The University of Freiburg is a University of Excellence!
From January 1, 2027, the University of Freiburg will receive funding as a University of Excellence under the Excellence Strategy of the German federal and state governments. This distinction is a remarkable achievement for the entire University and a strong sign of recognition of its academic performance and ambitious institutional strategy. With the Excellence funding, the University of Freiburg will create new opportunities for groundbreaking research, bring together outstanding minds across disciplinary boundaries, and convert research findings into concrete solutions to societal challenges even faster. Our mission: conducting research that shapes the future and makes a difference where it counts.
Studying in
Freiburg
The University of Freiburg currently has around 24,500 students. The University offers a broad interdisciplinary spectrum of high-quality research and teaching with its eleven faculties and around 240 degree programmes, as well as 453 full and 28 junior professorships.
Research
The University of Freiburg is among Europe’s strongest research universities. Its broad spectrum of academic fields provides great potential for basic research – both at the core of individual disciplines and in collaborative research.
Transfer
The University of Freiburg understands transfer as a multidirectional exchange between the University, society, industry, and politics that benefits all in equal measure.
The University at a Glance
The University of Freiburg is one of Germany’s leading research universities, which offers outstanding teaching and is fully committed to promoting the transfer of knowledge, technology and education to society. It regularly achieves top positions in prestigious rankings. In the Germany-wide comparison of the Shanghai Ranking, for example, it is ranked fifth and is listed among the 101–150 best universities worldwide. Its wide range of subjects combines in-depth academic excellence with interdisciplinary strength. Researchers from the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering and university medicine work together to find new solutions and answers to the pressing issues and challenges of our time.
more than 24500
students
more than 8400
employees
more than 240
degree programmes