KHM charges no tuition fees, for EU and non-EU students alike. That applies to both the nine-semester Diplom and the four-semester postgraduate Diplom. KHM is a public art school funded by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and the state charges no tuition at its public universities.

Every student pays the semester contribution: 389.87 EUR for winter 2026/27, a big part of which is the Deutschlandsemesterticket for local and regional transport across Germany. The rest covers the Studierendenwerk social contribution, the AStA student body contribution and equipment insurance.

No tuition does not mean no proof of funds. For the student visa you still need to show 11,904 EUR for the year, usually in a blocked account.

KHM publishes one deadline per programme, and it applies to all applicants regardless of nationality. There is no separate non-EU date and no summer intake. Dates are for the winter 2026/27 cycle.

0 programmes are taught fully in English. KHM offers one field of study, Media Arts, as Diplom 1 (9 semesters) and Diplom 2 (postgraduate, 4 semesters). Both are taught mainly in German, and German at level B2 is required by enrolment.

The Academy of Media Arts Cologne (Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln, KHM) is a public art school in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, founded in 1990. It has 394 students and offers Media Arts as a nine-semester Diplom and a four-semester postgraduate Diplom, plus a doctoral programme in art and media studies.