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Degree programmes
31 undergraduate degree programmes and 51 master’s degree programmes are available.
These include
- 13 degree programmes taught exclusively in English
- 5 degree programmes with majors taught in English
- 8 bilingual degree programmes
Students
Number of students per winter semester
25,378 students are enrolled in winter semester 2025/26.
Number of students in previous semesters:
- 26,079 in winter semester 2024/25
- 27,229 in winter semester 2023/24
- 28,018 in winter semester 2022/23
- 28,819 in winter semester 2021/22
Info: 24,058 students were enrolled in summer semester 2025.
Students per faculty in winter semester 2025/26
| Faculty | total | female | international |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 25,378 | 43 % | 14 % |
Faculty of Natural Sciences | 2,877 | 52 % | 8 % |
| Faculty of Mathematics and Physics | 1,853 | 30 % | 18 % |
| Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3,045 | 17 % | 32 % |
| Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | 2,527 | 20 % | 32 % |
| Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Science | 2,044 | 32 % | 26 % |
| Faculty of Humanities | 5,638 | 64 % | 4 % |
| Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences | 1,456 | 64 % | 6 % |
| Faculty of Law | 2,471 | 62 % | 3 % |
| Faculty of Economics and Management | 3,327 | 36 % | 9 % |
| Other | 139 | 50 % | 1 % |
- 43 per cent (11,029) of enrolled students are female.
- 14 per cent (3,564) are foreign nationals.
(As of winter semester 2025/26, excluding students who have taken leave of absence; full-time equivalents)
Degrees
Number of graduates per degree type
- 46 per cent (2,229) are bachelor’s degrees.
- 50 per cent (2,382) are master’s degrees.
- 4 per cent (197) are law degrees (first state examination).
(2024 academic year)
Number of completed degrees per year
4,808 degrees were completed in the 2024 academic year. Degrees completed in previous years :
- 4,724 in the 2023 academic year
- 4,982 in the 2022 academic year
- 5,040 in the 2021 academic year
- 4,603 in the 2020 academic year
Graduates per faculty in the 2024 academic year
| Faculty | total | female | international |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4,808 | 45% | 13% |
| Faculty of Natural Sciences | 605 | 5% | 2% |
| Faculty of Mathematics and Physics | 294 | 35% | 9% |
| Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 534 | 14% | 34% |
| Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | 656 | 33% | 25% |
| Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Science | 324 | 33% | 25% |
| Faculty of Humanities | 1,193 | 72% | 3% |
| Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences | 341 | 62% | 6% |
| Faculty of Law | 208 | 61% | 4% |
| Faculty of Economics and Management | 611 | 41% | 5% |
| Other | 42 | 52% | 2% |
- 45 per cent (2,182) of degrees were completed by female students.
- 14 per cent (649) of degrees were completed by foreign nationals.
(2024 academic year)
Research
Leibniz University Hannover holds a leading international position in six key research areas.
Outstanding research projects at Leibniz University Hannover
Staff
Members of staff by gender
- 57 per cent (2,905) of staff members are male.
- 43 per cent (2,178) of staff members are female.
(As of 1 December 2024)
Number of staff per year
As of December 2024, the university employed 5,083 members of staff. Staff numbers in previous years:
- 5,229 in 2023
- 5,276 in 2022
- 5,294 in 2021
- 5,203 in 2020
(Numbers issued on 1 December of the respective year)
Staff per faculty
| Faculty | total | prof. | WM * | MTV * |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,083 | 354 | 2,873 | 1,856 |
Faculty of Natural Sciences | 646 | 59 | 402 | 185 |
| Faculty of Mathematics and Physics | 490 | 59 | 339 | 92 |
| Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 383 | 35 | 283 | 65 |
| Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | 719 | 22 | 466 | 231 |
| Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Science | 424 | 25 | 277 | 122 |
| Faculty of Humanities | 537 | 79 | 357 | 101 |
| Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences | 209 | 31 | 141 | 37 |
| Faculty of Law | 125 | 20 | 75 | 30 |
| Faculty of Economics and Management | 212 | 24 | 153 | 35 |
| Other | 1,338 | – | 380 | 958 |
* WM = research staff; MTV = technical and administrative staff
Please note:
Unless otherwise indicated, all numbers refer to employment. Employment reflects the duties of a natural person according to the type of duties (e.g. research staff or administrative staff), the location (organisational unit) and the financing (e.g. budget funds or third-party funding). A natural person can be employed in multiple positions at the same time.
In 2024, 4,503 members of staff were employed in 5,083 positions; 1,870 (42%) of them were female and 2,633 (58%) were male. 617 (14%) were foreign nationals.
Junior researchers
Number of doctorates per faculty in 2024
| Faculty | total | female | international |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 358 | 32 % | 20 % |
Faculty of Natural Sciences | 87 | 44 % | 18 % |
| Faculty of Mathematics and Physics | 31 | 29 % | 29 % |
| Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 37 | 14 % | 24 % |
| Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | 67 | 10 % | 9 % |
| Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Science | 22 | 36 % | 41 % |
| Faculty of Humanities | 33 | 58 % | 15 % |
| Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences | 9 | 56 % | 44 % |
| Faculty of Law | 22 | 36 % | 14 % |
| Faculty of Economics and Management | 25 | 48 % | 12 % |
| QUEST Leibniz Research School | 21 | 10 % | 29 % |
| Leibnis School of Optics & Photonics | 2 | 50 % | 50 % |
| Central Facilities (HOT) | 2 | 50 % | 50 % |
- 115 (32 %) were completed by female students.
- 72 (20 %) were completed by foreign nationals.
Between 2020 and 2024, 45 persons completed their habilitation at Leibniz University Hannover.
- 13 (29 %) of them were female and 32 (71 %) were male.
- 9 (20 %) were foreign nationals.
Postdoctoral theses (Habilitationen) per faculty, 2020-2024
| Faculty | total | female |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 45 | 13 |
Faculty of Natural Sciences | 9 | 4 |
| Faculty of Mathematics and Physics | 8 | 2 |
| Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 3 | – |
| Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | 5 | – |
| Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Science | 2 | – |
| Faculty of Humanities | 12 | 5 |
| Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences | – | – |
| Faculty of Law | 3 | 1 |
| Faculty of Economics and Management | 3 | 1 |
Finances
Overall income in million €
The overall income of Leibniz University Hannover in 2023 included:
- 47 per cent (296.9 million €) in state subsidies
- 12 per cent (73.1 million €) in special funds provided by the state government
- 10 per cent (63.6 million €) in other income
- 3 per cent (18.4 million €) in quality improvement funding and tuition fees for long-term students
- 28 per cent (178.8 million €) in third-party funding
(Income according to the 2023 earnings statement)
Development of third-party funding in million €
In the 2023 financial year, Leibniz University Hannover acquired 178.8 million € in third-party funding. Third-party funding in previous years:
- 176.0 million € in 2022
- 157.1 million € in 2021
- 143.2 million € in 2020
- 130.0 million € in 2019
Sources of third-party funding in million €
- 36 per cent (63.8 million €) of funding provided by the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the Volkswagen Foundation (thereunder 0.9 million €)
- 26 per cent (64.7 million €) in federal funding
- 11 per cent (19.4 million €) in other third-party funding (e.g. DAAD)
- 6 per cent (10.7 million €) of funding from commissions
- 11 per cent (20.2 million €) in EU funding
(As of 2023)
Third-party funding per faculty in 2023
| Faculty | total (million €) | incl. DFG/VW Foundation | incl. EU/federal gov. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 178.8 | 36 % | 47 % |
Faculty of Natural Sciences | 14.1 | 47 % | 37 % |
| Faculty of Mathematics and Physics | 19.0 | 16 % | 79 % |
| Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science | 15.0 | 22 % | 53 % |
| Faculty of Mechanical Engineering | 47.1 | 38 % | 45 % |
| Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Science | 21.5 | 35 % | 54 % |
| Faculty of Humanities | 7.9 | 42 % | 40 % |
| Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences | 2.2 | 13% | 72 % |
| Faculty of Law | 0.6 | 15% | 65 % |
| Faculty of Economics and Management | 2.4 | 46 % | 24 % |
| Leibniz School of Education | 1.9 | – | 80 % |
| QUEST Leibniz Research School | 7.1 | 90 % | 0 % |
| Leibniz School of Optics and Photonics | 7.4 | 100% | 0 % |
| L3S Research Centre | 12.7 | 17 % | 79 % |
| Central facilities / general administration | 19.8 | 24 % | 32 % |
Locations and buildings
Largest locations
- Schneiderberg 108,879 m²
- Welfengarten 78,745 m²
- Garbsen 44,981 m²
- Königsworther Platz 32,819 m²
- Herrenhausen 30,100 m²
Largest buildings
- Main building (building 1101) 21,774 m²
- External bookstack in Rethen (building 6502) 17,055 m²
- Multi-story building Appelstraße (building 3408) 14,900 m²
- Experimental hall Marienwerder (building 8901) 14,070 m²
- WMR building on Appelstraße (building 3403) 11,774 m²
(Measured data in terms of floor space NUF 1-6, as of January 2025)
