Is it hard to get into the Free University of Berlin?

The Free University of Berlin follows a two-semester system which is Winter and Summer. The university has major application periods in both of these semesters.

Please note that most of FU Berlin courses are in line with the standard German university calendar. The FU Berlin admission deadlines generally open in mid-Jan for the Summer semester and mid-July for the Winter one.

International students are required to apply for the FU Berlin courses via the Uni-Assist portal for UG and PG courses. Given below is how you can apply at this institution - 

• Select the right application portal 
• Create an account
• Upload the documents 
• Finish the application process within the deadline

As an international student, the Free University of Berlin admission requirements are required to be met. For FU Berlin, you would need at least 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Its a little competitive to get admission here though. 

Along with a good GPA, the students shoudl have - 

• A UG degree 
• German language proficiency for UG courses 
• English language proficiency 
• An application at Uni-Assist 

Yes, the Free University of Berlin is free for all international students. For all  UG courses at this institution, the tuition is zero but for some postgraduate courses, the students might have to pay upto INR 9.73 L. Look at the table given below for UG and PG fee - 

In Times Higher Education Rankings 2026, Free University of Berlin's ranking is #113. This university has been ranking among the Top 150 Universities worldwide since the last 5 years. A few of the subject rankings as per the 2025 rankings include: 

• Arts and Humanities: #29
• Social Sciences: #42
• Law: #70
• Life Sciences: #80