Facts and figures

How many people work at the University of Hamburg? How is the University’s budget made up and what institutions are there? How many students are there and how many degree programs does the University offer? All figures relating to the University of Hamburg are compiled here and show the University’s contribution to the development of Hamburg as a center of scientific activity.

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Studying

Degree programs

74 bachelor’s degree programs
94 master’s degree programs
6 degree programs with state and other examinations
11 continuing education and graduate programs

_{Capacity report for 2023; student statistics; data incl. 3 cooperative degree programs with the Hamburg Media School (HMS)}

Student enrollment

42,397 enrolled students in Winter Semester 2023/24 (incl. doctoral researchers and students on leave of absence)

of which female: 57%
of which international: 14%
of which on leave: 346

5,709 doctoral researchers enrolled in Winter Semester 2023/24

_{Student statistics; incl. students in the cooperative degree programs with the Hamburg Media School (HMS) (last updated: 27 September 2023)}

First-year students

Total University of Hamburg 10,106
- of which 422 in the Faculty of Medicine (MED)

Applications for the 2022 academic year

43,107

_{Application statistics for 2023 from the Department of Studies and Teaching}

Degrees (excluding doctorates)

Total: 5,660
- of which bachelor’s: 2,589
- of which master’s: 2,201
- of which state and other exams: 721
- of which degrees from previous / discontinued degree programs: 3
- of which continuing education and supplementary degree programs: 146

_{Statistics on degrees, examination year 2023}

Doctoral studies and Habilitationen (postdoctoral qualifications)

Doctorates: 832
Habilitationen: 60

_{Habilitation statistics for 2023, by calendar year and examination statistics for 2023, by examination year}

Human Resources

Employees

15,801 employees¹ total (corresponding to 13,700.5 full-time equivalents)^{of which 10,290 in the Faculty of Medicine (MED) or at the University Medical Center Eppendorf (UKE)
of which 10,217 female (65%)}

704 professors in total (including externally funded professorships and endowed professorships; excluding research assistants who temporarily cover a professorship)

of which 170 MED/UKE
of which 243 female (35%)

5,866 research associates in total (excluding professors, including research associates who temporarily cover a professorship)

of which 3,155 MED/UKE
of which 2,998 female (51%)

9,233 technical, administrative and library staff (incl. nursing staff) in total

of which 6,965 MED/UKE
of which 6,976 female (76%)

_{¹ Multiple employment relationships in different personnel categories at the University of Hamburg (excluding UKE) are counted once.}

^{HR statistics for 2023; information from UKE}

Finances

Budget

State funding in 2023 (incl. investments): €600 million
- of which €188 million Faculty of Medicine (MED)

External funding revenues

External funding revenues 2023: €311 million
- of which €120 million MED

_{Section 72 Financial Management and information from UKE, survey based on official university financial statistics system; external funding without forwarded funding.}

Research and facilities

8 faculties
27 departments
4 clusters of excellence: Advanced Imaging of Matter; Climate, Climatic Change, and Society; Understanding Written Artefacts; Quantum Universe.
19 DFG collaborative research centers (8 of our own, 11 participations)
31 DFG research groups (15 of our own, 16 participations)
18 DFG priority programs (1 coordination, 17 subprojects)
10 DFG research training groups (8 of our own)
23 junior / early career research groups
28 ERC grants
2 participations in international Max Planck research schools
1 participation in a Leibniz Graduate School
1 participation in a Helmholtz Graduate School (PIER)

_{Last updated: July 2024, Department of Research Management and Funding}

Reports

Tuition fee reports

The reports are available in German only.

University rankings

Hauptgebäude der Universität Hamburg mit einem roten UHH-Würfel davor

Photo: UHH/von Wieding

The University of Hamburg is one of 11 Universities of Excellence in Germany and has also successfully secured 4 research clusters in the federal and state excellence competition. As one of the largest higher education institutions in the country, it regularly compares itself with other universities in the areas of research, teaching, studies, and governance—both nationally and internationally.

University rankings

Contact

Department of University Strategy

Key Figures and University Statistics Team, Key Figures Team

daten.uhh"AT"uni-hamburg.de

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