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Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Jena, Germany · Urban

PublicResearchCoed
Acceptance
50.0%
QS World
#570
Tuition/yr
$500
Students
17,000
Founded
1558

About

Schiller and Hegel taught here; today Jena is Germany's optics capital, intertwined with Zeiss, Schott and the Abbe School of Photonics. Compact, cheap and lively student city in the Saale valley.

University type
Public research
Acceptance rate
50.0%
Total enrolment
17,000
Student : faculty
15:1
Founded
1558

Courses & majors

Optics and PhotonicsMicrobiologyPhysicsMedicinePsychologyChemistryLawEconomicsPhilosophyComputer ScienceMaterials ScienceBiogeosciences

Cost of studying

Tuition / yr
$500
Cost of attendance
$11,500
Application fee
$80

Rankings

#570
QS World
#275
Times Higher Ed
#28
National

Scholarships & financial aid

Tuition-free; Abbe School photonics scholarships and DAAD funding for internationals.

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