I've read from the subreddit's sources and seen people in comment sections talking about how everyone who qualifies is accepted. Why are there webpages like this one that claim otherwise? One of the colleges has only a 20% acceptance rate, according to this page. I'm trying to decide if I need to apply to multiple universities or just one. I still have time because I'm not applying until 2026, but I just want to understand.
https://unischolars.com/blog/universities-with-a-high-acceptance-rate-in-germany/
by WarcrimeNugget
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You tell us. Those aren’t German websites.
there are restricted courses. i studied architecture in a public university and less than 1/3 of applicants were admitted. you had to send in drawings and pass an interview. so i ‚qualified‘.
How reliable is a page that lists the University of Freiburg with an acceptance rate of 33% as a university with a “high acceptance rate”, but Deggendorf (58%), Mittweida (50%), Anhalt University of Applied Sciences (49%) and Siegen (50%) have “moderate acceptance rates”?
In Germany, it is not universities whose rates are decisive, it is the individual degree programs that are relevant. There are degree programs that are admission-free, for which you have an acceptance rate of 100%; degree programs that are in high demand, such as medicine, might have an acceptance rate of 5%, both at the same university. These rates are therefore not at all meaningful when it comes to choosing a specific degree program.