Application deadlines
Here you will find the most important deadlines and dates in the application process. When can you apply? By when do you have to submit your application? By when do you have to enroll?
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Summer semester 2026
Start of the application procedure for the summer semester
Bachelor's degree programs in the 1st semester:
| From mid-December 2025 |
Master's degree programmes in the 1st semester:
| From mid-December 2025 |
| All Bachelor's and Master's degree programs in higher semesters | From mid-December 2025 |
Application deadlines for the summer semester
| Bachelor's degree programs in higher semesters (except B.Sc. Agricultural Biology, B.Sc. Agricultural Sciences and B.Sc. Biobased Products and Bioenergy) | 15 January |
| Agricultural Sciences, B.Sc. (1st and higher semesters) | 15 March |
| Biobased Products and Bioenergy, B.Sc. ( 1st and higher semesters) | 15 March |
| Agricultural Biology, B.Sc. (higher semesters only) | 15 March |
| Master's programs for a higher semester | 15 January |
| Agribusiness, M.Sc. (1st semester) | 15 March |
Agricultural Sciences, M.Sc. with the specialisations: (1st semester)
| 15 March |
| Sustainable Biobased Technology, M.Sc. (1st semester) | 15 March |
Deadlines for enrollment
There is no standard enrollment deadline. The deadline is set when you are admitted. You will find the deadline in your letter of admission.
Once you have enrolled, your student ID will be sent to you (within 3 weeks), provided all documents have been submitted and the semester fee and any tuition fees have been transferred.
Start of the summer semester
1 April 2026
Start of the semester
Beginning of April
Introductory events (exact dates can be found on the page Getting Started in Hohenheim)
7 April 2026
Start of lectures
You can find all dates on the semester dates page.
Winter semester 2026/27
Start of the application procedure for the winter semester
Non-EU applicants for the following Master's degree programs:
| From 17 November 2025 |
| Earth and Climate System Science, M.Sc. | From mid-December 2025 |
| All Master's degree programs (except non-EU applicants for international Master's programs of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Earth and Climate System Science, M.Sc.) | From mid-April 2026 |
| All Bachelor's degree programs | From mid-May 2026 |
Application deadlines for the winter semester
| Agricultural Biology, B.Sc. | 30 September |
| Agricultural Sciences, B.Sc. | 30 September |
| Biology, B.Sc. | 15 July |
| Biology Teaching Program for Secondary Schools, B.A. | 15 July (Application via the University of Stuttgart) |
| Digital Business Management, B.Sc. | 15 July |
| Nutritional Science, B.Sc. | 15 July |
| Communication Science, B.A. | 15 July |
| Food Science and Biotechnology, B.Sc. | 15 July |
| Biobased Products and Bioenergy, B.Sc. | 30 September |
| Sustainability & Change, B.Sc. | 15 July |
| Information Systems, B.Sc. | 15 July |
| Education for Business and Economics, B.Sc. | 15 July |
| Business Administration and Economics, B.Sc. | 15 July |
Deadlines for enrollment
There is no standard enrollment deadline. The deadline is set when you are admitted. You will find the deadline in your letter of admission.
Once you have enrolled, your student ID will be sent to you (within 3 weeks), provided all documents have been submitted and the semester fee and any tuition fees have been transferred.
Start of the winter semester
1 October 2026
Start of the semester
Beginning of October
Introductory events (exact dates can be found on the page Getting Started in Hohenhime)
13 October 2026
Start of lectures
All dates can be found on the semester dates page.
