Humboldt University of Berlin: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #150 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #47 of 2,785 | In Europe |
| #8 of 369 | In Germany |
| #2 of 46 | In Brandenburg |
| #2 of 36 | In Berlin |
| #29 of 1,000 | For Forensic Science |
| Top50% | For 223 other topics |
Quick Review
- Enrollment
- 36,378
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- www.hu-berlin.de
- Languages
- German
- Acceptance rate
- 34%*
* The Humboldt University of Berlin 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
| Admissions Requirements | Secondary school certificate (Abitur) |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | October to September (October - March; April-September) |
| Enrollment | 36,378 |
| Full time employee | 1,933 |
| Student:staff ratio | 19:1 |
Research profile
Humboldt University of Berlin is a world-class research university with 87,499 scientific papers published and 2,108,098 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Genetics, and Biochemistry.
Humboldt University of Berlin majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 576 | 1762 |
| 1992 | 538 | 1884 |
| 1993 | 549 | 2214 |
| 1994 | 728 | 2528 |
| 1995 | 1054 | 3464 |
| 1996 | 1609 | 4951 |
| 1997 | 1776 | 7074 |
| 1998 | 1990 | 10239 |
| 1999 | 1948 | 13789 |
| 2000 | 2142 | 17508 |
| 2001 | 1996 | 21921 |
| 2002 | 2263 | 27132 |
| 2003 | 2322 | 32882 |
| 2004 | 2041 | 38111 |
| 2005 | 1712 | 44581 |
| 2006 | 1643 | 49408 |
| 2007 | 1770 | 53002 |
| 2008 | 1867 | 55137 |
| 2009 | 1839 | 59448 |
| 2010 | 1785 | 63675 |
| 2011 | 2027 | 69795 |
| 2012 | 2094 | 74555 |
| 2013 | 2280 | 79828 |
| 2014 | 2418 | 84596 |
| 2015 | 2536 | 89905 |
| 2016 | 2644 | 91468 |
| 2017 | 3085 | 95231 |
| 2018 | 3770 | 104729 |
| 2019 | 4257 | 120758 |
| 2020 | 4857 | 151780 |
| 2021 | 5720 | 182617 |
| 2022 | 5852 | 190802 |
| 2023 | 5673 | 199123 |
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 Humboldt University of Berlin.
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 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 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 |
| Bachelor's Degree | Administration, African Studies, Agriculture, American Studies, Archaeology, Art History, Biology, Biophysics, Business Administration, Business Education, Catholic Theology, Chemistry, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Eastern European Studies, Economics, Educational Sciences, English, Ethnology, European Studies, French, Gender Studies, Geography, German, Greek (Classical), Health Education, History, Horticulture, Hungarian, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Islamic Theology, Italian, Latin, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Media Studies, Modern Languages, Music, North African Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Protestant Theology, Psychology, Regional Studies, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Russian, Scandinavian Languages, Slavic Languages, Social Sciences, Spanish, Special Education, Sports, Teacher Training |
|---|---|
| Kirchliche Abschlussprüfung | Protestant Theology |
| Master | Adult Education, African Studies, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Education, Agriculture, American Studies, Ancient Civilizations, Aquaculture, Archaeology, Art History, Asian Studies, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Business Administration, Business Computing, Business Education, Central European Studies, Chemistry, Classical Languages, Comparative Law, Computer Education, Computer Science, Continuing Education, Cultural Studies, Eastern European Studies, Economics, Educational Sciences, English, English Studies, Ethnology, European Studies, Fishery, Foreign Languages Education, French, French Studies, Gender Studies, Geography, Geography (Human), German, Greek (Classical), Health Education, History, Horticulture, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial Management, Information Sciences, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Latin, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Media Studies, Modern Languages, Molecular Biology, Music, Native Language Education, Natural Resources, Neurosciences, North African Studies, Optics, Philology, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Production Engineering, Psychology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Religion, Religious Education, Rural Studies, Safety Engineering, Scandinavian Languages, Science Education, Slavic Languages, Social Sciences, South Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, Special Education, Sports, Statistics, Theology, Translation and Interpretation, Urban Studies |
| PhD | African Studies, Agriculture, Archaeology, Asian Studies, Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Dentistry, East Asian Studies, Economics, Educational Sciences, English, Ethnology, Gender Studies, Geography, German, History, Horticulture, Information Sciences, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Media Studies, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Health, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Romance Languages, Science Education, Slavic Languages, Sociology, Southeast Asian Studies, Sports, Theology |
Humboldt University of Berlin alumni
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Karl Marx
- Enrolled in the Humboldt University of Berlin
- In 1836 studied jurisprudence and philosophy
- Occupations
- writerhistoriansociologistpoetrevolutionary
- Biography
-
Karl Marx was a German-born philosopher, economist, political theorist, historian, sociologist, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His best-known works are the 1848 pamphlet The Communist Manifesto (with Friedrich Engels) and the three-volume Das Kapital (1867–1894); the latter employs his critical approach of historical materialism in an analysis of capitalism and represents his greatest intellectual achievement. Marx's ideas and theories and their subsequent development, collectively known as Marxism, have exerted enormous influence on modern intellectual, economic and political history.
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Arthur Schopenhauer
- Enrolled in the Humboldt University of Berlin
- Studied in 1811
- Occupations
- writeruniversity teachertranslatormusicologistphilosopher
- Biography
-
Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher. He is known for his 1818 work The World as Will and Representation (expanded in 1844), which characterizes the phenomenal world as the manifestation of a blind and irrational noumenal will. Building on the transcendental idealism of Immanuel Kant (1724–1804), Schopenhauer developed an atheistic metaphysical and ethical system that rejected the contemporaneous ideas of German idealism.
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Max Weber
- Occupations
- economistsociologistjuristmusicologistphilosopher
- Biography
-
Maximilian Karl Emil Weber was a German sociologist, historian, jurist and political economist, who is regarded as among the most important theorists of the development of modern Western society. He was one of the central figures in the development of sociology and the social sciences, and his ideas profoundly influence social theory and research.
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Angela Davis
- Occupations
- women's rights activistprofessorphilosopherautobiographerwriter
- Biography
-
Angela Yvonne Davis is an American Marxist and feminist political activist, philosopher, academic, and author; she is a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Davis was a longtime member of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) and a founding member of the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism (CCDS). She was active in movements such as the Occupy movement and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign.
Humboldt University of Berlin faculties and divisions
| Faculty : Agriculture and Horticulture | Agriculture, Horticulture |
|---|---|
| Faculty : Arts and Humanities I | Ethnology, European Studies, History, Library Science, Philosophy |
| Faculty : Arts and Humanities II | American Studies, English Studies, Linguistics, Philology, Romance Languages, Slavic Languages |
| Faculty : Arts and Humanities III | African Studies, Archaeology, Art History, Asian Studies, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Media Studies, Musicology, Social Sciences |
| Faculty : Arts and Humanities IV | Educational Sciences, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Sports |
| Faculty : Economics and Business Administration | Business Administration, Economics |
| Faculty : Law | Law |
| Faculty : Mathematics and Natural Sciences I | Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Physics |
| Faculty : Mathematics and Natural Sciences II | Computer Science, Geography, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Psychology |
| Faculty : Theology | Theology |
| Graduate School : Humboldt | Safety Engineering, Service Trades |
| Graduate School : International Humboldt | Electronic Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Natural Sciences |
| Graduate School : Mind and Brain | Behavioural Sciences, Neurosciences |
General information
| Alternative names | HU Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1809 |
| Motto | Universitas litterarum |
| Colors | blue, white |
Location and contacts
| Address | Unter den Linden 6 Berlin, 10099 Germany |
|---|---|
| City population | 3,677,000 |