Two students sit at the roundabout of the Bayreuth campus

The University of Bayreuth in numbers

Starting out relatively small in 1975 with 632 students, 22 endowed chairs, and three departments, the University of Bayreuth is now firmly anchored in the national and international university landscape. These days, every semester, approximately 12,000 students are enrolled in one or more of the 185 degree programmes offered by our seven faculties. And academics also seem to feel right at home at our university, which is guided by the principle of interdisciplinarity. In fact, almost two thirds of our employees are academic staff, including over 280 professors.

Data and facts at a glance

Students & graduates

11,195: students
2,383: students in their 1st semester
2,233: degrees

Funding

€ 274 million: in total income
€ 72.5 million: in third-party funding

Personnel

2,698: full-time employees
1,644: scientific employees
287: professorships

Doctorates

1,404: Doctoral Candidates
169: Completed doctorates

In the 2025/26 winter semester, a total of 11,195 students were enrolled at the University of Bayreuth, 2,383 of them in their 1st semester. Moreover, there were 2,233 new graduates of bachelor's, master's, teaching, and law degree programmes in 2025.

The next generation of academics is equally impressive: 1,404 people were working on their doctoral thesis in Bayreuth in 2025, 169 of whom completed their doctorate.

In the field of research, the University of Bayreuth was in a good position in 2025: of 274 million euros of its total income, 72.5 million euros came from third-party funding.

Meanwhile, 2,698 full-time employees – including 1,644 academic employees, including 287 professors – contributed to the success of the University of Bayreuth.