University of Munster: Statistics

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#194 of 14,131 In the World
#64 of 2,785 In Europe
#15 of 369 In Germany
#4 of 64 In North Rhine-Westphalia
#1 of 4 In Munster
#4 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
Top50% For 209 other topics
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Acceptance rate
14%
Enrollment
43,728
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Languages
German

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate14%
Admissions RequirementsSecondary school certificate (Reifezeugnis) or equivalent
Academic CalendarOctober to September (October - March; April-September)
Enrollment43,728

We've calculated the 14% acceptance rate for University of Munster 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

University of Munster is a world-class research university with 104,416 scientific papers published and 3,035,255 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Physics, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Environmental Science, and Genetics.

Publications
104,416
Citations
3,035,255

University of Munster majors

by publication & citation count

Biology
54,828 / 2,187,023
Chemistry
51,527 / 2,022,645
Medicine
43,405 / 1,572,602
Physics
40,548 / 1,446,798
Engineering
37,919 / 1,360,114
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
36,880 / 706,177
Biochemistry
30,841 / 1,320,315
Organic Chemistry
28,439 / 1,116,025
Environmental Science
27,720 / 949,578
Genetics
27,715 / 1,190,155
Quantum and Particle physics
27,366 / 985,007
Computer Science
26,788 / 901,782
Philosophy
23,834 / 350,677
Materials Science
22,971 / 864,688
Psychology
19,664 / 729,206
Political Science
16,032 / 240,006
Geology
15,759 / 607,537
Pathology
14,673 / 654,112
Psychiatry
11,731 / 480,089
Geography and Cartography
11,550 / 339,423
Optical Engineering
11,533 / 444,698
Paleontology
11,266 / 458,810
Metallurgical Engineering
10,858 / 367,478
Mathematics
10,778 / 415,584
Neuroscience
9,748 / 385,170
Surgery
9,687 / 383,138
Law
9,141 / 210,699
Ecology
9,055 / 347,587
Immunology
9,043 / 422,801
Statistics
8,606 / 373,016
Sociology
8,343 / 234,638
Business
8,042 / 200,701
History
7,942 / 198,810
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
7,592 / 209,813
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
7,191 / 273,127
Linguistics
7,175 / 175,337
Nuclear Physics
7,078 / 291,578
Archaeology
6,824 / 183,133
Physical chemistry
6,523 / 276,054
Astrophysics and Astronomy
6,000 / 198,438

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 1104 9042
1993 1241 9575
1994 1321 10933
1995 1354 12364
1996 1459 14042
1997 1497 15877
1998 1797 17528
1999 1823 20859
2000 1994 24172
2001 1979 27368
2002 1821 30964
2003 1715 37276
2004 1914 41705
2005 1949 48988
2006 2032 50871
2007 2182 56458
2008 2404 62057
2009 2515 69607
2010 2599 78209
2011 2900 89050
2012 3117 102426
2013 3235 113735
2014 3362 122996
2015 3276 129691
2016 3326 135808
2017 3549 144669
2018 3780 152951
2019 3896 168794
2020 4252 199944
2021 4457 224308
2022 4400 217950
2023 4263 224685
2024 3339 222655
Academic rankings

Tuition

Local studetns None, semester contribution 299,34 (EUR)

The University of Munster 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 Munster.

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
Bachelor's Degree American Studies, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Arabic, Archaeology, Art Education, Art History, Asian Studies, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Business Administration, Business Education, Chemistry, Classical Languages, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Dutch, Earth Sciences, Economics, Educational Sciences, English, English Studies, European Studies, Fine Arts, French, Geography, Geography (Human), German, Germanic Studies, Government, Greek (Classical), History, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial Chemistry, International Studies, Islamic Studies, Islamic Theology, Italian, Jewish Studies, Landscape Architecture, Latin, Law, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Music, Musicology, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Primary Education, Psychology, Religion, Religious Education, Religious Studies, Scandinavian Languages, Science Education, Social Sciences, Sociology, Spanish, Sports, Surveying and Mapping
Kirchliche Abschlussprüfung Catholic Theology, Protestant Theology
Magister Catholic Theology, Protestant Theology
Master American Studies, Ancient Civilizations, Ancient Languages, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Arabic, Archaeology, Art History, Art Therapy, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Chinese, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Dutch, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Economics, Education, Educational Sciences, English, English Studies, European Studies, Fine Arts, Food Technology, Foreign Languages Education, French, Geography, Geography (Human), Geophysics, German, Germanic Studies, Government, History, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial Chemistry, Information Technology, Islamic Studies, Islamic Theology, Italian, Latin, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Medieval Studies, Modern Languages, Music, Musicology, Pedagogy, Pharmacology, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Prehistory, Psychology, Religious Education, Romance Languages, Scandinavian Languages, Science Education, Social Sciences, Sociology, Spanish, Sports, Surveying and Mapping
PhD American Studies, Ancient Civilizations, Ancient Languages, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Arabic, Archaeology, Art History, Astronomy and Space Science, Baltic Languages, Biology, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Business Computing, Catholic Theology, Chemistry, Chinese, Classical Languages, Communication Studies, Comparative Literature, Computer Education, Computer Science, Dentistry, Dutch, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Economics, Education, Educational Research, Educational Technology, English, English Studies, Ethnology, European Languages, European Studies, Fine Arts, Folklore, Food Technology, Foreign Languages Education, French, Geography, Geography (Human), Geology, Geophysics, German, Greek (Classical), Hebrew, History, Home Economics, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial Chemistry, Islamic Studies, Islamic Theology, Latin, Latin American Studies, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Medicine, Mineralogy, Music, Music Education, Musicology, Native Language Education, Orthodox Theology, Paleontology, Pedagogy, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philology, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Political Sciences, Portuguese, Prehistory, Protestant Theology, Psychology, Religious Education, Religious Studies, Romance Languages, Russian, Scandinavian Languages, Science Education, Slavic Languages, Social Studies, Sociology, South Asian Studies, Spanish, Sports, Technology, Technology Education, Textile Design
Habilitation Biology, Catholic Theology, Chemistry, Earth Sciences, Economics, Education, History, Law, Mathematics and Computer Science, Medicine, Pharmacy, Philology, Philosophy, Physics, Protestant Theology, Psychology, Social Sciences, Sports

University of Munster alumni

  1. Ursula von der Leyen

    Ursula von der Leyen
    Born in
    Belgium Flag Belgium
    Years
    1958-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    politicianphysicianequestrian
    Biography

    Ursula Gertrud von der Leyen is a German politician, serving as the 13th president of the European Commission since 2019. She served in the German federal government between 2005 and 2019, holding positions in Angela Merkel's cabinet, most recently as Federal Minister of Defence. She is a member of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its affiliated European political party, the European People's Party (EPP). On 7 March 2024, the EPP elected her as its Spitzenkandidat to lead the campaign for the 2024 European Parliament elections. She was re-elected to head the Commission in July 2024.

  2. Ulrike Meinhof

    Ulrike Meinhof
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1934-1976 (aged 42)
    Occupations
    writerjournalistsociologist
    Biography

    Ulrike Marie Meinhof was a German left-wing journalist and founding member of the Red Army Faction (RAF) in West Germany, commonly referred to in the press as the "Baader-Meinhof gang". She is the reputed author of The Urban Guerilla Concept (1971). The manifesto acknowledges the RAF's "roots in the history of the student movement"; condemns "reformism" as "a brake on the anti-capitalist struggle"; and invokes Mao Zedong to define "armed struggle" as "the highest form of Marxism-Leninism".

  3. Judith Rakers

    Judith Rakers
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1976-.. (age 49)
    Enrolled in the University of Munster
    Studied in 1995-2001
    Occupations
    voice actortelevision presenternon-fiction writerradio personalitynews presenter
    Biography

    Judith Deborah Rakers is a German journalist and television presenter.

  4. Boris Pistorius

    Boris Pistorius
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1960-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    politicianjuristmerchantlawyer
    Biography

    Boris Ludwig Pistorius is a German lawyer and politician. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), he has served as Federal Minister of Defence in the cabinet of Chancellor Olaf Scholz since 19 January 2023.

All 100 notable alumni

University of Munster faculties and divisions

Department/Division : Biology Biology, Biomedicine, Biotechnology
Department/Division : Chemistry and Pharmacy Chemistry, Pharmacy
Department/Division : Economics Business Administration, Economics
Department/Division : Education and Social Studies Communication Studies, Education, Political Sciences, Sociology
Department/Division : Geosciences Earth Sciences, Ecology, Geography, Geology, Mineralogy, Paleontology
Department/Division : History/Philosophy History, Philosophy
Department/Division : Law Law
Department/Division : Mathematics and Computer Science Mathematics and Computer Science
Department/Division : Medicine Medicine
Department/Division : Music Music
Department/Division : Philologies Philology
Department/Division : Physics Physics
Department/Division : Protestant Theology Protestant Theology
Department/Division : Psychology, Sport and Exercise Sciences Psychology, Sports
Department/Division : Roman Catholic Theology Canon Law, Catholic Theology

General information

Alternative names WWU
University of Münster
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universitat Münster
Founded 1780
Accreditation AACSB
Motto living.knowledge
Colors ral 9004, ral 5021

Location and contacts

Address Schlossplatz 2
Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 48149
Germany
City population 323,000

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