Universität Heidelberg

Germany's oldest university, research-intensive and especially strong in medicine, life sciences and physics; teaching mostly in German.

Heidelberg, Germany · QS World University Rankings 2027: 86

Known for

Admission

How students are selected: Open admission for many programmes with a recognised diploma; restricted programmes select on the grade (numerus clausus); medicine via hochschulstart.
How to apply: The university's portal, uni-assist for many foreign diplomas, hochschulstart for medicine
Usual deadlines: Usually 15 July for the winter semester (15 January for summer) · all Germany deadlines
Teaching language: Mostly German at bachelor's level; English for many master's

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