Excellent research conditions
Infrastructure and funding
Clusters of Excellence
Core Facilities
Research service
Intramural funding program
Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024
Networking and cooperation
Cyber Valley
Tübingen Research Campus
A great history
1477
Foundation
Count Eberhard the Bearded founded the University of Tübingen with four faculties: Theology, Law, Medicine, Philosophy.
1790
Great thinkers
Hölderlin, Hegel and Schelling all studied at Tübingen at the same time.
1863
Life sciences
Foundation of the first life sciences faculty at a German university.
1904
Equality
Tübingen admits women as students.
1979
Growth
More than 20,000 students enrolled
2019
Excellence
The University of Tübingen named a University of Excellence in recognition of its Excellence Strategy.
2022
Women in leadership
For the first time in its history, the University is headed by a woman: Professor Karla Pollmann.