FOM University of Applied Sciences

Application route

Directly to the university

Source

“If you would like to apply for a specific programme, please forward us the filled application form (found on each programme website) together with all required documents (mention in the application form) to incomings@fom.de”

www.fom-international.com/en/international-office/faqs.html · checked 14 November 2026

No uni-assist step: the application form and certified documents go straight to FOM's International Office by e-mail. FOM says it usually answers within 24 hours on working days.

APS certificate (India)

Needed when you apply

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“If you obtained your school-leaving certificate or university qualification in India, China or Vietnam, you may require an APS certificate before studying in Germany. … Include your APS certificate in your application to FOM University of Applied Sciences and provide it for your visa appointment, if required.”

www.fom-international.com/en/Study-and-life/aps-certificate.html · checked 14 November 2026

APS applies to qualifications obtained in India, China or Vietnam, so it concerns Indian but not Nigerian or Pakistani applicants. FOM recommends starting the APS process "ideally before submitting your application to FOM"; the certificate is also generally needed for the student visa.

Studienkolleg

None

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“Can I apply for a Bachelor degree programme without a TestAS? Yes, everybody without a TestAS can take part in the preparation course for the entrance examination. After passing the university's entrance examination, applicants who would otherwise need to attend a Studienkolleg become eligible to study a Fulltime Bachelor degree programme at FOM.”

www.fom-international.com/en/international-office/faqs.html · checked 14 November 2026

FOM runs no Studienkolleg. Instead it offers its own preparation course and entrance examination, which replaces a Studienkolleg for bachelor's applicants whose school certificate does not give direct access; applicants can enter Germany on a Studienkolleg visa, and FOM says the International Office then assists with converting it into a full student visa.

International office

www.fom-international.com/en/international-office.html

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“The International Office at FOM is your dedicated partner for all matters related to studying abroad and integrating into life in Germany.”

www.fom-international.com/en/international-office.html · checked 14 November 2026

FOM lists visa assistance, pre-departure webinars, orientation days, a buddy programme, intercultural courses and a Career Centre; it also says it helps with the city registration and, for students living in Essen, registers them itself.

Tuition for non-EU students

One total programme fee per English-taught full-time degree programme, the same for EU and non-EU students: €27,500 for the bachelor's programmes, €23,850 for the 120-ECTS master's programmes and €18,750 for the 90-ECTS MBAs, in each case "including examination fee and immatriculation fee" and payable in instalments. The first instalment of €500 is a deposit that secures the place; the second instalment has to be paid before FOM issues the certificate of enrolment needed for the visa.

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“An invoice with a request to pay the deposit fee (1st instalment) to secure your study place. After the deposit is paid, you will need to pay the 2nd instalment to meet the visa requirements. Once both payments are confirmed, you will receive your certificate of enrolment (Immatrikulationsbescheinigung).”

“Total fee: € 27,500 (including examination fee and immatriculation fee) Fee structure: 1st instalment (Deposit fee): € 500 has to be paid after receiving the invoice in order to secure the admission. 2nd instalment: € 12,300, payable immediately upon receipt of invoice before the 1st semester. 3rd instalment: € 7,350, payable before the 3rd semester. 4th instalment: € 7,350, payable before the 5th semester.” page

“Total fee: € 23,850 (including examination fee and immatriculation fee)” page

“Total fee: € 18,750 (including examination fee and immatriculation fee)” page

www.fom-international.com/en/international-office/faqs.html · checked 14 November 2026

FOM publishes no separate non-EU price: the same total fee is quoted for everyone, and no page mentions a different EU rate. Tuition can be paid from the home country through Flywire. Scholarships (the FOM Scholarship for international students from third countries starting an English-taught programme, and the DAAD-funded STIBET I scholarship of up to €2,000 after two semesters) are published separately and are not deducted from these list prices. FOM's part-time, English-taught Business Administration (MBA), sold on its German site, is priced differently (€13,800 plus a €1,590 matriculation fee and a €500 examination fee).

Semester contribution

Not stated by the university

4 pages checked, 14 Nov 2026

• www.fom-international.com/en/international-office/faqs.html
• www.fom-international.com/en/international-bachelor/computer-science-and-digital-technologies.html
• www.fom-international.com/en/apply.html
• www.fom.de/de/studienberatung/faq/studienfinanzierung.html

No FOM page states a semester contribution (Semesterbeitrag) or a semester ticket. FOM is private and is not a member of a Studentenwerk; the published total programme fee is stated to include the examination and immatriculation fees, and the German-language fee pages list only tuition, immatriculation and examination fees. Whether anything else is charged per semester is not stated, so this is recorded as not stated rather than zero.

Other compulsory fees

€500 one-off · deposit, i.e. the 1st instalment of the total programme fee, payable after the invoice to secure the place

Source

“1st instalment (Deposit fee): € 500 has to be paid after receiving the invoice in order to secure the admission.”

“An invoice with a request to pay the deposit fee (1st instalment) to secure your study place.” page

“Tuition fee 13,800€, payable in 24 monthly payments of 575€ each, plus a one-off payment of matriculation fee 1,590€, payable in 6 monthly payments of 265€ within the first semester, and examination fee 500€ payable at the end of the programme.” page

www.fom-international.com/en/international-bachelor/computer-science-and-digital-technologies.html · checked 14 November 2026

No application fee is mentioned anywhere. For the English-taught full-time programmes the immatriculation and examination fees are inside the total fee, so the €500 deposit is the only extra payment, and it is credited against the fee. The €500 deposit belongs to those full-time programmes; FOM's part-time study model has no deposit and charges a one-off matriculation fee (€1,590 on the master's programmes, including the English-taught Business Administration MBA, €420 on the bachelor's) plus a €500 examination fee on top of tuition instead.

Tuition per programme is listed with each programme below.

State recognition

State-recognised private university of applied sciences, recognised by the North Rhine-Westphalia science ministry in 1993 and continuously extended since, most recently in July 2020 for a further ten years (i.e. into 2030). Operated by FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mbH, Essen (Amtsgericht Essen HRB 10896); the supervisory authority is the NRW Ministry of Culture and Science.

Source

“Schon bevor der Studienbetrieb an der FOM startete, hat das Wissenschaftsministerium Nordrhein-Westfalen der FOM Hochschule die staatliche Anerkennung verliehen. Diese wurde seitdem fortlaufend verlängert, zuletzt im Juli 2020 um weitere zehn Jahre.”

“25 anerkannte private und kirchliche Hochschulen mit Hauptsitz in Nordrhein-Westfalen … Private und kirchliche Hochschulen … FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management Herkulesstraße 32 45127 Essen” page

“FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mbH Leimkugelstraße 6 45141 Essen (North Rhine-Westphalia) … Supervisory Authority: Ministry of Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia. The FOM University acts in accordance with the Higher Education Act of North Rhine-Westphalia. … Register Court: Amtsgericht Essen Registration number: HRB 10896” page

www.fom.de/de/die-fom/akkreditierung.html · checked 14 November 2026

The ministry (MKW NRW) lists FOM among the recognised private and church-run universities with their head office in North Rhine-Westphalia, but publishes neither the date nor the term of the decree; the 1993 date and the July 2020 ten-year extension are FOM's own statements (also in its English FAQ). The ministry list gives FOM's address as Herkulesstraße 32, 45127 Essen, while FOM's legal notice names Leimkugelstraße 6, 45141 Essen.

Institutional accreditation

Institutionally accredited by the Wissenschaftsrat (German Council of Science and Humanities): first accreditation 2004, reaccredited 2010 (positive for 5 years) and 2016 (positive for 5 years). No later procedure is listed, so the 2016 decision ran out in 2021. Separately system-accredited by FIBAA for the German Accreditation Council since 2012 (the first private university in Germany); the system reaccreditation decided on 4 December 2018 runs until the end of the 2027 summer semester, i.e. 30 September 2027.

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“FOM – Fachhochschule für Oekonomie & Management, Essen 2004, positiv auf 5 Jahre … FOM – Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management, Essen 2016, positiv auf 5 Jahre – Reakkreditierung –”

“Die FOM wurde als erste private Hochschule Deutschlands von der FIBAA (Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation) systemakkreditiert und im Dezember 2018 als eine der ersten Hochschulen bundesweit für weitere acht Jahre reakkreditiert.” page

“The German Council of Science and Humanities was convinced of the overall concept of the university and accredited FOM in 2004 as the first private university in North Rhine-Westphalia.” page

“Die FIBAA-Akkreditierungskommission für institutionelle Verfahren beschließt die System- reakkreditierung der FOM Hochschule für Oekonomie & Management gem. 7.1.1 i.V.m. 7.2.1 der „Regeln des Akkreditierungsrates für die Akkreditierung von Studiengängen und für die Systemakkreditierung“ i.d.F. vom 20.02.2013 mit Wirkung vom 20. Juli 2018 bis Ende Som- mersemester 2027.” page

www.wissenschaftsrat.de/download/2026/Akkreditierungen_abgeschlossen.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=2 · checked 14 November 2026

Quote from the Wissenschaftsrat list of completed institutional accreditation procedures, status October 2026; it shows no procedure for FOM after 2016. FOM's own pages say only that the Council "accredited FOM in 2004" without naming a period. FOM describes the FIBAA system reaccreditation as being "für weitere acht Jahre" (for a further eight years), but the agency's own decision of 4 December 2018 names the end of the period: "mit Wirkung vom 20. Juli 2018 bis Ende Sommersemester 2027", so the system accreditation runs to 30 September 2027 and is not due to lapse in 2026 (hyphenation in the quote is how the PDF breaks "Systemreakkreditierung" and "Sommersemester" across lines). Due for re-check in July 2027.