berlin Campus" gives "Degree Master of Science", but it does not say which country awards it. Applicants should ask ESCP in writing which degree certificate their track leads to.