Tuition fees up to and including the spring semester 2026
The collection and the amount of fees are governed by the University Ordinance (UniV).
Bills with a payment slip are delivered by post.
Log in to your Swiss bank or Postfinance for e-bill to receive our bills electronically. An overview of tuition fees from the 2026 fall semester onwards can be found below.
| Tuition fees up and including spring semester 2026 Art. 39 UniV |
Fees amount |
|---|---|
| Regular tuition fee | CHF 750 per semester |
| Non-Swiss students | CHF 200 per semester, in addition to the regular tuition fee, if they did not have their civil law residence in Switzerland or the Principality of Liechtenstein at the time of obtaining their university entrance qualification to a bachelor's degree program * |
| Tuition fee as of the 13th semester without obtaining a degree (long-term students) | CHF 1,500 in the first semester after the twelve-semester limit has been exceeded. The fees double for each further semester. |
| Cases of hardship |
The Executive Board of the University of Bern can waive the increase of tuition fees either in part or in entirety. See below checklist for request for exemption from higher tuition fees. |
* Exemption from the additional fee if you acquire Swiss citizenship during the period of registration at the University of Bern; see the details on the exact procedure in Art. 14 of the Reglement zu Abläufen und Terminen der Zulassung und Immatrikulation.
There is a special transitional arrangement for non-Swiss students already enrolled at the University of Bern before the fall semester 2026. For these students, the previous fee of CHF 200 will still apply as the additional tuition fee until they complete their respective level of study (bachelor’s or master’s).
| Semester fee Art. 40 UniV | Fees amount |
|---|---|
| Regular semester fee | CHF 34.- pro Semester |
| Members of the Student Union of the University of Bern (SUB) | CHF 25.- per semester, in addition to the semester fee |
You will receive a certificate of registration once the tuition fees are paid. It consists of four confirmation talons. Each of the four talons bears the term "certificate of registration" covered with a transparent hologram film.
Please find information about the UNICARD, your electronic student card in credit card format, here.