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Facts & Figures

The most important key figures of Humboldt-Universität at a glance: From study programmes and students to research and staff to international affairs and finances. This overview summarises key data in a compact format and makes the dimensions and focal points of HU comprehensible at a glance.

At a glance

  • 34,540

    Students

  • 509

    Professorships

  • 128mill

    Expenditure of third-party funds

  • 375

    Partner universities

Study

Study programmes170
Students 34.540
Female students19.956
International students6.013

Status: April 9, 2026

Research

Clusters of excellence (with participations)6
Third-party funding expenditure*127.5 million
Collaborative research centres (as spokespersons)3
ERC grantees25
Research Training Groups (as spokespersons)5

Status: 31 Dec. 2025. The figures are updated at the beginning of each year.
*These figures are preliminary figures for third-party funding expenditures as of March 27, 2026.
The final figures are expected to be published at the end of the second quarter of 2026.

International

Times Higher Education Ranking85
International students6603
International teaching staff25 %
Partner universities375

Locations & facilities

Faculties9
Central facilities5
Central institutes6
Interdisciplinary centres8
Integrative Research Institutes2

Status: October 2025

Personnel

Professorships
(of which 60 are S-professorships and secondments,
and 79 are visiting professorships)		509
Research assistants2109
Non-academic staff1938
Student employees1256

Status: October 2025

Finances

Revenue (total)549.990
Grant from the state of Berlin in accordance with the university contract305.488
Grant and allocations from the state of Berlin13,968, of which investment pact for university construction: 3,239
Income from third-party funds (total)140.424

Figures for the year 2023

Rankings

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