Admission by lottery

Did you miss the application deadline? Take your chance earning admission by lottery!

Did you miss the application deadline for a selective degree program or receive a rejection letter for your desired degree program? You may still have a chance to be admitted to Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) by lottery.

Similar to other lotteries, at the beginning of the lecture period we draw names from all lottery participants for spots at the university that could not be filled or have become available again. The grade of your university entrance qualification (HZB) and your wait time do not play a role in the lottery.

To be eligible to take part in the admission lottery, you must meet the requirements for your desired degree program:

You need to have the appropriate university entrance qualification.

You must have earned a bachelor’s degree in the appropriate subject area.
If you have not yet earned your bachelor’s degree, you must have completed at least 135 credits in your bachelor’s degree program.
You must also fulfill the subject-specific requirements. You can find the subject-specific requirements in the degree description.

Do you have questions about your suitability for the subject? Contact the academic advisory office of your desired degree program.

Summer semester:
Early March to March 31

Winter semester:
Early September to September 30

Summer semester:
Early February to February 28

Winter semester:
Early August to August 31

You start your application/registration on our application platform JOGU-StINe.

It is not possible to predict if or when there will be a lottery procedure for a particular degree program. You can track the current status of the procedure on the “NC Values” pages.

Admission by lottery summer semester 2024 (as of April 11, 2024)
German and French Law, Bachelor of Laws, 1st academic semester
Film Studies, Bachelor of Arts, major, 1st academic semester
Film Studies, Bachelor of Arts, minor, 1st academic semester
Pharmacology (State Examination), 1st academic semester
Political Science, Bachelor of Arts, minor, 1st academic semester
Law (state examination), 1st academic semester

Admission by lottery winter semester 2023/24
German and French Law, Bachelor of Laws, 1st academic semester
Educational Sciences, Bachelor of Arts, major, 1st academic semester
Educational Sciences, Bachelor of Arts, minor, 1st academic semester
Film Studies, Bachelor of Arts, minor, 1st academic semester
Public Law, Bachelor of Arts, minor, 1st academic semester
Political Science, Bachelor of Arts, minor, 1st academic semester
Communication Studies, Bachelor of Arts, minor, 1st academic semester
Private Law, Bachelor of Arts, minor, 1st academic semester

Admission by lottery summer semester 2023
B.Sc. Biology, 1st academic semester
B.Sc. Biomedical Chemistry, 1st academic semester
LL.B. German and French Law, 1st academic semester
B.A. Educational Sciences, major, 1st academic semester
B.A. Educational Sciences, minor, 1st academic semester
B.A. Film Studies, minor, 1st academic semester
B.A. Public Law, minor, 1st academic semester
Law (state examination), 1st academic semester
B.A. Sociology, major, 1st academic semester
B.Sc. Economics and Business Education, 1st academic semester
B.Sc. Economics, 1st academic semester
B.A. Economics, minor, 1st academic semester
B.A. Private Law, minor, 1st academic semester

Admission by lottery winter semester 2022/23
B.Sc. Biomedical Chemistry, 1st academic semester
LL.B. German and French Law, 1st academic semester
B.A. Educational Sciences, major, 1st academic semester
B.A. Educational Sciences, minor, 1st academic semester
B.A. Film Studies, minor, 1st academic semester
B.A. Public Law, minor, 1st academic semester
Law (state examination), 1st academic semester
B.A. Sociology, major, 1st academic semester
B.A. Sociology, minor, 1st academic semester
B.Sc. Economics and Business Education, 1st academic semester
B.A. Economics, minor, 1st academic semester
B.A. Private Law, minor, 1st academic semester

Admission by lottery summer semester 2022
B.Sc. Biology, 1st academic semester
B.Sc. Biomedical Chemistry, 1st academic semester
B.A. Educational Sciences, major, 1st academic semester
B.A. Educational Sciences, minor, 1st academic semester
B.A. Film Studies, minor, 1st academic semester
B.Sc. Molecular Biology, 1st academic semester
B.A. Public Law, minor, 1st academic semester
Law (state examination), 1st academic semester
B.A. Sociology, major, 1st academic semester
B.Sc. Economics and Business Education, 1st academic semester
B.Sc. Economics, 1st academic semester
B.A. Economics, minor, 1st academic semester
B.A. Private Law, minor, 1st academic semester

Admission by lottery winter semester 2024/25
M.A. Educational Sciences
M.A. European Studies
M.A. Media and Cultural Studies
M.A. Media Management
M.A. Sociology: Research Practice and Practice-Based Research
M.Sc. Quantitative Decision Making
M.Sc. Psychology – Human Factors
M.Sc. Epidemiology

Admission by lottery summer semester 2024
M.Sc. Biology
M.Sc. Psychology – Human Factors
M.A. Educational Sciences
M.A. Sociology – Research Practice and Practice-Based Research

Admission by lottery winter semester 2023/24
M.A. Empirical Research in Democracy, 1st academic semester
M.A. Educational Sciences, 1st academic semester
M.A. European Studies, 1st academic semester
M.A. Communication, Media Research Focus, 1st academic semester
M.A. Communication, Media Management Focus, 1st academic semester
M.A. Political Economics and International Relations, 1st academic semester
M.Sc. Epidemiology, 1st academic semester
M.Sc. Quantitative Decision-Making in Economics and Management, 1st academic semester
M.Sc. International Economics and Public Policy, 1st academic semester

Admission by lottery summer semester 2023
M.Sc. Anthropology, 1st academic semester
M.Sc. Biology, 1st academic semester
M.Sc. Neuroscience, 1st academic semester
M.A. Sociology: Research Practice and Practice-Based Research, 1st academic semester
M.Sc. Sports Science – Movement and Well-Being, 1st academic semester

Admission by lottery winter semester 2022/23
M.A. Digital Methodology in the Humanities and Cultural Studies, 1st academic semester
M.A. Empirical Research in Democracy, 1st academic semester
M.Sc. Epidemiology, 1st academic semester
M.A. Film Studies, 1st academic semester
M.A. Communication: Communication and Media Research, 1st academic semester
M.A. Communication: Corporate Communication, 1st academic semester
M.Sc. Molecular Biotechnology, 1st academic semester
M.Sc. Neuroscience, 1st academic semester
M.A. Sociology: Research Practice and Practice-Based Research, 1st academic semester
M.A. (Trinational master’s degree program) in European Studies, 1st academic semester
M.Sc. Psychology – Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 1st academic semester
M.Sc. Psychology – Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 1st academic semester

Admission by lottery summer semester 2022
M.Sc. Biology, 1st academic semester
M.A. Empirical Research in Democracy, 1st academic semester
M.A. Educational Sciences, 1st academic semester
M.A. Sociology, 1st academic semester
M.A. Sports Science – Health Promotion, 1st academic semester
M.Sc. Sports Science – Movement and Well-Being, 1st academic semester

If you have any questions about study orientation before participating in the admission lottery, please contact the Student Advisory Center.

If you have any questions about participating in the admission lottery, please contact the Student Service Center.