Charles University was founded in 1348, making it one of the oldest universities in the world. Yet it is also renowned as a modern, dynamic, cosmopolitan and prestigious institution of higher education. It is the largest and most renowned Czech university, and is also the best-rated Czech university in international rankings.
There are currently 17 faculties at the University (14 in Prague, 2 in Hradec Králové and 1 in Plzeň), plus 3 institutes, 6 other centres of teaching, research, development and other creative activities, a centre providing information services, 5 background facilities serving the whole University, and the Rectorate, which is the executive management body for the whole University.
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2014–2015 ranked Charles University in 305th place making it the only Czech university to feature in the top five hundred. The QS World University Rankings 2015 ranked Charles University at 244.
The Academic Ranking of World Universities or “Shanghai League”, which every year compares more than 1,000 of the world’s best universities (selected from a total of over 17,000 institutions), has repeatedly included Charles University in the third hundred, i.e. among the top 2% of universities in the world and one of the 100 best universities in Europe.
Faculty
|
Bachelor’s and Master’s EUR / academic year |
Ph.D. EUR / academic year |
---|---|---|
Protestant Theology | 2,600 | 925 |
Hussite Theology | N/A | 2,600 |
Law | 6,000 | 4,800 |
First Faculty of Medicine | 13,300 | 75 |
Second Faculty of Medicine | 11,450 | 75 |
Third Faculty of Medicine | 12,200 | 0 |
Faculty of Medicine in Plzeň | 9,600 | 75 |
Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové | 11,450 | 0 |
Faculty of Pharmacy in Hradec Králové | 7,600 | 75 |
Science | 6,000 | 1,850 |
Mathematics and Physics | 5,200 | 5,550 |
Education | 4,000 | 4,000 |
Social Sciences | 6,000 | 500 |
Physical Education and Sport | 5,900 | 5,550 |
Humanities | 2,000 | 2,000 |
These prices are estimated. Final price will be quoted in a moment of enquiry according to exchange rate.