Facts and Figures

Students in the winter semester 2024/25

Number of students at the reporting date (end of November): 21,352 students, of which:

  • 11,103 female students (52%)
  • 3,104 foreign students (15%), of which 2,344 foreign students (11%)
  • 4,652 students in their first semester (22%)
(annual adjustment in November)

Range of programs in the winter semester 2024/2025

Bachelor's and Master's degree programs

  • 33 degree courses leading to a Bachelor's degree
    including 7 combined Bachelor's degrees with a total of 15 optional minor subjects
  • 48 degree programs with a Master's degree
  • 2 degree programs with an artistic degree
  • 1 degree program with a diploma
  • Orientation program plusMINT
  • 8 postgraduate courses leading to a Master's degree (subject to a fee)

Teacher training

  • Teaching degree for elementary school
    with 2 compulsory subjects and a further 8 optional subjects
  • Teaching degree at Hauptschulen and Realschulen
    with 16 optional subjects
  • Teaching degree at grammar schools
    with 16 optional subjects
  • Teacher training programme for special needs education
    with the compulsory subject of special needs and inclusion education (including the specialisms of learning and emotional and social development) and 8 optional subjects
  • Teaching degree at vocational schools (Bachelor's degree)
    with 4 selectable main subjects and 12 selectable second subjects
  • Teaching degree for vocational schools (Master's degree)
    with 4 main subjects to choose from and 13 secondary subjects to choose from
(annual adjustment in November)

Graduates, doctorates, habilitations 2023

3,311 graduates:

  • Law, economics and social sciences: 1,549
  • Engineering: 870
  • Humanities: 292
  • Mathematics, natural sciences: 292
  • Agricultural, forestry and nutritional sciences: 188
  • Art, art history: 101
  • Sport: 19
  • Total doctorates: 154
  • Total habilitations: 8
(annual adjustment in March)

Total employees 2024

3,349 people (plus trainees, emeriti and student assistants), of which:

  • 315 professorships
  • 21 deputy professorships
  • 11 visiting professorships
  • 1,602 academic and artistic staff
  • 1.400 administrative and technical staff
(annual adjustment in March)

Budget volume 2024

355.4 million euros Current income
(2023: 343.1 million euros, 2022: 326.6 million euros), of which

  • Allocations and grants: EUR 237.4 million
    (2023: EUR 228.6 million, 2022: EUR 228.2 million)
  • Administrative activities, revenue: 89.2 million euros
    (2023: 84.8 million euros, 2022: 80.8 million euros)
  • Other income: 28.8 million euros
    (2023: 29.6 million euros, 2022: 17.5 million euros)

(annual adjustment in March each year)

Third-party funds 2024

82.7 million euros in total third-party funding
(2023: 79.4 million euros 2022: 73.6 million euros), of which

  • DFG: 15.5 million euros (2023: 15.3 million euros, 2022: 12.0 million euros)
  • EU: 3.0 million euros (2023: 3.0 million euros, 2022: 2.8 million euros)
  • BUND: 34.6 million euros (2023: 33.3 million euros, 2022: 28.8 million euros)
  • State of Hesse: 6.4 million euros (2023: 3.3 million euros, 2022: 5.5 million euros)
  • Foundations: 3.3 million euros (2023: 3.7 million euros, 2022: 3.1 million euros)
  • Industry: 7.4 million euros (2023: 6.8 million euros, 2022: 6.7 million euros)
  • DAAD: 4.2 million euros (2023: 3.8 million euros, 2022: 3.7 million euros)
  • AIF: 1.3 million euros (2023: 2.3 million euros, 2022: 2.4 million euros)
  • Other: EUR 2.3 million (2023: EUR 1.2 million, 2022: EUR 1.5 million)
  • Services and revenue: 3.5 million euros (2023: 4.1 million euros, 2022: 3.6 million euros)
  • scient. HMWK funding: 1.2 million euros (2023: 2.6 million euros, 2022: 2.9 million euros)

(annual adjustment each March)