Admission limits (NC) in restricted-admission degree programmes

Bachelor's programmes/State examination (EU/EEA applicants)

To view the admission limits of past semesters, click the links provided in the following table:

You can check the admission limits for degree programmes in Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry on this website Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung.

How to read the study-place allocation tables for earlier semesters including winter semester 2020/21 (example):

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In this example, all applicants to the bachelor's programme in Business Administration, who achieved an average grade of at least 2.1 in their Abitur (university entrance qualification), received a study place based on their "degree of qualification". Admission was not granted, however, to all applicants with an average grade of 2.2 and four waiting semesters.

With regard to the "waiting time" quota, all applicants with at least six half years of waiting time were granted admission to the programme. Of those who had five half years of waiting time, admission could only be granted to candidates who achieved an average grade of at least 3.3 in their Abitur.

Please note: Waiting time is recognised as all semesters (half years) you have not been enrolled at a German university since receiving your Abitur (university entrance qualification).

How to read the study-place allocation tables starting in summer semester 2021 (example):

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In this example, all applicants who received top marks on their Abitur (university entrance qualification) with an average grade of at least 1.4, and who didn't complete military or civil service, were admitted into the bachelor's programme in Business Administration. As lots were not used in the allocation process, all applicants with a Abitur grade of 1.4 or better were granted admission. 

By means of the university-wide selection procedure (AdH), applicants who did not perform military or civil service and who received an "allocation grade" (VN) of 2.1 were granted admission. The allocation grade is based on the Abitur grade improved by 0.1 for each waiting semester. Because lots were used in this case, not all applicants with an allocation grade of 2.1 who did not perform military/civil service were granted admission. 

Please note: Waiting time is recognised as all semesters (half years) you have not been enrolled at a German university since receiving your Abitur (university entrance qualification).

Teaching Degrees – Bachelor's programmes (EU/EEA applicants)

Information about teaching degrees:

• To enrol in a Primary School Education bachelor's programme (BA G), applicants must obtain a letter of admission for the subjects Learning Area I, Learning Area II, Educational Studies and one additional subject.
• To enrol in a Secondary School Education bachelor's programme (BA HRSGe), applicants must obtain a letter of admission to study a combination of two mandatory subjects, or one mandatory and one optional subject. In both cases, an admission letter for Educational Studies is required.
• To enrol in a Vocational College Education bachelor's programme (BA BK), applicants must obtain a letter of admission to study a combination of one General Education subject (University of Münster), one professional qualification subject (FH Münster) and the non-restricted Educational Studies subject.
• To enrol in a two-subject bachelor's programme (for secondary-school level Gymnasium/Gesamtschule or vocational college), applicants must obtain a letter of admission to study a combination of two subjects (majors).
• To enrol in a Bachelor for Teaching Special Education, applicants must obtain a letter of admission to study a combination of five subjects.

Teaching degree programmes only start in winter semesters. To check the admission limits of past semesters, click the links provided in the following table:

How to read the study-place allocation tables for earlier semesters including winter semester 2020/21 (example):

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In this example, all applicants to the teaching degree bachelor's programme in Biology, who achieved an average grade of at least 2.3 in their Abitur (university entrance qualification), received a study place based on their "degree of qualification". Admission was not granted, however, to all applicants with an average grade of 2.4 and four waiting semesters.

With regard to the "waiting time" quota, all applicants with at least five half years of waiting time were granted admission to the programme. Of those who had four half years of waiting time, admission could only be granted to candidates who achieved an average grade of at least 3.3 in their Abitur.

Please note: Waiting time is recognised as all semesters (half years) you have not been enrolled at a German university since receiving your Abitur (university entrance qualification).

How to read the study-place allocation tables starting in summer semester 2021 (example):

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In this example, all applicants who received top marks on their Abitur (university entrance qualification) with an average grade of at least 1.4, and who didn't complete military or civil service, were admitted into the bachelor's programme in Biology. As lots were not used in the allocation process, all applicants with a Abitur grade of 1.4 or better were granted admission.

By means of the university-wide selection procedure (AdH), applicants who did not perform military or civil service and who received an "allocation grade" (VN) of 2.1 were granted admission. The allocation grade is based on the Abitur grade improved by 0.1 for each waiting semester. Because lots were used in this case, not all applicants with an allocation grade of 2.1 who did not perform military/civil service were granted admission.

Please note: Waiting time is recognised as all semesters (half years) you have not been enrolled at a German university since receiving your Abitur (university entrance qualification).

Bachelor's programmes / State examination degree programmes (non-EU/non-EEA applicants)

A legally mandated proportion of study places in restricted-admission bachelor's programmes and state examination degree programmes are reserved for applicants from non-EU countries. Study places are allocated primarily on the basis of the average grade of the applicant's university entrance qualification (see admission limits). Because the number of non-EU applications varies in every application round, we cannot offer you a reliable prognosis of what your average grade will have to be in order to gain admission to any specific restricted subject. As a rule of thumb, the more popular the subject is, the higher your average grade will have to be in order to secure a study place.

For example, Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy are extremely popular subjects. Past experience shows that candidates usually require an excellent average grade in order to even have a chance of receiving a study place. Other popular subjects include Business Administration, Psychology and Communication Science.

Master of Education (MEd)

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Winter Semester 2022/23, Summer Semester 2023, Winter Semester 2023/24

In these semesters all applicants were granted to all subjects with restricted admission.

Summer Semester 2022

The subjects not listed here are free of admission. 

In the summer semester 2022, not all applicants could be admitted to all subjects with restricted admission. Please note that this may also be possible in other subjects (German, English, Education, Social Sciences) in the future.

Master of Education (MEd)

Winter semester 2021/22

The subjects not listed here are free of admission. 

In the winter semester 2021/22, not all applicants could be admitted to all subjects with restricted admission. Please note that this may also be possible in other subjects (German, English, Education, Social Sciences) in the future.

Master's degree programmes

The admission limits for master's degree programmes at the University of Münster are determined by the selection committees of the respective master's degree programme in the faculty. The contact details of the study programme coordination in the faculty, which can provide you with information on this, can be found in the Study Guide. After selecting your master's degree programme, please scroll down to the section "Fachstudienberatung".