Numerus Clausus

At Leuphana College, all majors as well as all teacher education programs have an admission restriction. The familiar Latin term for an admission restriction is numerus clausus ("completed number"). This means that only a certain number of first-year students can be admitted to these majors and therefore admission limits apply.

The special thing about the admission procedure at Leuphana University is that it is not only the final grade that decides who gets a study place. Leuphana College offers the opportunity to score points through extracurricular achievements, participation in a study skills test and, if applicable, participation in a selection interview and thus improve the chance of a study place. This process is explained in detail on the Admissions Process page.

For the individual criteria, you can achieve the points listed below:

maximum 30 points for the average grade of the university entrance qualification.
maximum 5 points for extracurricular achievements.
maximum 24 points on the selection days (depending on the field of study, composed of a study aptitude test, selection interview and mathematics test).

Below you will find the admission limits for previous years. Please note:

This can only be used as a guide to the admission limits for the current admission process.
The point value of the person who was awarded the last place in a study programme is shown.
Different quotas are taken into account in the admission process, within which separate admission limits apply (best quota, main quota, waiting period quota).

comments on the selection procedure

“By taking into account other aspects than just my high school grade, I had the feeling that I was also perceived as a person independent of the NC.“

LEA

©Leuphana/Anastasia Adasheva

“In psychology I know some who got a place because they wrote a good selection test and showed a lot of commitment besides school. “

CHARLOTTE

©Charlotte Dierke

“The admission test gives you another chance to qualify for the program. I find that very valuable, because school grades don't mean everything. “

BETTINA

©Leuphana College

Contact & Counseling

Initial Information

Information Office (Infoportal)
Building 8, ground floor
Universitätsallee 1, 21335 Lüneburg
Phone +49.4131.677-2277
Fax +49.4131.677-1430
studierendenservice@leuphana.de
Opening hours
Term time & term break:
Mon - Thu 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Fr 9 - 12 a.m.

Arrange an appointment

College's Student Counselling Service
Building 8, ground floor
Universitätsallee 1, 21335 Lüneburg
Open Consultation Hours
Wed 11 – 13 h (on campus)
Thu 16 – 18 h (via Zoom)