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Facts and Figures

Key figures and statistics on the University at a glance

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16,552 students ... ... were enrolled at the University of Jena across 10 faculties and 126 degree programmes in the 2024/25 winter semester. Of these, 3,784 students were first-year students in their initial subject semester and 2,346 were beginning their studies at a German university for the very first time. Women made up 56.4% of the student body, and 14.8% were international students from 118 different countries.
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10,229 employees ... ... worked at Jena University (3,700) and Jena University Hospital (JUH) (6,529) at the end of 2024 across teaching, research, technical services, administration, and patient care. Of these, 4,009 were academic staff, including 422 professors, and 6,220 were non-academic staff, including 501 trainees. 85.3% were funded by the University's budget and 14.7% by third-party funds.
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EUR 183 million in third-party funding ... ... were generated in 2024 by the University of Jena (EUR 140 million) and Jena University Hospital (JUH) (EUR 43 million) together—the second-highest total of third-party funding in the University's history, following the record set in 2023.

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Study Programmes

Study programmes in the 2024/25 winter semester

Total degree programmes		126
of which:	Bachelor (without supplementary subjects)	40
	Master's (consecutive)	72
	State examination	4
	Secondary School Teacher Training (Regelschule)	2
	Diploma	1
	Continuing education and postgraduate programmes	7
thereof:	International degree programmes¹⁾	23

1) Criteria: focus of programme and intercultural content, non-German language of instruction, high share of foreign students, or study-abroad requirement.

Students in the 2024/25 winter semester and graduates in the 2024 examination year

		Total	Female students	International students¹⁾
Students²⁾		16,552	56.4%	14.8%
of whom first-year students in:	1st subject semester³⁾	3,784	58.3%	18.7%
of whom first-year students in:	1st semester enrolled at a German university ⁴⁾	2,346	59.6%	25.7%
of whom students according to degrees:	Bachelor	5,051	53.8%	6.7%
	Master's (consecutive)	3,382	57.2%	34.2%
	State examination	3,754	64.8%	7.1%
	Teacher training (state examination)⁵⁾	2,684	50.3%	1.3%
	Other⁶⁾	1,681	54.1%	39.1%
of whom students by faculties:	Faculty of Theology	92	50.0%	9.8%
	Faculty of Law	1,155	56.5%	4.8%
	Faculty of Economics and Business Administration: Business Analytics	1,080	41.6%	20.8%
	Faculty of Arts and Humanities	2,929	63.1%	16.6%
	Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences	3,677	57.6%	6.3%
	Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science	913	29.9%	14.3%
	Faculty of Physics and Astronomy	868	30.9%	40.6%
	Faculty of Chemistry and Earth Sciences	1,248	43.9%	18.5%
	Faculty of Biological Sciences	1,859	69.4%	21.7%
	Faculty of Medicine	2,731	67.7%	12.0%
Graduates⁷⁾		2,919	59.6%	14.6%

1) Non-German citizens
2) As at 31 October 2024, students enrolled in undergraduate degree and consecutive master's programmes; in continuing education, supplementary and postgraduate studies; in doctoral programmes, in DSH courses (DSH: German Language Test for Admission to Higher Education); visiting students with a degree from abroad; part-time students; and students who have been granted leave of absence.
3) First-year students starting a degree programme for the first time. This includes students who have changed subjects: those who were previously enrolled in another degree programme and are therefore no longer counted as first-semester students.
4) First-year students enrolling in a degree programme at a German university for the first time (first-time matriculants).
5) Grammar school and general secondary school (Regelschule).
6) Students enrolled in Diplom and Magister programmes; in continuing education, supplementary, and postgraduate studies; in doctoral programmes; in DSH courses (DSH: German Language Test for Admission to Higher Education); visiting students holding degrees from abroad; and part-time students.
7) Students who have passed their final examination (1st subject only, excluding doctorates and certificates) in the 2024 examination year, covering the 2023/24 winter semester and the 2024 summer semester.

Internal student statistics

Students and employees of the University of Jena with a URZ login can access the full student statistics from the Division for Student Affairs, Department of Academic Controlling, Planning and Statistics in the HanFRIED de administration manual (data available from the 2011/12 winter semester).

Early-career researchers

Doctoral candidates, completed doctorates, and postdoctoral lecturing qualifications, completed in 2024

Total

Female

International ¹⁾

Doctoral candidates ²⁾

of whom in Medicine

4,453

1,462

52.9%

64.6%

26.3%

7.1%

Doctorates ³⁾

of which in Medicine

486

177

50.2%

59.3%

28.0%

6.8%

Postdoctoral lecturing qualifications 'Habilitation ^{' 4)}

of which in Medicine

53.6%

52.9%

10.7%

11.8%

1) Non-German citizens
2) Doctoral candidates registered as of 1 December 2024 (includes those in the student statistics)
3) 2024 examination year (winter semester 2023/24 and summer semester 2024)
4) 2024 calendar year 2024

Research

Selected ongoing research projects in 2024¹⁾

	Number
German Research Foundation (DFG) 2)
DFG Cluster of Excellence	1
DFG Research Centre	1
DFG Collaborative Research Centres	7
DFG Research Training Groups	9
DFG Research Units	11
DFG Priority Programmes	3
DFG individual projects	156
Federal collaborative projects³⁾	119
EU Framework Programme⁴⁾	38
ERC funding⁵⁾	8
Carl Zeiss Foundation (CZS)
CZS Centre	1
CZS Breakthroughs	6

1) Reference date: 31 December 2024
2) The University of Jena is the applicant or co-applicant university.
3) Collaborative projects funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research and other federal ministries
4) Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe
5) Includes external grantees affailiated with the University of Jena

An overview of projects in coordinated programmes at the University of Jena is also available here.

Staff

Full-time staff (headcount) and newly appointed professors (appointments) in 2024

		Total	Female	International ¹⁾
Total full-time staff²⁾		10,229	63.0%	10.5%
of whom	University (excluding University Hospital)	3,700	48.9%	16.2%
of whom	University Hospital³⁾	6,529	70.9%	7.2%
of whom: Academic staff		4,009	47.4%	20.3%
of whom	University (excluding University Hospital)	2,221	40.8%	25.6%
of whom	University Hospital³⁾	1,788	55.6%	13.7%
of whom: Professors		422	28.9%	7.6%
of whom	University (excluding University Hospital)	335	31.3%	8.7%
of whom	University Hospital³⁾	87	19.5%	3.4%
of whom: Non-academic staff		6,220	73.0%	4.1%
of whom	University (excluding University Hospital)	1,479	61.0%	2.2%
of whom	University Hospital³⁾	4,741	76.7%	4.7%
of whom: Trainees		501	74.1%	7.8%
of whom	University (excluding University Hospital)	48	47.9%	2.1%
of whom	University Hospital³⁾	453	76.8%	8.4%
Newly appointed professors4⁾		30	40.0%	16.7%⁵⁾

1) Non-German citizens
2) As at: December 2024
3) Including the Faculty of Medicine (integration model of University Medicine: together with the Faculty of Medicine, the University Hospital forms a sub-corporation of the University with legal capacity)
4) 2024 calendar year
5) Professors from foreign institutions

Finances

Revenue in the 2024 financial year

		Total	of which core funding	of which third-party funding	of which other funds
Total revenue (million euros) ¹⁾		572.0	362.6	183.3	26.1
of which	University (excluding University Hospital)	414.7	248.9	139.9	25.9
of which	University Hospital ²⁾	157.3	113.7	43.4	0.2

1) According to the annual official higher education finance statistics
2) Incl. Faculty of Medicine (integration model of University Medicine: together with the Faculty of Medicine, the University Hospital (JUH) forms a sub-corporation of the University of Jena with legal capacity); excluding patient care

International co-operation

International partnerships¹⁾	Number
Total (in 73 countries)	488
of which: university partnerships worldwide²⁾	203
of which: Erasmus partnerships	285

1) Reference date: 31 December 2024
2) Bilateral contracts enabling the academic exchange of students and researchers

International guest researchers ^{1, 2)}	Number
Total (from 44 countries)	141
including Alexander von Humboldt scholarship holders	14

1) 2024 calendar year
2) International guests who have already completed their doctorate (postdocs, professors) and are not employed by the University of Jena. They are affiliates of the University who are self-financed or funded by a scholarship.

Study mobility via international exchange programmes ¹⁾		Number
University of Jena students abroad ²⁾		471
	of whom Erasmus+	285
Visiting students at the University of Jena ³⁾		224
	of whom: Erasmus+	127

1) 2024 academic year (summer semester 2024 and winter semester 2024/2025)
2) Students enrolled at the University of Jena who are studying at an institution of higher education abroad for one or more semesters.
3) Students from partner universities or scholarship holders of funding programmes who study at the University of Jena for one or two semesters but do not obtain a university degree here.

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