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Facts and figures

The University of Passau opened on 9 October 1978 with a total enrolment figure of 463 students in its first semester.

Summer semester 2025

Currently enrolled students

12,258 (as at 1 June 2025),
including 1,672 international students (16.30%)
from e.g. Austria (136), India (118), Tunisia (108), Turkey (108), Pakistan (84), Iran (81), China PRC (63), Russian Federation (56), Egypt (52), Ukraine (51), France (47), Hungary (43), Spain (33), Syrian Arab Republic (31), Argentina (29), Albania (27), Ghana (27), Italy (25), Czech Republic (25), Nigeria (23), Vietnam (23), Afghanistan (22), Kosovo (21), Azerbaijan (20), Brazil (18), Colombia (17), Romania (17), Morocco (16), Bulgaria (15), Bangladesch (14), Poland (14), Uzbekistan (14), Croatia (13), Palestinian Territories (13), USA (12), Mexico (11), and Lebanon (10).

Figures by faculty

Faculty Chaired professors
(C4/W3)
Non-chaired professors
(C3/W2)
Assistant professors
(W1)
Faculty of Law 20 4  
Business, Economics and Information Systems 25   1
Humanities and Cultural Studies 21 15 1
Social and Educational Sciences 18 8  
Computer Science and Mathematics 22.8 5 4
Totals 106.8 32 6
Faculty Enrolled students of which in their
first semester of study
Faculty of Law 2,268 146
Business, Economics and Information Systems 1,288 84
Humanities and Cultural Studies 2,197 213
Social and Educational Sciences 3,356 136
Computer Science and Mathematics 1,149 199
Totals 10,258 778


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 structure, international partnerships, organisational units

Staff structure

  Staff in primary occupation Academic staff Professional support staff
Numbers Headcount FTE Headcount FTE Headcount FTE
Totals 1,313 1,044.70 764 605.66 549 438.41
Male 594 509.77 422 351.30 172 158.47
Female 719 534.30 342 254.36 377 279.94

(Figures as at 1 April 2025)

Partnerships with more than 300 universities abroad (as at 1 March 2025)

Central facilities and services, institutes and research centres

Support for early career researchers

Doctoral students

Faculty Numbers
Faculty of Law 136
Business, Economics and Information Systems 106
Department of Catholic Theology 25
Social and Educational Sciences 147
Humanities and Cultural Studies 118
Computer Science and Mathematics 85
Totals 517

(Figures as at 1 December 2023)

Study options - Degree programmes of the faculties

State-examination programme

Law undergraduate programme
 

Bachelor's programme

LL.B. Legal Tech

Master's programmes

LL.M. German Law for foreign graduates
LL.M. Legal Informatics

  • Language courses for students at all faculties in Chinese, Czech, English, French, German as a Foreign Language, Indonesian, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Turkish and Vietnamese
  • Subject-specific language programmes for students of business & economics; cultural studies & international relations; law; and computer science & mathematics
  • A wide range of transferable skills courses are offered to all students
  • Numerous exchange programmes with our international partner universities
  • International double degree programmes for students enrolled in the Law undergraduate programme; M.Sc. Business Administration; M.Sc. Information Systems; M.A. European Studies; M.A. Governance and Public Policy; B.A. and M.A. International Cultural and Business Studies; B.A. Language and Text Sciences; and M.Sc. Computer Science

Student Services Association (Studentenwerk)

Student halls of residence with 611 rooms.
Refectory with a seating capacity of 560.
Proportion of students receiving BAföG student loans: 13.85% (in winter semester 2022–23)

Website of the Student Services Association (Studierendenwerk)

Contact

Stefanie Falkner
Stefanie Falkner
Room VW 123
Innstr. 41
Phone: +49(0)851/509-5020
Fax: +49(0)851/509-1433
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