TH Elstal is a state-recognised university run by the Union of Evangelical Free Church Congregations (Baptists) in Germany. Full-time students pay a semester fee of 360 EUR; no separate tuition and no separate rate for non-EU students is published. The seminary states that students can refinance part of the fee through campus jobs. Ask the seminary whether a public transport ticket is included or paid on top.

A low fee 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, and that money has to be transferred months before the semester starts.

Applications go directly to the seminary; admission rules are set in its Aufnahmeordnung. The dates above are those listed for TH Elstal in the national university directory, with no separate date for non-EU applicants. Confirm them with the study office before applying, and if you need a visa, apply well before the deadline.

None. TH Elstal offers no degree programme taught in English; teaching is in German. The full-time programmes are the Bachelor's in Evangelical Theology (B.A., 6 semesters), the Master's in Evangelical Theology (M.A.), which requires a Bachelor's in theology and includes a seven-week supervised congregational placement, and the Master's in Diakonie and Social Theology (M.A.). A further Master's, Theology and Innovative Church Development, is part-time alongside work and does not lead to a student visa.

The Theologische Hochschule Elstal is the state-recognised seminary of the Union of Evangelical Free Church Congregations (Baptists) in Germany, founded in Hamburg in 1880 and based in Wustermark-Elstal near Berlin since 1997, with 58 students. It trains pastors and church workers through Bachelor's and Master's programmes in Protestant theology that combine academic study with congregational practice.