The University in Numbers 2023

Symbolic image for University of Greifswald ©Jan Hilgendorf, 2022
Symbolic image for University of Greifswald, © Jan Hilgendorf, 2022

How many students, teachers and staff are there at the University of Greifswald? How much money does the university receive from the state and what about the external funding balance? Here you will find important key numbers about the University.
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Status of data collection: August 2022 on the basis of official statistics.

Students

Students

  Number of which female of which male of which diverse/not specified
TOTAL 10 356 6193 4147 16
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2807 1673 1132 2
Other federal states 6564 3957 2593 14
German (HEEQ abroad) 106 72 34  
Internationals 879 491 388  
OVERALL NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN 1ST SEMESTER OF STUDIES 1370 849 517 4
STUDENTS ACCORDING TO FACULTIES        
Faculty of Theology 140 67 73  
Faculty of Law and Economics 1973 1012 960 1
University Medicine 2360 1457 903  
Faculty of Arts and Humanities 2437 1564 865 8
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences 3446 2087 1352 7
Graduates

Graduates

  Number of which female of which male of which diverse/not specified
TOTAL 1349 822 527  
Bachelor 364 239 125  
Master 283 180 103  
Staatsexamen (State Examination) 390 249 141  
of which teacher-training courses 108 80 28  
Diplom 67 31 36  
DOCTORATES 231 117 114  
HABILITATIONS 14 6 8  
Staff

Staff

    Number of which female of which male of which diverse/not specified
TOTAL   5707 3740 2021  
UNIVERSITY   1536 828 708  
Academic and artistic   997 471 526  
  of which professors 166 52 114  
Administrative, technical & other   539 357 182 1
UNIVERSITY MEDICINE   4171 2912 1313  
Academic and artistic   989 497 546  
  of which professors 73 19 54  
Administrative, technical & other   3182 2415 767  
Degree Courses

Degree Courses

TOTAL   121
Bachelor   35
Master   39
Staatsexamen (State Examination)   42
  of which teacher-training courses 39
Kirchliches Examen (Church Examination)   1
Magister (Theology)   1
Diplom (Business Administration, Sacred Music, Pharmacy)   3
Finances (in k EUR)

Finances (in k EUR)

STATE FUNDS   136,689.50
  University 72,193.90
  University Medicine 64,495.60
SPECIAL STATE FUNDS   1,537.69
  University 1,085.19
  University Medicine 452.50
ZUKUNFTSVERTRAG STUDIUM UND LEHRE (National and state funding)   4,565.06
  University 4,087.46
  University Medicine 477.60
Third-party funding expenditure (in k EUR)

Third-party funding expenditure (in k EUR)

TOTAL   64,435.09
University   28,911.02
  of which EU funding 4,497.75
  of which DFG funding 9,244.14
University Medicine   35,524.06
  of which EU funding 8,334.44
  of which DFG funding 6,278.08
Internationalisation

Internationalisation

University partnerships 32
ERASMUS partnerships 176
Proportion of international students in overall number of students 8.5 %
International students from more than 101 countries.  
Largest groups by country of origin:  
Syria (99), India (63), Poland (55), Iran (50)  
image, where students from Germany come from

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