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Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg

Heidelberg University
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
Logo University of Heidelberg.svg
Seal of the Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis
Motto Semper apertusZukunft. Seit 1386. (Latin and German)
Motto in English
(The book of learning is) always open – The Future. Since 1386.
Type Public
Established 1386
Budget € 461 million (excl. the medical school)
Chancellor Angela Kalous
President Bernhard Eitel
Administrative staff
7,392
Students 30,873
Undergraduates 15,289
Postgraduates 11,871
3,024
Location Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Campus Urban and Suburban
Nobel laureates 56
Colors Sandstone red and gold         
Nickname Uni HD
Affiliations
Website www.uni-heidelberg.de
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Data as of 2013
University rankings (overall)
U.S. News & World Report
(2016, national)
1
U.S. News & World Report
(2016, global)
37
ARWU
(2015, national)
1
ARWU
(2015, world)
46
QS
(2015/16, national)
2
QS
(2015/16, world)
66
THE
(2015–16, national)
2
THE
(2015–16, world)
37

Coordinates: 49°24′37″N 8°42′23″E / 49.41028°N 8.70639°E / 49.41028; 8.70639

Heidelberg University (informally Heidelberg, German: Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg; Latin: Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis) is a public research university located in the town of Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Founded in 1386 on instruction of Pope Urban VI, Heidelberg is Germany's oldest university and one of the world's oldest surviving universities. It was the third university established in the Holy Roman Empire.

Heidelberg has been a coeducational institution since 1899. The university consists of twelve faculties and offers degree programmes at undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral levels in some 100 disciplines. Heidelberg comprises three major campuses: the humanities are predominantly located in Heidelberg's Old Town, the natural sciences and medicine in the Neuenheimer Feld quarter, and the social sciences within the inner-city suburb Bergheim. The language of instruction is usually German, while a considerable number of graduate degrees are offered in English.


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