Costs / Financing study
Study costs – other than individual living expenses – comprise examination fees and contributions to learning materials and study trips.
· Costs
To some extent fees and contributions vary according to course and division. The division secretarial offices are glad to provide information on costs that can be expect.
| Application (per application)* | CHF 100.- |
| Immatriculation** | CHF 100.- |
| Tuition fee (per semester) | CHF 750.- |
| Examination fee (per semester) | CHF 80.- |
| Fee for social and cultural institutions and for sport (per semester) | CHF 24.- |
| Fee for the Students’ Association VSBFH (per semester) | CHF 15.- |
Additional costs are entailed including photocopying and material costs, which may vary from one degree programme to the other, and other costs for teaching aids, specialised literature, consumables etc.
* plus CHF 10.– processing fee in the case of payment via pay-in slip / paper invoice.
** If application leads to immatriculation, the application fee will be credited as the immatriculation fee.
Living expenses
Average living costs (in CHF) per month:
| Average living costs per month | from | to |
| Course costs | 180.- | 400.- |
| Fixed costs | 420.- | 500.- |
| Personal Expenditure | 250.- | 350.- |
| Provisions | 60.- | 60.- |
| Rent / shared accommodation costs | 300.- | 600.- |
| Other accommodation costs | 70.- | 100.- |
| Food / drink, including refectory | 400.- | 500.- |
| Other houskeeping costs | 20.- | 40.- |
| Total | 1700.- | 2550.- |
Meals outside the home CHF 8 to CHF 10 per meal
Annual average living costs for students living alone or in shared accommodation. The effective yearly amount may vary between approximately CHF 18,000 and CHF 27,000.
