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Basic information

Kind of Institution and funding body
University, public
Year of foundation
1919
Total number of Students
41,800
Students at this campus
41,800
Semester contribution
340.00 €
Tuition fees
There are no study fees.

Students by area of study

Medicine, Health Science
11.2%
Natural Sciences, Mathematics
18.8%
Law, Economic and Social Sciences
50.1%
Humanities, Languages
11.9%
Engineering Science (incl. Computer Science)
5.5%
Other studies
2.5%

Students by type of degree pursued

Bachelor's degree
%
Master's degree
%
Teacher qualification degree
%
Pre-Bologna degrees
%
Other types of degrees
%

Central services

Opening hours central student counselling

Special features regarding the library

Locations: The University of Hamburg library system includes the State and University Library (STABI), the libraries of the University of Hamburg and the Central Medical Library (ÄZB) of the University Medical Centre (UKE).; Stock: Total stock: 4,611,452; Books, journals, newspapers: 2,603,547; Other printed works : 111,296; Other non-electronic materials: 734,286; Electronic stock: 999,661 and much more.; Services: As a central library for Hamburg’s universities and the largest academic library in the Hamburg region, the State Library and University Library maintains a comprehensive information centre covering all areas of knowledge.; 858 user workspaces; 161 computer workstations; 40 work booths; Work space for students with disabilities and chronic illnesses, media library; Public access to the internet for students and staff of the University of Hamburg from their own notebooks; Photocopiers and scanners
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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, Russian, Chinese, Turkish
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Special features regarding university sports

The university offers its own sports programme. Some courses are free of charge, some subject to fees. In Hamburg the university sports programme is a joint service of all the state and state-recognised higher education institutions. The central tasks of the university sports centre are the promotion of sport, exercise and health, programmes in grass-roots and competitive sports, social integration in life and work at the universities irrespective of background, culture, ethnicity or gender, promotion of communication between the members of the university across departments and institutions.
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Last update 2025: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education