Data on Higher Education in Germany

Welcome to the German higher education system! Here you will find data and analyses on higher education in Germany, provided by the CHE Centre for Higher Education, an independent think tank for the German higher education system. The data visualised on these pages originate mainly from the Federal Statistical Office or from CHE’s own data projects.

Institutions

How many higher education institutions are there in Germany? Which higher education institutions in Germany have the most students?

Students

How many students are there in Germany? How is their distribution across types of institutions, funding bodies and subject areas?

First-Year-Students

How many first-year-students are there in Germany? What is the proportion of females and foreign students among the freshers?

Graduates

How many people graduate from higher education institutions in Germany? What is the proportion of women among the graduates?

Student Satisfaction

How satisfied are students in Germany with their study conditions? Results from the
CHE University Ranking.

Academic Staff

How many professors and other academic staff members are there at German higher education institutions? How high is the proportion of women?

Further sources of information on the German higher education system

Information on the German university system provided by the German Rectors‘ Conference (HRK)
Data on higher education in Germany provided by the German Federal Statistical Office
Information on studying and doing research in Germany by the German Academic Exchange Service
Information on studying in Germany provided by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
- Explanation of the German higher education system on the same website

…or follow the CHE’s executive director Frank Ziegele on LinkedIn for regulary updates on higher education in Germany