The Latin term Numerus Clausus stands for “restricted number” and means that the number of applicants admitted must not be (much) higher than the number of available places (as calculated by the respective university).

Some Master's degree programs have an admission restriction. To see whether a study program has restricted admission, look out for the phrase “lokale Zulassungsbeschränkung (local admission restriction)” in the program description.

There are three quotas for the allocation of places on Master's degree programs with restricted admission:

• 80% of places are allocated via the university quota. Which criteria are decisive for this quota and how they are weighted is defined in the admission regulations of the respective Master's degree program. The admission regulations can be found in the course descriptions.
• 20% of places are allocated according to waiting time. All semesters since the Bachelor's degree in which applicants were not enrolled at a German university count as waiting semesters. The maximum waiting period is 12 semesters.
• Up to 5% of places are also allocated to hardship cases via an advance quota. Further information on hardship cases can be found on the application for immediate admission.

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NC-Tables showing the results of the last admission process (available in German only):

• Master (including teaching degrees) - in German only

1. Winter Semester
2. Summer Semester

The number of study places in the first semester is always decided anew for each semester with the admission regulations and published in the official gazettes of Freie Universität Berlin - in German only