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| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| # 168 of 14,131 | In the World |
| # 57 of 2,786 | In Europe |
| # 11 of 369 | In Germany |
| # 2 of 64 | In North Rhine-Westphalia |
| # 1 of 8 | In Cologne |
| # 37 of 14,131 | For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) |
| Top 1-3 | For 12 other topics |
Quick Review
Acceptance rate
33%
Enrollment
52,204
Languages
German;English
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 33% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | Secondary school certificate (Reifezeugnis) or equivalent |
| Academic Calendar | October to September (October - March; April-September) |
| Enrollment | 52,204 |
We've calculated the 33% acceptance rate for University of Cologne based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.
Tuition
Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at University of Cologne.
| Degree Level | Cost Per Credit |
|---|---|
| Associate Degree | 1,749 CR |
| Bachelor Program | 1,950 CR |
| Master Program | 2,149 CR |
| Ph.D. / Doctoral | 2,850 CR |
Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.
University of Cologne faculties and divisions
Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up University of Cologne.
Faculty : Arts and Humanities
Art History
Classical Languages
Ethnology
History
Media Studies
Modern Languages
Philosophy
Psychology
Theology
Faculty : Human Sciences
Educational Sciences
Special Education
Teacher Training
Faculty : Law
Criminal Law
International Law
Law
Private Law
Public Law
Faculty : Management, Economics, and Social Sciences
Business Administration
Economics
Management
Social Sciences
Faculty : Mathematics and Natural Sciences
Mathematics
Natural Sciences
Faculty : Medicine
Dentistry
Medicine
Neurosciences
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by University of Cologne.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | No | Yes | TBD |
| Biology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chemistry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Engineering | No | No | No |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Bachelor's Degree
African Languages
African Studies
Ancient Civilizations
Ancient Languages
Applied Mathematics
Arabic
Archaeology
Art Education
Art History
Asian Studies
Biochemistry
Biology
Business Administration
Catholic Theology
Central European Studies
Chemistry
Child Care and Development
Communication Studies
Cultural Studies
Dutch
Earth Sciences
East Asian Studies
Eastern European Studies
Economics
Education
Educational Sciences
English
English Studies
Ethnology
Fine Arts
Foreign Languages Education
French
Geography
Geography (Human)
Geophysics
German
Greek (Classical)
Health Administration
Health Sciences
History
Humanities and Social Science Education
Information Management
Islamic Studies
Italian
Japanese
Latin
Latin American Studies
Law
Linguistics
Literature
Mathematics
Mathematics Education
Media Studies
Meteorology
Modern Languages
Music
Music Education
Musicology
Natural Sciences
Neurosciences
Pedagogy
Philosophy
Phonetics
Physics
Political Sciences
Primary Education
Psychology
Religious Education
Religious Studies
Romance Languages
Russian
Scandinavian Languages
Science Education
Slavic Languages
Social Sciences
Spanish
Speech Therapy and Audiology
Translation and Interpretation
Master
African Languages
African Studies
American Studies
Ancient Languages
Arabic
Archaeology
Art Education
Art History
Arts and Humanities
Asian Studies
Biological and Life Sciences
Biology
Business Administration
Catholic Theology
Chemistry
Chinese
Classical Languages
Commercial Law
Communication Studies
Cultural Studies
Dutch
Earth Sciences
East Asian Studies
Eastern European Studies
Economics
Education
Educational Sciences
English
English Studies
Environmental Studies
Ethnology
European Union Law
Fine Arts
French
German
Greek
Greek (Classical)
Hindi
History
Humanities and Social Science Education
Information Technology
Islamic Studies
Italian
Japanese
Latin
Latin American Studies
Law
Linguistics
Literature
Management
Mathematics
Mathematics Education
Media Studies
Medieval Studies
Music
Musicology
Neurosciences
Pedagogy
Philosophy
Phonetics
Physics
Political Sciences
Protestant Theology
Psychology
Regional Studies
Rehabilitation and Therapy
Religion
Religious Education
Russian
Scandinavian Languages
Science Education
Slavic Languages
Sociology
Spanish
Western European Studies
PhD
Arts and Humanities
Dentistry
Economics
Educational Sciences
Health Education
Health Sciences
Law
Mathematics
Media Studies
Medicine
Natural Sciences
Philosophy
Psychology
Public Health
Rehabilitation and Therapy
Social Sciences
Habilitation
Arts and Humanities
Business Administration
Law
Medicine
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
Research profile
University of Cologne is a world-class research university with 112,969 scientific papers published and 3,350,656 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Physics, Engineering, Genetics, Computer Science, Biochemistry, and Environmental Science.
Publication / Citation count by topic
| Biology |
60,975
/ 2,443,902
|
|---|---|
| Medicine |
52,024
/ 1,883,443
|
| Chemistry |
49,222
/ 1,964,867
|
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
42,073
/ 939,378
|
| Physics |
38,493
/ 1,230,400
|
| Engineering |
34,845
/ 1,102,776
|
| Genetics |
34,700
/ 1,583,669
|
| Computer Science |
33,566
/ 1,186,173
|
| Biochemistry |
31,507
/ 1,444,182
|
| Environmental Science |
31,168
/ 1,010,994
|
| Quantum and Particle physics |
25,421
/ 810,789
|
| Philosophy |
24,072
/ 449,373
|
| Psychology |
23,782
/ 844,838
|
| Pathology |
21,730
/ 959,480
|
| Organic chemistry |
21,273
/ 739,446
|
| Political Science |
18,715
/ 368,162
|
| Geology |
18,560
/ 630,473
|
| Materials Science |
15,699
/ 471,095
|
| Geography and Cartography |
15,564
/ 428,590
|
| Surgery |
15,239
/ 575,693
|
| Mathematics |
14,080
/ 478,632
|
| Psychiatry |
13,675
/ 498,080
|
| Paleontology |
13,282
/ 474,846
|
| Law |
12,838
/ 346,225
|
| Immunology |
12,363
/ 624,297
|
| Neuroscience |
11,897
/ 443,909
|
| Ecology |
11,531
/ 435,567
|
| History |
11,264
/ 269,232
|
| Sociology |
11,226
/ 307,319
|
| Statistics |
11,200
/ 411,221
|
| Optics |
10,892
/ 344,375
|
| Archaeology |
9,723
/ 253,677
|
| Linguistics |
9,402
/ 255,202
|
| Business |
9,338
/ 288,250
|
| Radiology |
9,200
/ 291,188
|
| Astrophysics and Astronomy |
9,011
/ 289,423
|
| Oncology |
8,831
/ 427,941
|
| Economics |
8,644
/ 262,837
|
| Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
7,948
/ 214,541
|
| Anatomy and Physiology |
6,995
/ 236,659
|
Annual publication & citation counts
100 Notable alumni
1. Hermann Simon
1947-. (aged 79)
university teacher
economist
writer
Hermann Simon is a German author and businessperson. He is chairman of Simon-Kucher, a strategy and marketing consultancy. He is a strategy, marketing and pricing consultant. An ongoing online German-language survey voted him the second-most influential management thinker. Simon has authored numerous books and writes articles for international newspapers and business magazines. He is also known for coining the term...
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2. Jürgen Flimm
1941-2023 (aged 82)
theatrical director
musician
film director
television actor
actor
Jürgen Flimm was a German theatre and opera director, theatre manager, and academic teacher. Flimm was first active in drama, and made the Thalia Theater in Hamburg one of the most successful German theatres when he managed it from 1985 to 2000. He was general manager of the Salzburg Festival and RuhrTriennale festivals, and intendant of the Berlin State Opera...
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3. Werner Hoyer
1951-. (aged 75)
university teacher
economist
politician
Werner Hoyer is a German economist and politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) between 2012 and 2023.
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4. Reinhold Ewald
1956-. (aged 70)
astronaut
physicist
Reinhold Ewald is a German physicist and ESA astronaut.
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