Germany

Business Administration entry scores in Germany (2025): cut-off marks by university

We have official entry scores for 13 programmes (scale from 1 to 4, lower is better). In the latest lists the score of the last admitted student ranged from 1.7 to 2.5. The most selective programme was at Freie Universität Berlin, the most accessible at Universität zu Köln.

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

ProgrammeUniversityCity202620252023
Betriebswirtschaftslehre BachelorFreie Universität BerlinBerlin——1.7
Betriebswirtschaftslehre (BWL) Bachelor of ScienceUniversität zu KölnCologne—1.7—
International Business Administration BachelorFrankfurt University of Applied SciencesFrankfurt am Main—1.8—
Betriebswirtschaftslehre BachelorHochschule Bielefeld - University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSBI)Bielefeld—1.9—
Betriebswirtschaftslehre BachelorLudwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich—1.9—
Betriebswirtschaftslehre Bachelor of Science (Ein-Fach-Bachelor)Johannes Gutenberg-Universität MainzMainz am Rhein1.92.4—
Book and Media Publishing Bachelor of ArtsHochschule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Kultur LeipzigLeipzig22.4—
Betriebswirtschaftslehre BachelorFrankfurt University of Applied SciencesFrankfurt am Main—2.1—
International Management BachelorHochschule DüsseldorfDüsseldorf—2.1—
Betriebswirtschaftslehre BachelorUniversität MünsterMünster—2.2—
Business Administration BachelorHochschule DüsseldorfDüsseldorf—2.3—
International Finance BachelorFrankfurt University of Applied SciencesFrankfurt am Main—2.4—
Gesundheitsökonomie Bachelor of ScienceUniversität zu KölnCologne—2.5—

The score is the result of the last admitted student, so it changes every year.

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: All Business Administration programmes in Germany · Entry scores in Germany · Study in Germany

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