Heidelberg University

🇩🇪 Germany 4-Year University

Global #7790 Germany #61

Institution Info

Founded: 1386
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 28,413 students
Endowment: $59.9M
Website: https://www.uni-heidelberg.de/

About

Heidelberg University is a higher education institution in Germany, founded in 1386. It is an established higher education institution. The university has approximately 28K students, an endowment of $59.9M, a member of German U15 and German Excellence Strategy Universities.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #80 · Top 100	73,00
THE	2026	THE #49 · Top 50	76,31
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #7790 · Ranked	37,09
ARWU	2025	ARWU #51 · Top 100	32,70

Research Output via OpenAlex

1,509

h-index

38,696,247

Citations

304,538

Publications

453,363

i10-index

3,44

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

German U15 German Excellence Strategy Universities League of European Research Universities (LERU) Coimbra Group Oldest Universities in the World Free Tuition Universities in Europe

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Frequently Asked Questions

Heidelberg University is ranked #7,790 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Germany, it holds the #61 position.

Heidelberg University was founded in 1386, making it 640 years old. It is one of the oldest institutions in Germany.

Heidelberg University has a student body of approximately 28,413 students.

Heidelberg University has produced 304,538 research publications with 38,696,247 total citations and an h-index of 1,509, according to OpenAlex data.

Heidelberg University has an endowment of approximately $59.9M USD. University endowments fund financial aid, research, faculty positions, and campus development.