Budget & Annual Accounts

The budget sets out the planned income and expenditure of the student body for each financial year (1 April to 31 March) and is adopted by the Student Council. After the end of the financial year, the AStA prepares the annual accounts, which show the actual income and expenditure.

By publishing these documents, the AStA fulfils its duty of transparency towards the student body. Here you'll always find the currently valid budget and the annual accounts for the most recently completed financial year. The documents are in German.

Where does your semester fee go?

In the winter semester 2026/27, the semester fee of €453.16 is made up as follows:

• €226.80 Deutschlandsemesterticket
• €130.00 Studentenwerk
• €75.00 University administration fee
• €15.80 Student body (AStA)
• €2.20 Semester Ticket Hardship Fund
• €2.00 Kulturticket
• €1.11 Bike repair workshops
• €0.25 Literarischer Salon
• €453.16 Total

The part highlighted in red is the student body's share: €15.80 per semester. The AStA uses it to fund things like the free canteen meals, to offer financial support and to fund initiatives and projects. The faculty student bodies also get their funding from it and use it to organise parties and your orientation week, for example.

The contributions for the Deutschlandsemesterticket, Kulturticket, bike repair workshops and Literarischer Salon are collected by the student body and passed on in full. The Semester Ticket Hardship Fund gives students in financial difficulty a grant towards their semester fee.