Application period
winter semester: may 1th - jun. 15th
summer semester: dec. 1st - jan. 15th
Applications for this study programme are paperless. Please upload the required application documents with your personal upload assistant. You will receive a link once you have completed the online application. We will no longer accept paper documents.
Application period
winter semester: may 1th - jun. 15th
summer semester: dec. 1st - jan. 15th
This is how you apply:
Step 1: Online application
You apply online.
Step 2: You submit your documents
Upload the required application documents using the upload assistant. You will receive a link to your personal upload assistant once you have completed your online application.
You must upload all documents by the last day of the application period.
office hours:
Mon. to Fri. 9:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m
or if you have not yet completed your degree:
study achievements and examination results with a minimum of 140 credit points and an average grade of 2.7 or better
An eligible study programme in Management and Economics or another study programme with largely equivalent content means a bachelor's degree with examination results as follows:
For legally binding information please see the MSc Economics and Management admissions statutes.
Upon completing the online application you need to submit the following documents using your personal upload assistant within the application deadline. You will receive a link to your personal upload assistant once you have completed your online application.
Please note:
Upon completing the online application you will receive a confirmation email with your access details for the application portal, where you can find details on the status of your application and other notifications.
Should the number of qualified applications exceed the number of available places, the selection will be made on the basis of a ranking list.
The ranking list is based on the following criteria:
If there are still places available after all allocation procedures have been completed, a lottery will take place.
summer semester 2019:
Available places: 60
Applications: 180
Admission Grade: 2.7 (selection grade)
winter semester 2018/19:
Available places: 65
Applications: 480
Admission Grade: 2.5 (selection grade)
summer semester 2018:
Available places: 60
Applications: 219
Admission Grade: 2.5 (selection grade)
winter semester 2017/18:
Available places: 65
Applications: 546
Admission Grade: 2.4 (selection grade)
summer semester 2017:
Available places: 52
Applications: 317
Admission Grade: 2.3 (selection grade)
winter semester 2016/17:
Available places: 53
Applications: 719
Admission Grade: 2.2 (selection grade)
summer semester 2016:
Available places: 50
Applications: 398
Admission Grade: 2.4 (selection grade)
winter semester 2015/16:
Available places: 50
Applications: 659
Admission Grade: 2.3 (selection grade)
As of summer semester 2017, the final grade or the submitted average grade can be raised under certain circumstances. The grade documented by the time of application is raised by 0.1 grade points per 5 credit points (ECTS) exceeding the required 15 credit points shown to have been earned by the student in programme modules in the area of mathematics/statistics. The grade can be raised by not more than 0.4 grade points.
Claims of hardship
5% of all available places (with a minimum of one place) are reserved for cases of exceptional hardship.
Exceptional hardship applies if special personal social or family reasons make it absolutely necessary for the student to take up studies immediately.
Please note:
Dependence on study location in the interest of the public
1% of the study places (with a minimum of one place) are allocated on the basis of dependence on study location in the interest of the public (Ortsbindung).
Applicants who belong to a group determined by the University to be considered or promoted in the public interest and are tied to Ulm as a place of study due to justified circumstances are considered to be bound to Ulm as a place of study (Ortsbindung); This includes in particular persons who demonstrably belong to an Olympic squad (OK), perspective squad (PK), junior squad 1 (NK 1) or supplementary squad (EK) of a federal professional association of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) (top athletes) as well as persons who perform social duties at the place of study, Ulm, the fulfilment of which is in the special public interest, in particular persons who exercise a mandate in a municipal representative body.
Please note:
Further information on the master's programme Economics and Management.