Students in Numbers

There are currently approximately 10,366 students enrolled at the University, and yet there is a remarkable student/professor ratio: for those of you, who love statistics - and a display of the University of Greifswald’s spectrum.

The Students in Numbers

Exactly 10,019 students were enrolled at the University of Greifswald for the winter semester 2019/2020.

In 1990/1991, only 3,211 students were in Greifswald, 10,366 students were enrolled for the winter semester 2021/2022. The following table provides an overview of the number of students in each of the faculties:

Contact:
Andreas Reißland

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Faculty WS 13/14 WS 14/15 WS 15/16 WS 16/17 WS 17/18 WS 18/19 WS 19/20 WS 20/21 WS 21/22 WS 22/23
Faculty of Theology 309 280 233 216 188 194 163 169 136 140
Faculty of Law and Economics 2,728 2,587 2,469 2,308 2,217 2,155 2,095 2,128 2,097 1,973
Faculty of Medicine 1,834 1,863 1,905 1,927 1,991 2,082 2,137 2,254 2,320 2,360
Faculty of Arts and Humanities 3,457 3,295 3,056 2,850 2,588 2,454 2,348 2,400 2,359 2,412
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences 3,061 3,152 3,159 3,082 3,217 3,247 3,254 3,321 3,427 3,446
DSH German Language Course 60 39 35 31 46 47 22 19 27 25
Total 11,449 11,216 10,857 10,414 10,247 10,179 10,019 10,291 10,366 10,356

What does the total number of students comprise?

  WS 13/14 WS 14/15 WS 15/16 WS 16/17 WS 17/18 WS 18/19 WS 19/20 WS 20/21 WS 21/22 WS 22/23
Total 11,449 11,216 10,857 10,414 10,247 10,179 10,019 10,291 10,366 10,356
Female 6,399 6,238 6,049 5,800 5,718 5,704 5,664 5,960 6,137 6,193
Foreign Students 650 636 640 664 694 744 740 777 840 879
1st Course semester, not including DSH 2,282 2,298 2,146 2,143 2,178 2,199 2,224 2,318 2,042 2,300
1st University semester, not including DSH 1,380 1,409 1,386 1,433 1,390 1,465 1,435 1,534 1,350 1,370

International Students according to their Nationality: