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Basic information

Kind of Institution and funding body
University, public
Year of foundation
1402
Total number of Students
27,149
Students at this campus
27,149
Semester contribution
Public transport ticket is included.
Tuition fees
There are no study fees.

Students by area of study

Medicine, Health Science
12.6%
Natural Sciences, Mathematics
23.7%
Law, Economic and Social Sciences
32.4%
Humanities, Languages
21.1%
Engineering Science (incl. Computer Science)
7.8%
Other studies
2.5%

Students by type of degree pursued

Bachelor's degree
35.8%
Master's degree
14.1%
Teacher qualification degree
25.5%
Pre-Bologna degrees
21.8%
Other types of degrees
2.8%

Central services

Opening hours central student counselling

Special features regarding the library

Services: Long opening hours 7 days a week with full user services (e.g. book loan and return, information from qualified staff); Courses to develop information skills (integrated in all degree courses); Multilingual website, multilingual tours and introductory events; Library offers on the university e-learning platform; online publications server; Information management system for enquiries, criticism and acquisition proposals; Generously equipped with group workstations and rooms, computer workstations, WiFi; Digitalisation centre;
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Foreign language center and courses

There is a foreign language centre. Languages offered: English, French, German as a Foreign Language, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Latin, Turkish, Arabic.
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Special features regarding university sports

The university offers its own sports programme. For students of the University of Würzburg, participation in all sports programmes within Bavaria is possible. Participation is subject to fees. The programme of the University of Würzburg is open to: Students of the University of Würzburg, the HAW Würzburg-Schweinfurt and the University of Music Würzburg. The Würzburg university sports programme offers an inexpensive and varied range of year-round courses in various types of sport to balance out everyday student life. Nearly all courses are freely accessible without registration or individual fees once an authorisation ID has been acquired for the university sports programme, allowing every participant to take part in a large selection of events flexibly on a daily basis.
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Last update 2024: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education

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