13 October 2026, 04:00 PM (Europe/Berlin)
Founded in 1386, Heidelberg University is Germany's oldest university. This public research institution has 30,000 students, including 5,000 international students, across twelve faculties in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg. This comprehensive university offers programs ranging from the humanities and social sciences to the natural sciences and medicine. It has particular research strengths in the life sciences, physics, and medicine.
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Heidelberg University
1386 Foundation year
31,417 No. of students (2025)
20% of international students
194
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122
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19English-only programs
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University Heidelberg is one of the 12 Universities in Germany that managed to win the University of Excellence award. It has won the award once.
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Only 12 German Universities won 1 or more "University of Excellence"
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