Germany's oldest university and legendary world center for medicine and natural sciences.
Most undergraduate teaching here is in German. Look for English-taught programs if you need them.
- Admit rate
- 16%
- Selective
- SAT middle 50%
- Not published
- Holistic review
- Intl. tuition
- $2,550
- per year, before living costs
- Average GPA
- 3.85
- unweighted
Where do you stand?
This college reviews applicants holistically and publishes no SAT range. Compare your GPA with its average instead.
Admitted students average a 3.85 unweighted GPA (or its equivalent).
Popular majors
- Medicine & Molecular BiologyBiology, Health & Pre-Med
- Physics & ChemistryMath & Natural SciencesStandout program
- Philosophy & German StudiesHumanities & WritingStandout program
Highlights
- Germany's oldest university (founded 1386) with 56 Nobel Prize laureates
- Global pioneer in modern scientific medicine, oncology, and psychiatric genomics
- Idyllic fairy-tale castle setting along the Neckar River valley
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