University of Greifswald: Statistics

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#633 of 14,131 In the World
#254 of 2,785 In Europe
#46 of 369 In Germany
#2 of 6 In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
#113 of 1,008 For Biochemical Engineering
Top50% For 62 other topics
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Enrollment
11,736
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Languages
German
Acceptance rate
43%*

* The University of Greifswald 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 RequirementsSecondary school certificate (Reifezeugnis) or equivalent
Academic CalendarOctober to July
Enrollment11,736

Research profile

University of Greifswald is a world-class research university with 14,493 scientific papers published and 454,571 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Engineering, Biochemistry, and Psychology.

Publications
14,493
Citations
454,571

University of Greifswald majors

by publication & citation count

Medicine
4,746 / 170,700
Biology
3,905 / 188,316
Chemistry
2,559 / 93,725
Physics
1,418 / 36,067
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
1,375 / 47,124
Environmental Science
1,224 / 40,181
Engineering
960 / 27,719
Biochemistry
782 / 38,602
Psychology
778 / 41,173
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
703 / 5,393
Computer Science
678 / 36,919
Demography
618 / 38,309
Materials Science
562 / 10,576
Ecology
539 / 18,975
Atomic and Molecular physics
456 / 12,646
Surgery
444 / 24,017
Molecular Biology
442 / 15,935
Pharmacy
431 / 6,005
Immunology
401 / 20,821
Microbiology
386 / 19,660
Genetics
383 / 39,290
Organic Chemistry
357 / 16,359
Oncology and Cancer research
304 / 14,299
Anatomy and Physiology
264 / 12,714
Bioinformatics and Computational biology
256 / 19,984
Political Science
245 / 1,930
Pathology
242 / 10,611
Geology
239 / 7,608
Pharmacology
234 / 6,766
Zoology
227 / 4,805
Business
226 / 3,912
Health Science
223 / 11,430
Geography and Cartography
222 / 4,805
Dentistry
204 / 8,014
Psychiatry
190 / 10,455
Mathematics
186 / 4,667
Philosophy
185 / 2,273
Condensed Matter Physics
184 / 3,578
Cardiology
176 / 13,727
Public Health
175 / 5,862

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 130 365
1992 101 373
1993 95 365
1994 115 455
1995 112 649
1996 135 819
1997 150 982
1998 198 1262
1999 244 1690
2000 241 2125
2001 319 2764
2002 359 3643
2003 394 4707
2004 439 6144
2005 471 8109
2006 499 10106
2007 501 11529
2008 549 14020
2009 604 16052
2010 926 19770
2011 707 23229
2012 743 28149
2013 697 31679
2014 711 33304
2015 746 34391
2016 664 35755
2017 718 38136
2018 781 37184
2019 839 42306
2020 837 49231
2021 892 55704
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Tuition

The tuition table for University of Greifswald 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 (per semester)
Bachelor's Degree Free for EU/EEA citizens; €1,500 for non-EU/EEA citizens
Master's Degree Free for EU/EEA citizens; €1,500 for non-EU/EEA citizens
Doctoral Degree Free for all students

Currency: Euro (€)

The University of Greifswald 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 University of Greifswald.

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 American Studies, Art History, Baltic Languages, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biomedicine, Business Administration, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Ecology, Educational Sciences, English Studies, Environmental Studies, Finnish, Geography, Geology, German, Germanic Studies, History, Landscape Architecture, Law, Management, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Music, Musicology, Nordic Studies, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Law, Scandinavian Languages, Slavic Languages
Diplom (Univ) Business Administration, Protestant Theology, Religious Music
Master American Studies, Art History, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Communication Studies, Comparative Literature, Cultural Studies, Development Studies, Earth Sciences, Ecology, English Studies, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Fiscal Law, Geography, German, Germanic Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Philology, Philosophy, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Regional Studies, Scandinavian Languages, Slavic Languages, Speech Studies, Tourism
PhD Law, Mathematics, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Theology

University of Greifswald alumni

  1. Caspar David Friedrich

    Caspar David Friedrich
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1774-1840 (aged 66)
    Enrolled in the University of Greifswald
    Studied in 1790
    Occupations
    sculptorpainterwatercoloristlandscape painterdrawer
    Biography

    Caspar David Friedrich was a 19th-century German Romantic landscape painter, generally considered the most important German artist of his generation. He is best known for his mid-period allegorical landscapes, which typically feature contemplative figures silhouetted against night skies, morning mists, barren trees or Gothic ruins. His primary interest was the contemplation of nature, and his often symbolic and anti-classical work seeks to convey a subjective, emotional response to the natural world. Friedrich's paintings characteristically set a human presence in diminished perspective amid expansive landscapes, reducing the figures to a scale that, according to the art historian Christopher John Murray, directs "the viewer's gaze towards their metaphysical dimension".

  2. Philipp Amthor

    Philipp Amthor
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1992-.. (age 31)
    Occupations
    politicianlobbyist
    Biography

    Philipp Amthor is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag since the 2017 German federal election.

  3. Ferdinand Sauerbruch

    Ferdinand Sauerbruch
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1875-1951 (aged 76)
    Occupations
    surgeonuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Ernst Ferdinand Sauerbruch was a German surgeon. His major work was on the use of negative-pressure chambers for surgery.

  4. Friedrich Ludwig Jahn

    Friedrich Ludwig Jahn
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1778-1852 (aged 74)
    Occupations
    teacherpedagoguepoliticiangymnast
    Biography

    Johann Friedrich Ludwig Christoph Jahn was a German gymnastics educator and nationalist whose writing is credited with the founding of the German gymnastics (Turner) movement as well as influencing the German Campaign of 1813, during which a coalition of German states effectively ended the occupation of Napoleon's First French Empire. His admirers know him as "Turnvater Jahn", roughly meaning "Father of Gymnastics Jahn".

All 100 notable alumni

University of Greifswald faculties and divisions

Academy : Graduate Studies Communication Studies, Leadership, Management, Natural Sciences
Faculty : Law and Economics Economics, Law
Faculty : Mathematics and Natural Sciences Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Genetics, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Natural Sciences, Pharmacy, Physics
Faculty : Medicine Dentistry, Medicine
Faculty : Philosophy American Studies, Baltic Languages, English Studies, Music, Philology, Philosophy, Religious Music
Faculty : Theology Theology

General information

Alternative names UG
Universität Greifswald
Founded 1456
Motto Wissen lockt
Knowledge attracts

Location and contacts

Address Domstraße 11
Greifswald, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, 17489
Germany
City population 59,000

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