Study Public Administration in Germany: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Germany has 9 undergraduate programmes in Public Administration at 7 universities in 7 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay no tuition fee; non-EU students no tuition fee (€0–€3,000).

Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.

• Taught in: German (9)
• Selection: grade limit (numerus clausus), Abitur (NC)
• Language certificate: Deutsch DSH-2 / TestDaF 4

All Public Administration programmes in Germany

How admission works in Germany

Some programmes have open admission; others have fewer places than applicants (numerus clausus), where the school-leaving grade (1.0 is best, 4.0 worst) and waiting time decide. Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy are allocated through hochschulstart.de. Foreign school certificates are checked (often via uni-assist); if the certificate gives no direct access, a year at a Studienkolleg and the Feststellungsprüfung exam are required. German-taught programmes require German at DSH-2 / TestDaF 4 level.

See also: Study in Germany · Public Administration in other countries