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Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
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Computer science: Informatik (B.Sc.)
DATA STATUSReference facts
Top 100 facts checked 31 Oct 2026
#22
EUROPE'S TOP 100
Rank 22 of 100 in Europe
1,302 papers among the 10% most cited (CWTS Leiden Ranking Open Edition 2025, 2020–2023). Bachelor's admission facts for a non-EU applicant, each from an official page. Reference only: not a verified route.
- Computer science bachelorGerman
- Informatik (B.Sc.) · German, partly English.
- How to apply
- Heidelberg's online application
- Deadline
- Non-EU applicants, winter semester: 1 June–15 July for restricted programmes; 1 June–31 October for unrestricted programmes
- School certificateCountry rule
- Your school certificate must count as a German higher-education entrance qualification (HZB). If it does not, the usual route is a Studienkolleg with an assessment test (Feststellungsprüfung) or one to two years of university study at home. The university makes the final decision.
- Language
- At least DSH-2 (TestDaF 4 in every part); DSH-3 for some programmes such as Psychology
- Tuition (non-EU)
- Non-EU students pay €1,500 per semester; up to 5% can be exempted (first-semester applications by 15 July for the winter semester)
Entry requirements by field
As published on each programme page (checked 31 Oct 2026; UK grades are typical offers). Grades are not converted between school systems; the university decides how it reads yours.
- Computer science
- Computer Science (B.Sc., 100%) · Taught in German, partly English; admission through an entrance examination procedure
- Mathematics
- Mathematics (B.Sc., 100%) · No admission restriction
- Medicine
- Medicine, Heidelberg (State Examination) · Taught in German; Germany-wide admission restriction; non-EU/EEA applicants with a foreign certificate compete in a separate preliminary quota under Heidelberg's own statutes; TMS regulations apply; winter semester only
- Law
- Law (State Examination) · Restricted admission through the dialogue-oriented procedure (DoSV); an integrated LL.B. is awarded along the way
- Economics
- Economics (B.Sc., 100%) · No admission restriction; winter semester only
- Heidelberg: Application deadlines · checked 31 Oct 2026
- Heidelberg: Language requirements · checked 27 Oct 2026
- Heidelberg: Tuition fees for international students · checked 31 Oct 2026
- DAAD: Requirements overview · checked 27 Oct 2026
- DAAD: Costs of education and living · checked 27 Oct 2026
APPLICATION ROUTE
Admission requirements
What the university asks of international applicants
Read on the university's own pages for non-EU bachelor's applicants with a school certificate from abroad (checked 31 Oct 2026). With a school certificate from an EU/EEA country, a different procedure may apply. This is reference information, not a verified route: DocRoute does not check your profile against it. Confirm details on the programme page before you apply.
01 · All programmes
Application documents
- Apply online in the heiCO portal (all applicants; Germans and EU citizens use hochschulstart for nationwide-restricted subjects)
- Upload officially certified copies of your certificates as PDF scans
02 · All programmes
Entrance requirements
- A university entrance qualification recognised in Germany
- Admission restriction, language level and any test depend on the programme: see Entry requirements by field.
03 · All programmes
After admission
- Enrol digitally in heiCO by the deadline in your letter of admission
- Without the required German certificate (DSH) you cannot enrol