National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: Statistics
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #252 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #94 of 2,785 | In Europe |
| #1 of 36 | In Greece |
| #1 of 10 | In Athens |
| #31 of 1,007 | For Dermatology |
| Top100 | For 12 other topics |
Quick Review
- Enrollment
- 70,461
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Bachelor
- Website
- www.uoa.gr
- Languages
- Greek
- Acceptance rate
- 84%*
* The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because a university has programs where an applicant only needs to meet admission requirements to enroll and doesn't necessarily competes 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 (Apolytirion Lykiou) or foreign equivalent and entrance examination |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | September to July |
| Enrollment | 70,461 |
| Full time employee | 2,250 |
| Student:staff ratio | 31:1 |
Publications & Citations
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 376 | 2771 |
| 1992 | 394 | 2825 |
| 1993 | 412 | 3058 |
| 1994 | 551 | 3321 |
| 1995 | 586 | 3991 |
| 1996 | 692 | 4817 |
| 1997 | 703 | 5331 |
| 1998 | 816 | 6256 |
| 1999 | 904 | 8498 |
| 2000 | 1067 | 9646 |
| 2001 | 1146 | 11455 |
| 2002 | 1211 | 14597 |
| 2003 | 1431 | 17282 |
| 2004 | 1724 | 22862 |
| 2005 | 1989 | 29330 |
| 2006 | 2355 | 36865 |
| 2007 | 2642 | 46099 |
| 2008 | 2834 | 56734 |
| 2009 | 2932 | 69833 |
| 2010 | 3062 | 80660 |
| 2011 | 3278 | 99916 |
| 2012 | 3510 | 121767 |
| 2013 | 3868 | 140886 |
| 2014 | 3944 | 154024 |
| 2015 | 3665 | 171698 |
| 2016 | 3903 | 174469 |
| 2017 | 4483 | 175221 |
| 2018 | 4354 | 171043 |
| 2019 | 4879 | 192525 |
| 2020 | 5582 | 226446 |
| 2021 | 5986 | 266940 |
Tuition
| Undergraduate | |
|---|---|
| Local students | $500 |
| International students | $500 |
Programs and Degrees
| Programs | Associate's degree | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design | Arts | Humanities | – | + | – | – |
| Business | Politics | Social Sciences | – | + | – | – |
| Languages | Culture | Linguistics | – | – | – | – |
| Nursing | Health | Pharmacy | Medicine | – | + | – | – |
| Engineering | IT | – | – | – | – |
| Maths | Natural Sciences | – | + | – | – |
| Ptychio | Dentistry, Medicine, Music, Pharmacy |
|---|---|
| Didaktoriko Diploma | Archaeology, Asian Studies, Dentistry, Economics, Education, English, French, German, History, Law, Music, Pedagogy, Pharmacy, Philology, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Turkish |
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens alumni
-
Queen Sofía of Spain
- Biography
-
Sofía of Greece and Denmark is a member of the Spanish royal family, who was Queen of Spain from 1975 to 2014 as the wife of Juan Carlos I. She is the first child of King Paul of Greece and Frederica of Hanover. As her family was forced into exile during the Second World War, she spent part of her childhood in Egypt, returning to Greece in 1946. She completed her secondary education in a boarding school in Germany before returning to Greece where she specialised in childcare, music and archaeology.
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Constantine II of Greece
- Enrolled in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Studied jurisprudence
- Occupations
- sponsormonarch
- Biography
-
Constantine II is the former King of Greece, reigning from 6 March 1964 until the abolition of the Greek monarchy on 1 June 1973.
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Nikos Kazantzakis
- Enrolled in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- Graduated with doctorate in jurisprudence
- Occupations
- journalistprosaistscreenwriterpoettranslator
- Biography
-
Nikos Kazantzakis was a Greek writer. Widely considered a giant of modern Greek literature, he was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature nine times.
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Eleftherios Venizelos
- Enrolled in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- 1881-1886 graduated with law degree
- Occupations
- journalistdiplomatlawyerwriterpolitician
- Biography
-
Eleftherios Kyriakou Venizelos was a Greek statesman and a prominent leader of the Greek national liberation movement. He is noted for his contribution to the expansion of Greece and promotion of liberal-democratic policies. As leader of the Liberal Party, he was elected eight times as Prime Minister of Greece, serving from 1910 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1933. Venizelos had such profound influence on the internal and external affairs of Greece that he is credited with being "The Maker of Modern Greece", and is still widely known as the "Ethnarch".
General info
| Alternative names | UOA Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1837 |
| Accreditation | Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs |
| Academic structure | School of Theology School of Philosophy Schools of Health Sciences School of Law, Economics and Political Sciences School of Sciences |
| Affiliations and memberships | European University Association (EUA) |
Location and Contacts
| Address | odos Panepistimiou 30 Athens, Attica, 10679 Greece |
|---|---|
| City population | 664,000 |
| Phone | +30 (210) 368 9771 |
| Fax | +30 (210) 361 4013 |