Computer Science

Applications will be done electronically. These are the documents needed:

original undergraduate diploma or certified copy (bachelor's or equivalent), if already available (see below)

original undergraduate transcript of records or certfied copy, showing all courses and credits taken and all grades/marks obtained as well as the final/current overall average grade (see below),

if applicable: letter or certificate issued by your university, stating one of the following: registration, submission or completion of your final thesis, or expected graduation date (see below),

your English proficiency test result (details see below),

an APS certificate (only for applicants who have studied in China, India or Vietnam).

New! From now on, it will not be possible anymore, to apply without uploading an APS certificate. The certificate cannot be submitted after the application deadline.

Optional documents that can be useful to submit:

Curriculum vitae or resume

Letter of motivation

Letter of recommendation

Description of those subjects of your bachelor's degree that covered topics from mathematics and theoretical computer science

GRE score (all three sections are important)

Certificate about your class rank

Certificate about the average grade of your class

University entrance exam result from your home country

GATE score (India)

Please note that all additional documents have to be merged into one pdf document before you can upload them to the application portal.

Undergraduate diploma and transcript of records: If you have completed your studies, but not yet received the bachelors diploma, the transcript of records has to show the total number of credit points, final grade and the remark "degree conferred" or "degree awarded". If not, please submit an additional confirmation letter from the university stating the total number of credit points, the final grade and that the degree has been conferred.

If you have not yet completed your undergraduate studies, please submit letter or certificate issued by your university, stating one of the following: registration, submission or completion of your final thesis, or expected graduation date.

English language proficiency:

The following English language certificates are accepted: Academic IELTS (minimum 7.0), TOEFL (minimum internet-based score 95), Cambridge CAE or CPE, Pearson PTE Academic (min. 76), telc University, TOEIC, OOPT. Only native speakers from the USA, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Canada are exempted from submitting one of these English language certificates. A confirmation that the medium of instruction at your university was English is not sufficient.

Please note: Incomplete applications will not be considered. Certificates issued in a language other than German or English must be accompanied with a translation by an authorized translator.

Non-EU nationals

1500 € tuition fees

103 € to support the services offered by Studierendenwerk (SWFR)

70 € administrative fee

7 € to support the student council

Altogether 1680 € per semester to be paid to the university.

The living cost in Freiburg amounts to approximately 800 - 900 € per month.