Facts and Figures
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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.
Important key figures at a glance
278 degree programs
All information applies to winter semester 2024/2025.
| Degree | Number |
|---|---|
| Bachelor’s | 84 |
| Master’s | 102 |
| State Examination | 92 |
| Total | 278 |
All degree programs available at FAU are listed under Degree programs in the Studying section.
40,996 students
All information applies to winter semester 2024/2025.
| Overview | Number |
|---|---|
| Female students | 20,709 |
| International students | 9,563 |
| Students in 1st subject 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 |
| Intended degree | Number |
|---|---|
| Bachelor’s | 13,725 |
| Master’s | 12,714 |
| State Examination | 6,720 |
| Teaching degree | 4,436 |
| Doctoral degree | 1,816 |
| Other | 1,585 |
| Total | 40,996 |
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Number of students in all subjects from winter semester 2019/2020 to winter semester 2024/2025.
6,274 graduates
Total number of graduates in the 2024 examination year (winter semester 2023/24 and summer semester 2024)
| Degree | Total | of which are female | of which are international |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s | 2,007 | 987 | 186 |
| Master’s degrees | 3,039 | 1,323 | 773 |
| State Examination | 666 | 424 | 40 |
| Teaching degrees | 544 | 387 | 11 |
| Other | 18 | 13 | 1 |
| Alle Abschlüsse | 6,274 | 3,134 | 1,011 |
837 doctoral degrees
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 |
| Alle Fakultäten | 837 | 369 | 156 |
46 habilitations
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 | 0 | 1 |
| Alle Fakultäten | 46 | 12 | 7 |
6,723 members of full-time staff
All information as of December 1, 2024. The statistics below, with the exception of the figures referring to professors, do not include Uniklinikum Erlangen.
| Human resources | Number |
|---|---|
| Professors | 632 |
| Research staff | 3,655 |
| Support staff | 2,435 |
| Total | 6,723 |
300,35 million euros of third-party funding (rounded)
All information applies to the year 2024, including Uniklinikum Erlangen, and is given in millions of euros.
| Funding organization | Funds |
|---|---|
| DFG funds | 109,35 |
| Industry, foundations, other private third parties | 87,24 |
| German Federal State | 71,67 |
| EU projects | 23,58 |
| Other | 8,50 |
| Total | 300,35 |
| Faculty | Funds |
|---|---|
| Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology | 24,82 |
| Faculty of Business, Economics, and Law | 15,78 |
| Faculty of Medicine | 84,14 |
| Faculty of Sciences | 50,52 |
| Faculty of Engineering | 103,11 |
| Central institutions | 21,97 |
| Total | 300,35 |
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 funding
- 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.
Data collection
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.
Address
Freyeslebenstr. 1 91058 Erlangen
Contact
- Email: zuv-statistik@fau.de