The University of Passau opened on 9 October 1978 with a total enrolment figure of 463 students in its first semester.
9,952 (as at 31 March 2026),
including 1,838 international students (18.47%)
from e.g. Austria (142), Turkey (141), India (140), Tunisia (130), Pakistan (Islamic Republic) (106), Iran (82), China (PRC) (63), Russian Federation (59), Egypt (57), Ukraine (47), Hungary (47), France (46), Italy (40), Ghana (32), Azerbaijan (30), Nigeria (28), Czech Republic (28), Syrian Arab Republic (27), Albania (26), Romania (25), Spain (22), Afghanistan (21), Morocco (19), Argentina (19), Kosovo (19), Bangladesh (18), Bulgaria (17), Poland (17), Kazakhstan (16), Colombia (16), Uzbekistan (15), Croatia (14), Palestinian Territories (14), Greece (12), Kenya (11), Nepal (11), Belarus (10), Brazil (10), Georgia (10), Republic of Korea (10) and Mexico (10).
| Faculty | Enrolled students | of which in their first semester of study |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Law | 2,305 | 107 |
| Business, Economics and Information Systems | 1,308 | 83 |
| Computer Science and Mathematics | 1,096 | 138 |
| Humanities and Cultural Studies | 2,048 | 140 |
| Social and Educational Sciences | 3,195 | 132 |
| Totals | 9,952 | 600 |
The student figures show the total number of students enrolled in programmes offered by the respective faculties. Due to the modular nature of the Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes as well as the long-cycle teacher education programmes, the degree programmes may include modules administered by other faculties.
| Staff in primary occupation | Academic staff | Professional support staff | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numbers | Headcount | FTE | Headcount | FTE | Headcount | FTE |
| Totals | 1,309 | 1,039.49 | 760 | 601.97 | 549 | 437.52 |
| Male | 581 | 502.1 | 416 | 349.02 | 165 | 153.08 |
| Female | 728 | 537.38 | 344 | 252.94 | 384 | 284.44 |
(Figures as at 1 July 2025)
Partnerships with more than 300 universities abroad (as at 1 March 2025)
Central facilities and services, institutes and research centres
| Faculty | Chaired professors (C4/W3) | Non-chaired professors (C3/W2) | Assistant professors (W1) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Faculty of Law | 21 | 4 | |
| Business, Economics and Information Systems | 25 | ||
| Humanities and Cultural Studies | 21 | 15 | 1 |
| Social and Educational Sciences | 18 | 8 | |
| Computer Science and Mathematics | 22.8 | 5 | 4 |
| Totals | 107.8 | 32 | 5 |
| Faculty | Numbers |
|---|---|
| Faculty of Law | 167 |
| Business, Economics and Information Systems | 106 |
| Department of Catholic Theology | 25 |
| Social and Educational Sciences | 139 |
| Humanities and Cultural Studies | 128 |
| Computer Science and Mathematics | 100 |
| Totals | 665 |
(Figures as at 1 December 2025)
LL.M. German Law for foreign graduates
LL.M. Legal Informatics
B.A. Governance and Public Policy
B.A. Journalism and Strategic Communication
M.A. Communication in Digital Societies
M.A. Development Studies
M.A. Geography: Culture, Environment and Tourism
M.A. Governance and Public Policy
M.A. International Education and Global Learning
Teacher Education Programme: primary education
Teacher Education Programme: secondary education (Mittelschule)
Teacher Education Programme: secondary education (Realschule)
Teacher Education Programme: secondary education (Gymnasium)
B.A. European Studies
B.A. European Studies Major
B.A. Historical Sciences
B.A. International Cultural and Business Studies
B.A. Language and Text Sciences
B.A. Media and Communication
M.A. Bildwissenschaft (enrolment suspended until 31 March 2026)
M.A. Charity Studies and Values-based Management
M.A. European Studies
M.A. History and Society
M.A. International Cultural and Business Studies
M.A. Semiotics of Texts and Culture
M.A. Pastoral Ministry
B.Sc. Artificial Intelligence
B.Sc. Computer Science
B.Sc. Mathematics
M.Sc. Artificial Intelligence Engineering
M.Sc. Computational Mathematics
M.Sc. Computer Science
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