Heidelberg University
Heidelberg, Germany · Checked September 26, 2026
Heidelberg University, founded in 1386, is Germany's oldest university and a public, research-intensive comprehensive university known for medicine, life sciences, natural sciences, law and humanities. Undergraduate teaching is in German, with a number of English-taught master's programmes.
Undergraduate tuition (international)EUR 1,500 per semester for non-EU/EEA students with a foreign university entrance qualification (Baden-Württemberg fee), plus semester fee of EUR 189.80
Master's tuition (international)EUR 1,500 per semester for non-EU/EEA students on consecutive master's programmes, plus semester fee of EUR 189.80; continuing-education master's have separate fees
IntakesWinter semester (October) for most programmes; summer semester (April) for some
English requirementAll undergraduate and German-taught master's programmes require very good German. English-taught master's programmes require very good English; the exact requirement is set in each programme's admission regulations.
Official fees page · Official English requirements
Application deadlines
| Bachelor's with admission restriction or entrance exam (winter / summer) | 1 June - 15 July / 1 December - 15 January |
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| Bachelor's without admission restriction (winter / summer) | 1 June - 31 October / 1 December - 30 April |
| Medicine, pharmacy, dentistry - non-EU applicants with foreign school qualification | 1 June - 15 July (winter semester only) |
| Master's | Set per programme, e.g. many restricted-admission programmes 1 February - 15 March (winter); other access-restricted master's 1 April - 30 September (winter) / 1 October - 31 March (summer) |
Scholarships
DAAD Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS)
Check official siteDAAD Helmut-Schmidt-Programme (Master's Scholarships for Public Policy and Good Governance)
Check official siteDAAD Research Grants - Doctoral Programmes in Germany
Check official siteFriedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Scholarship for Foreign Students
Check official siteHeinrich Böll Foundation Scholarships for International Students
155 days leftKonrad-Adenauer-Stiftung International Scholarship Program
291 days leftTUM Deutschlandstipendium
Check official siteTUM Waiver Scholarship for High-Achieving Master's Students
246 days leftFees, deadlines and requirements change every year and differ by course. Always check the course page on the university's official website before you apply.
