Facts & Figures
President's Report 2018
In March 2019, the "Uni in Zahlen" (university in numbers) statistical report for the University of Bremen was presented to the interested public for the 24th time. The report is also part of the state contract between the University of Bremen and the senatorial authorities.
The overview contains figures, tables, and diagrams, showing the structure and development of the University of Bremen and its achievements in 2018. "Uni in Zahlen" is divided into two large parts: the first part presents information and data for the entire university, while the second part contains the individual presentations for each Faculty and detailed information about the individual degree courses.
The University at a Glance
Numbers of Students
Students | Number/Share |
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Students in total | 19.400 |
Female Students | 52% |
International Students | 13% |
Students by faculties | Number |
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Natural Sciences and Engineering | 7.700 |
Social Sciences and the Humanities and the Liberal Arts | 11.700 |
Student Teacher Education | 15% |
Others: Doctoral studies and certificate courses
Students by federal states | Share |
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Bremen | 32% |
Lower Saxony | 35% |
Others: other federal states and foreign countries

Graduates, Doctoral Thesis and Habilitations
Graduates | Number |
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Total (without certificates) | 3.200 |
Bachelor | 1.700 |
Master | 1.400 |
State Examination in Law | 87 |
Doctorates and Habilitations | 338 |
Others: other degrees
Prizes and Awards
Prizes | Number |
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ERC-Grants | 19 |
Leibniz Prizes | 6 |
Excellence Strategy | Amount |
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Excellence Cluster | 1 |
Employees and Budget
Employees | Number |
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total | 3.500 |
Academic Staff | 2.300 |
of which are professors (including 50 cooperation professorships) | 320 |
Administration and technical support staff | 1.200 |
Budget | in million euros |
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total | 344 |
Third-party funding | 100 |
International Network
Students from abroad | Number of students |
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Total of international students | 2.500 |
Europe | 1.040 |
Asia | 850 |
Africa | 340 |
America | 210 |
Australia | 7 |
Others: stateless and other countries
University cooperations | Number |
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Partner universities | 680 |