49 English Study Programs at University of Cologne

All important info for international students in Germany (2024/2025)

University of Cologne

Business Management & EconomicsComputer Science & ITHumanitiesLawMedicine & HealthNatural Sciences & MathematicsSocial Sciences
11%
International students
English
49
No. of English-taught Study Programs
University
Type
public
Status
53.000
Students

About the University

The University at a glance

The University of Cologne is one of the oldest and largest universities in Europe. Due to its outstanding scientific achievements and the high quality and diversity of its degree programmes, it enjoys an excellent international reputation.

The UoC’s mission is to create, preserve and impart knowledge, to offer its students and early-career academics outstanding academic education, to qualify them for both academic and professional careers, to promote cutting-edge research and to drive innovation while focusing on the constantly changing needs and challenges of today’s society.

Statistics

Faculties: 6

Clusters of Excellence: 4

Graduate Schools, including two Excellence Graduate Schools: 34

Collaborative Research Centres / Transregios: 12

ERC-Grants: 20

Leibniz Prize Winners: 11

Alexander von Humboldt Professorships: 4

UoC Centres: 16

Third-party Funding: 209,9 Mio. € (Medicine 94,9 Mio. €) (12/2017)

Total budget: 809,3 Mio. € (Medicine 255,8 Mio €) (12/2017)

Academic staff: 5.827 (including Professorship / including Clinical Staff) (12/2017)

Administrative and technichal staff: 6.018 (including. Med. Faculty + Clinic without nursing staff) (12/2017)

Professors: 649 (12/2017)

Degree programme: 335 (WS2017/18)

Freshmen: 7.169 (WS 2017/18)

Students: 48.841 (WS2017/18)

Graduates: 7.862 (year of examination 2017)

Completed Doctorates: 741 (WS2017/18)

International Rankings

#157
Times Higher Education Ranking
#151-200
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
#306
QS World University Rankings

National Rankings

#18
Humboldt Ranking
#12
DFG-Ranking

Tuition Fees

43
43
3
0
3
2

Application & Admission

Application Deadlines

Winter Semester 2024/2025

Summer Semester 2024

Winter Semester 2025/2026

Open Programs

Application Modes

Application Modes

0% national admission restriction (national NC)
75.5% local admission restriction (local NC)
0% no admission restriction, but ability test
24.5% no admission restriction
0% no information provided

Application Process

Application Process

4.1% directly at University
49% directly at University (incl. VPD from uni-assist)
46.9% via uni-assist

Language Requirements

IELTS Band

TOEFL Scores

Cambridge Levels

Minimum:

5.5 (4 programs )

Minimum:

72 (4 programs )

Minimum:

B2 First (FCE) (17 programs )

Maximum:

7 (3 programs )

Maximum:

100 (1 program )

Maximum:

C2 Proficiency (CPE) (16 programs )

IELTS Band

Minimum:

5.5 (4 programs )

Maximum:

7 (3 programs )

TOEFL Scores

Minimum:

72 (4 programs )

Maximum:

100 (1 program )

Cambridge Levels

Minimum:

B2 First (FCE) (17 programs )

Maximum:

C2 Proficiency (CPE) (16 programs )

Program Features

2-6 semesters

Duration
Online Courses
degree typesDegree Types

Master of Arts

Master of Laws

Master of Science

Bachelor of Arts

Bachelor of Science

Executive MBA

Beginning

Winter intake

77.6%

Summer intake

0%

Winter & Summer intake

22.4%

Location

University of Cologne

List of English-taught Study Programs offered by University of Cologne

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