Two students sit at the roundabout of the Bayreuth campus

The University of Bayreuth in numbers

Starting out relatively small in 1975 with 632 students, 22 endowed chairs, and three departments, the University of Bayreuth is now firmly anchored in the national and international university landscape. These days, every semester, approximately 12,000 students are enrolled in one or more of the 185 degree programmes offered by our seven faculties. And academics also seem to feel right at home at our university, which is guided by the principle of interdisciplinarity. In fact, two thirds of our employees are academic staff, including over 280 professors.

Data and facts at a glance

Students & graduates

11.832: students
2.667: students in their 1st semester
2.177: degrees

Funding

€ 283,1 million: in total income
€ 73,2 million: in third-party funding

Personnel

2.661: full-time employees
1.634: scientific employees
281: professorships

Doctorates

1.359: Doctoral Candidates
209: Completed doctorates

In the 2024/25 winter semester, a total of 11.832 students were enrolled at the University of Bayreuth, 2.667 of them in their 1st semester. Moreover, there were 2.177 new graduates of bachelor's, master's, teaching, and law degree programmes in 2023.

The next generation of academics is equally impressive: 1.359 people were working on their doctoral thesis in Bayreuth in 2024, 209 of whom completed their doctorate.

In the field of research, the University of Bayreuth was in a good position in 2023: of 283,1 million euros of its total income, 73,2 million euros came from third-party funding.

Meanwhile, 2.661 full-time employees – including 1.634 academic employees, including 281 professors – contributed to the success of the University of Bayreuth.