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Postsecondary Institution

Heidelberg University

Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

IDSCU ID: PS-0083Type: UniversityStatus: ActiveData captured: 8 Sept 2026

Overview

Heidelberg University is a public research university in Heidelberg, Germany, offering undergraduate and postgraduate education.

Institution information

Institution type
University
Operating status
Active
Ownership
Public
Founded
1386
Founded information
Founded in 1386.
Teaching languages
  • German
  • English

Qualifications & fields

Primary pathway
Higher Education
Education pathways
  • Higher Education
Qualification levels
  • Bachelor
  • Master
  • Doctorate
Fields of study
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Social Sciences
  • Business and Management
  • Computer Science
  • Natural Sciences
  • Medicine and Health
  • Law
  • Education
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Engineering
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Legal Professions and Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Theology and Religious Vocations
  • Physical Sciences
  • Health Professions and Related Programs
Academic divisions
  • Faculty of Biosciences
  • Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Sciences
  • Faculty of Engineering Sciences
  • Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Faculty of Physics and Astronomy
  • Faculty of Philosophy (DE)
  • Faculty of Modern Languages (DE)
  • Faculty of Theology (DE)
  • Faculty of Law (DE)
  • Faculty of Behavioural and Cultural Studies
  • Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences
Delivery modes
  • On-campus
Awarding bodies
  • Heidelberg University

Campuses & admissions

Campuses
  • Name: Heidelberg location · City: Heidelberg · Relationship: Principal institutional location
Student support
  • Library services
Facilities
  • Library

Record information

IDSCU record ID
PS-0083
Education sector
Postsecondary Institution
Country code
DE
Data captured
8 Sept 2026
Data release
20260908T071051Z

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