Applying from Pakistan
English-taught programmes in Germany for students from Pakistan
829 English-taught programmes at 26 universities, compared on the rules that apply to applicants with Pakistani qualifications.
Researched 7 November 2026 to 14 November 2026 · 18,824 facts, each quoted from an official page · costs for a winter 2027/28 start: non-EU tuition plus semester contribution and other compulsory fees, without rent
Reviewed by Dennis Maaß, admission and immigration expert
Published 8 November 2026 · Last reviewed 8 November 2026
English proof for the student visa in Pakistan
- Certificates the visa section accepts
- Not stated by the German mission
1 page checked, 7 Nov 2026
- Not accepted for the visa
- Not stated by the German mission
1 page checked, 7 Nov 2026
- University waiver accepted by the visa section
- Not stated by the German mission
1 page checked, 7 Nov 2026
A university may accept a test or waive it for admission; the visa section can still ask for its own proof.
Master’s
Master’s programmes: the universities compared
Requirements are set per programme, so each cell sums up the university’s master’s programmes as a count or a range. Open a university for each programme and its sources.
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| University | GRE / GATE for Pakistani degrees | Rules naming Pakistani applicants | English test waived for Pakistani applicants | Cost per year, non-EU (2027 start) | Minimum IELTS | Apply by (winter 2027, non-EU) | Admission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical University of MunichMünchen · Public university71 programmes, mostly Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Business & Management and Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | Required at 18 of 71 | At 71 of 71documents at 71, admission test at 18 | Waived at 70 of 711 don’t say | €164–€13,794no tuition at 6 of 71, plus €75 one-off | 6.5 | 31 May 2027 | Mostly selection procedure70 of 71 selection procedure, 1 limited places |
| Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Erlangen · Public university46 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Energy, Environment & Sustainability and Languages, Literature & Writing | Required at 2 of 46 | None named | Waived at 1 of 4645 don’t say | €164–€12,164no tuition at 1 of 46 | 5 to 7 | 31 May 2027 to 31 Aug 2027 | All selection procedure46 of 46 selection procedure |
| RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen · Public university48 programmes, mostly Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Electrical & Electronics Engineering and Civil Engineering, Building & Construction | Required at 12 of 48 | None named | Waived at 6 of 4842 don’t say | €716–€24,048no tuition at 31 of 48 | 6 to 7 | 28 Feb 2027 to 15 Jul 2027 | Mixed29 of 48 unrestricted, 16 selection procedure, 2 limited places, 1 not stated |
| TUD Dresden University of TechnologyDresden · Public university34 programmes, mostly Health Sciences, Nursing & Public Health, Biology & Life Sciences and Energy, Environment & Sustainability | Required at 1 of 34 | None named | Waived at 20 of 3414 don’t say | €722–€19,722no tuition at 27 of 34 | 5.5 to 7 | 15 Mar 2027 to 15 Jul 2027 | Mixed21 of 34 selection procedure, 13 unrestricted |
| University of Duisburg-EssenDuisburg · Public university22 programmes, mostly Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Languages, Literature & Writing and Sociology & Social Sciences | None of 22 requires it | None named | Waived at 15 of 22test required at 1, 6 don’t say | €736no tuition | 5.5 to 6.5 | 31 Mar 2027 to 31 Jul 2027 | Mostly unrestricted18 of 22 unrestricted, 2 selection procedure, 2 limited places |
| Otto von Guericke University MagdeburgMagdeburg · Public university22 programmes, mostly Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Political Science & Public Policy and Mechanical Engineering | Required at 3 of 22 | At 2 of 22admission test at 2 | Test always required | €659–€8,989no tuition at 20 of 22 | 6.5 to 7 | 15 Mar 2027 to 15 Jul 2027 | Mostly unrestricted16 of 22 unrestricted, 1 selection procedure, 5 limited places |
| Leibniz University HannoverHannover · Public university27 programmes, mostly Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Sociology & Social Sciences and Architecture & Urban Planning | None of 27 requires it | None named | Waived at 7 of 27test required at 2, 18 don’t say | €906no tuition | 4.5 to 7 | 15 Jan 2027 to 15 Jul 2027 | Mixed15 of 27 unrestricted, 12 limited places |
| Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe · Public university25 programmes, mostly Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Physics and Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | Required at 7 of 25 | None named | Waived at 19 of 256 don’t say | €3,368 | 6.5 | 15 Jun 2027 to 15 Jul 20276 rolling | Mixed15 of 25 unrestricted, 1 selection procedure, 9 limited places |
| Technische Universität BerlinBerlin · Public university25 programmes, mostly Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Architecture & Urban Planning and Civil Engineering, Building & Construction | None of 25 requires it | At 1 of 25English test at 1 | Waived at 7 of 25test required at 14, 4 don’t say | €758–€13,958no tuition at 18 of 25, plus €500 one-off | 6 to 7 | 15 Mar 2027 to 31 Aug 20271 rolling | Mostly limited places20 of 25 limited places, 4 unrestricted, 1 selection procedure |
| Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt · Public university26 programmes, mostly Materials Science & Nanotechnology, Architecture & Urban Planning and Biology & Life Sciences | None of 26 requires it | None named | Waived at 25 of 261 don’t say | €805no tuition | 5.5 to 7 | 15 Jan 2027 to 15 Jul 2027 | All selection procedure26 of 26 selection procedure |
| University of StuttgartStuttgart · Public university18 programmes, mostly Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Mechanical Engineering and Architecture & Urban Planning | None of 18 requires it | At 18 of 18documents at 18 | Waived at 8 of 18test required at 7, 3 don’t say | €3,368 | 5 to 7 | 15 Oct 2026 to 15 Jul 2027 | Mixed8 of 18 selection procedure, 1 unrestricted, 8 limited places, 1 not stated |
| Chemnitz University of TechnologyChemnitz · Public university13 programmes, mostly Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechatronics, Robotics & Automation and Computer Science & Software Engineering | None of 13 requires it | None named | Waived at all 13 | €683no tuition | 5.5 to 7 | 15 Jul 2027 | All unrestricted13 of 13 unrestricted |
| Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig · Public university11 programmes, mostly Chemistry, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence and Electrical & Electronics Engineering | None of 11 requires it | None named | Waived at 7 of 11test required at 2, 2 don’t say | €945–€16,945no tuition at 9 of 11, plus €75 one-off | 6.5 | 5 Jan 2027 to 15 Jul 2027 | Mixed5 of 11 limited places, 4 unrestricted, 2 not stated |
| Deggendorf Institute of TechnologyDeggendorf · Public university of applied sciences16 programmes, mostly Computer Science & Software Engineering, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence and Mechatronics, Robotics & Automation | None of 16 requires it | None named | Test always required | €1,174no tuition | 5.5 to 7 | 15 May 2027 to 15 Jul 2027 | All selection procedure16 of 16 selection procedure |
| Rhine-Waal University of Applied SciencesKleve · Public university of applied sciences7 programmes, mostly Design, Energy, Environment & Sustainability and Biology & Life Sciences | None of 7 requires it | None named | Waived at 1 of 7test required at 2, 4 don’t say | €730no tuition | 5.5 to 7 | 15 Jul 2027 | Mixed3 of 7 limited places, 2 unrestricted, 2 selection procedure |
| SRH UniversityHeidelberg · Private, state-recognised39 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Computer Science & Software Engineering and Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | None of 39 requires it | None named | Waived at 2 of 3937 don’t say | €2,588–€15,800plus €1,000 one-off | 6.5 | Rolling admission | Mostly not stated33 of 39 not stated, 6 selection procedure |
| University of Europe for Applied SciencesPotsdam · Private, state-recognised40 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Design and Finance & Accounting | None of 40 requires it | None named | No waiver stated | €8,618–€13,049plus €490 one-off | 6 | 1 Sept 2027 | Mixed23 of 40 selection procedure, 17 unrestricted |
| Fresenius University of Applied SciencesIdstein · Private, state-recognised18 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Design and Chemical & Process Engineering | None of 18 requires it | None named | Test always required | €7,540–€16,000plus €250 to €695 one-off | 6 | Rolling admission | All selection procedure18 of 18 selection procedure |
| Constructor University Bremen gGmbHBremen · Private, state-recognised11 programmes, mostly Computer Science & Software Engineering, Business & Management and Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | None of 11 requires it | None named | Waived at all 11 | €32,576plus €940 to €1,000 one-off | 6.5 | 1 Feb 2027 to 31 Jul 2027 | All selection procedure11 of 11 selection procedure |
| IU International University of Applied SciencesErfurt · Private, state-recognised19 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Computer Science & Software Engineering and Healthcare Management | None of 19 requires it | None named | Test always required | €8,754–€11,504plus €1,500 one-off | 6.5 | Rolling admission | All selection procedure19 of 19 selection procedure |
| Gisma University of Applied SciencesPotsdam · Private, state-recognised15 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Marketing and Computer Science & Software Engineering | None of 15 requires it | None named | Waived at 14 of 151 don’t say | €12,550–€25,100 | 6 to 6.5 | No fixed deadlinestarts in January, April, July and October | Mostly not stated14 of 15 not stated, 1 selection procedure |
| ISM International School of ManagementDortmund · Private, state-recognised16 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Marketing and Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | None of 16 requires it | None named | Waived at all 16 | €6,280–€19,800plus €600 to €1,500 one-off | 6 | 15 Jun 20275 rolling | All selection procedure16 of 16 selection procedure |
| FOM University of Applied SciencesEssen · Private, state-recognised8 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Automotive & Mobility and Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | None of 8 requires it | None named | Waived at 7 of 81 don’t say | €6,900–€12,500plus €1,590 one-off | 5.5 | No fixed deadlinestarts in April and October | All unrestricted8 of 8 unrestricted |
| Frankfurt School of Finance & ManagementFrankfurt am Main · Private, state-recognised9 programmes, mostly Finance & Accounting, Business & Management and Healthcare Management | Required at 5 of 9 | None named | Waived at 4 of 9test required at 5 | €10,750–€42,000plus €600 one-off | 7 | 31 May 2027 to 31 Jul 2027 | All selection procedure9 of 9 selection procedure |
| ESCP Business School, Berlin CampusBerlin · Private, state-recognised4 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Marketing and Energy, Environment & Sustainability | Required at 1 of 4 | At 3 of 4other at 3 | Waived at 3 of 41 don’t say | €15,750–€25,900plus €2,900 to €4,200 one-off | 6.5 to 7 | 21 Oct 2026 to 4 May 2027 | All selection procedure4 of 4 selection procedure |
| Berlin School of Business and Innovation (BSBI)Berlin · Franchise provider (foreign degree)28 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Supply Chain & Logistics and Marketing | None of 28 requires it | At 19 of 28English test at 13, degree length at 19 | Waived at 13 of 28test required at 15 | €6,051–€10,439plus €850 one-off | 6 to 6.5 | No fixed deadlinestarts in February, May and October | Mostly not stated25 of 28 not stated, 3 selection procedure |
Bachelor’s
Bachelor’s programmes: the universities compared
With a school-leaving certificate from Pakistan
A Higher Secondary (School) Certificate / Intermediate (Examination) Certificate with at least 50 % of the maximum grade gives access to a Studienkolleg and the Feststellungsprüfung in the course for the group taken: Science / Pre-Engineering / Pre-Medical for the medicine, natural-science and engineering courses, Commerce for the social- and economic-science courses, Humanities for the humanities course. Direct entry to a bachelor's is limited to the previous subject area and neighbouring subjects and needs one year of study in an academic degree programme at a recognised university first.Source
“Higher Secondary (School) Certificate / Intermediate (Examination) Certificate (bzw. Zeugnisersatzbescheinigung) … Auf dem Zeugnis muss eine Gesamtnote von mindestens 50% der Maximalnote nachgewiesen sein. … Feststellungsprüfung/Studienkolleg (fachorientiert) … Group: Science / Pre-Engineering / Pre-Medical … für die Schwerpunktkurse, denen die Fachrichtungen Medizin, Naturwissenschaft und Technik zugeordnet sind … Group: Commerce … für die Schwerpunktkurse, denen die Fachrichtungen Sozialwissenschaft und Wirtschaftswissenschaft zugeordnet sind … Group: Humanities … für den Schwerpunktkurs, dem die Fachrichtung Geisteswissenschaft zugeordnet ist … Direkter Zugang (fachorientiert) … für die bisherige Fachrichtung und benachbarte Fächer … Das nachzuweisende Studienjahr muss an einer anerkannten Hochschule in einem wissenschaftlichen Studiengang absolviert worden sein.”
“In den Bundesländern Brandenburg und Nordrhein-Westfalen gibt es generell kein staatliches Studienkolleg” page
anabin.kmk.org/api/public/certificates/6729e86b4a3c434b0b3de87d?reference=true · checked 14 November 2026
KMK/ZAB assessment proposals PAK-BV01 (Humanities), PAK-BV02 (Commerce) and PAK-BV03 (Science / Pre-Engineering / Pre-Medical). anabin names the subject directions, not the Studienkolleg course letters (T-, M-, W-, S-, G-Kurs); FSc is not named separately and falls under the Science / Pre-Engineering / Pre-Medical group. Provisional certificates, result cards and marks certificates can stand in for the certificate if they clearly show that the school-leaving qualification was obtained. The rules apply "zu allen Hochschulen", so they do not differ by federal state, but Brandenburg and North Rhine-Westphalia have no state Studienkolleg. The uni-assist Pakistan page lists only the documents to submit and does not state the access route; the DAAD admission database is a JavaScript application whose result comes from a non-public endpoint, so it could not be quoted.
Requirements are set per programme, so each cell sums up the university’s bachelor’s programmes as a count or a range. Open a university for each programme and its sources.
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| University | Teaching language | Studienkolleg (foundation course) | Cost per year, non-EU (2027 start) | Minimum IELTS | Apply by (winter 2027, non-EU) | Admission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical University of MunichMünchen · Public university13 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Aerospace Engineering and Energy, Environment & Sustainability | 8 of 13 fully in English5 in English and German | Linked Studienkolleg | €164–€6,994no tuition at 2 of 13, plus €75 one-off | 6.5 | 15 Jul 2027 | Mostly selection procedure10 of 13 selection procedure, 3 unrestricted |
| Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Erlangen · Public university8 programmes, mostly Languages, Literature & Writing, Sociology & Social Sciences and Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | 5 of 8 fully in English3 in English and German | Linked Studienkolleg | €2,164–€6,164 | 5.5 | 31 May 2027 to 30 Sept 2027 | Mixed4 of 8 unrestricted, 2 selection procedure, 2 limited places |
| University of Duisburg-EssenDuisburg · Public university7 programmes, mostly Languages, Literature & Writing, Sociology & Social Sciences and Computer Science & Software Engineering | 0 of 7 fully in English7 in English and German | None | €736no tuition | 6 | 15 Jun 2027 to 31 Jul 2027 | Mostly unrestricted6 of 7 unrestricted, 1 limited places |
| Otto von Guericke University MagdeburgMagdeburg · Public university6 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Political Science & Public Policy and Computer Science & Software Engineering | 3 of 6 fully in English3 in English and German | Linked Studienkolleg | €659no tuition | 6.5 | 15 Jul 2027 | Mostly unrestricted4 of 6 unrestricted, 1 selection procedure, 1 limited places |
| Leibniz University HannoverHannover · Public university1 programme, mostly Law | 0 of 1 fully in English1 in English and German | Linked Studienkolleg | €906no tuition | 6 | 15 Jul 2027 | All limited places1 of 1 limited places |
| Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe · Public university1 programme, mostly Mechanical Engineering | All in English | Own Studienkolleg | €3,368 | 6.5 | 30 Apr 2027 | All limited places1 of 1 limited places |
| Technische Universität BerlinBerlin · Public university1 programme, mostly Information Systems & Business Informatics | 0 of 1 fully in English1 switch language during the degree | Own Studienkolleg | €758no tuition | Not stated by the university | 15 Jul 2027 | All limited places1 of 1 limited places |
| Chemnitz University of TechnologyChemnitz · Public university3 programmes, mostly Languages, Literature & Writing, Computer Science & Software Engineering and Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | 1 of 3 fully in English1 switch language during the degree, 1 in English and German | Linked Studienkolleg | €683no tuition | 5.5 | 15 Jul 2027 | All unrestricted3 of 3 unrestricted |
| Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig · Public university2 programmes, mostly Languages, Literature & Writing and Mechanical Engineering | 0 of 2 fully in English2 in English and German | Linked Studienkolleg | €945no tuition, plus €75 one-off | 6 to 6.5 | 15 Jul 2027 | All unrestricted2 of 2 unrestricted |
| Deggendorf Institute of TechnologyDeggendorf · Public university of applied sciences12 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Electrical & Electronics Engineering and Tourism, Hospitality & Events | 6 of 12 fully in English6 switch language during the degree | Linked Studienkolleg | €1,174no tuition | 5.5 | 15 Jun 2027 to 15 Jul 2027 | Mostly selection procedure8 of 12 selection procedure, 4 unrestricted |
| Rhine-Waal University of Applied SciencesKleve · Public university of applied sciences16 programmes, mostly Agriculture, Food & Nutrition, Business & Management and Energy, Environment & Sustainability | All in English | Own Studienkolleg | €730no tuition | 5.5 | 15 Jul 2027 | Mixed8 of 16 unrestricted, 1 selection procedure, 7 limited places |
| SRH UniversityHeidelberg · Private, state-recognised35 programmes, mostly Design, Business & Management and Music & Audio | All in English | Own Studienkolleg | €9,000–€11,300plus €1,000 one-off | 6.5 | Rolling admission | Mostly not stated27 of 35 not stated, 8 selection procedure |
| University of Europe for Applied SciencesPotsdam · Private, state-recognised22 programmes, mostly Design, Psychology & Cognitive Science and Film, Animation & Photography | All in English | Own Studienkolleg | €7,122–€8,779plus €490 one-off | 5.5 | 1 Sept 2027 | All selection procedure22 of 22 selection procedure |
| Fresenius University of Applied SciencesIdstein · Private, state-recognised12 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Design and Tourism, Hospitality & Events | 8 of 12 fully in English3 switch language during the degree, 1 in English and German | Own Studienkolleg | €10,000–€13,240plus €595 to €695 one-off | 6 | Rolling admission | All selection procedure12 of 12 selection procedure |
| Constructor University Bremen gGmbHBremen · Private, state-recognised20 programmes, mostly Computer Science & Software Engineering, Business & Management and Chemistry | All in English | None | €13,726–€32,576plus €940 to €1,000 one-off | 6.5 | 1 Feb 2027 to 15 Aug 2027 | All selection procedure20 of 20 selection procedure |
| IU International University of Applied SciencesErfurt · Private, state-recognised10 programmes, mostly Business & Management and Computer Science & Software Engineering | All in English | Own Studienkolleg | €7,424plus €1,500 one-off | 6 | Rolling admission | All selection procedure10 of 10 selection procedure |
| Gisma University of Applied SciencesPotsdam · Private, state-recognised12 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Computer Science & Software Engineering and Finance & Accounting | All in English | Own Studienkolleg | €13,825 | 6 | No fixed deadlinestarts in January, April, July and October | Mostly selection procedure11 of 12 selection procedure, 1 not stated |
| ISM International School of ManagementDortmund · Private, state-recognised5 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Tourism, Hospitality & Events and Data Science & Artificial Intelligence | All in English | None | €0–€11,940no tuition at 1 of 5, plus €600 to €1,500 one-off | 6 | 15 Jun 20271 rolling | All selection procedure5 of 5 selection procedure |
| FOM University of Applied SciencesEssen · Private, state-recognised3 programmes, mostly Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science & Software Engineering and Business & Management | All in English | None | €9,167 | 5.5 | No fixed deadlinestarts in April and October | All unrestricted3 of 3 unrestricted |
| Frankfurt School of Finance & ManagementFrankfurt am Main · Private, state-recognised4 programmes, mostly Business & Management, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence and Information Systems & Business Informatics | 3 of 4 fully in English1 in English and German | Own Studienkolleg | €17,200plus €600 one-off | 6.5 | 30 Jun 2027 | All selection procedure4 of 4 selection procedure |
| ESCP Business School, Berlin CampusBerlin · Private, state-recognised1 programme, mostly Business & Management | All in English | Not stated by the university | €23,900plus €2,900 one-off | 6.5 | 18 Nov 2026 to 20 May 2027 | All selection procedure1 of 1 selection procedure |
| Berlin School of Business and Innovation (BSBI)Berlin · Franchise provider (foreign degree)11 programmes, mostly Film, Animation & Photography, Business & Management and Design | 8 of 11 fully in English | Not stated by the university | €10,514plus €850 one-off | 6 | No fixed deadlinestarts in February, May and October | Mixed6 of 11 not stated, 5 selection procedure |