Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main: Statistics

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#443 of 14,131 In the World
#182 of 2,785 In Europe
#37 of 369 In Germany
#4 of 22 In Hesse
#1 of 7 In Frankfurt
#12 of 2,294 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
Top100 For 17 other topics
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Enrollment
43,461
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Acceptance rate
51%*

* The Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Academic CalendarSemesters
Enrollment43,461

Research profile

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main is a world-class research university with 119,672 scientific papers published and 2,996,820 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Physics, Genetics, Engineering, Computer Science, Biochemistry, and Environmental Science.

Publications
119,672
Citations
2,996,820

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main majors

by publication & citation count

Biology
64,093 / 2,231,108
Medicine
58,827 / 1,781,294
Chemistry
54,291 / 1,906,190
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
41,613 / 742,921
Physics
41,087 / 1,130,267
Genetics
37,831 / 1,504,757
Engineering
36,563 / 1,023,103
Computer Science
34,591 / 1,052,653
Biochemistry
34,398 / 1,397,188
Environmental Science
29,097 / 770,013
Quantum and Particle physics
27,686 / 740,671
Organic Chemistry
25,695 / 866,465
Philosophy
24,825 / 345,026
Psychology
24,572 / 813,398
Pathology
22,668 / 845,018
Political Science
18,447 / 266,162
Surgery
18,246 / 546,665
Materials Science
16,694 / 453,878
Geology
16,577 / 489,536
Immunology
15,286 / 602,992
Mathematics
15,007 / 420,718
Psychiatry
14,889 / 526,281
Geography and Cartography
14,129 / 331,764
Law
12,995 / 249,927
Paleontology
12,271 / 367,843
Neuroscience
12,178 / 460,856
Statistics
12,006 / 365,947
Optical Engineering
11,945 / 302,321
Sociology
11,423 / 282,458
Business
11,270 / 225,271
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
11,197 / 327,238
Ecology
10,926 / 347,432
Nuclear Physics
10,881 / 315,977
History
10,377 / 204,939
Oncology and Cancer research
10,321 / 427,423
Economics
9,876 / 183,231
Linguistics
8,838 / 159,793
Archaeology
8,777 / 189,167
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
8,401 / 177,709
Astrophysics and Astronomy
7,653 / 202,553

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 1058 8212
1992 1001 8945
1993 1067 9045
1994 1155 10371
1995 1159 11464
1996 1164 11893
1997 1398 13146
1998 1426 15010
1999 1459 17566
2000 1681 19954
2001 1594 22435
2002 1897 26663
2003 2173 31631
2004 2157 36772
2005 2315 44532
2006 2726 50884
2007 2828 58069
2008 2993 65605
2009 3235 75531
2010 3572 84899
2011 3581 96735
2012 3962 109931
2013 4131 120324
2014 4425 130887
2015 4387 138575
2016 4701 144917
2017 4796 151156
2018 5321 164823
2019 5346 182106
2020 5937 218988
2021 6036 249723
2022 5897 253285
2023 5853 252640
Academic rankings

Tuition

The tuition table for Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.

Program Tuition Cost (EUR) Academic Year
Bachelor's Degree Free 2021-2022
Master's Degree 650 (per semester) 2021-2022
Doctoral Degree Free 2021-2022

The tuition costs are in Euros (EUR)

The Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design No No No
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering No No No
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes

Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main alumni

  1. Jürgen Klopp

    Jürgen Klopp
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1967-.. (age 57)
    Enrolled in the Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main
    In 1995 studied sports science
    Occupations
    association football managerassociation football player
    Biography

    Jürgen Norbert Klopp is a German professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Premier League club Liverpool. He is widely regarded as one of the best football managers in the world.

  2. Helmut Kohl

    Helmut Kohl
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1930-2017 (aged 87)
    Occupations
    historianChancellor of Germanypoliticianpolitical scientist
    Biography

    Helmut Josef Michael Kohl was a German politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998 and Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 1973 to 1998. Kohl's 16-year tenure is the longest of any German chancellor since Otto von Bismarck, and oversaw the end of the Cold War, the German reunification and the creation of the European Union (EU). Furthermore, Kohl's 16 years and 30-day tenure is the longest for any democratically elected chancellor of Germany.

  3. Erich Fromm

    Erich Fromm
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1900-1980 (aged 80)
    Occupations
    university teachereconomistwriterpsychoanalystpsychologist
    Biography

    Erich Seligmann Fromm was a German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, sociologist, humanistic philosopher, and democratic socialist. He was a German Jew who fled the Nazi regime and settled in the United States. He was one of the founders of The William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology in New York City and was associated with the Frankfurt School of critical theory.

  4. Peter Drucker

    Peter Drucker
    Born in
    Austria Flag Austria
    Years
    1909-2005 (aged 96)
    Occupations
    writercolumnistuniversity teachersculptorjournalist
    Biography

    Peter Ferdinand Drucker was an Austrian American management consultant, educator, and author, whose writings contributed to the philosophical and practical foundations of modern management theory. He was also a leader in the development of management education, and invented the concepts known as management by objectives and self-control, and he has been described as "the founder of modern management".

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General information

Alternative names Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main
Founded 1914

Location and contacts

Address Frankfurt
Germany
City population 759,000
Phone +49 (69) 7980
Fax +49 (69) 798 28383

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