Studienkolleg der Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main

If you have an indirect university entrance qualification, you must first attend a Studienkolleg. You can check whether you have a direct or indirect university entrance qualification using the anabin certificate database.

Applications for the Studienkolleg Frankfurt are submitted via the relevant application office.

The application deadline for the summer semester is November 1, and for the winter semester May 1.

You cannot select Studienkolleg as a separate subject via the relevant application office.
Please apply for the university and the subject you would like to study after completing the Studienkolleg.
During the application process, you can then provide information about attending a Studienkolleg.

Please submit an officially translated copy of your school-leaving certificate from your home country, a copy of your passport, and proof of your German language proficiency with your application.

Missing documents may still be submitted to the relevant application office within the application deadline.
Documents submitted after the application deadline can no longer be considered.

Yes, the Studienkolleg Frankfurt has an entrance test.

The entrance test consists exclusively of a German test and is conducted as an electronic C-Test.

The entrance test takes place in person in Frankfurt. You must appear in person for the entrance test and cannot take it online.

No, exemption from the entrance test is not possible.

If you cannot take part in the entrance test and want to take it in the following semester, you must submit a new application by the application deadline.

You may take the entrance test at the Studienkolleg Frankfurt a total of three times.

The International Study Centre offers intensive courses at levels B1.3 to C1.2. Each course lasts five weeks and is intended to improve your language skills.
Further information about the courses and registration options can be found here.

If you are admitted to the Studienkolleg Frankfurt, you must pay the semester fee of the respective university (Goethe University or Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences).
There are no additional costs for the Studienkolleg itself.

If you are admitted, you will be enrolled at Goethe University or Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences. You will therefore have student status and receive a student ID card.

The Studienkolleg Frankfurt offers the subject courses G, M, T and W.

Classes at the Studienkolleg Frankfurt take place Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

If you are enrolled at the Studienkolleg Frankfurt, you must attend regularly and participate in classes.

Classes are held exclusively in German.

The accommodation situation in Frankfurt is quite difficult. We therefore recommend that you start looking for accommodation immediately after applying. Please put your name on all waiting lists at all halls of residence, except the Studierendenwerk.

The Studierendenwerk Frankfurt reserves 10 rooms each semester for our new students. You can apply for these rooms only on the first day of classes (in the middle/end of August or at the end of January). All admitted students will be informed about the process. Applications sent directly to the Studierendenwerk will be rejected.