University of Regensburg: Statistics

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#368 of 14,131 In the World
#148 of 2,785 In Europe
#32 of 369 In Germany
#5 of 45 In Bavaria
#1 of 3 In Regensburg
#39 of 2,235 For Pharmacy
Top50% For 170 other topics
Subject rankings

Quick Review

Enrollment
20,702
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Languages
German;English
Acceptance rate
51%*

* The University of Regensburg 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 (Allgemeine Hochschulreife)
Academic CalendarOctober to September
Enrollment20,702

Research profile

University of Regensburg is a world-class research university with 52,035 scientific papers published and 1,436,924 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Physics, Engineering, Biochemistry, Genetics, Quantum and Particle physics, Organic Chemistry, and Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Publications
52,035
Citations
1,436,924

University of Regensburg majors

by publication & citation count

Biology
31,500 / 1,138,797
Chemistry
29,869 / 1,055,461
Medicine
23,721 / 764,196
Physics
22,840 / 679,377
Engineering
21,429 / 633,397
Biochemistry
19,670 / 789,404
Genetics
18,372 / 754,656
Quantum and Particle physics
16,886 / 488,851
Organic Chemistry
15,469 / 522,670
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
14,558 / 289,910
Computer Science
14,155 / 431,961
Materials Science
12,912 / 394,525
Environmental Science
12,437 / 397,629
Psychology
9,926 / 325,756
Pathology
8,980 / 352,788
Philosophy
8,668 / 129,506
Optical Engineering
7,825 / 254,339
Geology
6,505 / 223,792
Surgery
5,943 / 193,188
Psychiatry
5,722 / 200,249
Mathematics
5,678 / 146,377
Political Science
5,654 / 75,676
Neuroscience
5,581 / 217,730
Immunology
5,275 / 225,748
Nuclear Physics
5,268 / 175,103
Condensed Matter Physics
5,037 / 146,943
Paleontology
4,981 / 181,798
Metallurgical Engineering
4,629 / 138,269
Geography and Cartography
4,613 / 113,140
Ecology
4,593 / 161,750
Statistics
4,534 / 129,881
Business
4,180 / 74,743
Electrical Engineering
4,061 / 109,672
Law
4,020 / 72,831
Oncology and Cancer research
3,981 / 165,254
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
3,835 / 121,344
Sociology
3,790 / 107,588
Nanotechnology
3,640 / 140,350
Linguistics
3,604 / 72,744
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
3,580 / 78,445

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 437 4916
1992 498 5491
1993 626 5904
1994 732 6249
1995 661 7036
1996 773 8288
1997 776 8290
1998 962 9764
1999 940 11157
2000 907 12499
2001 982 14517
2002 1100 15728
2003 1197 18445
2004 1441 20304
2005 1387 25624
2006 1540 29333
2007 1694 33011
2008 1796 37560
2009 1658 40630
2010 1651 45851
2011 1957 51736
2012 1836 56537
2013 1893 60573
2014 1856 65422
2015 1846 68802
2016 1775 70360
2017 1852 72683
2018 1917 77105
2019 2042 83519
2020 2143 95991
2021 2135 107426
2022 1874 105113
2023 1923 102290
Academic rankings

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 Regensburg.

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, Archaeology, Art Education, Art History, Biochemistry, Biology, Business Administration, Business Computing, Chemistry, Classical Languages, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Czech, Eastern European Studies, Economics, Educational Sciences, English, English Studies, European Studies, Fine Arts, French, French Studies, German, Germanic Studies, Greek (Classical), History, Industrial Chemistry, Information Sciences, Italian, Latin, Linguistics, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Media Studies, Medicine, Mediterranean Studies, Modern Languages, Molecular Biology, Musicology, Nanotechnology, Philology, Philosophy, Physics, Polish, Political Sciences, Prehistory, Protestant Theology, Psychology, Russian, Science Education, Slavic Languages, Spanish, Sports
Lizentiat Theology
Magister Catholic Theology, Law
Master American Studies, Archaeology, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Biochemistry, Biology, Business Administration, Business Computing, Chemistry, Communication Studies, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, Criminology, Eastern European Studies, Economics, Education, English, English Studies, European Studies, Fine Arts, Germanic Studies, Government, Greek (Classical), History, Information Sciences, International Economics, Latin, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Media Studies, Medieval Studies, Molecular Biology, Multimedia, Musicology, Nanotechnology, Natural Sciences, Neurosciences, Philosophy, Physics, Prehistory, Protestant Theology, Psychology, Real Estate, Religious Education, Romance Languages, Slavic Languages, Speech Studies, Western European Studies
PhD Arts and Humanities, Biomedicine, Business Administration, Chemistry, Classical Languages, Cultural Studies, Dentistry, Economics, Fine Arts, History, Law, Literature, Mathematics Education, Medicine, Modern Languages, Natural Sciences, Pedagogy, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Psychology, Science Education, Social Sciences, Sports, Theology
Habilitation Biological and Life Sciences, Catholic Theology, Economics, Law, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Philosophy

University of Regensburg alumni

  1. Martin Walser

    Martin Walser
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1927-2023 (aged 96)
    Occupations
    writernovelistscreenwriterplaywrightjournalist
    Biography

    Martin Johannes Walser was a German writer, especially known as a novelist. He began his career as journalist for Süddeutscher Rundfunk, where he wrote and directed audio plays. He was part of Group 47 from 1953.

  2. Hannes Ringlstetter

    Hannes Ringlstetter
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1970-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    stage actorfilm actormusiciantelevision presenterscreenwriter
    Biography

    Johannes "Hannes" Ringlstetter is a German kabarettist, comedian, musician, actor, TV presenter and writer of his book "Bekenntnisse" (2005) and of several short stories.

  3. Henriette Reker

    Henriette Reker
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1956-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyerjurist
    Biography

    Henriette Reker is a German lawyer and independent politician. She is known for her pro-immigration stance and for being the victim of an assassination attempt in 2015. A day after the attack, Reker was elected mayor of Cologne after gaining 52.66% of the votes. She is the first female mayor elected in Cologne's history. Reker was re-elected in 2020.

  4. Heribert Prantl

    Heribert Prantl
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    university teacherwriterjuristjournalistjudge
    Biography

    Heribert Prantl is a German author, journalist and jurist (former judge, prosecutor and lawyer). At the Süddeutsche Zeitung he was head of the department of domestic policy from 1995 to 2017, head of the department "opinion" from 2018 to 2019, member of the chief editors from 2011 to 2019 and is now columnist and author. Since 2002 he has been a lecturer at the faculty of law at Bielefeld University, where he was appointed honorary professor in 2010.

All 34 notable alumni

University of Regensburg faculties and divisions

Centre : East-West (Europaeum) European Studies
Centre : Languages and Communication (ZSK) Communication Studies, Modern Languages
Centre : Regensburger Universitätszentrum für Lehrerbildung (RUL) Teacher Training
Centre : Sports Sports
Faculty : Biologie and Pre-Clinical Medicine Biology, Medicine
Faculty : Business, Economics, and Management Information Systems Business Administration, Econometrics, Economics, Management Systems, Real Estate
Faculty : Catholic Theology Catholic Theology
Faculty : Chemistry and Pharmacy Chemistry, Pharmacy
Faculty : Languages, Literature, and Culture Classical Languages, Cultural Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Modern Languages
Faculty : Law Law
Faculty : Mathematics Mathematics
Faculty : Medicine Dentistry, Medicine
Faculty : Philosophy, Art History, History and Humanities Archaeology, Fine Arts, History, Performing Arts, Philosophy
Faculty : Physics Physics
Faculty : Psychology, Education, and Sport Science Education, Pedagogy, Psychology, Sports

General information

Alternative names Universität Regensburg
Founded 1962

Location and contacts

Address Universitätsstraße 31
Regensburg, Bayern, 93040
Germany
City population 154,000

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