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title: "English placement tests at German universities · C-Test Prep"
description: "C-Test, Oxford Placement Test or an interview: which English placement test German universities use, each entry with its official source."
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last_updated: 2026-10-31
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# English placement tests at German universities

Not every university places students with a C-Test. We read the language centre pages of 57 universities: here is where a C-Test counts, where another test does, and where the university does not name the test type. Every row links the official page.

Last checked: 31 October 2026

## C-Test for English course placement (25)

| University | Format | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| University of Münster | 4 texts, 100 gaps, 25 minutes | [Sprachenzentrum Universität Münster: C-Test](https://www.uni-muenster.de/Sprachenzentrum/sprachtests/c-test/index.html) |
| [University of Tübingen](https://ctestprep.de/en/c-test-uni-tuebingen) | 5 texts ("testlets") of 25 gaps each, 25 minutes | [Universität Tübingen: Einstufungstests](https://uni-tuebingen.de/de/55482) |
| [Language Centre of the Universities in the Land of Bremen](https://ctestprep.de/en/c-test-bremen) | 4 texts of about 25 gaps each, 25 minutes | [Language Centre of the Universities in the Land of Bremen: Placement test English](https://www.uni-bremen.de/en/language-centre-of-the-universities-in-the-land-of-bremen/languages-a-z/a-g/english/advice-and-placement-tests-english/placement-test-english-c-test) |
| [University of Duisburg-Essen](https://ctestprep.de/en/c-test-uni-duisburg-essen) | 5 texts × 20 gaps, 25 minutes | [Universität Duisburg-Essen (IwiS): Einstufungstests](https://www.uni-due.de/iwis/einstufungstests.php) |
| [TU Darmstadt](https://ctestprep.de/en/c-test-tu-darmstadt) | 5 texts × 20 gaps | [Einstufungstest Termine – Sprachenzentrum – TU Darmstadt](https://www.spz.tu-darmstadt.de/spz_sprachpruefungen/spz_e_tests/index.de.jsp) |
| University of Göttingen | C-Test on screen | [Fremdsprachenkurse / Einstufungstests - Georg-August-Universität Göttingen](https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/fremdsprachenkurse+/+einstufungstests/447155.html) |
| [Goethe University Frankfurt](https://ctestprep.de/en/c-test-uni-frankfurt) | 5 short texts, 25 minutes | [Goethe-Universität, Internationales Studienzentrum: Einstufungstests](https://www.uni-frankfurt.de/f7/einstufungstests-43669273) |
| [University of Marburg](https://ctestprep.de/en/c-test-uni-marburg) | online C-Test, 25 minutes | [University of Marburg: English placement](https://www.uni-marburg.de/en/language-center/languages/english/placement) |
| [Saarland University](https://ctestprep.de/en/c-test-uni-saarland) | online C-Test (Moodle) | [Universität des Saarlandes, Sprachenzentrum: Einstufungstest](https://www.uni-saarland.de/einrichtung/sprachenzentrum/einstufungstest/infos.html) |
| [University of Giessen](https://ctestprep.de/en/c-test-uni-giessen) | online C-Test, 35 minutes | [Einstufungstests – ZfbK (JLU Gießen)](https://www.uni-giessen.de/de/fbz/zentren/zfbk/forumsprachen/aktuelles_kursangebot_anmeldung/einstufungstest) |
| [University of Wuppertal](https://ctestprep.de/en/c-test-uni-wuppertal) | 3 to 5 texts of 20 to 25 gaps each | [SLI Wuppertal: Einstufungstests](https://www.sli.uni-wuppertal.de/de/fremdsprachenkurse/einstufungstests/) |
| [University of Mainz](https://ctestprep.de/en/c-test-uni-mainz) | 4 texts | [JGU Mainz: Fremdsprachen – Internationales Studien- und Sprachenkolleg](https://www.issk.uni-mainz.de/fremdsprachen/) |
| [University of Stuttgart](https://ctestprep.de/en/c-test-uni-stuttgart) | 5 texts, 25 minutes | [Universität Stuttgart, ILIAS: Einstufungstest - English Placement Test - C-Test - Gasthörende](https://ilias3.uni-stuttgart.de/goto_Uni_Stuttgart_tst_2098151.html) |
| [University of Hohenheim](https://ctestprep.de/en/c-test-uni-hohenheim) | 5 texts, 25 minutes | [Universität Hohenheim: Einstufungstest (C-Test)](https://www.uni-hohenheim.de/sprachenzentrum-sprachpruefungen-c-test) |
| [University of Bayreuth](https://ctestprep.de/en/c-test-uni-bayreuth) | 5 texts × 20 gaps, 35 minutes | [Sprachenzentrum Universität Bayreuth: Einstufungstest](https://www.sz.uni-bayreuth.de/de/pruefungen-und-zertifikate/einstufungstest/index.html) |
| [University of Passau](https://ctestprep.de/en/c-test-uni-passau) | online C-Test (ILIAS), three subject versions, 30 minutes | [Universität Passau: Einstufungstests und Anmeldung zu den Sprachkursen](https://www.sprachenzentrum.uni-passau.de/einstufungstests) |
| [Leibniz University Hannover](https://ctestprep.de/en/c-test-uni-hannover) | 5 texts, 25 minutes | [Leibniz Language Centre, Leibniz Universität Hannover: Einstufungstests](https://www.llc.uni-hannover.de/testen-pruefen/einstufungstests) |
| [University of Rostock](https://ctestprep.de/en/c-test-uni-rostock) | 4 texts × 25 gaps | [Sprachenzentrum Universität Rostock: Einstufungstests](https://www.sprachenzentrum.uni-rostock.de/kursteilnahme/einstufungstests/einstufungstests/) |
| [Humboldt University of Berlin](https://ctestprep.de/en/c-test-hu-berlin) | online C-Test, 30 minutes | [Sprachenzentrum der HU Berlin: Einstufungstests und Tests zum Üben](https://sprachenzentrum.hu-berlin.de/de/einstufungstests) |
| [University of Potsdam](https://ctestprep.de/en/c-test-uni-potsdam) | online test (Moodle), 40 minutes | [Universität Potsdam, Zessko: Einstufungstest Englisch](https://www.uni-potsdam.de/de/zessko/sprachen/engl-sk/einstufungstest-englisch) |
| Ruhr University Bochum | online C-Test (Exam-Moodle) | [Ruhr-Universität Bochum, ZFA: Häufig gestellte Fragen (FAQ)](https://www.zfa.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/zfa/pt/faq_et.html.de) |
| University of Bonn | online C-Test (eCampus) | [FAQ — IKM](https://www.ikm.uni-bonn.de/de/sprachlernzentrum/sprachmodulangebot/faq) |
| Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf | on the C-Test principle | [Fremdsprachen](https://www.studierendenakademie.hhu.de/fremdsprachen-modul) |
| FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg | online C-Test (StudOn) | [Einstufungstest – Sprachenzentrum der FAU](https://sz.fau.de/easp/tests/easp_einstufungstest/) |
| Chemnitz University of Technology | online C-Test (OPAL), only for C1 courses | [FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.tu-chemnitz.de/sprachenzentrum/faq/) |

## A C-Test, but not for course placement (6)

| University | What the page says | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [University of Siegen](https://ctestprep.de/en/onset-english) | onSET in C-Test format for the English courses | [onSET \| Universität Siegen](https://www.uni-siegen.de/sprachenzentrum/tests/onset) |
| LMU Munich, English Philology | C-Test of 4 texts of 25 gaps as a self-assessment for some degrees, not for language courses | [C-Test - Institut für Englische Philologie - LMU München](https://www.sprachlit.lmu.de/anglistik/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/c-test/) |
| University of Greifswald, law faculty | entry test with multiple choice and tasks in C-Test format, only for subject-specific English | [Eingangstest Englisch](https://rsf.uni-greifswald.de/studium/informationen-rund-um-das-studium/schluesselkompetenzen-englisch-kommunikationstechniken-rhetorik/fachsprache-englisch/sprachausbildung-rechtswissenschaften/englisch/eingangstest/) |
| TU Braunschweig | C-Test as the first part of a paid language exam for study abroad and English Studies, not a course placement test | [Sprachzeugnisse für Auslandsaufenthalt und Anglistik-Studium](https://www.tu-braunschweig.de/fremdsprachen/englisch/sprachzeugnis-ausland) |
| University of Jena | no placement test for general English courses; a C-Test is part of the in-house language certificate for exchange programmes | [Uni-interne Sprachnachweise](https://www.uni-jena.de/3785/sprachnachweise-uni-intern) |
| Bielefeld University | no C-Test for English courses since the 2024 summer semester (still for French and Spanish) | [Spracheinstufung](https://www.uni-bielefeld.de/einrichtungen/fsz/tests-and-certs/placement/) |

## Another test (15)

| University | What the page says | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) | online multiple-choice test on grammar, listening and language, up to 30 minutes | [Placement test](https://www.spz.kit.edu/english/223.php) |
| University of Freiburg | Oxford Online Placement Test, 77 minutes at most | [Sprachprüfungen Englisch – Sprachlehrinstitut](https://uni-freiburg.de/sprachlehrinstitut/sprachpruefungen/sprachpruefungen-englisch/) |
| University of Regensburg | digital test with multiple-choice tasks and gap texts, 60 minutes | [Englisch - Zentrum für Sprache und Kommunikation - Universität Regensburg](https://www.uni-regensburg.de/zsk/lehrgebiete/studienbegleitende-fremdsprachenausbildung/englisch) |
| LMU Munich, Language Centre | computer test on grammar, vocabulary and listening, 70 minutes at most | [Englisch - Sprachenzentrum (SpraZ) - LMU München](https://www.lmu.de/sprachenzentrum/de/sprachkursangebot/semesterkurse/englisch/) |
| University of Augsburg, Business English | Oxford Online Placement Test | [Einstufungstest](https://www.uni-augsburg.de/de/organisation/einrichtungen/sz/fremdsprachenangebot/englisch/wirtschaftsenglisch/einstufungstest/) |
| Paderborn University | two parts, Use of English and Listening, about 40 to 60 minutes; the invitation goes to Oxford University Press | [FAQ - Zentrum für Sprachlehre (ZfS) \| Universität Paderborn](https://uni-paderborn.de/zfs/faq) |
| University of Cologne | Berlitz online test, then a placement by phone with Berlitz Köln | [Sprachkurse](https://professionalcenter.uni-koeln.de/lehre/sprachkurse) |
| University of Hamburg | multiple choice on grammar and vocabulary, reading and listening, 1 hour 5 minutes | [Einstufungstest Englisch (OpenOLAT) : Sprachenzentrum : Universität Hamburg](https://www.uni-hamburg.de/sprachenzentrum/moderne-fremdsprachen/einstufung-anmeldung/digitaler-test/englisch.html) |
| TU Dortmund University | choice tasks, typed words, listening and reading in Moodle; no writing, no speaking | [Placement - FS - TU Dortmund](https://fs.zhb.tu-dortmund.de/en/language-courses/language-course-placement/english/) |
| University of Oldenburg | oral placement test of 10 minutes, online | [Englisch](https://uol.de/sprachenzentrum/sprachen/english) |
| University of Erfurt | Dynamic Placement Test, about 30 minutes, supervised on campus | [Kurse und Prüfungen](https://www.uni-erfurt.de/sprachenzentrum/sprachen/sprachen-a-f/englisch/kurse-und-pruefungen) |
| University of Vienna | optional placement conversation of 10 to 15 minutes | [Sprachniveaus und Einstufungen](https://sprachenzentrum.univie.ac.at/de/sprachniveaus-einstufungen) |
| University of Innsbruck | online test in three parts: listening, reading, multiple choice, about 45 minutes | [Einstufungstest für Englisch](https://www.uibk.ac.at/de/sprachenzentrum/faq/semesterkurse/einstufungstest/englisch/einstufungstest_englisch/) |
| University of Mannheim | refers to a free online self-assessment test by telc GmbH | [Einstufungstests - Studium Generale](https://www.studiumgenerale.uni-mannheim.de/index.php/einstufungstests/) |
| University of Lübeck | no own test; refers to an external placement test by a publisher | [Sprachkurse Wintersemester 2026/27](https://www.uni-luebeck.de/studium/international-office/sprachkurse/sprachkurse.html) |

## Test type not stated (11)

| University | What the page says | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| TU Dresden | online placement test in Moodle, 25 minutes; compulsory for international students without a German Abitur | [Einstufungstests \| Sprachausbildung TU Dresden](https://www.sprachausbildung.tu-dresden.de/de/einstufungstests.html) |
| Heidelberg University | free online test on an external platform | [Einstufungstests - heiSKILLS](https://www.heiskills.uni-heidelberg.de/de/ueber-uns/zentrales-sprachlabor/fremdsprachen/einstufungstests) |
| Trier University | online placement test on fixed dates, link by email; result valid for one year | [Einstufungstests \| Universität Trier](https://www.uni-trier.de/universitaet/wichtige-anlaufstellen/sprachenzentrum/einstufungstests) |
| University of Würzburg | about 30 minutes, only once; the page names C-Tests for other languages, not for English | [Einstufungstest - Zentrum für Sprachen](https://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/zfs/kurse/einstufungstest/) |
| Technical University of Munich | placement test in Moodle behind a login; no help and no retakes to improve the result | [FAQ - Language Center](https://www.sprachenzentrum.tum.de/en/sz/faq/) |
| Free University of Berlin | ABV placement test online via E-Examination@Home, decides between B2 and C1 courses | [ABV-Einstufungstests für das Wintersemester 2026/27](https://www.sprachenzentrum.fu-berlin.de/sprachtests/abv_einstufungstests/index.html) |
| Technical University of Berlin | placement test once per semester; points and level straight after | [All about the registration - TU Berlin](https://www.tu.berlin/en/zems/info-faqs/all-about-the-registration) |
| Osnabrück University | voluntary online test, 30 to 60 minutes depending on the language; currently not compulsory | [Foreign Languages for General and Professional Purposes](https://www.uni-osnabrueck.de/en/campus-life/language-courses/foreign-languages-for-general-and-professional-purposes) |
| Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg | about 30 minutes on site, no listening or speaking part; compulsory for all English courses | [Einstufungstests](https://spz.uni-halle.de/einstufungstests/) |
| Leuphana University Lüneburg | at the Self-Access Center with your own laptop and headphones; result valid for two semesters | [Language Placement Tests](https://www.leuphana.de/en/institutions/international-center/language-culture/placement-tests-and-certificates/language-placement-tests.html) |
| RWTH Aachen University | 60 minutes on site after registration; once, and the level is not corrected afterwards | [Einstufungstest Englisch \| Sprachenzentrum der RWTH Aachen University](https://www.sz.rwth-aachen.de/cms/sz/Das-Sprachenzentrum/Anmeldung-und-Einstufung/Einstufungstest/~bphomb/Einstufungstest-English/) |

## What this means for your preparation

- Check your language centre’s page first: targeted C-Test practice pays off only if it says "C-Test".
- Where the test type is not named, the time often tells you something: 25 to 35 minutes without listening fits a C-Test; 60 minutes or more with listening points to a multiple-choice test.
- Even if your university uses another written test, the gaps train grammar and vocabulary in context, and multiple-choice tests check those too.

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## Frequently asked questions

### Which universities use a C-Test for English?

On this page there are 25, including Münster, Tübingen, Hannover, Mainz and HU Berlin. They are in the first table, each with its source.

### What if my university uses the Oxford Placement Test?

Then C-Test practice helps only indirectly. The Oxford Placement Test checks grammar, vocabulary and listening with multiple choice; practise with tasks in that format.

### My university is missing. Why?

We only list what the university’s official page says. If the page cannot be reached or names no test, the university is not listed here.