Universität Hamburg
QS World University Rankings 2027 · =209
Northern Germany's largest university; law, economics, climate science and the humanities. A public university: applications go through uni-assist or the university's own portal in your name, on a fixed annual calendar. Elite concierge here includes help opening the blocked account the visa requires.
What it costs, what it asks for
Universität Hamburg in detail
What you need
- Entry
- Twelve years of schooling or a completed Studienkolleg; an eleven-year certificate needs the Studienkolleg year or one to two years of university at home first. Restricted-entry (NC) programmes rank applicants by grade.
- English
- Set per programme and per language of instruction; German-taught bachelor's need DSH-2 or TestDaF 4, and English-taught programmes commonly ask IELTS 6.5
When, and what it pays
- Intakes
- Winter semester (October) is the main intake; uni-assist and university deadlines for it fall around 15 July, with the Studienkolleg entrance test earlier
Worth knowing before you pay
An eleven-year certificate is not a German university entrance qualification. The route is a Studienkolleg year ending in the Feststellungsprüfung, or one to two completed years at a recognised university at home, checked against the anabin database. Nearly every bachelor's is taught in German and needs DSH-2 or TestDaF 4; English-taught bachelor's are the exception and English-taught master's the rule. Whether a non-EU tuition fee applies is set by the federal state and is confirmed on the programme page before you commit; every student pays a semester contribution.
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