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.

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 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 proof of language competence needs to be submitted by the (application) deadline. Ulm University accepts only the following language certificates:

• German-taught university entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur, Matura, Reifezeugnis, etc.)
• German-taught study programme with at least 50% German als 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.