HfMDK Frankfurt charges no tuition fees, for EU and non-EU students alike. Every student pays a semester contribution of 399.78 EUR for winter 2026/27, which includes the Deutschlandticket for public transport across Germany. Registering for an entrance exam costs 50 EUR.

For your student visa you also need to show 11,904 EUR for the year, usually in a blocked account, and that money has to be transferred months before the semester starts.

HfMDK publishes one set of dates for all applicants. The deadline is the registration for the entrance exam (aptitude test); most music exams take place in late January (summer intake) and in June (winter intake), and the BA Dance exam in April. The winter 2027/28 dates for most music and theatre programmes were not yet published in October 2026, so check the HfMDK apply page before you register. Not every programme starts in summer.

One. The Master's in Contemporary Dance Education (M.A., four semesters, full-time) is taught in English; it admits students every three semesters, and the next intake is winter 2027/28. The International Ensemble Modern Academy Master's in Contemporary Music Performance (one year) is taught in German and English. All other programmes are taught in German; the required German level for each programme is listed in HfMDK's language requirements overview.

Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main) is a public university of music, theatre and dance in the centre of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, founded in 1878, with 938 students from more than 50 countries.