ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´

ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´: Facts and Figures

Degree programmes

82

degree programmes (excluding further education opportunities) are being offered in the 2026 academic year.

31 undergraduate degree programmes and 51 master’s degree programmes are available.

These include

  • 13 degree programmes taught exclusively in English
  • 5 degree programmes with majors taught in English
  • 8 bilingual degree programmes

Students

25,378 students

are enrolled in winter semester 2025/26.

Number of students per winter semester

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25,378 students were enrolled in winter semester 2025/26.
Number of students in previous semesters:

  • 26,079 in winter semester 2024/25
  • 27,229 in winter semester 2023/24
  • 28,018 in winter semester 2022/23
  • 28,819 in winter semester 2021/22

Info: 23,782 students areenrolled in summer semester 2026.

Students per faculty in winter semester 2025/26

Facultytotalfemaleinternational
Faculty of Natural Sciences2,87752 %8 %
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics1,85330 %18 %
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science3,04517 %32 %
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering2,52720 %32 %
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Science2,04432 %26 %
Faculty of Humanities5,63864 %4 %
Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences1,45664 %6 %
Faculty of Law2,47162 %3 %
Faculty of Economics and Management3,32736 %9 %
Other13950 %1 %
Total25,37843 %14 %
  • 43 per cent (11,029) of enrolled students are female.
  • 14 per cent (3,564) are foreign nationals.

(As of winter semester 2025/26, excluding students who have taken leave of absence; full-time equivalents)

Student statistics for ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´

Degrees

4,964 degrees

were completed in the 2025 academic year.

Number of graduates per degree type

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  • 47 per cent (2,332) are bachelor’s degrees.
  • 49 per cent (2,409) are master’s degrees.
  • 4 per cent (223) are law degrees (first state examination).

(2025 academic year)

Number of completed degrees per year

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4,964 degrees were completed in the 2025 academic year. Degrees completed in previous years :

  • 4,808 in the 2024 academic year
  • 4,724 in the 2023 academic year
  • 4,982 in the 2022 academic year
  • 5,040 in the 2021 academic year

Graduates per faculty in the 2025 academic year

Facultytotalfemaleinternational
Faculty of Natural Sciences54059 %5 %
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics30536 %10 %
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science46615 %33 %
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering59417 %33 %
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Science37236 %25 %
Faculty of Humanities1,25772 %4 %
Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences37264 %6 %
Faculty of Law33365 %3 %
Faculty of Economics and Management65741 %5 %
Other5954 %– %
Total4,96449 %12 %
  • 49 per cent (2,411) of degrees were completed by female students.
  • 12 per cent (613) of degrees were completed by foreign nationals.

(2025 academic year)

Examination statistics for ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´

Research

6 key research areas

Outstanding research projects at ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´

Staff

5,083 members of staff

in December 2024.

Members of staff by gender

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  • 57 per cent (2,905) of staff members are male.
  • 43 per cent (2,178) of staff members are female.

(As of 1 December 2024)

Number of staff per year

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As of December 2024, the university employed 5,083 members of staff.  Staff numbers in previous years:

  • 5,229 in 2023
  • 5,276 in 2022
  • 5,294 in 2021
  • 5,203 in 2020

(Numbers issued on 1 December of the respective year)

Staff per faculty

Facultytotalprof.WM *MTV *
Faculty of Natural Sciences64659402185
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics4905933992
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science3833528365
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering71922466231
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Science42425277122
Faculty of Humanities53779357101
Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences2093114137
Faculty of Law125207530
Faculty of Economics and Management2122415335
Other1,338–380958
Total5,0833542,8731,856

* WM = research staff; MTV = technical and administrative staff

Please note:

Unless otherwise indicated, all numbers refer to employment. Employment reflects the duties of a natural person according to the type of duties (e.g. research staff or administrative staff), the location (organisational unit) and the financing (e.g. budget funds or third-party funding). A natural person can be employed in multiple positions at the same time.

In 2024, 4,503 members of staff were employed in 5,083 positions; 1,870 (42%) of them were female and 2,633 (58%) were male. 617 (14%) were foreign nationals.

Junior researchers

358 doctoral degrees

were completed in the 2024 academic year.

Number of doctorates per faculty in 2024

Facultytotalfemaleinternational
Faculty of Natural Sciences8744 %18 %
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics3129 %29 %
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science3714 %24 %
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering6710 %9 %
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Science2236 %41 %
Faculty of Humanities3358 %15 %
Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences956 %44 %
Faculty of Law2236 %14 %
Faculty of Economics and Management2548 %12 %
QUEST Leibniz Research School2110 %29 %
Leibnis School of Optics & Photonics250 %50 %
Central Facilities (HOT)250 %50 %
Total35832 %20 %
  • 115 (32 %) were completed by female students.
  • 72 (20 %) were completed by foreign nationals.

Between 2020 and 2024, 45 persons completed their habilitation at ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´.

  • 13 (29 %) of them were female and 32 (71 %) were male.
  • 9 (20 %) were foreign nationals.

Postdoctoral theses (Habilitationen) per faculty, 2020-2024

Facultytotalfemale
Faculty of Natural Sciences94
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics82
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science3–
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering5–
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Science2–
Faculty of Humanities125
Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences––
Faculty of Law31
Faculty of Economics and Management31
Total4513
Junior research groups at ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´

Finances

630.7 million €

of overall income was allocated to ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ in 2023.

Overall income in million €

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The overall income of ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ in 2023 included:

  • 47 per cent (296.9 million €) in state subsidies
  • 12 per cent (73.1 million €) in special funds provided by the state government
  • 10 per cent (63.6 million €) in other income
  • 3 per cent (18.4 million €) in quality improvement funding and tuition fees for long-term students
  • 28 per cent (178.8 million €) in third-party funding

(Income according to the 2023 earnings statement)

Development of third-party funding in million €

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In the 2023 financial year, ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ acquired 178.8 million € in third-party funding. Third-party funding in previous years:

  • 176.0 million € in 2022
  • 157.1 million € in 2021
  • 143.2 million € in 2020
  • 130.0 million € in 2019

Sources of third-party funding in million €

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  • 36 per cent (63.8 million â‚¬) of funding provided by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Volkswagen Foundation (thereunder 0.9 million €)
  • 26 per cent (64.7 million €) in federal funding
  • 11 per cent (19.4 million €) in other third-party funding (e.g. DAAD)
  • 6 per cent (10.7 million €) of funding from commissions
  • 11 per cent (20.2 million €) in EU funding

(As of 2023)

Third-party funding per faculty in 2023

Facultytotal
(million €)
incl. DFG/VW Foundationincl. EU/federal gov.
Faculty of Natural Sciences14.147 %37 %
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics19.016 %79 %
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science15.022 %53 %
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering47.138 %45 %
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Science21.535 %54 %
Faculty of Humanities7.942 %40 %
Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences2.213%72 %
Faculty of Law0.615%65 %
Faculty of Economics and Management2.446 %24 %
Leibniz School of Education1.9–80 %
QUEST Leibniz Research School7.190 %0 %
Leibniz School of Optics and Photonics7.4100%0 %
L3S Research Centre12.717 %79 %
Central facilities / general administration19.824 %32 %
Total178.836 %47 %

Locations and buildings

ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ comprises

348,799

square metres of floor space spread out over 166 buildings.

Research buildings

Largest locations

  • Schneiderberg 108,879 m²
  • Welfengarten 78,745 m²
  • Garbsen 44,981 m²
  • Königsworther Platz 32,819 m²
  • Herrenhausen 30,100 m²

Largest buildings

  • Main building (building 1101) 21,774 m²
  • External bookstack in Rethen (building 6502) 17,055 m²
  • Multi-story building Appelstraße (building 3408) 14,900 m²
  • Experimental hall Marienwerder (building 8901) 14,070 m²
  • WMR building on Appelstraße (building 3403) 11,774 m²

(Measured data in terms of floor space NUF 1-6, as of January 2025)

Organisation

ÌÇÐÄÔ­´´ consists of

9 faculties and 3 schools.
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Organisational chart of the university

There are

150

institutes and sections.