Housing

When looking for accommodation, you have two options:

1. Self-organized accommodation search

Start your search at least four months before your arrival. Use our "Housing Guide", register with the available dormitories (waiting lists!) and search the private market as well (recommended: www.wg-gesucht.de). The Students' Office also provides a list of available rooms in the region.

Housing Guide - Campus Eichstätt

Housing Guide - Campus Ingolstadt

You can find more information on the "Housing" page of the Central Student Advisory Service (English version is under construction - update March 17, 2025)

2. KU Housing Support (exclusively for international students from abroad)

Would you like to be certain of having accommodation when you arrive in Eichstätt or Ingolstadt? Then make use of the Housing Support offered by the International Office exclusively to newly enrolled international students. Our Housing Support guarantees accommodation in a shared flat, a furnished apartment or a dormitory. The rental period usually is 6 or 12 months and cannot be shortened. The application deadlines for KU's Housing Support are 1st June (arrival in October) / 1st December (arrival in April). 

Requirements:

• Payment of a service deposit of €350 (including a non-refundable registration fee of €50)
• Flexibility, as you cannot "book" a specific dormitory

Registration:

• Program students (exchange students and dual-degree students) can simply register for our Housing Support as part of the application process in our portal, Mobility Online.
• Regular "degree-seeking" students should send a copy of their admission letter to welcome(at)ku.de and will then receive access to the service portal.

Timeline:

1. Register for our Housing Support within the application deadlines: June 1 (arrival in the winter semester) or December 1 (arrival in the summer semester)
2. In June/July or December/January, you will receive our offer ("Housing Placement").
3. You need to accept or decline the allocation within one week. If you decline, you may request a refund of the service deposit and your entitlement to our Housing Support expires, which means you will need to organize your accommodation independently.
4. If you accept, the International Office will assist you in signing the rental contract and moving into your accommodation.
5. At the end of your stay, you can request a refund of the service deposit through the Mobility Online portal.

Costs:

• Service deposit of €350 (€300 of which is refundable at the end of the rental period)
• Damage deposit (this ranges between two and three months' rent and must be paid to the landlord when signing the contract, i.e. before your arrival)
• Both deposits will be refunded after you have moved out and upon request (through Mobility Online), provided there are no open issues.
• Monthly rent including utilities (heating, water, waste disposal fees)
• Separate costs for electricity, depending on the dormitory
• Broadcasting fee

Rents in Eichstätt range between €300 and €600 per month, while in Ingolstadt, they range between €400 and €800 per month.

Calculation example: For one room in a fully furnished private two-person shared flat, you should expect an upfront payment of approximately €1,800.00 (per person) at the time of signing the rental contract.