Vytautas Magnus University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #1775 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #608 of 2,785 | In Europe |
| #4 of 39 | In Lithuania |
| #2 of 11 | In Kaunas |
| #542 of 1,031 | For Agricultural Engineering |
| Top50% | For 53 other topics |
Quick Review
- Religion
- Christian
- Acceptance rate
- 8%
- Enrollment
- 10,000
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- vdu.lt
- Languages
- Lithuanian;English
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 8% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | Secondary school certificate (Brandos Atestatas) |
| Academic Calendar | September to June (September - December; February-June) |
| Enrollment | 10,000 |
| Full time employee | 550 |
| Student:staff ratio | 18:1 |
We've calculated the 8% acceptance rate for Vytautas Magnus University 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
Vytautas Magnus University has published 5,373 scientific papers with 45,634 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Biology, Philosophy, Engineering, Political Science, Computer Science, Physics, Law, and Sociology.
Vytautas Magnus University majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 |
| 1993 | 3 | 3 |
| 1994 | 1 | 3 |
| 1995 | 1 | 2 |
| 1996 | 13 | 3 |
| 1997 | 30 | 7 |
| 1998 | 25 | 10 |
| 1999 | 23 | 24 |
| 2000 | 30 | 39 |
| 2001 | 24 | 59 |
| 2002 | 43 | 112 |
| 2003 | 42 | 131 |
| 2004 | 58 | 167 |
| 2005 | 60 | 265 |
| 2006 | 54 | 383 |
| 2007 | 64 | 492 |
| 2008 | 70 | 565 |
| 2009 | 121 | 629 |
| 2010 | 102 | 774 |
| 2011 | 91 | 815 |
| 2012 | 154 | 926 |
| 2013 | 175 | 1118 |
| 2014 | 241 | 1399 |
| 2015 | 226 | 1428 |
| 2016 | 228 | 1582 |
| 2017 | 242 | 1804 |
| 2018 | 251 | 2174 |
| 2019 | 453 | 2735 |
| 2020 | 625 | 4095 |
| 2021 | 661 | 6282 |
| 2022 | 615 | 7711 |
| 2023 | 595 | 8869 |
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 Vytautas Magnus University.
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 | No | No | No |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | No | No | No |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bakalauro diplomas | Art Criticism, Baltic Languages, Biology, Business Administration, Catholic Theology, Computer Science, English, Environmental Studies, Ethnology, French, German, History, Management, Mathematics, Pedagogy, Philology, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Work, Sociology |
|---|---|
| Magistro diplomas | Art Criticism, Baltic Languages, Biology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Communication Arts, Computer Science, Economics, English, Environmental Studies, Ethnology, German, History, Information Sciences, Law, Management, Mathematics, Pedagogy, Philology, Philosophy, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Work, Sociology, Theology |
| Daktaro diplomas | Art Criticism, Arts and Humanities, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Ecology, Education, Environmental Studies, Ethnology, History, Law, Management, Philology, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Sciences, Sociology, Theology |
Vytautas Magnus University alumni
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Marija Gimbutas
- Occupations
- prehistoriananthropologistuniversity teacherarchaeologist
- Biography
-
Marija Gimbutas was a Lithuanian archaeologist and anthropologist known for her research into the Neolithic and Bronze Age cultures of "Old Europe" and for her Kurgan hypothesis, which located the Proto-Indo-European homeland in the Pontic Steppe.
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Leah Goldberg
- Years
- 1911-1970 (aged 59)
- Occupations
- literary criticpoettranslatorplaywrightwriter
- Biography
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Leah Goldberg or Lea Goldberg was a prolific Hebrew-language poet, author, playwright, literary translator, illustrater and painter, and comparative literary researcher.
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Rūta Meilutytė
- Occupations
- swimmer
- Biography
-
Rūta Meilutytė is a Lithuanian swimmer. An Olympic gold medalist, she is a world record holder in the short course 50 metre breaststroke, 100 metre breaststroke and long course 50 metre breaststroke. She is a former world record holder in the long course 100 metre breaststroke.
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Algirdas Julien Greimas
- Occupations
- semiologistuniversity teacherlinguistphilosopher
- Biography
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Algirdas Julien Greimas was a Lithuanian literary scientist who wrote most of his body of work in French while living in France. Greimas is known among other things for the Greimas Square (le carré sémiotique). He is, along with Roland Barthes, considered the most prominent of the French semioticians. With his training in structural linguistics, he added to the theory of signification, plastic semiotics, and laid the foundations for the Parisian school of semiotics. Among Greimas's major contributions to semiotics are the concepts of isotopy, the actantial model, the narrative program, and the semiotics of the natural world. He also researched Lithuanian mythology and Proto-Indo-European religion, and was influential in semiotic literary criticism.
Vytautas Magnus University faculties and divisions
| Academy : Music | Music |
|---|---|
| Faculty : Arts | Art Criticism, Art History, Fine Arts, Theatre |
| Faculty : Catholic Theology | Canon Law, Christian Religious Studies, Theology |
| Faculty : Economics and Management | Economics, Finance, Management |
| Faculty : Humanities | English, Ethnology, Folklore, French, German, History, Literature, Native Language, Philology, Philosophy |
| Faculty : Informatics | Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics |
| Faculty : Law | Administrative Law, Commercial Law, International Law, Law |
| Faculty : Natural Sciences | Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Studies, Physics |
| Faculty : Political Science and Diplomacy | International Relations and Diplomacy, Political Sciences |
| Faculty : Social Sciences | Education, Psychology, Social Welfare, Sociology |
General information
| Alternative names | VDU Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1922 |
| Accreditation | Ministry of Education and Science (Švietimo ir mokslo ministerija) |
Location and contacts
| Address | K. Donelaičio street 58 Kaunas, 44248 Lithuania |
|---|---|
| City population | 305,000 |