University of Wurzburg: Statistics

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#239 of 14,131 In the World
#89 of 2,785 In Europe
#20 of 369 In Germany
#4 of 45 In Bavaria
#1 of 3 In Wurzburg
#10 of 2,363 For Pharmacy
Top50% For 188 other topics
Subject rankings

Quick Review

Enrollment
27,149
Male:Female Ratio
41:59
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Languages
German;English
Acceptance rate
23%*

* The University of Wurzburg 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 (October - February; April-July)
Enrollment27,149

Research profile

University of Wurzburg is a world-class research university with 93,621 scientific papers published and 3,451,385 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Physics, Biochemistry, Engineering, Genetics, Computer Science, Organic Chemistry, and Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Publications
93,621
Citations
3,451,385

University of Wurzburg majors

by publication & citation count

Biology
59,586 / 2,768,249
Chemistry
53,306 / 2,405,358
Medicine
46,338 / 1,915,416
Physics
35,414 / 1,326,616
Biochemistry
35,087 / 1,854,742
Engineering
34,264 / 1,324,803
Genetics
33,015 / 1,833,357
Computer Science
29,932 / 1,273,486
Organic Chemistry
26,208 / 928,465
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
25,214 / 839,093
Quantum and Particle physics
24,190 / 910,109
Environmental Science
23,917 / 1,055,228
Psychology
19,248 / 852,597
Materials Science
18,891 / 680,335
Pathology
17,791 / 849,780
Philosophy
14,454 / 355,225
Geology
13,819 / 614,800
Immunology
12,203 / 635,152
Optical Engineering
12,014 / 476,739
Neuroscience
11,780 / 547,723
Psychiatry
10,858 / 512,847
Paleontology
10,512 / 501,868
Geography and Cartography
9,645 / 430,468
Ecology
9,515 / 430,351
Surgery
9,436 / 437,081
Mathematics
9,148 / 364,877
Political Science
8,382 / 213,590
Nuclear Physics
7,558 / 328,341
Botany
7,360 / 360,178
Metallurgical Engineering
7,337 / 277,339
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
7,224 / 316,712
Statistics
7,135 / 316,640
History
6,505 / 300,298
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
6,439 / 255,772
Electrical Engineering
6,363 / 250,873
Astrophysics and Astronomy
6,356 / 223,996
Law
6,310 / 204,306
Condensed Matter Physics
6,288 / 212,632
Oncology and Cancer research
6,248 / 365,172
Business
6,054 / 188,267

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 1176 12092
1994 1141 13287
1995 1284 16169
1996 1396 17867
1997 1428 19358
1998 1782 23057
1999 1738 25585
2000 1772 29038
2001 1744 33095
2002 1726 37008
2003 1917 42857
2004 1898 46518
2005 1910 53769
2006 2172 61095
2007 2301 67197
2008 2195 73749
2009 2232 80672
2010 2466 89944
2011 2390 99417
2012 2630 112216
2013 4622 121936
2014 2751 132161
2015 2816 139111
2016 2738 146890
2017 2858 154596
2018 2973 161409
2019 3321 179837
2020 3550 212492
2021 3659 237663
2022 3494 227579
2023 3477 234479
2024 2959 227055
2025 2231 197706
Academic rankings

Tuition

International studetns None (EUR)
Local studetns None (EUR)

The University of Wurzburg 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 Wurzburg.

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 No No No
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 Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, American Studies, Ancient Civilizations, Archaeology, Art Education, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Asian Studies, Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedicine, Business Administration, Business Computing, Chemistry, Computer Engineering, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Economics, English, English Studies, Ethnology, European Studies, Food Technology, French, German, Greek (Classical), Health Sciences, History, Industrial Chemistry, Italian, Latin, Linguistics, Materials Engineering, Mathematical Physics, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Museum Studies, Music, Music Education, Musicology, Nanotechnology, Oriental Studies, Pedagogy, Philology, Philosophy, Physical Education, Physics, Political Sciences, Private Law, Protestant Theology, Psychology, Public Law, Religion, Romance Languages, Russian, Social Studies, South Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, Spanish, Special Education, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Sports, Theology
Magister Catholic Theology, Protestant Theology
Diplom (Univ) Law
Master Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, American Studies, Ancient Civilizations, Ancient Languages, Applied Linguistics, Applied Mathematics, Archaeology, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Asian Studies, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biomedicine, Building Technologies, Business Administration, Chemistry, Chinese, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Eastern European Studies, Economic and Finance Policy, Economics, Education, Engineering, English, English Studies, Ethnology, European Studies, Food Technology, French, Geography, Geography (Human), German, Greek (Classical), History, Industrial Chemistry, Information Technology, International Economics, Italian, Latin, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Media Studies, Medicine, Medieval Studies, Museum Studies, Music, Music Education, Musicology, Nanotechnology, Neurosciences, Oriental Studies, Philology, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Religion, Romance Languages, Russian, Social Sciences, Social Studies, South Asian Studies, Spanish, Special Education, Surveying and Mapping, Teacher Training, Theology
PhD Arts and Humanities, Biological and Life Sciences, Business Administration, Engineering, Law, Mathematics and Computer Science, Social Sciences, Technology
Habilitation Arts and Humanities, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Home Economics, Information Sciences, Law, Mathematics and Computer Science, Natural Sciences, Religion, Service Trades, Social Sciences, Technology, Transport and Communications, Welfare and Protective Services

University of Wurzburg alumni

  1. Thomas Bach

    Thomas Bach
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1953-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    fencerjuristsports officialpolitician
    Biography

    Thomas Bach is a German lawyer, former foil fencer, and Olympic gold medalist. He served as the ninth president of the International Olympic Committee from 2013 to 2025. He was the first ever Olympic champion to be elected to that position. Since 2025, he has served as Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee. Bach is also a former German individual foil champion as well as a team world champion, and former member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation's executive board.

  2. Rudolf Virchow

    Rudolf Virchow
    Born in
    Poland Flag Poland
    Years
    1821-1902 (aged 81)
    Occupations
    paleoanthropologistuniversity teacherpathologistarchaeologistpolitician
    Biography

    Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow was a German physician, anthropologist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist, writer, editor, and politician. He is known as "the father of modern pathology" and as the founder of social medicine, and to his colleagues, the "Pope of medicine".

  3. Karl Liebknecht

    Karl Liebknecht
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1871-1919 (aged 48)
    Occupations
    lawyereditorrevolutionarypolitician
    Biography

    Karl Paul August Friedrich Liebknecht was a German socialist politician and revolutionary. A leader of the far-left wing of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), Liebknecht was a co-founder of both the Spartacus League and Communist Party of Germany (KPD) along with Rosa Luxemburg.

  4. Alois Alzheimer

    Alois Alzheimer
    Born in
    Germany Flag Germany
    Years
    1864-1915 (aged 51)
    Occupations
    university teacherpsychiatristneuropathologistneurologistneuroscientist
    Biography

    Alois Alzheimer was a German psychiatrist, neuropathologist and colleague of Emil Kraepelin. He is credited with identifying the first published case of "presenile dementia", which Kraepelin later identified as Alzheimer's disease.

All 100 notable alumni

University of Wurzburg faculties and divisions

Faculty : Biology Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Genetics, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Zoology
Faculty : Catholic Theology Catholic Theology
Faculty : Chemistry and Pharmacy Biochemistry, Food Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Pharmacy, Physical Chemistry
Faculty : Economics Business Administration, Economics
Faculty : Human Sciences Arts and Humanities, Pedagogy, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Religion, Social Studies, Sports, Theology
Faculty : Law Law
Faculty : Liberal Arts American Studies, Ancient Civilizations, Archaeology, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Asian Studies, Cultural Studies, East Asian Studies, Ethnology, French, Geography, German, Germanic Languages, Greek (Classical), History, Indic Languages, Japanese, Latin, Literature, Modern Languages, Music Education, Musicology, Philology, Slavic Languages
Faculty : Mathematics and Computer Science Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics
Faculty : Medicine Anaesthesiology, Dentistry, Hygiene, Immunology, Medicine, Nursing, Otorhinolaryngology, Pharmacology, Surgery, Toxicology, Virology
Faculty : Physics and Astronomy Astronomy and Space Science, Astrophysics, Physics
Graduate School : JMU Graduate School of Law, Economics, and Society Economics, Law, Social Studies
Graduate School : JMU Graduate School of Life Sciences Biological and Life Sciences
Graduate School : JMU Graduate School of Science & Technology Natural Sciences, Technology
Graduate School : JMU Graduate School of the Humanities Arts and Humanities

General information

Alternative names University of Würzburg
Universität Würzburg
Founded 1402
Motto Veritati, der Wahrheit verpflichtet

Location and contacts

Address Sanderring 2
Würzburg, 97070
Germany
City population 132,000

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