Well, it is true for at least some of the states. For the other ones (I'm in Baden-Württemberg), it's usually 500 Euros + 1xx Euros of fees per semester. Al

Well, it is true for at least some of the states. For the other ones (I'm in Baden-Württemberg), it's usually 500 Euros + 1xx Euros of fees per semester. Also: I recently read an article (sorry, no link) about student loans in Germany. Apparently, there are about 20-30 banks that offer "student loans". Only 3-4 actually offer something that is limited to students and apparently most of the banks want to move away from keeping those "special" deals arround