Most programmes have no entrance exams. For programmes with a limited number of places (Numerus clausus), what counts most is the average grade on your school leaving certificate, and the university may add its own criteria, such as tests or an interview.
For medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine and pharmacy, places are allocated through hochschulstart – besides your grades, criteria set by the universities also count. At colleges of art and music you take an aptitude test.
Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.
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