To some extent fees and contributions vary according to course and division. The division secretarial offices are glad to provide information on costs that can be expect.

Application (per application)	CHF 100.-
Immatriculation*	CHF 100.-
Semester fees	CHF 750.-
Fees for social and cultural institutions and for sport (per semester)	CHF   24.-
Fee for the Students’ Association VSBFH (per semester)	CHF   15.-

* If application leads to immatriculation, the application fee will be credited as the immatriculation fee.

Average living costs (in CHF) per month:

Average living costs per month	from	to
Course costs (Tuition fees, learning materials excluding study trips / study weeks)	180.-	400.-
Fixed costs (Sickness / accident insurance at non-reduced rate, taxes / social insurance, travel costs)	420.-	500.-
Personal Expenditure (Clothes / shoes, spending money / mobile phone, hairdressing / grooming)	250.-	350.-
Provisions (Health costs: retention, deductible rate, dentist)	60.-	60.-
Rent / shared accommodation costs	300.-	600.-
Other accommodation costs (Electricity, telephone / radio / TV / Internet, home contents and personal liability insurance)	70.-	100.-
Food / drink, including refectory	400.-	500.-
Other houskeeping costs (Washing powder and cleaning products, general toiletries, waste removal costs)	20.-	40.-
Total	1700.-	2550.-

Meals outside the home CHF 8 to CHF 10 per meal

 

Source: Budgetberatung.ch

 

Annual average living costs for students living alone or in shared accommodation. The effective yearly amount may vary between approximately CHF 18,000 and CHF 27,000.

Further information:

www.budgetberatung.ch