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Facts and Figures

Key figures and statistics on the University of Jena at a glance

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16,552 students

were enrolled at the University of Jena across ten 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% of the student body, and 15% were international students from 118 different countries.

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10,229 employees

worked at the University, including the University Hospital, across teaching, research, technical services, administration, and patient care at the end of 2024. The University, excluding the University Hospital, employed 3,700 staff, while the University Hospital had 6,529 employees. Overall, 4,009 were academic staff, including 422 professors, and 6,220 were non-academic staff, including 501 trainees. Of these, 85% were funded by the University's budget and 15% by third-party funds.

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EUR 572 million

was the total funding for the University, including the University Hospital, in 2024. The University, excluding the University Hospital, accounted for EUR 415 million, while the University Hospital generated EUR 157 million (excluding patient care). This included EUR 183 million in third-party funding, of which EUR 140 million was allocated to the University, excluding the University Hospital, and EUR 43 million to the University Hospital. As a result, third-party funding reached the second-highest level in the University's history, after the record set in 2023 (EUR 203 million).

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2025 data are not yet complete and will be published here once available.

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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
of which:	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 university⁴	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 passed their final examination (first 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

International¹

Doctoral candidates²

of whom in Medicine

4,453

1,462

52.9%

64.6%

26.3%

7.1%

Doctorates³

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	174
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	International¹
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; incl. Faculty of Medicine
(5) Professors from foreign institutions

Finances

Revenue in the 2024 financial year

		Total	Core funding	Third-party funding	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 Hospital²	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 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.

Student exchange mobility¹		Number
University of Jena students abroad²		471
	of whom: Erasmus+	285
Visiting students at the University of Jena³		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 study at a higher education institution abroad for one or more semesters
(3) Students from partner universities or scholarship holders in funded programmes who study at the University of Jena for one or two semesters but do not obtain a degree from the University