- Founded
- 1710
- Students
- 10,182
- Programmes
- 10
- Taught in English
- 5
About Charité
Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin is Germany's largest and one of Europe's most prominent university hospitals, with roots dating to a quarantine facility established in 1710 and the formal institution named 'Charité' in 1727. Today it operates as a joint medical faculty of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, wholly owned by the Federal State of Berlin, with an annual turnover of approximately €2.9 billion.
The institution comprises over 100 departments and institutes organised across 17 CharitéCenters, and employs more than 25,000 staff from 133 countries, including around 5,882 researchers and physicians. Approximately 10,182 students are enrolled in degree programmes ranging from medicine and dentistry to public health, nursing, and biomedical science.
Charité is consistently ranked among the world's top 30 medical schools (Times Higher Education 2024) and named one of the world's best hospitals by Newsweek. It is a member of the M8 Alliance of Academic Health Centers, Universities and Research Institutions.
Germany's largest university hospital with over 25,000 employees and €2.9 billion annual turnover
Ranked among the world's top 30 medical schools (THE 2024) and named one of the world's best hospitals (Newsweek 2024)
Over 100 departments and institutes across 17 CharitéCenters on 4 Berlin campuses
Joint medical faculty of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
APS certificate required for applicants from India, China, and Vietnam
Several English-taught postgraduate programmes (Medical Neurosciences, Molecular Medicine, International Health, Epidemiology)
Key facts
- Type
- Hochschulen eigenen Typs
- Founded
- 1710
- Students
- 10,182
- International
- Staff from 133 countries; ca. 160 Charité students participate in exchange programmes abroad annually
- Faculties
- 1
- Programmes
- 10
Study programmes
10 accredited degrees at Charité, 5 of them taught in English.
Showing 1–10 of 10 programmes
Admissions & fees
What it costs
No tuition fees for standard state-examination degree programmes (medicine, dentistry) and most consecutive master's programmes. Students pay a semester contribution of approximately €325 per semester covering administrative fees, Studierendenwerk contribution, and the Deutschland-Semesterticket. Non-consecutive postgraduate programmes are fee-bearing: MSc International Health totals €12,900; other programmes carry comparable costs. Berlin is not in Baden-Württemberg and applies no non-EU surcharge.
Admission requirements
International applicants apply through uni-assist. Applicants from India, China (PRC), and Vietnam must submit an APS certificate issued by the German Embassy/Consulate in their home country. German-language programmes require documented German proficiency by the application deadline (typically TestDaF, DSH, or equivalent). Admission to medicine (317 places/cycle) and dentistry (45 places/cycle) is grade-based; only the grade average is considered - no test scores, internship records, or recommendation letters. English-taught master's programmes have their own language and subject-specific requirements. Application is via the Charité admissions portal or uni-assist.
Application deadlines
Medicine/Dentistry (international applicants): 15 January for the summer semester; 15 July for the winter semester. English-taught master's programmes have individual deadlines - check each programme's page on charite.de.
How international applicants apply
dual route - Medizin and Zahnmedizin: non-EU/non-EWR applicants with a foreign Hochschulzugangsberechtigung apply through uni-assist e.V. (full application with all documents uploaded in the my.uni-assist portal; deadlines 15 January for summer / 15 July for winter semester; APS certificate required for China, Vietnam and India; selection solely by grade average, no conditional admissions). German, EU and EWR applicants follow the separate 'Medizin & Zahnmedizin (EU, EWR u.a.)' procedure on charite.de.
Languages of instruction
Medicine, dentistry, and most health-science bachelor's programmes are taught in German. Several postgraduate programmes are offered in English, including MSc International Health, MSc Medical Neurosciences, MSc Molecular Medicine, MSc Applied Epidemiology, and MSc in Epidemiology.
Entry requirements, intake dates and language levels differ for every degree.
Scholarships at Charité
8 schemes run or administered by the university. Always confirm current amounts and deadlines on the official page.
1st Generation Academics Mentoring & Funding
Mentoring and funding programme for first-generation academics at Charité, with 1:1 mentoring by professors mediated by Deutsche U...
Amount: Mentoring + possible funding
Deadline: Per programme cycle
Bachelor, Master, State Examination
BIH-MD Stipendien (studienbegleitend)
Study-accompanying scholarships for Charité medical students interested in research, offered by BIH.
Amount: Per BIH programme
Deadline: Per BIH call
State Examination (Medicine)
Charité Promotionsabschlußstipendium I
Doctoral completion scholarship awarded competitively by the Charité Nachwuchskommission for doctoral candidates in their final ph...
Amount: Per current call (monthly stipend)
Deadline: Per annual call - see Intranet Stipendienprogramm
Doctorate
Charité Promotionsabschlußstipendium II
Doctoral completion scholarship funded from third-party or free budget funds; decision by Vice Dean for Research. Requires supervi...
Amount: Per funding source
Deadline: Per Intranet deadlines
Doctorate
DAAD EPOS Scholarships (MSc International Health at Charité)
A limited number of DAAD EPOS scholarships are available to highly qualified applicants from low- and middle-income countries appl...
Amount: Full DAAD EPOS package (stipend and cost coverage per DAAD EPOS guidel...
Deadline: Aligned with DAAD EPOS call; programme early-admissions deadline 31 De...
Master
Deutschlandstipendium an der Charité
Merit-and-engagement scholarship for Charité students. Roughly 60 students were being funded as of 01 April 2025; awards include s...
Amount: EUR 300 per month (150 federal + 150 private)
Deadline: Annual call - dates announced on the Nachwuchsförderung pages each cyc...
Bachelor, Master, State Examination
Promotionspreise (Charité)
Awards for outstanding doctoral theses at Charité, announced via the Nachwuchsförderung pages.
Amount: Per prize
Deadline: Per annual call
Doctorate
Studienbegleitende Forschungsförderung (Charité)
Research funding programmes for students during their studies at Charité, listed on the Nachwuchsförderung overview page.
Amount: Per programme
Deadline: Per specific programme
Bachelor, Master, State Examination
Student accommodation
What Charité publishes about housing. German universities do not allocate rooms themselves, so the links below are where applications actually go.
Rooms are allocated by
Studentenwerk Berlin
Not by the university. Apply to them directly, and expect a waiting list.
From the university
Student housing is available through the Studentenwerk Berlin (apply well in advance, minimum 3-4 months before start).
Campuses & locations
Central Berlin; seat of the Board of Directors
North-central Berlin
South Berlin (Steglitz-Zehlendorf)
North Berlin; large research campus
Living in Berlin
Berlin is Germany's capital and largest city, home to around 3.7 million residents. It is one of Europe's major science and startup hubs, with a strong healthcare and life-sciences ecosystem. The cost of living is moderate relative to other Western European capitals. Student neighbourhoods include Mitte, Friedrichshain, Kreuzberg, Prenzlauer Berg, and Schöneberg, with good public transport connections across all four Charité campuses.
Student life & support
Charité's spread across four Berlin campuses means student life is interwoven with the city itself rather than a single university district. Student housing is available through the Studentenwerk Berlin (apply well in advance, minimum 3-4 months before start). Berlin's cultural, social, and research scene - museums, galleries, tech and biotech events, and a vibrant international community - supports life beyond the hospital. The institution hosts a Museum of Medical History and a GeDenkOrt.Charité memorial site. Around 160 Charité students participate in international exchange annually through Erasmus and partner institutions.
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