🇩🇪 Germany · 2026

Universities in Germany that accept TOEFL

30 accredited Germany universities in our directory accept TOEFL for international admission. The exact minimum is set per programme on the new 1.0–6.0 scale — open any university to see what it states and confirm on its official page.

Charité – Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin
German is primary. 2,000+ English-taught Master's and many international Bachelor's available. Typical English: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+. German-medium: TestDaF 4+ or DSH-2.
Free University of BerlinBerlin
IELTS/TOEFL for English-taught programs; DSH/TestDaF for German-taught programs
Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Universität Jena)Jena
German is primary. 2,000+ English-taught Master's and many international Bachelor's available. Typical English: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+. German-medium: TestDaF 4+ or DSH-2.
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)Erlangen
German is primary. 2,000+ English-taught Master's and many international Bachelor's available. Typical English: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+. German-medium: TestDaF 4+ or DSH-2.
Goethe University Frankfurt (Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main)Frankfurt am Main
German is primary. 2,000+ English-taught Master's and many international Bachelor's available. Typical English: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+. German-medium: TestDaF 4+ or DSH-2.
Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg
IELTS/TOEFL for English-taught programs; DSH/TestDaF for German-taught programs
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf / HHU)Düsseldorf
German is primary. 2,000+ English-taught Master's and many international Bachelor's available. Typical English: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+. German-medium: TestDaF 4+ or DSH-2.
Humboldt University of BerlinBerlin
IELTS/TOEFL for English-taught programs; DSH/TestDaF for German-taught programs
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU)Mainz
German is primary. 2,000+ English-taught Master's and many international Bachelor's available. Typical English: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+. German-medium: TestDaF 4+ or DSH-2.
Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU)Würzburg
German is primary. 2,000+ English-taught Master's and many international Bachelor's available. Typical English: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+. German-medium: TestDaF 4+ or DSH-2.
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Karlsruhe
IELTS/TOEFL for English-taught programs; DSH/TestDaF for German-taught programs
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU)Munich
IELTS/TOEFL for English-taught programs; DSH/TestDaF for German-taught programs
Philipps University Marburg (Philipps-Universität Marburg)Marburg
German is primary. 2,000+ English-taught Master's and many international Bachelor's available. Typical English: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+. German-medium: TestDaF 4+ or DSH-2.
RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen
IELTS/TOEFL for English-taught programs; DSH/TestDaF for German-taught programs
Technical University of BerlinBerlin
IELTS/TOEFL for English-taught programs; DSH/TestDaF for German-taught programs
Technical University of Munich (TUM)Munich
IELTS/TOEFL for English-taught programs; DSH/TestDaF for German-taught programs
TU Darmstadt (Technische Universität Darmstadt)Darmstadt
German is primary. 2,000+ English-taught Master's and many international Bachelor's available. Typical English: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+. German-medium: TestDaF 4+ or DSH-2.
TU Dresden (Technische Universität Dresden)Dresden
German is primary. 2,000+ English-taught Master's and many international Bachelor's available. Typical English: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+. German-medium: TestDaF 4+ or DSH-2.
University of BonnBonn
IELTS/TOEFL for English-taught programs; DSH/TestDaF for German-taught programs
University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln)Cologne
German is primary. 2,000+ English-taught Master's and many international Bachelor's available. Typical English: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+. German-medium: TestDaF 4+ or DSH-2.
University of Freiburg (Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg)Freiburg
German is primary. 2,000+ English-taught Master's and many international Bachelor's available. Typical English: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+. German-medium: TestDaF 4+ or DSH-2.
University of Göttingen (Georg-August-Universität Göttingen)Göttingen
German is primary. 2,000+ English-taught Master's and many international Bachelor's available. Typical English: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+. German-medium: TestDaF 4+ or DSH-2.
University of Hamburg (Universität Hamburg)Hamburg
German is primary. 2,000+ English-taught Master's and many international Bachelor's available. Typical English: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+. German-medium: TestDaF 4+ or DSH-2.
University of HohenheimStuttgart
IELTS/TOEFL for English-taught programs; DSH/TestDaF for German-taught programs
University of Konstanz (Universität Konstanz)Konstanz
German is primary. 2,000+ English-taught Master's and many international Bachelor's available. Typical English: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+. German-medium: TestDaF 4+ or DSH-2.
University of Leipzig (Universität Leipzig)Leipzig
German is primary. 2,000+ English-taught Master's and many international Bachelor's available. Typical English: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+. German-medium: TestDaF 4+ or DSH-2.
University of MannheimMannheim
German is primary. 2,000+ English-taught Master's and many international Bachelor's available. Typical English: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+. German-medium: TestDaF 4+ or DSH-2.
University of Münster (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster / WWU)Münster
German is primary. 2,000+ English-taught Master's and many international Bachelor's available. Typical English: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+. German-medium: TestDaF 4+ or DSH-2.
University of Stuttgart (Universität Stuttgart)Stuttgart
German is primary. 2,000+ English-taught Master's and many international Bachelor's available. Typical English: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+. German-medium: TestDaF 4+ or DSH-2.
University of Tübingen (Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen)Tübingen
German is primary. 2,000+ English-taught Master's and many international Bachelor's available. Typical English: IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 88+. German-medium: TestDaF 4+ or DSH-2.

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