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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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Facts and figures

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

Annual reports of the Executive University Board

The reports are available in German only.

  • Annual Report 2023
  • Annual Report 2022 (PDF, 18 MB)
  • Annual Report 2021 (PDF, 10 MB)
  • Annual Report 2020 (PDF, 7 MB)
  • Annual Report 2019 (PDF, 7 MB)
  • Annual Report 2018 (PDF, 4 MB)
  • Annual Report 2017 (PDF, 4 MB)
  • Annual Report 2016 (PDF, 12 MB)
  • Annual Report 2015 (PDF, 12 MB)
  • Annual Report 2014 (PDF, 4 MB)
  • Annual Report 2013 (PDF, 2 MB)
  • Annual Report 2012 (PDF, 2 MB)
  • Annual Report 2011 (PDF, 1 MB)
  • Annual Report 2010 (PDF, 1 MB)
  • Annual Report 2009 (PDF, 1 MB)
  • Annual Report 2008 (PDF, 5 MB)
  • Annual Report 2007 (PDF, 5 MB)
  • Annual Report 2005-2006 (PDF)
  • Annual Report 2003-2004 (PDF)
  • Annual Report 2001-2002 (PDF)
  • Annual Report 2000 (PDF)
  • Annual Report 1998 (PDF)

Tuition fee reports

The reports are available in German only.

  • Tuition fee report 2009 (PDF, 2.8 MB)
  • Tuition fee report 2008 (PDF, 1.6 MB)
  • Tuition fee report 2007 (PDF, 1.5 MB)

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

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