Each study option evaluates and ranks the applications, that are complete and fulfill the general eligibility criteria, according to their own evaluation criteria. The study-option-specific evaluation criteria are indicated on the webpages of the study options.
The study option evaluation criteria may include, for example, the relevance of previous studies, academic performance, motivation, and, in the fields of art and design and architecture, portfolio.
The applicants are compared to each other and the best applicants are admitted. Since the number of study places is restricted, not all eligible applicants can be offered admission. Study options are not obligated to fill all available study places.
No information on the progress of individual applications will be given during the evaluation.
Fields of art and design and architecture: two-stage evaluation processStudy options in the fields of art and design and architecture may have a two-stage evaluation process. This means that some of the applicants are invited to a second stage after a first round of evaluation. If the admissions process has only one stage, this is mentioned on the webpage of the study option.
In the first stage, selection committees evaluate the application documents. The applicants are notified by email of whether their application made it to the second stage or was rejected. The results of the first stage are sent to applicants no later than 11 March 2025. The second stage consists of an interview. The interview may be conducted remotely.
In addition, applicants may be asked to submit more work samples or complete further entrance examination assignments. Any additional work samples, entrance examination assignments, and time of the interview will be communicated simultaneously to all applicants who made it to the second stage.
The date of the second stage varies by study option; time and place will be specified in the invitation to the second stage.
Interviews may also be held for study options in the field of business and economics and technology. The possibility of an interview is indicated on the webpages of the study options.