Minimum requirement for first year Applicants includes completed senior (final) year of high school, graduated from high school (or equivalent), or you have attended other university and received university-level credit, but you have not completed two or more semesters of full-time studies.

Alternately, requirement for transfer Applicants includes if Applicants previously enrolled at a university and received university-level credit for two or more semesters.

If applicants admitted, standardized testing (SAT/ACT) may be required for enrollment, if your high school diploma does not grant you direct admission to a university in Germany. Students who graduate with the German Abitur do not need to submit standardized test scores to Jacobs University. If you do not submit a standardized test, your application will be considered on the basis of the personal essay, letters of recommendation, academic achievements, extracurricular activities, and the way students presented themselves through the application process.