Universität zu Köln

The Universität zu Köln is a university in Cologne, Germany. In October 2026 it obtained the status of Exzellenzuniversität in a competitive national selection; according to the university, the excellence funding will support the strategic development of all its areas of activity.

Teaching and research are organised in six faculties:

• Economics and Social Sciences (Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät)
• Law (Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät)
• Medicine (Medizinische Fakultät)
• Arts and Humanities (Philosophische Fakultät)
• Mathematics and Natural Sciences (Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät)
• Human Sciences (Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät)

The university states that it integrates sustainability into research, teaching, knowledge transfer and its own operations, and it uses a quality management system called Q³UzK for teaching and research. In the Deutscher Startup Monitor 2026 it was again ranked as the most start-up-friendly non-technical comprehensive university in Germany. Prospective students can search the full range of degree programmes with the course finder on the university website.