University of Regensburg: Statistics

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#361 of 14,131 In the World
#140 of 2,785 In Europe
#30 of 369 In Germany
#5 of 45 In Bavaria
#1 of 3 In Regensburg
#55 of 2,062 For Pharmacy
Top50% For 170 other topics
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Enrollment
21,558
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Languages
German;English
Acceptance rate
38%*

* 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
Enrollment21,558

Research profile

University of Regensburg is a world-class research university with 44,539 scientific papers published and 1,264,313 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, Engineering, Biochemistry, Genetics, Quantum and Particle physics, Organic Chemistry, and Computer Science.

Publications
44,539
Citations
1,264,313

University of Regensburg majors

by publication & citation count

Biology
27,756 / 997,727
Chemistry
26,347 / 927,640
Physics
20,232 / 594,483
Medicine
20,092 / 663,054
Engineering
18,846 / 546,018
Biochemistry
17,426 / 699,252
Genetics
16,249 / 674,291
Quantum and Particle physics
14,745 / 425,636
Organic Chemistry
13,660 / 448,724
Computer Science
12,317 / 373,460
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
11,826 / 238,148
Materials Science
11,292 / 340,920
Environmental Science
10,733 / 334,922
Psychology
8,703 / 286,338
Pathology
7,850 / 309,070
Philosophy
6,822 / 105,805
Optical Engineering
6,757 / 214,900
Geology
5,613 / 194,014
Surgery
5,235 / 162,282
Psychiatry
4,998 / 172,995
Mathematics
4,969 / 114,245
Neuroscience
4,954 / 191,076
Nuclear Physics
4,687 / 154,729
Immunology
4,606 / 202,763
Political Science
4,434 / 57,058
Paleontology
4,314 / 161,877
Condensed Matter Physics
4,210 / 125,944
Ecology
4,025 / 138,990
Metallurgical Engineering
3,989 / 115,549
Geography and Cartography
3,931 / 93,118
Statistics
3,918 / 100,043
Oncology and Cancer research
3,530 / 142,134
Business
3,518 / 60,099
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
3,428 / 101,234
Electrical Engineering
3,308 / 92,428
Law
3,288 / 54,901
Sociology
3,245 / 90,110
Nanotechnology
3,202 / 122,911
Botany
3,146 / 119,805
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
3,076 / 63,200

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 422 3954
1991 387 4264
1992 434 4921
1993 536 5247
1994 628 5576
1995 586 6261
1996 660 7400
1997 731 7364
1998 883 8893
1999 825 10118
2000 821 11463
2001 887 13565
2002 977 14658
2003 1002 16638
2004 1144 18415
2005 1146 23118
2006 1265 26352
2007 1382 29180
2008 1486 33427
2009 1479 36482
2010 1470 40975
2011 1493 46568
2012 1608 51614
2013 1735 55806
2014 1637 59757
2015 1635 64060
2016 1591 65532
2017 1685 69837
2018 1678 69851
2019 1843 77949
2020 1940 89690
2021 2121 110576
2022 1678 99105
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-.. (age 96)
    Occupations
    novelistscreenwriterwriterplaywright
    Biography

    Martin Walser is a German writer.

  2. Hannes Ringlstetter

    Hannes Ringlstetter
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1970-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    film actorstage actortelevision actorauthorscreenwriter
    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 67)
    Occupations
    juristlawyerpolitician
    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 70)
    Occupations
    university teachereditor-in-chiefjudgejournalistjurist
    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. He wrote various political books.

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 153,000

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