Leibniz University Hannover: Facts and Figures

Degree programmes

85

degree programmes (excluding further education opportunities) are being offered in the 2024 academic year.

33 undergraduate degree programmes and 52 master’s degree programmes are available.

These include

  • 10 degree programmes taught exclusively in English
  • 4 degree programmes with majors taught in English
  • 8 bilingual degree programmes

Students

26,079 students

are enrolled in winter semester 2024/25.

Number of students per winter semester

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26,079 students are enrolled in winter semester 2024/25.
Number of students in previous semesters:

  • 27,229 in winter semester 2023/24
  • 28,018 in winter semester 2022/23
  • 28,819 in winter semester 2021/22
  • 29,433 in winter semester 2020/21

Info: 25,139 students were enrolled in summer semester 2024.

Students per faculty in winter semester 2024/25

Faculty total female international
Total 26,079 4 % 15 %

Faculty of Natural Sciences

2,997 53 % 8 %
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics 1,861 31 % 17 %
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 3,095 16 % 33 %
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering 2,751 20 % 32 %
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Science 2,109 31 % 27 %
Faculty of Humanities 5,774 65 % 5 %
Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences 1,530 63 % 8 %
Faculty of Law 2,491 62 % 4 %
Faculty of Economics and Management 3,321 36 % 8 %
Other 149 53 % 1 %
  • 44 per cent (11,377) of enrolled students are female.
  • 15 per cent (3,790) are foreign nationals.

(As of winter semester 2024/25, excluding students who have taken leave of absence; full-time equivalents)

Student statistics for Leibniz University Hannover

Degrees

4,724 degrees

were completed in the 2023 academic year.

Number of graduates per degree type

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  • 47 per cent (2,212) are bachelor’s degrees.
  • 49 per cent (2,297) are master’s degrees.
  • 4 per cent (215) are law degrees (first state examination).

(2023 academic year)

Number of completed degrees per year

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4,724 degrees were completed in the 2023 academic year. Degrees completed in previous years :

  • 4,982 in the 2022 academic year
  • 5,040 in the 2021 academic year
  • 4,603 in the 2020 academic year
  • 4,855 in the 2019 academic year

Graduates per faculty in the 2023 academic year

Faculty total female international
Total 4,724 46% 14%
Faculty of Natural Sciences 568 59% 6%
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics 309 34% 6%
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 513 14% 37%
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering 711 13% 34%
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Science 315 37% 23%
Faculty of Humanities 1,092 73% 2%
Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences 327 62% 8%
Faculty of Law 230 65% 4%
Faculty of Economics and Management 644 45% 4%
Other 15 44%
  • 46 per cent (2,167) of degrees were completed by female students.
  • 14 per cent (643) of degrees were completed by foreign nationals.

(2023 academic year)

Examination statistics for Leibniz University Hannover

Research

6 key research areas

Outstanding research projects at Leibniz University Hannover

Staff

5,229 members of staff

in December 2023.

Members of staff by gender

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  • 57 per cent (2,964) of staff members are male.
  • 43 per cent (2,265) of staff members are female.

(As of 1 December 2023)

Number of staff per year

As of December 2023, the university employed 5,229 members of staff.  Staff numbers in previous years:

  • 5,276 in 2022
  • 5,294 in 2021
  • 5,203 in 2020
  • 5,138 in 2019

(Numbers issued on 1 December of the respective year)

Staff per faculty

Faculty total prof. WM * MTV *
Total 5,229 354 3,029 1,846

Faculty of Natural Sciences

648 61 399 188
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics 492 60 339 93
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 398 33 304 61
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering 742 22 476 244
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Science 447 25 294 128
Faculty of Humanities 560 78 384 98
Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences 210 31 140 39
Faculty of Law 129 19 84 26
Faculty of Economics and Management 232 25 170 37
Other 1,371 439 932

* 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 2023, 4,598 members of staff were employed in 5,229 positions; 1,914 (42%) of them were female and 2,684 (58%) were male. 623 (14%) were foreign nationals.

Junior researchers

372 doctoral degrees

were completed in the 2023 academic year.

Number of doctorates per faculty in 2023

Faculty total female international
Total 372 31 % 21 %

Faculty of Natural Sciences

82 44 % 26 %
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics 34 21 % 26 %
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science 48 17 % 33 %
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering 58 10 % 9 %
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodetic Science 40 23 % 38 %
Faculty of Humanities 28 61 % 11 %
Faculty of Architecture and Landscape Sciences 8 60 % 20 0%
Faculty of Law 25 44 % – %
Faculty of Economics and Management 30 43 % 13 %
QUEST Leibniz Research School 19 26 % 26 %
  • 117 (31 %) were completed by female students.
  • 79 (21 %) 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
Junior research groups at Leibniz University Hannover

Finances

630.7 million €

of overall income was allocated to Leibniz University Hannover in 2023.

Overall income in million €

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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 €

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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 €

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  • 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

Leibniz University Hannover comprises

341,257

square metres of floor space spread out over 162 buildings.

Largest locations

  • Schneiderberg 108,900 m²
  • Welfengarten 75,596 m²
  • Garbsen 40,801 m²
  • Königsworther Platz 33,504 m²
  • Herrenhausen 30,400 m²

Largest buildings

  • Main building (building 1101) 21,650 m²
  • External bookstack in Rethen (building 6502) 17,009 m²
  • Multi-story building Appelstraße (building 3408) 14,715 m²
  • Experimental hall Marienwerder (building 8901) 13,979 m²
  • WMR building on Appelstraße (building 3403) 11,798 m²

 

(Measured data in terms of floor space NUF 1-6, as of January 2023)