33 English Study Programs at Freie Universität Berlin

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Freie Universität Berlin

Arts, Design & ArchitectureBusiness Management & EconomicsEngineeringHumanitiesMedicine & HealthNatural Sciences & MathematicsSocial Sciences
21%
International students
English
33
No. of English-taught Study Programs
University
Type
public
Status
38.000
Students

About the University

Freie Universität is a full-spectrum university offering more than 150 different degree programs in a broad range of disciplines in natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences. The university offers programs toward any academic degree, from bachelor’s and master’s degrees to state exams, doctorates, and habilitation. 

Studies with the taste of freedom
The broad range of degree programs allows students to tailor their studies to their interests. With a large number of exchange programs, dual international degree programs, and both individualized and structured doctoral programs, students have many options when it comes to designing their studies and career perspectives.
Our student community is diverse, multicultural and brave to exlore new things and to go unique ways.

Excellence and diversity in minds
Freie Universität Berlin is one of the 13 German universities funded by the German federal Excellence Strategy. Since its foundation, Freie Universität Berlin has stood for an open, international outlook and socially responsible cross-border research and teaching activities. Providing generous and targeted support for junior scholars and scientists is also one of the central aims of Freie Universität.
Today, Freie Universität maintains 100 direct partnerships with universities worldwide, along with 330 partnerships within the Erasmus academic exchange network and 45 institute partnerships, forming a wide-ranging and tight-knit global network.
All of the research performed at Freie Universität is marked by several factors: excellence within disciplines and interdisciplinary excellence, a broad variety of academic and scientific networks, and areas of focus that enjoy high international visibility and competitiveness. 

International Alignment
Freie Universität owes its founding, in 1948, to international support, and international impulses have shaped the university’s research activities and student life ever since. As an International Network University, Freie Universität thrives on its many contacts with higher education institutions and organizations in Germany and abroad, which provide the critical impetus for the university’s research and teaching activities.
Today, Freie Universität maintains roughly 100 partnerships at the university-wide level, along with about 330 university partnerships within the Erasmus academic exchange network and ca. 45 institute partnerships, forming a wide-ranging and tight-knit global network.

Each year, about 600 international scholars and scientists contribute to the variety of teaching and research activities pursued at Freie Universität. One groundbreaking development that demonstrates the way the university takes international cooperation to the next level is the seven international liaison offices of Freie Universität that were founded beginning in 2007 – in Beijing, Brussels, Cairo, Moscow, New Delhi, New York, and São Paulo. Another is the establishment of special arrangements with selected universities in the form of strategic partnerships.

International Rankings

#83
Times Higher Education Ranking
#127
QS World University Rankings

National Rankings

#1
Humboldt Ranking
#5
DFG-Ranking
2019
"University of Excellence"

Tuition Fees

29
29
0
2
2
0

Application & Admission

Application Deadlines

Winter Semester 2024/2025

Summer Semester 2024

Winter Semester 2025/2026

Open Programs

Application Modes

Application Modes

0% national admission restriction (national NC)
69.7% local admission restriction (local NC)
27.3% no admission restriction
3% no information provided

Application Process

Application Process

21.2% directly at University
0% directly at University (incl. VPD from uni-assist)
78.8% via uni-assist

Language Requirements

IELTS Band

TOEFL Scores

Cambridge Levels

Minimum:

4.5 (1 program )

Minimum:

60 (1 program )

Minimum:

B1 Preliminary (PET) (1 program )

Maximum:

7.5 (3 programs )

Maximum:

110 (1 program )

Maximum:

C2 Proficiency (CPE) (13 programs )

IELTS Band

Minimum:

4.5 (1 program )

Maximum:

7.5 (3 programs )

TOEFL Scores

Minimum:

60 (1 program )

Maximum:

110 (1 program )

Cambridge Levels

Minimum:

B1 Preliminary (PET) (1 program )

Maximum:

C2 Proficiency (CPE) (13 programs )

Program Features

2-6 semesters

Duration
Online Courses
degree typesDegree Types

Master of Science

Master of Arts

Master of Laws

Bachelor of Arts

Beginning

Winter intake

78.8%

Summer intake

0%

Winter & Summer intake

21.2%

Location

Freie Universität Berlin

List of English-taught Study Programs offered by Freie Universität Berlin

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Master the fields of theoretical and experimental physicsAcquire a Double Degree in cooperation with the Institut Polytechnique de ParisStudy at the Freie Universität Berlin - a “University of Excellence”

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