You apply online only (exception: medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy, see separate question). Please do not send us any documents by e-mail or post. Only in exceptional cases is it possible to hand in documents by e-mail to the application advisors within the application deadline.
You can apply for up to three study programs at the University of Tübingen simultaneously.
How do I apply for an admission-restricted Bachelor's program or “Staatsexamen Rechtswissenschaft”?
If you have EU citizenship:
All applicants for admission-restricted Mono-Bachelor's programs and “Staatsexamen Rechtswissenschaft” must first register on Hochschulstart before they can apply via the ALMA portal. The allocation of study places for these subjects is carried out via the Dialog-Oriented Service Procedure (DoSV). Information on the DoSV can be found here.
Applicants for admission-restricted combined Bachelor's degree programs consisting of a major and minor subject as well as for B.Ed. apply only via the ALMA portal (without registering at Hochschulstart).
How do I apply for medicine, dentistry, or pharmacy?
EU citizens apply for medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy exclusively via Hochschulstart. After submitting your online application, you will be asked to send your documents by post to Hochschulstart.
Non-EU citizens can apply for medicine, dentistry and pharmacy ONLY via the ALMA portal.
I would like to apply for a higher semester. What do I have to consider?
Information on how to apply for a higher semester can be found on this website of the Student Administration Office. Please contact the faculty course advisor of your new study program in advance to clarify if previous study achievements can be recognized, and for which semester you can apply.
This procedure is not necessary if you wish to transfer from a university in Germany to the University of Tübingen within the same field of study (Hochschulwechsler*innen). In this case, a certificate of enrollment certifying your current semester is sufficient. However, both study courses must be more or less identical.
If your certificates are written in a language other than German or English, they have to be translated into German or English by an officially certified translator. When applying online, please upload scans of the translations along with scans of the originals of your certificates. For enrollment, you must submit the certified translations along with certified copies of the originals.
However, in admission-restricted undergraduate programs (Bachelor, State Exam), applicants from non-EU countries can improve their average grade by above-average TestAS results. You can find more information about possibilities to improve your average grade here.
In which case do I have to submit the certificate of an Academic Evaluation center (APS)?
If you have obtained your university entrance qualification in China (except Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macao), India, or Vietnam, you must submit a certificate from the respective Academic Evaluation Center with your application.
Can I also submit documents after the application deadline, e.g. the language certificate?
No. The required documents must be uploaded with the application. Only in justified exceptional cases it is possible to submit documents later and by e-mail, but within the application deadline.
Do I have to attend a “Studienkolleg” (foundation course) and take the “Feststellungsprüfung” (final assessment exam) in order to be admitted to the university?
Information on how to apply for the “Studienkolleg” (foundation course) and the corresponding application form for admission can be found at the bottom of this website.
Where can I attend the “Studienkolleg” if I want to study in Tübingen?
If you apply to study in Tübingen and are required to attend the “Studienkolleg” (foundation course) and take the final assessment exam (Feststellungsprüfung), you will be assigned to the Studienkolleg Heidelberg. If you have any questions, please contact the head of the division Admission of International Students.
Do I have to take an examination to be admitted to the Studienkolleg Heidelberg? When does it take place?
Applicants must take a written placement test. It usually takes place in October for the winter semester and in April for the summer semester. You can find more information about the test on the website of the Studienkolleg Heidelberg.
I have taken the assessment test at another “Studienkolleg”. Can I use it to apply to the University of Tübingen?
As a rule, yes. However, graduates of some “Studienkollegs” can only study in a certain federal state or at a certain university. Please ask your “Studienkolleg” where you may study.
In undergraduate programs with restricted admission (Bachelor and state exam), there is a quota of 5% to 10% of the available study places for non-EU citizens.
Prospective students with an EU citizenship apply in the application procedure for Germans. You can find more information here.
In Master programs, there are no quotas for international students.
Is there a possibility to improve my average grade?
In Bachelor and state exam programs with restricted admission, applicants* from non-EU countries can improve their average grade by the following achievements:
Above-average German language skills: by 0.5 or 1.0 of the German grading scale (1-4).
Above-average TestAS examination: from 0.1 up to 1.0
Professional training or professional activity (at least 1 year) by up to 0.2. The achievements can also be cumulative.
Other related work (internship, study, etc.) (at least 1 year) by up to 0.2. The work can also be cumulative.
I would like to apply for a master's degree program, but my bachelor's degree certificate is not yet available. Can I still apply?
You must submit a transcript of records from your bachelor's degree by the application deadline, proving that you have already earned at least 80% of the credit points. The average grade is calculated on the basis of the achievements available at the time of application. The final Bachelor certificate including transcript must be submitted within the 1st semester.
Is an English-language Bachelor's degree accepted as proof of English for an English-language Master's program?
This depends on the respective Master's program. Please check the list of study programs or the website of the respective program for information on the required language skills.
I have fled from my home country. Do requirements regarding admission differ for me?
Admission law does not differentiate between recognized refugees and other international students, and they are treated the same. For more information, please see the website of the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).