• Degree programs with one subject (“Mono bachelor”) and state examination degree programs
  

Applications for degree programs with limited admission:

01.06.2026 – 15.07.2026

Formal notifications of admission will be sent out from mid-August onward. Please consult the formal notification of admission for further information, as this will state the deadlines for accepting your study placement and for enrollment.

Applications for degree programs with unrestricted admission:

01.06.2026 – 01.09.2026

Formal notifications to enroll will be sent out gradually throughout the application period. Please consult the formal notification of admission for further information, as this will state the deadline for accepting your study placement.

• Combined bachelor’s degree programs (“Combi bachelor”)

Applications where at least one component (core subject or additional module[s]) has limited admission:

01.06.2026 – 15.07.2026

Formal notifications of admission will be sent out from mid-August onward. Please consult the formal notification of admission for further information, as this will state the deadlines for accepting your study placement and for enrollment.

Applications where all components have unrestricted admission:

01.06.2026 – 01.09.2026

Formal notifications to enroll will be sent out gradually throughout the application period. Please consult the formal notification of admission for further information, as this will state the deadline for accepting your study placement.

• You can find further information on the website for applicants who want to study pharmacy and veterinary medicine.

• Applications for “Alt-Abiturient*innen” (applicants who completed their university entrance qualification before January 16, 2026), entering the first semester of a degree program, via hochschulstart.de:

28.04.2026 – 31.05.2026

• Applications for “Neu-Abiturient*innen” (applicants who completed their university entrance qualification after January 16, 2026), entering the first semester of a degree program, via hochschulstart.de: 

28.04.2026 – 15.07.2026

• Application period for applicants who are not citizens of the EU and do not have a German university entrance qualification (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung) via uni-assist: 

01.06.2026 – 15.07.2026

• Application period for higher semesters via the application portal of the FU Berlin for applicants with German university entrance qualification (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung) and via uni-assist for applicants without German university entrance qualification (Hochschulzugangsberechtigung): 

01.06.2026 – 15.07.2026

• You can find further information on the website for applicants who have professional/vocational school qualifications or occupational training.

• Applications for reviews of documentation from applicants with professional/vocational school qualifications or occupational training: 

01.12.2025 – 31.05.2026

• The usual deadlines for undergraduate degree programs apply to applicants who have professional/vocational school qualifications or occupational training.

• Deadlines for the admission exam for applicants with professional/vocational school qualifications or occupational training and for preparatory courses can be found on the Studienkolleg website.

• Applications for undergraduate degree programs via uni-assist: 

01.06.2026 – 15.07.2026

• You can find further information regarding the entrance exam on the Studienkolleg website.
• Applications for external assessment exams or additional exams (without the applicant having first attended the Studienkolleg preparatory course) are only accepted in the run-up to the summer semester and are open from December 1 onward via uni-assist.

• You can find further information on the exchange of study placements website. 

Final deadline 06.10.2026

• Applications for master’s degree programs with limited admission (first semester in the degree program):

20.04.2026 – 31.05.2026

This application period applies for all semesters within the master’s degree program.

Formal notifications of admission will be sent out from the end of June onward. Please consult the formal notification of admission for further information, as this will state the deadlines for accepting your study placement and for enrollment.

• Applications for master’s degree programs with unrestricted admission (first semester)

20.04.2026 – 15.08.2026

This application period applies for all semesters within the master’s degree program.

Formal notifications of admission will be sent out gradually from the start of the application period and beyond its end. Please consult the formal notification of admission for further information, as this will state the deadlines for accepting your study placement and for enrollment.

• Master’s degree programs in education

20.04.2026 – 15.08.2026

This application period applies for all semesters within the master’s degree program.

Formal notifications of admission will be sent out gradually from the start of the application period and beyond its end. Please consult the formal notification of admission for further information, as this will state the deadlines for accepting your study placement and for enrollment.

• Lottery procedure

01.09.2026 – 10.09.2026

A lottery procedure only takes place if there are still study places available after the admission procedures have been completed. You can find further information and places on degree programs offered via the lottery procedure on the lottery procedure website.

• Application deadlines for continuing education master’s degree programs:

School Development in Line with Teaching of Democratic Principles and Social Skills:

15.04.2026 – 31.08.2026

European and International Business, Competition, and Regulatory Law:

01.12.2025 – 31.03.2026

Futures Studies:

15.04.2026 – 30.06.2026

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Please consult the formal notification of admission for further information, as this will state the deadlines for accepting your study placement and for enrollment.