Bachelor in Digital Business

At XU Exponential University of Applied Sciences, tuition fees are 13,317 USD per year; applications for the Jan 2027 intake are due by Oct 15, 2026.

Students of the three-year, 180 ECTS Digital Business Bachelor's programme engage with the intellectual problem of how technology can address global challenges, learning to leverage digital tools and disruptive technologies to build sustainable organisations. They are taught to balance profit, people, and planet in entrepreneurial decisions. The 3-year, 180 ECTS programme is offered on-campus in Potsdam/Berlin and begins in April and October each year, accredited by ZEvA.

XU Exponential University of Applied Sciences is a private university in Potsdam, Germany, officially recognized in 2018. It is Germany’s first university focused exclusively on digitalization and technology. The university offers bachelor’s and master’s programs in areas such as Digital Business, Data Science, and Digital Transformation. With a strong emphasis on innovation and practical learning, XU prepares students for careers in the digital economy.

XU Exponential University of Applied Sciences calls itself Germany's first university built around digitalisation and technology, based in Potsdam, just outside Berlin. It is a state-recognised private university, and this catalogue lists 10 of its programmes: six bachelor's degrees, including Coding & Software Engineering and Data Science & AI, and four master's, including an International MBA.

How tuition works

Every bachelor's and master's programme at XU costs €11,400 a year, billed as €950 a month, with a discount for paying in advance. Full-time bachelor's students take a semester abroad at one of XU's partner universities, which span Malaysia, Australia, Spain, Ireland, the United States and Canada; part-time students attend International Summer Schools at the same partners instead.

Potsdam

You will study on XU's Potsdam campus, purpose-built for small-group and project-based teaching rather than lecture halls, with easy access to Berlin. Classes are taught by practitioners from business, start-ups and technology alongside academic staff, and the university's StudyBeyond option lets you combine your studies with paid work for at least one day a week.