Semester Fee

The semester fee, which all students of Paderborn University have to pay, consists of several different elements.

The semester fee for the winter semester 2022/23 is:

general AStA fee 12,50 €
Special contribution for the Sommerfestival ticket return 1,00 €
less subsidy from reserves – 1,00 €
Cultural ticket 1,95 €
regional semester ticket 174,17 €
NRW semester ticket 58,50 €
less reduction due to Corona pandemic – 1,21 €
social fee for the Studierendenwerk 81,43 €
Total 327,34 €

The semester fee for the summer semester 2023 is:

general AStA fee 12,50 €
Cultural ticket 2,15 €
regional semester ticket 176,49 €
NRW semester ticket 59,40 €
social fee for the Studierendenwerk 98,00 €
Total 348,54 €

You can also find an overview of previous semester fees on the website of the student parliament.

Semester Fee Refund

In certain cases a (partial) refund of the semester fee is possible. For general information on this, please refer to the university website.

Furthermore, you can find information about the possibility of a refund for the semester ticket fee at the bottom of our semester ticket page.