The University in Numbers 2024

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: July 2024 on the basis of official statistics.

Students

Students

  Number of which female of which male of which miscellaneous/not specified
TOTAL 10 298 6285 3994 19
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2851 1727 1121 3
Other federal states 6540 4025 2499 16
German (HEEQ abroad) 104 71 33  
Internationals 907 533 374  
OVERALL NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN 1ST SEMESTER OF STUDIES 1349 911 433 5
STUDENTS ACCORDING TO FACULTIES        
Faculty of Theology 133 73 60  
Faculty of Law and Economics 1841 892 946 3
University Medicine 2424 1521 903  
Faculty of Arts and Humanities 2428 1598 823 7
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences 3472 2147 1316 9
Graduates

Graduates

  Number of which female of which male of which miscellaneous/not specified
TOTAL 1376 856 520  
Bachelor 370 250 120  
Master 329 205 124  
Staatsexamen (State Examination) 389 254 135  
of which teacher-training courses 108 84 24  
Diplom 58 31 27  
DOCTORATES 217 110 107  
HABILITATIONS 13 6 7  
Staff

Staff

    Number of which female of which male of which miscellaneous/not specified
TOTAL   6192 4081 2110 1
UNIVERSITY   1491 813 677 1
Academic and artistic   928 447 481  
  of which professors 165 55 110  
Administrative, technical & other   563 366 196 1
UNIVERSITY MEDICINE   4701 3268 1433  
Academic and artistic   1400 762 638  
  of which professors 75 20 55  
Administrative, technical & other   3301 2506 795  
Degree Courses

Degree Courses

TOTAL   119
Bachelor   34
Master   39
Staatsexamen (State Examination)   42
  of which teacher-training courses 38
Kirchliches Examen (Church Examination)   1
Magister (Theology)   1
Diplom (Sacred Music, Pharmacy)   2
Finances (in k EUR)

Finances (in k EUR)

STATE FUNDS   136,689.50
  University 76,038.89
  University Medicine 65,361.70
SPECIAL STATE FUNDS   3,838.33
  University 3,628.70
  University Medicine 209.63
ZUKUNFTSVERTRAG STUDIUM UND LEHRE (National and state funding)   7,329.67
  University 6,627.37
  University Medicine 702.30
Expenditure of External Funding (in k EUR)

Expenditure of External Funding (in k EUR)

TOTAL   56,843.44
University   26,115.31
  of which EU funds 3,334.04
  of which DFG funds 8,098.58
University Medicine   30,728.13
  of which EU funds 4,114.93
  of which DFG funds 5,357.39
Internationalisation

Internationalisation

University partnerships 36
ERASMUS partnerships 173
Proportion of international students in overall number of students 8.8 %
International students from more than 104 countries.  
Largest groups by country of origin:  
Syria (98), Iran (66), Poland (54), India (52)  
Where students in Germany come from.
Where students in Germany come from.

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