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Degree Seeking Students: Application Information

General information on the admissions procedure

Application forms for EU-citizens
EU-citizens are treated on equal terms with German applicants. Please use the online-application form for Germans and EU-citizens. Please note that you also need to submit the additional documents concerning the Entrance Examination (Aufnahmeprüfung (AP)) and the Local Admission Restrictions (Hochschulauswahlverfahren (HAV)).
vor Application and Enrolment Information
vor Further information about criteria and additional documents [de]

Application forms for other foreign nationals
All foreign applicants, who are not EU-citizens, must apply directly to the Universität Stuttgart. Please use the following Application Form for Foreign Applicants:
vor Application Form for Foreign Applicants

The application form for foreign applicants can also be obtained by writing to the Admissions Office:

Universität Stuttgart, Studiensekretariat für Ausländer/innen
Postfach 106037, 70049 Stuttgart

Please include a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage (DIN C4): 2 international reply coupons (Coupon-Réponse International) or German postage stamps to the value of EUR 1.45.

The application deadlines for courses held in German at the Universität Stuttgart for both German and foreign students are:

  • 15 July of each year for the winter semester, and
  • 15 January of each year for the summer semester.

Applications into a first semester are only possible for winter semester! That means, the deadline for applying for a first semester is: 15 July of each year! 

Please note that entrance examinations and special application deadlines may apply for Master's programs – especially for the international Master's Programs.

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Special admissions requirements (Bachelor, State Examination, Diploma)

Special admission requirements apply in some study programs (listed in the table of study subjects):
vor Bachelor and State Examination (pdfpdf) [de] with information about special admission procedures and restrictions on admission
vor Study Programs at the Universität Stuttgart

Language requirements and work experience

In some subjects it is necessary or recommended to have gained work experience or additional language skills before admission. Applicants are advised to inform themselves about language requirements or compulsory work experience by consulting the individual websites of the study program or by the table of study subjects listed above.

Admission restrictions

There are admission restrictions for most of the study programs at the Universität Stuttgart (marked with a Z in the table of study subjects [de]). This means that there is only a limited number of places for that particular course. Around 8-10% of places are available to foreign applicants. The places are allocated primarily on the basis of qualifications – as evidenced by the school-leaving certificate and grades from any previously completed course of study.
vor General information on Local Admissions Restrictions

Entrance Examination (former special admissions pocedures)

In some courses at the Universität Stuttgart, Entrance Examinations are used (courses marked with an A in the table of subjects). The examination is intended to ascertain the particular suitability and motivation of the students for the chosen subject. Applicants who do not fulfill the minimum requirements for this examination are not admitted to the examination. All applicants – regardless of their citizenship or country of origin – must take part in this examination. 
The Entrance Examination according to §58 Abs. 5 Landeshochschulgesetz (University Law) is not always a real examination! It is a selection procedure and quite different depending on your chosen study program. The procedure ranges from evaluation of documents submitted in writing (school and extracurricular achievements and qualifications, professional experience) to interviews or to tests checking the ability to study. Please check the criteria of your chosen study program to learn about the procedure of your chosen study program.
In some subjects (see also the criteria in the supplementary application form) it is possible for applicants to be exempted from the Entrance Examination if their results in their previous studies – usually a preliminary or intermediate exam – are accredited as being sufficient. However, as the accreditation of results only takes place after applications have been submitted, all applicants should submit the relevant and necessary documents and take part in the tests (during July and August).
The criteria for the Entrance Examination vary from subject to subject. As a rule, the deadline for applications for this Entrance Examination is the same as for the actual course itself, either 15 July or 15 January. Exceptions are for example: Social Sciences (German-French) with May 15th as deadline.
The latest information on the courses, criteria and deadlines, as well as the necessary documents you must submit can be found on the following websites:

vor General information on Entrance Examinations

Sport entrance examination 

To be able to apply for a course of study in Sports (Diploma, Bachelor, teaching qualification) applicants must first pass the sports entrance examination. The examination costs 40 euros. The deadline for registration is the 15 May each year. Applicants may be exempted from the sports entrance exam under certain conditions. To do so, applicants must submit an application for exemption from the sports entrance exam. All universities in Baden-Württemberg accept each other’s sports entrance examinations.

vor Sport entrance examination [de]

Diploma Degree

All Diploma study programs of the Universität Stuttgart changed into a Bachelor study program by WS 2009/10. The application into a higher semester of a Diploma program from WS 2009/10 onwards will therefore only in exceptional cases be possible. Applicants for a Diploma study program are only admitted if they have completed a course of higher education of at least three or four years in duration.

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Master's Programs

vor Master and Continuing Studies (pdfpdf) [de] with information about special admission procedures and restrictions on admission
vor Study Programs at the University of Stuttgart
vor Criteria and admission statutes with complete information on the admission requirements and the admission procedure [de]

All master's programs have special admission criteria. A Bachelor's or an equivalent degree is usually only one of several conditions. In addition to the proof of a minimum grade of the bachelor's degree these requirements might be admission tests or interviews, in which you have to take part. Please consult the admission statutes (Zulassungsordnungen) and the websites of the study programs for the detailed admission requirements and procedure.

The University of Stuttgart offers seven M.Sc. programs which are taught in English. Students do not need to know German when embarking on these programs, German lessons are included. Applications forms, deadlines and instructions need to be obtained from the websites of the particular courses. Students are advised to check the websites of the programs themselves.
Information on the international English-language Masters programs can be found on the web pages of the Office of International Affairs.

vor General information on the Special Admission into Master's programs

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