Humboldt University of Berlin: Statistics
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #147 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #44 of 2,785 | In Europe |
| #8 of 369 | In Germany |
| #2 of 46 | In Brandenburg |
| #2 of 36 | In Berlin |
| #28 of 1,084 | For Forensic Science |
| Top50% | For 217 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 18%
- Enrollment
- 36,378
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- www.hu-berlin.de
- Languages
- German
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 18% |
|---|---|
| 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 |
We've calculated the 18% acceptance rate for Humboldt University of Berlin based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.
Research profile
Humboldt University of Berlin is a world-class research university with 75,553 scientific papers published and 1,838,164 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Physics, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Genetics, Environmental Science, and Biochemistry.
Humboldt University of Berlin majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 672 | 1480 |
| 1991 | 538 | 1529 |
| 1992 | 502 | 1664 |
| 1993 | 494 | 1987 |
| 1994 | 667 | 2259 |
| 1995 | 902 | 3154 |
| 1996 | 1474 | 4527 |
| 1997 | 1643 | 6546 |
| 1998 | 1821 | 9620 |
| 1999 | 1778 | 13082 |
| 2000 | 1940 | 16474 |
| 2001 | 1808 | 20723 |
| 2002 | 1923 | 25569 |
| 2003 | 2045 | 30364 |
| 2004 | 1776 | 35155 |
| 2005 | 1491 | 41596 |
| 2006 | 1470 | 46303 |
| 2007 | 1540 | 48142 |
| 2008 | 1616 | 51560 |
| 2009 | 1680 | 55118 |
| 2010 | 2444 | 59563 |
| 2011 | 1786 | 64024 |
| 2012 | 1930 | 69688 |
| 2013 | 2071 | 73934 |
| 2014 | 2160 | 77980 |
| 2015 | 2331 | 83941 |
| 2016 | 2326 | 85354 |
| 2017 | 2771 | 90817 |
| 2018 | 3403 | 93481 |
| 2019 | 3880 | 110107 |
| 2020 | 4424 | 140658 |
| 2021 | 5820 | 185486 |
| 2022 | 5287 | 179786 |
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 philosophy and jurisprudence
- Occupations
- writereconomistphilosopherpoliticianjournalist
- Biography
-
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 pamphlet The Communist Manifesto and the four-volume Das Kapital (1867–1883). Marx's political and philosophical thought had enormous influence on subsequent intellectual, economic, and political history. His name has been used as an adjective, a noun, and a school of social theory.
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Arthur Schopenhauer
- Enrolled in the Humboldt University of Berlin
- Studied in 1811
- Occupations
- writerphilosophermusicologisttranslatoruniversity teacher
- Biography
-
Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher. He is best known for his 1818 work The World as Will and Representation (expanded in 1844), which characterizes the phenomenal world as the product of a blind 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. He was among the first thinkers in Western philosophy to share and affirm significant tenets of Indian philosophy, such as asceticism, denial of the self, and the notion of the world-as-appearance. His work has been described as an exemplary manifestation of philosophical pessimism.
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Max Weber
- Occupations
- sociologisteconomistanthropologistpoliticianuniversity teacher
- 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. His ideas profoundly influence social theory and research. While Weber did not see himself as a sociologist, he is recognized as one of the fathers of sociology, along with Karl Marx and Émile Durkheim.
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Angela Davis
- Occupations
- women's rights activistteacherpolitical prisonerhuman rights activistuniversity teacher
- 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 writes extensively on class, gender, race, and the U.S. prison system.
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 |