University of Giessen: Statistics
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #359 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #141 of 2,785 | In Europe |
| #29 of 369 | In Germany |
| #3 of 22 | In Hesse |
| #1 of 3 | In Giessen |
| #80 of 1,128 | For Virology |
| Top50% | For 118 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 27,727
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- uni-giessen.de
- Languages
- German
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 9% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | Secondary school certificate (Reifezeugnis) or equivalent |
| Academic Calendar | October to July (October - February; April-July) |
| Enrollment | 27,727 |
| Full time employee | 2,040 |
| Student:staff ratio | 14:1 |
Publications & Citations
University of Giessen majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 577 | 5996 |
| 1992 | 540 | 6826 |
| 1993 | 540 | 6871 |
| 1994 | 637 | 7358 |
| 1995 | 592 | 7945 |
| 1996 | 738 | 7992 |
| 1997 | 745 | 9883 |
| 1998 | 758 | 11230 |
| 1999 | 841 | 13350 |
| 2000 | 790 | 15577 |
| 2001 | 863 | 18037 |
| 2002 | 851 | 20000 |
| 2003 | 1021 | 23442 |
| 2004 | 934 | 26500 |
| 2005 | 990 | 32051 |
| 2006 | 1102 | 36329 |
| 2007 | 1084 | 42002 |
| 2008 | 1193 | 45979 |
| 2009 | 1404 | 52870 |
| 2010 | 1630 | 58555 |
| 2011 | 1648 | 68405 |
| 2012 | 1752 | 83721 |
| 2013 | 1760 | 88423 |
| 2014 | 1870 | 93980 |
| 2015 | 1976 | 98713 |
| 2016 | 1943 | 99944 |
| 2017 | 2116 | 102311 |
| 2018 | 2117 | 100389 |
| 2019 | 2360 | 111896 |
| 2020 | 2616 | 134685 |
| 2021 | 2720 | 158279 |
Tuition
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Local students | $500 | $500 |
| International students | $500 | $500 |
The University of Giessen has on-campus housing.
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 | – | + | + | + |
| Bachelor's Degree | Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Agriculture, Art Education, Art History, Biology, Business Administration, Catholic Theology, Chemistry, Child Care and Development, Classical Languages, Cultural Studies, Czech, Data Processing, Ecology, Economics, Educational Sciences, English, Environmental Management, Food Science, Food Technology, French, Geography (Human), German, Greek (Classical), Health Sciences, History, Industrial Chemistry, Latin, Literature, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Music, Music Education, Natural Resources, Philosophy, Physics, Polish, Protestant Theology, Psychology, Russian, Scandinavian Languages, Social Sciences, Spanish, Sports, Teacher Training, Technology, Theatre, Turkish, Vocational Education |
|---|---|
| Magister | International Law |
| Master | Adult Education, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, American Studies, Animal Husbandry, Archaeology, Art Education, Art History, Biology, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Catholic Theology, Chemistry, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, Continuing Education, Cultural Studies, Dance, Development Studies, Eastern European Studies, Ecology, Economics, Educational Sciences, English, English Studies, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Food Science, Food Technology, Foreign Languages Education, Geography (Human), German, Government, Greek (Classical), History, Home Economics, Horticulture, Latin, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Media Studies, Modern Languages, Music, Musicology, Natural Resources, Nutrition, Oenology, Pedagogy, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Political Sciences, Primary Education, Protestant Theology, Psychology, Religion, Slavic Languages, Social Studies, Spanish, Sports Management, Theatre, Vocational Education |
| PhD | Agriculture, Arts and Humanities, Dentistry, Economics, Food Science, Home Economics, Law, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Nutrition, Social Sciences, Veterinary Science |
| Habilitation | Agriculture, Ecology, Economics, Environmental Management, Medicine |
University of Giessen alumni
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Frank-Walter Steinmeier
- Enrolled in the University of Giessen
- Studied in 1980-1982
- 1976-1982 studied jurisprudence
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Frank-Walter Steinmeier is a German politician serving as President of Germany since 19 March 2017. He was previously Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2005 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2017, as well as Vice Chancellor of Germany from 2007 to 2009. Steinmeier was chairman-in-office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2016.
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Alexander Gauland
- Occupations
- politicianjuristnon-fiction writeropinion journalist
- Biography
-
Eberhardt Alexander Gauland is a German politician, journalist and lawyer who has served as leader of the right-wing political party Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the Bundestag since September 2017 and co-leader of the party from December 2017 to November 2019. He has been a Member of the Bundestag (MdB) since September 2017. Gauland was the party's co-founder and was its federal spokesman from 2017 to 2019 and the party leader for the state of Brandenburg from 2013 to 2017.
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Wangari Muta Maathai
- Occupations
- biologistteacherveterinarianpoliticianenvironmentalist
- Biography
-
Wangarĩ Muta Maathai was a Kenyan social, environmental and political activist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. As a beneficiary of the Kennedy Airlift she studied in the United States, earning a bachelor's degree from Mount St. Scholastica and a master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh. She went on to become the first woman in East and Central Africa to become a Doctor of Philosophy, receiving her Ph.D. from the University of Nairobi in Kenya.
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Harald Lesch
- Occupations
- philosopherjournalistastronomertelevision presenterastrophysicist
- Biography
-
Harald Lesch is a German physicist, astronomer, natural philosopher, author, television presenter, professor of physics at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) and professor of natural philosophy at the Munich University of Philosophy.
General info
| Alternative names | JLU Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1607 |
| Accreditation | Federal Government State of Hesse; AQAS |
| Colors | blue, white |
| Affiliations and memberships | Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD) Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (HRK) International Student Exchange Program (ISEP) SGroup European Universities' Network (SGroup) European University Association (EUA) uni-assist Agentur für Qualitätssicherung durch Akkreditierung von Studiengängen (AQAS) Verein zur Förderung eines Deutschen Forschungsnetzes e.V. (DFN-Verein) World University Service (WUS) Zentrum für Wissenschaftsmanagement e. V. (ZWM) European Association for International Education (EAIE) EUA Council for Doctoral Education (EUA-CDE) |
Location and Contacts
| Address | Ludwigstrasse 23 Giessen, Hesse, 35390 Germany |
|---|---|
| City population | 89,000 |
| Phone | +49 (641) 16400 |
| Fax | +49 (641) 99 12259 |