English-taught degrees in Germany: statistics for 2027 applicants

As of 14 November 2026, the AdmitArrive dataset covers 823 English-taught degree programmes at 26 universities in Germany: 618 master’s and 205 bachelor’s programmes. 15 of the universities are public and 11 are private. The sample includes all nine TU9 technical universities.

A programme taught on several campuses counts once. “English-taught” includes programmes taught in English and German; see teaching language. The dataset also holds 6 Executive MBA programmes, which are left out of every figure on this page.

As of 14 November 2026, 345 of 618 English-taught master’s programmes in the sample (56%) accept a three-year bachelor’s degree with 180 ECTS credits without conditions. A further 63 (10%) accept it with conditions, such as extra credits or a bridging course. 13 (2%) do not accept it.

At 184 programmes (30%) the rules set no credit minimum and an examination board decides case by case whether the degree is equivalent. 13 programmes do not state a rule.

The rule is read from each programme’s admission regulation or page. How universities assess a foreign degree is explained in the guide to the German admission process.

As of 14 November 2026, 518 of 618 master’s programmes in the sample state a minimum IELTS score. The most frequent minimum is 6.5, at 203 programmes (39% of those that state one). The table shows every minimum by level and type of university.

English test waivers for India, Nigeria and Pakistan

A waiver means the university accepts something else in place of a test, for example a previous degree taught in English. For applicants from India, 282 of 618 master’s programmes (46%) offer a waiver. For applicants from Nigeria, 321 of 618 master’s programmes (52%) offer a waiver. For applicants from Pakistan, 269 of 618 master’s programmes (44%) offer a waiver. Each waiver has its own basis, such as a degree taught in English or English as an official language of the home country. Check the programme before you rely on one.

These are the universities’ admission rules. Whether the visa section accepts the same waiver is a separate question, covered in studying in Germany without IELTS.

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As of 14 November 2026, 273 of 481 English-taught programmes at public universities in the sample (57%) charge non-EU students no tuition for a start in winter 2027/28. 195 (41%) charge tuition, with a median of €8,000 per year.

At private universities the median tuition is €11,050 per year for a master’s and €10,200 per year for a bachelor’s.

Tuition only: the semester contribution and one-off fees come on top. A price for the whole programme is spread over its shortest standard duration. Where a university gives a range, the lower amount counts towards the median. Programmes whose price cannot be converted to a yearly amount are left out of the median and the range. List prices, without scholarships or discounts. More in the guide to tuition fees in Germany.

As of 14 November 2026, 130 of 411 master’s programmes at public universities in the sample (32%) are unrestricted: everyone who meets the requirements is admitted. 210 (51%) decide through a selection procedure, and 67 (16%) have a fixed number of places.

Selection procedure: no published cap, but admission depends on a scored assessment, a test or an interview. Limited places: a fixed number of places, with applicants ranked.

As of 14 November 2026, a GRE, GMAT or GATE result is required at 50 of 618 master’s programmes in the sample (8%) for applicants with a degree from India. For a degree from Nigeria it is 29 (5%). For a degree from Pakistan it is 49 (8%). Some programmes ask every applicant for a test. Others ask only applicants whose degree is from a country on a list.

As of 14 November 2026, 360 of 411 master’s programmes at public universities in the sample have a published deadline for non-EU applicants for the winter 2027/28 start. The table counts each programme by the month of its final date.

205 of 411 master’s programmes at public universities (50%) also start in the summer semester; at private universities it is 139 of 207 (67%). 80 of 207 master’s programmes at private universities (39%) take applications on a rolling basis, without a fixed deadline.

The remaining 51 public master’s programmes have no date for winter 2027/28 in the dataset. They start in summer only, admit on a rolling basis or had not published the date. Visa timing for private universities is in the deadline calendar for private universities.

These two figures are counted per university, not per programme. As of 14 November 2026, 7 of 15 public universities in the sample take applications directly. Likewise, 11 of 11 private universities in the sample take applications directly. The others use uni-assist for all or some programmes.

Single programmes can differ from their university’s default route. Background: uni-assist and the VPD and the APS certificate for India.

As of 14 November 2026, 304 of 411 master’s programmes at public universities in the sample (74%) are taught fully in English. 102 (25%) are taught in English and German. For bachelor’s programmes at public universities, 40 of 70 (57%) are fully in English.

• Not a random sample. We chose the 26 universities; they are not drawn at random and are not all of Germany. 9 of the 15 public universities are TU9 technical universities, and 11 of the 26 universities are private. The figures describe this sample and are not national averages.
• Official pages only. Every underlying fact is read from a page or regulation of the university itself, stored with a word-for-word quote and the date we checked it. Each university profile shows those quotes.
• “Not stated” stays in. When a university’s pages do not answer a question, the programme is counted as not stated and remains in the total. Percentages are shares of all programmes in the column unless the text says otherwise.
• Programmes, not places. Each programme counts once, whatever its size. A share of programmes is not a share of students or of study places.
• Non-EU applicants, 2027 intakes. Fees and deadlines are those for applicants from outside the EU. Tuition and deadline figures refer to the winter 2027/28 start.
• Rules change. An automatic check re-reads the source pages every week and flags quotes that have disappeared. The figures are recalculated whenever the data changes. Decisions on admission are made by the universities; confirm the rule on the programme’s own page before you apply.

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AdmitArrive, “English-taught degrees in Germany: statistics”, data as of 14 November 2026, https://www.admitarrive.com/universities/germany/statistics