Undergraduate degree programmes, 1st semester

The information and application modalities on this website only apply to persons who are not German citizens or citizens of another EU country/EEA country  (European Economic Area) and do not hold a German university entrance qualification (Abitur). In this case, the application must be submitted via uni-assist.

If you are a German citizen or a citizen of another EU country/EEA country (European Economic Area) or hold a German university entrance qualification (Abitur), other application modalities apply and the application must be submitted via the campus portal of Ulm University or via hochschulstart.de.

Bachelor's programmes without restricted admission

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Chemistry and Management
  • Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
  • Communications and Computer Engineering
  • Computational Science and Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Mathematical Biometry
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics and Management
  • Media Informatics
  • Physics
  • Physics and Management
  • Software Engineering
  • Teaching at German Grammar Schools
  • Management and Economics

In the bachelor's programmes without restricted admission all applicants will be admitted if they provide a university entrance qualification and proof of sufficient German language skills.

All Bachelor's programmes at Ulm University are taught in German.

Applicants for Bachelor's programmes without restricted admission must have proof of B2 German language proficiency (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) by the time of application. For enrolment in October, however, one of the following language certificates must be provided, otherwise enrolment is not possible.

Recognised language certificates for enrolment at Ulm University:

  • German-taught university entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur, Matura, Reifezeugnis, etc.)
  • German-taught study programme with at least 50% German as the language of instruction
  • Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang –DSH 2 or DSH 3
  • Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache – TestDaF, with level 4 in all four parts of the TestDaF examination
  • A pass in the test section Deutsch/German of the higher education entrance assessment exam at a Studienkolleg (institution that prepares students to study at university level)
  • Deutsches Sprachdiplom der Kultusministerkonferenz (German Language Certificate of the Education Ministers Conference) –DSD II (level 2)
  • Österreichisches Sprachdiplom C2 - ÖSD C2
  • telc Deutsch C 1 Hochschule
  • Goethe-Zertifikat C2: Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom (GDS)
  • German as Language A in the IB Diploma
  • Deutsche Sprachprüfung II of the Sprachen- und Dolmetscher-Institut München
  • German language certificates recognised through bilateral agreements or other agreements made by the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK) and the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) as sufficient for pursuing university level.


Statutes on the required language proficiency for studies at Ulm University.

Bachelor's programmes with restricted admission

  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Moleculare Medicine
  • Psychology

In the bachelor programmes with restricted admission Ulm University allocates the following places to foreign applicants: 

Biochemistry: 6 places in the winter semester
Biology: 7 places in the winter semester
Molecular Medicine: 4 places in the winter semester
Psychology: 11 places in the winter semester

In the most recent admission procedures, all applicants for the bachelor programmes in Biochemistry, Biology and Psychology were granted places. We expect that all applicants for these programmes will be granted places also in the future.

However, demand for the bachelor programme in Molecular Medicine is very high. The allocation of the 4 places in the programme is based on the average grade of the university entrance qualification.

All Bachelor's programmes at Ulm University are taught in German.

Applicants for Bachelor's degree programmes with restricted admission must have one of the following language certificates by the time of application. It is not possible to apply without one of these language certificates.

Recognised language certificates for enrolment at Ulm University:

  • German-taught university entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur, Matura, Reifezeugnis, etc.)
  • German-taught study programme with at least 50% German as the language of instruction
  • Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang –DSH 2 or DSH 3
  • Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache – TestDaF, with level 4 in all four parts of the TestDaF examination
  • A pass in the test section Deutsch/German of the higher education entrance assessment exam at a Studienkolleg (institution that prepares students to study at university level)
  • Deutsches Sprachdiplom der Kultusministerkonferenz (German Language Certificate of the Education Ministers Conference) –DSD II (level 2)
  • Österreichisches Sprachdiplom C2 - ÖSD C2
  • telc Deutsch C 1 Hochschule
  • Goethe-Zertifikat C2: Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom (GDS)
  • German as Language A in the IB Diploma
  • Deutsche Sprachprüfung II of the Sprachen- und Dolmetscher-Institut München
  • German language certificates recognised through bilateral agreements or other agreements made by the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK) and the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) as sufficient for pursuing university level.


Statutes on the required language proficiency for studies at Ulm University.

Medicine State Examination degree with restricted admission

Study places
In Medicine, 5 % of available places at German universities are allocated to foreign applicants. Ulm University reserves 18 places in the winter semester for foreign applicants.

Demand for these places is very high. In the last application process Ulm University received approx. 300 applications for Medicine. Chances of obtaining a place in this programme thus only exist if you have achieved a percentile rank (average of core and subject module) of at least 85 % in the TestAS. Applicants with a percentile rank below 85 will be excluded from the selection procedure.

Selection criteria
1. The average grade of the university entrance qualification
2. The paper-based TestAS with the subject module “Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences” or the digital TestAS with the subject module "Mathematics, Computer Science and Natural Sciences" or "Medicine" or "Life Sciences"
3. The grade of the language certificate for university admission

Selection grade
Selection is based on the average grade of the university entrance qualification (selection grade).
Grades are determined to one decimal place; they are not rounded.

The selection grade is raised by 0.1 if the language certificate for university admission is DSH-3, TestDaF 4 x 5 or the exam part “Deutsch/German” of the assessment test at a Studienkolleg shows the result “sehr gut/excellent”.

In case of equal ranks of selection grades, applicants with a better percentile rank in the TestAS (average of core and subject module) are preferentially considered. In case of continued equal ranks, the lot decides.

The medicine programme at Ulm University is taught in German.

Applicants for medicine must have one of the following language certificates by the time of application. It is not possible to apply without one of these language certificates.

Recognised language certificates for enrolment at Ulm University:

  • German-taught university entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur, Matura, Reifezeugnis, etc.)
  • German-taught study programme with at least 50% German as the language of instruction
  • Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang –DSH 2 or DSH 3
  • Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache – TestDaF, with level 4 in all four parts of the TestDaF examination
  • A pass in the test section Deutsch/German of the higher education entrance assessment exam at a Studienkolleg (institution that prepares students to study at university level)
  • Deutsches Sprachdiplom der Kultusministerkonferenz (German Language Certificate of the Education Ministers Conference) –DSD II (level 2)
  • Österreichisches Sprachdiplom C2 - ÖSD C2
  • telc Deutsch C 1 Hochschule
  • Goethe-Zertifikat C2: Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom (GDS)
  • German as Language A in the IB Diploma
  • Deutsche Sprachprüfung II of the Sprachen- und Dolmetscher-Institut München
  • German language certificates recognised through bilateral agreements or other agreements made by the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK) and the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) as sufficient for pursuing university level.


Statutes on the required language proficiency for studies at Ulm University.

Dentistry State Examination degree with restricted admission

Study places
In Dentistry, 5 % of available places at German universities are allocated to foreign applicants. Ulm University reserves 3 places in the winter semester for foreign applicants. 

Demand for these places is very high. In the last application process Ulm University received approx. 100 applications for Dentistry. Chances of obtaining a place in this programme thus only exist if previous grades are excellent.

Selection procedure
Selection is based on the average grade of the university entrance qualification (selection grade). In case of equal ranks of selection grades, the lot decides.

The dentistry programme at Ulm University is taught in German.

Applicants for dentistry must have one of the following language certificates by the time of application. It is not possible to apply without one of these language certificates.

Recognised language certificates for enrolment at Ulm University:

  • German-taught university entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur, Matura, Reifezeugnis, etc.)
  • German-taught study programme with at least 50% German as the language of instruction
  • Deutsche Sprachprüfung für den Hochschulzugang –DSH 2 or DSH 3
  • Test Deutsch als Fremdsprache – TestDaF, with level 4 in all four parts of the TestDaF examination
  • A pass in the test section Deutsch/German of the higher education entrance assessment exam at a Studienkolleg (institution that prepares students to study at university level)
  • Deutsches Sprachdiplom der Kultusministerkonferenz (German Language Certificate of the Education Ministers Conference) –DSD II (level 2)
  • Österreichisches Sprachdiplom C2 - ÖSD C2
  • telc Deutsch C 1 Hochschule
  • Goethe-Zertifikat C2: Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom (GDS)
  • German as Language A in the IB Diploma
  • Deutsche Sprachprüfung II of the Sprachen- und Dolmetscher-Institut München
  • German language certificates recognised through bilateral agreements or other agreements made by the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK) and the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) as sufficient for pursuing university level.


Statutes on the required language proficiency for studies at Ulm University.

Studienkolleg

Foreign applicants who cannot be admitted directly to university according to the applicable regulations on university admission must attend a “Studienkolleg” and take the Feststellungsprüfung (= assessment test) before taking up their studies. 


Application for Studienkolleg

Application via uni-assist

Information on application to uni-assist

Further Information

  • Information portal on foreign educational qualifications anabin
  • Informal check of the university entrance qualification with the DAAD-database

If there are still places available after all allocation procedures have been completed, a lottery procedure will be held for undergraduate programmes with restricted admission.