University of Ljubljana: Statistics

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#307 of 14,131 In the World
#117 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 32 In Slovenia
#1 of 12 In Ljubljana
#100 of 1,106 For Landscape Architecture
Top50% For 229 other topics
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Enrollment
37,874
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
www.uni-lj.si
Languages
Slovenian
Acceptance rate
54%*

* The University of Ljubljana 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 (matura) and entrance examination for Music, Drama, Cinema, and Television, Fine Arts, Architecture, Art Education, Pre-school Education, Textile Design, Sports, Musicology, Landscape Architecture
Academic CalendarOctober to May (October - January; February-May)
Enrollment37,874
Full time employee6,093
Student:staff ratio6:1

Research profile

University of Ljubljana is a world-class research university with 75,856 scientific papers published and 1,640,364 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Computer Science, Medicine, Quantum and Particle physics, and Organic Chemistry.

Publications
75,856
Citations
1,640,364

University of Ljubljana majors

by publication & citation count

Biology
38,927 / 998,851
Chemistry
37,245 / 925,462
Engineering
36,910 / 844,988
Physics
36,770 / 905,726
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
29,928 / 552,381
Environmental Science
29,216 / 698,083
Computer Science
26,186 / 666,714
Medicine
25,972 / 610,952
Quantum and Particle physics
25,894 / 655,375
Organic Chemistry
19,720 / 472,258
Materials Science
19,116 / 429,072
Biochemistry
18,897 / 535,415
Genetics
17,327 / 475,870
Philosophy
15,520 / 239,633
Geology
15,391 / 405,351
Geography and Cartography
14,812 / 324,131
Psychology
13,392 / 294,754
Political Science
13,088 / 234,371
Mathematics
12,700 / 296,707
Ecology
12,148 / 303,912
Law
11,898 / 225,963
Business
11,519 / 226,802
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
10,393 / 231,813
Sociology
10,303 / 190,453
Paleontology
10,076 / 281,102
Statistics
9,995 / 258,550
Optical Engineering
9,885 / 250,291
Pathology
9,725 / 226,251
History
9,362 / 193,625
Archaeology
8,265 / 185,875
Mechanical Engineering
7,647 / 160,520
Metallurgical Engineering
7,581 / 185,397
Economics
7,563 / 145,959
Electrical Engineering
7,430 / 182,867
Linguistics
7,293 / 128,547
Botany
6,431 / 165,088
Art & Design
6,393 / 98,919
Management
5,501 / 127,283
Surgery
5,473 / 106,197
Nuclear Physics
5,399 / 191,551

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 365 1585
1993 406 1767
1994 447 2156
1995 466 2311
1996 533 3024
1997 592 3253
1998 685 3470
1999 743 4286
2000 934 4696
2001 869 5550
2002 1201 7291
2003 1323 9585
2004 1321 11000
2005 1475 13491
2006 1532 16219
2007 1788 19378
2008 1987 23652
2009 2247 27173
2010 2228 32198
2011 2696 40260
2012 2862 48347
2013 2996 55205
2014 3069 62571
2015 3211 68692
2016 3285 77814
2017 3209 84342
2018 3599 92935
2019 3869 107640
2020 4622 132789
2021 5035 159038
2022 4608 152929
2023 4717 167596
2024 3807 164913
Academic rankings

Tuition

The tuition table for University of Ljubljana 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.

Faculty Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Doctoral Degree
Faculty of Arts €2,500 per year €2,500 per year €3,000 per year
Faculty of Economics €3,000 per year €3,000 per year €3,500 per year
Faculty of Law €3,000 per year €3,000 per year €3,500 per year
Faculty of Medicine €5,000 per year €5,000 per year €5,500 per year
Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering €3,000 per year €3,000 per year €3,500 per year
Faculty of Social Sciences €3,000 per year €3,000 per year €3,500 per year

The tuition costs are in Euros (€).

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 Ljubljana.

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 Yes Yes Yes
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
Diploma o pridobljeni univerzitetni izobrazbi 1. stopnje Agriculture, Architecture and Planning, Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Home Economics, Information Sciences, Law, Mathematics and Computer Science, Music Education, Natural Sciences, Painting and Drawing, Performing Arts, Religion, Restoration of Works of Art, Sculpture, Social Sciences, Technology, Theatre, Transport and Communications, Welfare and Protective Services
Diploma o pridobljeni visokošolski strokovni izobrazbi 1. stopnje Agriculture, Architecture and Planning, Business Administration, Engineering, Health Sciences, Home Economics, Information Sciences, Mathematics and Computer Science, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Technology, Transport and Communications
Diploma o pridobljeni magistrski izobrazbi 2. stopnje Agriculture, Architecture and Planning, Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Home Economics, Information Sciences, Law, Mathematics and Computer Science, Music Education, Natural Sciences, Performing Arts, Religion, Social Sciences, Technology, Transport and Communications, Welfare and Protective Services
Diploma o doktoratu znanosti Agriculture, Architecture and Planning, Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Information Sciences, Law, Mathematics and Computer Science, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Technology, Transport and Communications, Welfare and Protective Services

University of Ljubljana alumni

  1. Slavoj Žižek

    Slavoj Žižek
    Born in
    Slovenia Flag Slovenia
    Years
    1949-.. (age 76)
    Enrolled in the University of Ljubljana
    Graduated with Bachelor of Arts in philosophy
    Occupations
    opinion journalistpoliticiancultural studies scholarsociologistuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Slavoj Žižek is a Slovenian Marxist philosopher, cultural theorist and public intellectual.

  2. Aleksander Čeferin

    Aleksander Čeferin
    Born in
    Slovenia Flag Slovenia
    Years
    1967-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    lawyersports official
    Biography

    Aleksander Čeferin is a Slovenian lawyer and football administrator. Between 2011 and 2016, he was president of the Football Association of Slovenia. Since September 2016, he has been the president of UEFA.

  3. Janez Janša

    Janez Janša
    Born in
    Slovenia Flag Slovenia
    Years
    1958-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Ivan Janša, baptized and best known as Janez Janša ( Slovene: [ˈjàːnɛs]), is a Slovenian politician who served three times as a prime minister of Slovenia, a position he had held from 2004 to 2008, from 2012 to 2013, and from 2020 to 2022. Since 1993, Janša has led the Slovenian Democratic Party, which has emerged as the pre-eminent Slovenian conservative party. Janša lost his fourth bid for prime minister in April 2022, his party was defeated by the Freedom Movement party.

  4. Borut Pahor

    Borut Pahor
    Born in
    Slovenia Flag Slovenia
    Years
    1963-.. (age 62)
    Occupations
    politicianpolitical scientist
    Biography

    Borut Pahor is a Slovenian politician who served as President of Slovenia from 2012 to 2022. He previously served as Prime Minister of Slovenia from 2008 to 2012.

All 100 notable alumni

University of Ljubljana faculties and divisions

Academy : Fine Arts and Design Design, Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing, Restoration of Works of Art, Sculpture
Academy : Music Music, Music Education
Academy : Theatre, Radio, Film and Television Cinema and Television, Film, Fine Arts, Graphic Arts, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Singing
Faculty : Architecture Architectural and Environmental Design, Architectural Restoration, Architecture, Building Technologies, Environmental Studies, Furniture Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Regional Planning, Structural Architecture, Town Planning
Faculty : Arts African Studies, American Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Asian Studies, Classical Languages, Comparative Literature, Dutch, English Studies, Ethnology, French, Geography, Germanic Languages, History, Italian, Library Science, Linguistics, Modern Languages, Musicology, Oriental Studies, Pedagogy, Philosophy, Psychology, Romance Languages, Slavic Languages, Social Sciences, Sociology, Spanish, Swedish, Translation and Interpretation
Faculty : Biotechnology Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy, Architecture and Planning, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Education, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Fishery, Food Science, Food Technology, Forest Products, Forestry, Landscape Architecture, Microbiology, Natural Resources, Welfare and Protective Services, Wood Technology
Faculty : Chemistry and Chemical Technology Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
Faculty : Civil Engineering and Geodesy Civil Engineering, Geophysics, Surveying and Mapping, Water Management
Faculty : Computer and Information Sciences Computer Engineering, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Mathematics and Computer Science
Faculty : Education Art Education, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Education, Education, Home Economics Education, Mathematics Education, Physics, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Special Education, Technology Education
Faculty : Electrical Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Power Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering
Faculty : Health Sciences Health Sciences, Medical Technology, Medicine, Midwifery, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Therapy, Orthopaedics, Physical Therapy, Public Health, Radiology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Sanitary Engineering
Faculty : Law Administrative Law, Air and Space Law, Canon Law, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, European Union Law, Fiscal Law, History of Law, International Law, Labour Law, Law, Maritime Law, Private Law, Public Law
Faculty : Maritime Studies and Transport Air Transport, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marine Transport, Railway Transport, Road Transport, Transport and Communications, Transport Management
Faculty : Mathematics and Physics Actuarial Science, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Artificial Intelligence, Astronomy and Space Science, Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Biophysics, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Meteorology, Nuclear Physics, Optics, Physics, Solid State Physics, Statistics, Systems Analysis, Thermal Physics
Faculty : Mechanical Engineering Mechanical Engineering
Faculty : Medicine Anaesthesiology, Biological and Life Sciences, Biomedicine, Cardiology, Dentistry, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Epidemiology, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Gastroenterology, Gerontology, Haematology, Health Sciences, Hepatology, Hygiene, Medicine, Nephrology, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Health, Oncology, Paediatrics, Plastic Surgery, Pneumology, Podiatry, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Radiology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Rheumatology, Social and Preventive Medicine, Sports Medicine, Surgery, Tropical Medicine, Urology, Venereology, Virology
Faculty : Natural Sciences and Engineering Chemical Engineering, Computer Education, Earth Sciences, Education, Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geology, Graphic Arts, Higher Education Teacher Training, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Materials Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Natural Sciences, Textile Technology
Faculty : Pharmacy Biochemistry, Biomedicine, Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Pharmacy
Faculty : Public Administration Business Administration, Public Administration
Faculty : Social Sciences American Studies, Anthropology, Communication Disorders, Communication Studies, Comparative Politics, Comparative Sociology, Cultural Studies, European Studies, Family Studies, Government, History of Societies, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Journalism, Management, Military Science, Political Sciences, Social Policy, Social Sciences, Sociology, Welfare and Protective Services
Faculty : Social Work Social Work
Faculty : Sport Parks and Recreation, Sports
Faculty : Theology Religion, Theology
Faculty : Veterinary Agriculture, Fishery, Forestry, Veterinary Science
School : Economics and Business Accountancy, Banking, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Insurance, International Business, Management, Marketing

General information

Alternative names Univerza v Ljubljani
Founded 1919
Accreditation NAKVIS - SQAA Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education

Location and contacts

Address Kongresni trg 12
Ljubljana, 1000
Slovenia
City population 284,000

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