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Types of German Universities

Universities "Universität" and
Technical University "Technische Hochschule"
These forms of universities are traditional ones.There are 107 universities and TU with 1,7 Million students.

Universities of Applied Sciences "Fachhochschulen"
Universities of Applied Sciences are referred to as Fachhochschulen (FHs) in Germany. There are 276 universities of applied science with 930 thousand students.

Art, film and music colleges "Kunst-, Film- und Musikhochschulen"
Admission to those colleges is difficult and limited seats are available. There are 52 Kunst-, Film- und Musikhochschulen with 35 thousand students.

Private Universties "private Universitäten"
Students should depict whether private universities are accredited by the state. There are 125 private universties with 24,6 thousand students
Requirements for Applying to German Universities
For a German Program
For an English Program
For a German Program
- Bachelor’s degree:
- High School certificates equivalent to the German qualification
- German language level between A1 and B2
- Master degree or MBA program:
- School leaving certificates equivalent to the German qualification
- Three or four years Bachelor Degree (108 credits) or Master I degree
- German language level between A1 and B2
- For a degree course in German Language DSH or TestDaF
- Ph.D. program:
- Master II degree
- Supervisor and reviewer
- Dissertation Thesis Topic
- Plan
- Work experience if available
- German language level between A1 and B2
- For a degree course in German Language DSH or TestDaF
For an English Program
- Bachelor’s degree:
- High School certificates equivalent to the German qualification
- German language level between A1 and A2 in some cases
- English language certificate (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS)
- Master degree or MBA program:
- School leaving certificates equivalent to the German qualification
- Three or four years Bachelor Degree (108 credits) or Master I degree
- English language certificate (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS)
- German language level between A1 and B2
- Ph.D. program:
- Master II degree
- Supervisor and reviewer
- Dissertation Thesis Topic & Plan
- Work experience if available
- German language level between A1 and B2
- English language certificate (e.g. TOEFL, IELTS)