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Zentralstelle für die Vergabe von Studienplätzen

hochschulstart is a service platform and brand of the Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung (SfH) that coordinates study-place applications and allocation in Germany.

Last updated September 15, 2026

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Overview

hochschulstart is a service platform of the Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung (SfH) and a brand of that foundation. It helps allocate study places in Germany fairly. For the nationwide admission-restricted subjects Human Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy, applications always run through hochschulstart.de and the hochschulstart team checks all application documents. On behalf of universities, hochschulstart also coordinates the allocation of locally admission-restricted or non-restricted study programmes for around 160 university locations. The foundation's headquarters is in Dortmund (NRW), and the information and application portal hochschulstart.de is operated and further developed by the foundation.

History

The Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung (SfH) was founded in 2010, driven by science policy and the higher education landscape. With the SfH, a neutral institution was created that enables prospective students a fair, competition-based and legally regulated path into studies. hochschulstart is a brand of the Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung (SfH), and the information and application portal hochschulstart.de is operated and further developed by the foundation. The foundation's headquarters is in Dortmund (NRW).

Products and positioning

A neutral institution providing a fair, competition-based and legally regulated path into university studies.

  • hochschulstart.de information and application portal

    The information and application portal hochschulstart.de is operated and further developed by the Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung.

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