Students in Numbers

There are currently approximately 10,298 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

In 1990/1991, only 3,211 students were in Greifswald. 10,298 students were enrolled for the winter semester 2023/2024. The following table provides an overview of the number of students in each of the faculties:

Contact:
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Faculty 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 WS 23/24
Faculty of Theology 280 233 216 188 194 163 169 136 140 133
Faculty of Law and Economics 2,587 2,469 2,308 2,217 2,155 2,095 2,128 2,097 1,973 1,841
Faculty of Medicine 1,863 1,905 1,927 1,991 2,082 2,137 2,254 2,320 2,360 2,424
Faculty of Arts and Humanities 3,295 3,056 2,850 2,588 2,454 2,348 2,400 2,359 2,412 2,398
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences 3,152 3,159 3,082 3,217 3,247 3,254 3,321 3,427 3,446 3,472
DSH German Language Course 39 35 31 46 47 22 19 27 25 30
Total 11,216 10,857 10,414 10,247 10,179 10,019 10,291 10,366 10,356 10,298

What does the total number of students comprise?

  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 WS 23/24
Total 11,216 10,857 10,414 10,247 10,179 10,019 10,291 10,366 10,356 10,298
Female 6,238 6,049 5,800 5,718 5,704 5,664 5,960 6,137 6,193 6,285
Foreign Students 636 640 664 694 744 740 777 840 879 907
1st Course semester, not including DSH 2,298 2,146 2,143 2,178 2,199 2,224 2,318 2,042 2,300 1,825
1st University semester, not including DSH 1,409 1,386 1,433 1,390 1,465 1,435 1,534 1,350 1,370 1,188

International Students according to their Nationality: