Students in Numbers

There are currently approximately 10,019 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, 10,019 students were enrolled for the winter semester 2019/2020. 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 11/12 WS 12/13 WS 13/14 WS 14/15 WS 15/16 WS 16/17 WS 17/18 WS 18/19 WS 19/20
Faculty of Theology 393 331 309 280 233 216 188 194 163
Faculty of Law and Economics 2,940 2,726 2,728 2,587 2,469 2,308 2,217 2,155 2,095
Faculty of Medicine 1,758 1,808 1,834 1,863 1,905 1,927 1,991 2,082 2,137
Faculty of Arts and Humanities 4,195 3,792 3,457 3,295 3,056 2,850 2,588 2,454 2,348
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences 3,142 3,054 3,061 3,152 3,159 3,082 3,217 3,247 3,254
DSH German Language Course 24 25 60 39 35 31 46 47 22
Total 12,452 11,736 11,449 11,216 10,857 10,414 10,247 10,179 10,019

What does the total number of students comprise?

  WS 11/12 WS 12/13 WS 13/14 WS 14/15 WS 15/16 WS 16/17 WS 17/18 WS 18/19 WS 19/20
Total 12,452 11,736 11,449 11,216 10,857 10,414 10,247 10,179 10,019
Female 7,079 6,595 6,399 6,238 6,049 5,800 5,718 5,704 5,664
Foreign Students 604 601 650 636 640 664 694 744 740
1st Course semester, not including DSH 2,971 2,369 2,282 2,298 2,146 2,143 2,178 2,199 2,224
1st University semester, not including DSH 1,797 1,433 1,380 1,409 1,386 1,433 1,390 1,465 1,435

International Students according to their Nationality: