Top 500 · Germany

Top 500 in Germany

3 routes, and we can submit every one of them today. A route belongs here when the institution awarding the degree sits inside the QS 2027 top 500 — not when the college you enrol at first does.

Every route, by rank

25Technical University of MunichOpenElite concierge

Germany

Non-EU tuition of about EUR 2,000 to 3,000 per semester since winter 2024/25, plus the semester contribution

An eleven-year certificate is not a German university entrance qualification. The route is a Studienkolleg year ending in the Feststellungsprüfung, or one to two completed years at a recognised university at home, checked against the anabin database. Nearly every bachelor's is taught in German and needs DSH-2 or TestDaF 4; English-taught bachelor's are the exception and English-taught master's the rule. Tuition: Non-EU tuition of about EUR 2,000 to 3,000 per semester since winter 2024/25, plus the semester contribution.

What you need: Twelve years of schooling or a completed Studienkolleg; an eleven-year certificate needs the Studienkolleg year or one to two years of university at home first. Restricted-entry (NC) programmes rank applicants by grade.
English: Set per programme and per language of instruction; German-taught bachelor's need DSH-2 or TestDaF 4, and English-taught programmes commonly ask IELTS 6.5
Intakes: Winter semester (October) is the main intake; uni-assist and university deadlines for it fall around 15 July, with the Studienkolleg entrance test earlier

61Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenOpenElite concierge

Germany

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An eleven-year certificate is not a German university entrance qualification. The route is a Studienkolleg year ending in the Feststellungsprüfung, or one to two completed years at a recognised university at home, checked against the anabin database. Nearly every bachelor's is taught in German and needs DSH-2 or TestDaF 4; English-taught bachelor's are the exception and English-taught master's the rule. Whether a non-EU tuition fee applies is set by the federal state and is confirmed on the programme page before you commit; every student pays a semester contribution.

What you need: Twelve years of schooling or a completed Studienkolleg; an eleven-year certificate needs the Studienkolleg year or one to two years of university at home first. Restricted-entry (NC) programmes rank applicants by grade.
English: Set per programme and per language of instruction; German-taught bachelor's need DSH-2 or TestDaF 4, and English-taught programmes commonly ask IELTS 6.5
Intakes: Winter semester (October) is the main intake; uni-assist and university deadlines for it fall around 15 July, with the Studienkolleg entrance test earlier

86Universität HeidelbergOpenElite concierge

Germany

Baden-Württemberg non-EU fee of EUR 1,500 per semester plus about EUR 161 semester contribution

An eleven-year certificate is not a German university entrance qualification. The route is a Studienkolleg year ending in the Feststellungsprüfung, or one to two completed years at a recognised university at home, checked against the anabin database. Nearly every bachelor's is taught in German and needs DSH-2 or TestDaF 4; English-taught bachelor's are the exception and English-taught master's the rule. Tuition: Baden-Württemberg non-EU fee of EUR 1,500 per semester plus about EUR 161 semester contribution.

What you need: Twelve years of schooling or a completed Studienkolleg; an eleven-year certificate needs the Studienkolleg year or one to two years of university at home first. Restricted-entry (NC) programmes rank applicants by grade.
English: Set per programme and per language of instruction; German-taught bachelor's need DSH-2 or TestDaF 4, and English-taught programmes commonly ask IELTS 6.5
Intakes: Winter semester (October) is the main intake; uni-assist and university deadlines for it fall around 15 July, with the Studienkolleg entrance test earlier

Where else you could go at this level

The same tier in the other countries we can reach. Where a country is missing, we hold no route into it at this height — not that none exists.

Australia 10 Malaysia 10 United Kingdom 10 Canada 6 United States 5 China 3 Hong Kong (SAR) 3 Ireland 3 Italy 3 Netherlands 3 New Zealand 3 Sweden 3 South Korea 2 Denmark 1

Or move the bar: Top 100, Top 300, Top 1000. Everything we know about studying in Germany — visas, costs, funding — is on the Germany page.

Which of these would take you

Send your certificate, your grades and your budget. We will tell you which of these Germany routes are realistic and which are not worth the application fee in your case.