University More than 30,000 Students Anticipated at Ruperto Carola
14 October 2024
Number of new enrolments still running high – Registration process not yet completed
In the 2024/2025 winter semester, the overall student numbers at Heidelberg University will total more than 30,000, likely exceeding those of the previous year. The provisional numbers of new and re-enrolled students at the start of the lecture period indicate that the number of new enrolments is still running high, as in the previous winter semesters. The overall student numbers at Ruperto Carola have thus been rising slowly but steadily since 2020/2021 with 28,700 enrolled students, and especially the number of students from abroad.
Although the registration process has not yet been completed, so far just under 30,300 students have signed up to start their study courses or have re-enrolled at Ruperto Carola. This provisional number exceeds last year’s overall student numbers and, according to the Division of Student Affairs and Teaching, will rise in the coming weeks with the addition of applicants from the waiting list and master’s students, as well as international applicants.
The likewise provisional number of students beginning a degree course lies at approximately 5,200. That includes about 3,400 new students to date, that is students who are enrolling at a German university for the first time. These numbers are expected to be at a similar level to the previous year, possibly slightly higher. The number of international students – as the current enrolments show – will rise yet again and thus be higher than in the previous winter semester. Currently, approx. 5,800 students from abroad are enrolled at Heidelberg University.
Overall student numbers in the 2023/2024 winter semester totaled about 30,200 after registration had been completed. More than 5,600 students had started a new course at Heidelberg University. Among these were approx. 3,500 new students. The number of international students in the previous winter semester was over 5,600.