Facts and Figures

How many students has RWTH Aachen had over so many years? How many employees at the university make sure that everything goes smoothly from enrollment to research proposals? The university summarizes current statistics, trends, and developments.

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Name

Hans-Dieter Hötte

Deputy Head of Division

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work: +49 241 80 94091

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Download

Student Fact Sheet WS 2018/19 (de) (pdf: 465 kb)

Current Slide Set

RWTH Key Data

Academics in Winter Semester 2018/19

45,256 Students in the winter semester of 2018/19
6,555 Students in the first core semester for a Bachelor's degree, Bachelor's Teacher Training Programs or Medicine/Dentistry Staatsexamen
3,038 Students in the first core semester for a Master's degree or Master's Teacher Training
157 Courses of study – of which 16 are private courses of study
10,455 International students from 125 countries
7,164 Graduates in the 2018 academic year, that is winter semester 2017/18 and summer semester 2018

Staff 2018

564 Professors as of December 31, 2018
5,695 Other academic staff (including externally funded staff)
2,834 Non-faculty staff (including externally funded staff)
562 Trainees and interns

Institutions 2018

9 Faculties
260 Institutes
6 Collaborative Research Centers and Transregios
14 Participations in Collaborative Research Areas and Transregional Collaborative Research Areas
34 Research Training Programs (including 10 DFG Research Training Groups)

Excellence Initiative

1 Graduate School
2 Clusters of Excellence
1 Institutional Strategy “RWTH 2020: Meeting Global Challenges”

Annual Budget 2018

998,5 Million Euros in total annual budget, including
385,3 Million Euros in external funding

Table of Figures

Table of Figures 2018 (pdf: 2460 kb)

Table of Figures

The Table of Figures presents the University with key data from the previous academic and financial year. It serves the generation of the necessary transparency of the University both within internally and externally, while forming the basis for the differentiated controlling instruments of the University, which are important "building blocks" of the modern university management.

Quality Assurance and Increase of Excellence

The information compiled in the report are intended to support the Rectorate, the faculties and the University committees in decision-making issues. Information from the Table of Figures is increasingly needed for external university matters, such as accreditation or the establishment of rankings. The Table of Figures therefore makes a valuable contribution to quality assurance and enhancement of excellence of RWTH Aachen University.

You can find current RWTH Aachen statistics in the RWTH Aachen Slide Set.

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Supplements to Table of Figures

In the download area, you can find supplementary information to the print version of the Table of Figures. All documents to download are in Excel format, so that you can edit or copy the data if necessary. Additionally, the autofilter function in the heading enables you to restrict characteristics, such as a certain subject or semester.