including 1,444 international doctoral students and 15 international exchange students. In 2007, the university awarded 994 PhD degrees.
=== Rankings ===
In the 2026 edition of the QS World University Rankings, Heidelberg ranked 80th globally and third in Germany. According to the 2025 Times Higher Education World University Rankings, the university was ranked 47th in the world and held the position as the third best university in the country. In the 2025 ARWU World Rankings, Heidelberg secured the 51st position worldwide and was ranked third nationally.
According to the funding report of the German Research Foundation (DFG) of 2018, which breaks down the grants from 2014 to 2016, the Heidelberg University ranked 2nd among German universities in the overall ranking, 7th in humanities and social sciences and 4th among German universities in the life sciences and natural sciences. The approvals were normalised to the size of the university. In a competitive selection process, the DFG selects the best research …
