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Basic information

Total number of students at the department

2,640

Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)

310

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

12/14 points

Results of study

Exam results

9.6%

Exam preparation

7/8 points

Research

Doctorates per professor

0.8

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Career and practical orientation
Learning and working spaces
Teacher support
Support in studies
Courses offered
Study organisation
Exam organisation
Digital learning
Assistance with exam preparation
Share of external repetitions visited

59.4%

Not specified
Introduction to scientific work
Rooms
Library
Overall study situation
Return rate of the questionnaires

132

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme

fully integrated Bachelor's degree course (LL.B.); attractive specialisation: including media law, digitalisation law and tax law; Participation in moot court programmes (international and national); Law Clinic; German-French degree programme (French Law) with Licence and Bachelor's degree as well as (double) Master's degree; International summer universities.

Special features regarding the international orientation

German-French degree programme in Law (Potsdam-Paris Nanterre); Human Rights Centre, many attractive Erasmus+ partners

Special features regarding the equipment

Lecture hall building with state-of-the-art media technology; fully accessible; Separate rooms with special computer technology for students with a disability (e.g. for visually impaired students); library with disabled access; Access to the usual legal databases (e.g. beck, juris) as well as digital literature (e.g. textbooks).

Special features regarding research activities

Research Centres European Criminal History, Economic and Legal Philosophy, Intellectual Property-Digitalisation-Competition; Municipal Science Institute, Human Rights Centre, Tax and Financial Law Institute, Protestant Church Law Institute

Other special features

Family friendliness; Disability friendliness; atmosphere of collaborative culture of communication between students and teaching staff; High degree of identification of students, staff and lecturers with their faculty (corporate identity).

Further information on research activities

Information on access restrictions

Website of the Student Council

online-application

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Acronyms

(S) = Students' judgements

(F) = Facts

(P) = Professors' judgements

Units

Value in percent

Value in points

Euro

Thousand Euro

Last Update 2026: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education