Freie Universität Berlin Admission Requirements 2027

Freie Universitat Berlin (FU Berlin) is a public research university and, like Berlin's other state universities, charges no tuition fee to international students in its regular degree programmes. Applicants with a foreign degree apply for a preliminary document check through uni-assist before applying to a specific Master's programme.

Requirements

Bachelor's

A higher education entrance qualification recognised as equivalent to the Abitur is required, assessed for foreign applicants via uni-assist.

Master's

A relevant Bachelor's degree is required. Consecutive Master's programmes need a preliminary review of the foreign qualification (VPD) from uni-assist before the FU Berlin application can be processed.

Documents

A uni-assist VPD (preliminary review of your foreign qualification) requested well ahead of the deadline; certified copies of school and degree certificates and transcripts; a language certificate meeting the programme's required level; and, for many programmes, a CV and letter of motivation.

How to apply

Request a VPD from uni-assist for your foreign qualification as early as possible.
Choose a Master's programme and check its specific admission requirements and deadline.
Submit your FU Berlin application with the VPD and all required documents before the deadline; only documents received in full by the deadline count.
Wait for the admission decision.
If admitted, apply for a student visa if coming from outside the EU/EEA, arrange health insurance, pay the semester contribution, and enrol.

English test waiver

FU Berlin's baseline for English-taught Master's programmes is B2, shown on its central language-requirements page as a range from IELTS 5.5 to 6.5 and TOEFL iBT 72 to 94 depending on the exact sub-requirement. Some programmes ask for C1 instead, around IELTS 7.0 or TOEFL iBT 95 and above.