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A large amount of data is generated at FAU by students, staff and the finance department. Once this data is prepared and analyzed, it is much more than rows of statistics. Management data helps us to make decisions, forecast, analyze trends and calculate models.

Our statistics also help people to get a first impression of FAU by answering questions like:

  • How many degree programs are on offer?
  • How many students have decided to study at FAU?
  • How many doctoral degrees and habilitations have been completed?
  • How many staff are employed at FAU?

Within FAU, the Data and Management Information team also look at more complex matters that are relevant to managing the university. These include:

  • Checking the data for distributing third party funds,
  • Plausibility analyses for ensuring data quality
  • Graphical analysis and management cockpits
  • Consolidating departmental and functional data
  • Gathering data for efficient management accounting
  • Evaluations for participation in national and international rankings.

Important key figures at a glance

All information applies to winter semester 2024/2025.

Degree type Number
Bachelor’s degree
84
Master’s degree
102
State Examination
92
Total 278

All degree programs available at FAU are listed under Degree programs.

All information applies to winter semester 2023/2024.

Overview Number
Female students
20,709
International students 9,563
Students in 1st study semester
11,219
Students in 1st university semester
6,479
Faculty Number
Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology
9,528
Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law 9,764
Faculty of Medicine
4,864
Faculty of Sciences 6,059
Faculty of Engineering
10,781
Total 40,996
Degree type Number
Bachelor’s degree
13,725
Master’s degree 12,714
State Examination
6,720
Teaching degree
4,436
Doctoral degree
1,816
Other 1,585
Total
40,996

Number of students: All subjects from winter semester 2019/2020 to winter semester 2024/2025.

Total number of graduates in the 2023 examination year (winter semester 2022/23 and summer semester 2023)

Degree type Total Of which are female Of which are international
Bachelor’s degree 1,952 907 167
Master’s degree 2,833 1,209 581
State Examination 735 464 44
Teaching degree 503 389 14
Other 10 5 0
All degrees 6,033 2,974 806

Total number of doctoral degrees completed in the 2024 examination year (winter semester 2023/24 and summer semester 2024).

Faculty Total Of which are female Of which are international
Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology 65 42 17
Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law 56 30 7
Faculty of Medicine 357 200 48
Faculty of Sciences 156 60 36
Faculty of Engineering 203 37 48
All faculties 837 369 156

Total number of habilitations completed in the 2024 calendar year.

Faculty Total Of which are female Of which are international
Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology 2 2 0
Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law 3 0 0
Faculty of Medicine 27 7 5
Faculty of Sciences 9 3 1
Faculty of Engineering 5 1 1
All faculties 46 13 7

All information as of December 1, 2024.

The statistics below, with the exception of the figures referring to professors, do not include Uniklinikum Erlangen.

Staff Number
Professors 632
Research staff
3,655
Support staff
2,435
Total 6.723

All information applies to the year 2023, including Uniklinikum Erlangen, and is given in millions of euros.

Funding provider Funding
DFG funding 100.92
Industry, foundations, other private third parties 75.85
German government 57.33
EU projects 23.76
Other 13.89
Total 271.75
Faculty Funding
Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology 21.32
Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law 8.48
Faculty of Medicine 83.58
Faculty of Sciences 44.09
Faculty of Engineering 90.61
Central institutions 23.66
Total 271.75

Together with other Bavarian universities, FAU uses the data warehouse CEUS. The business intelligence solution includes data on students, graduates, doctoral degrees, staff and finances.

Please feel free to contact us at the addresses given below if you have a more detailed request.




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