Student statistics
| As of 1 Dec. of each year | WS 2013/14 | WS 2014/15 | WS 2015/16 | WS 2016/17 | WS 2017/18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 13,025 | 13,280 | 13,502 | 13,306 | 13,454 |
| male | 7,033 | 7,161 | 7,369 | 7,237 | 7,339 |
| female | 5,992 | 6,119 | 6,133 | 6,069 | 6,115 |
| international | 934 | 973 | 1.046 | 1,028 | 1,352 |
| international (percent) | 7 % | 7 % | 8 % | 8 % | 10 % |
| Students in their first semester of study | 3,652 | 3,044 | 3,146 | 3,287 | 3,605 |
| As of 1 Dec. of each year | WS 2013/14 | WS 2014/15 | WS 2015/16 | WS 2016/17 | WS 2017/18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics, Physics & Computer Science (MPI) | 1,023.5* | 1,065.5* | 1,106 | 1,183 | 1,254 |
| male | 736 | 770 | 807 | 855 | 951 |
| female | 287.5* | 295.5* | 299 | 328 | 303 |
| Biology, Chemistry & Earth Sciences (BCG) | 2,393 | 2,338.5 | 2,373.5 | 2,219 | 2,227 |
| male | 1,151.5* | 1,163.5* | 1,172 | 1,064 | 1,057 |
| female | 1,241.5* | 1,175 | 1,201.5 | 1,155 | 1,170 |
| Law, Business & Economics (RW) | 5,617 | 5,787 | 5,919 | 5,762 | 5,853 |
| male | 3,021 | 3,062.5* | 3,226 | 3,142 | 3,225 |
| female | 2,596 | 2,724.5* | 2,693 | 2,620 | 2,628 |
| Languages & Literature (SpLit) | 1,407 | 1,423 | 1,432 | 1,481 | 1,535 |
| male | 431 | 461 | 478 | 512 | 531 |
| female | 976 | 962 | 954 | 969 | 1,004 |
| Cultural Studies (KuWi) | 1,698.5* | 1,842.5* | 1,879.5 | 1,931 | 1,855 |
| male | 1,000.5* | 1,056.5* | 1,063 | 1,079 | 987 |
| female | 698 | 786 | 816.5 | 852 | 868 |
| Engineering Science (Ing) | 886 | 823.5* | 792 | 727 | 727 |
| male | 693 | 647.5* | 623 | 584 | 585 |
| female | 193 | 176 | 169 | 143 | 142 |
* Up to Winter Semester 15/16: in the calculation, individual students were counted as “0.5 + 0.5” for programmes with a combination of subjects such as teacher education programmes or the bachelor’s programme Culture & Society.
Source: Student Administration Office, information as of 01.12.2017