Darmstadt, Germany
Studying at TU Darmstadt
TU Darmstadt is a university in Darmstadt, Germany, founded in 1877. It teaches around 24,437 students, and the UniBridgeEurope catalog lists 122 of its degree programmes, 26 of them taught in English, across bachelor's degrees and master's degrees.
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The institution at a glance
- 1877Founded149 years of history
- 24,437Studentscounted in 2025
- 350Professorshipsendowed chairs
- 122Programmes
- 39Bachelor's
- 65Master's
- 26 of 122Taught in English
- Varies by programmeTuition
- 4–9 semestersDuration
- DarmstadtCampus
Notable alumni
People who studied at TU Darmstadt and have a Wikipedia article.
- Georg CantorGerman mathematician, inventor of set theory1845–1918
- Peter GrünbergGerman physicist, and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate1939–2018
- August KekuléGerman organic chemist1829–1896
- Chaim WeizmannIsraeli statesman and British chemist1874–1952
- Gerhard HerzbergGerman-Canadian physicist and physical chemist1904–1999
- El LissitzkySoviet artist, designer, photographer, teacher, typographer and architect1890–1941
- Rainer ZitelmannGerman historian, author, management consultant and real estate expertb. 1957
- Carl Georg Ludwig Wilhelm WeyprechtAustrian explorer1838–1881
Academic partner universities
- Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Networks & alliances
- arXiv
- Deutsches Institut für Normung
- TU9
- European University Association
- German Rectors' Conference
- Franco-German University
- Top International Managers in Engineering
- Informationsdienst Wissenschaft
- German University Sports Federation
- Verein zur Förderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes
- ORCID, Inc.
- German National Research Data Infrastructure
- Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment
- Unite!
Institutional facts from Wikipedia· last checked Aug 28, 2026
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Campus & surroundings
TU Darmstadt is at 49.8717° N, 8.6503° E, in Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. Explore the map to see the streets, transport links, shops and green space around the campus.
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Cost of living in Darmstadt
Estimates for the 2026 academic yearA student in Darmstadt should budget around 1.095 € a month. The heaviest line by far is rent: a room in a shared flat goes for about 490 €, and most land between 400 € and 620 €.
- Room in a shared flat usually 400 € – 620 €
- 490 €
- Food and groceries
- 250 €
- Student travel pass
- 40 €
- Health insurance
- 130 €
- Phone, internet, electricity
- 75 €
- Books, sport, going out
- 110 €
- Monthly total
- 1.095 €
Ranked 5 of 12 on cost among the cities we cover in Germany, cheapest first.
Cheapest on our list: Duisburg, at about 955 € a month. →What things cost here, against the EU
Across the whole shopping basket Germany sits at 109.1, where the EU average is 100 (2024).
EU average = 100
Consumer prices rose 2.3% over 2025.
Prices in Hessen
- Consumer prices +2.4% (2025)
- Net rents +2.4% (2025)
- Household electricity 0.44 € per kWh (2025)
Where these numbers come from
The monthly budget is our own estimate, compiled from what student unions, universities and national student services publish. Use it to plan with — it is not a quote.
The price levels, inflation and rent figures are published statistics: Eurostat purchasing power parities and, for German states, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).
Weather & climate in Darmstadt
2016–2025 averageSummers in Darmstadt average 25°C by day and 16°C at night; winters average 6°C and 1°C. The city gets around 1,695 hours of sunshine a year.
Summer
25°16°
daynight
Winter
6°1°
daynight
Sunshine
1,695
hours of sunshine a year
Warmest: JulyColdest: January145 days of rain a year · 811 mm
Weather data: Open-Meteo (ERA5). Sunshine hours estimated from cloud cover and daylight.
Registry record
Registered in the Research Organization Registry as Technische Universität Darmstadt — the open, global register research infrastructure uses to tell institutions apart.
Also known as
- Technical University of Darmstadt
- ROR ID
- 05n911h24
- Region
- Hesse
- Official website
- tu-darmstadt.de
Identifiers
- ISNI0000 0001 0940 1669
- WikidataQ310695
- Crossref Funder ID501100005714
- GRIDgrid.6546.1
Affiliated institutions
Institution data from ROR (CC0)· last synced Aug 29, 2026