Universität Bielefeld

Universitätsstraße 25
33615 Bielefeld
Phone: +49 521 106-00

https://www.uni-bielefeld.de

General remarks

This University is also featured in the U-Multirank world university rankings.

Basic information

Kind of Institution and funding body	University, public
Year of foundation	1969
Total number of Students	25,078
Students at this campus	25,078
Semester contribution	317,29 € *
Tuition fees	There are no study fees.

Subject areas featured in the ranking

Students by area of study

Medicine, Health Science		3.1 %
Natural Sciences, Mathematics		22.3 %
Law, Economic and Social Sciences		45.5 %
Humanities, Languages		18.7 %
Engineering Science (incl. Computer Science)		5.5 %
Other studies		4.8 %

Students by type of degree pursued

Bachelor's degree		43.6 %
Master's degree		17.2 %
Teacher qualification degree		23.0 %
Pre-Bologna degrees		15.9 %
Other types of degrees		0.2 %

Central services

Opening hours central student counselling

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Special features regarding the library

Locations: The library is located in the main university building and the adjoining Building X, in direct proximity to the departments and lecture halls.; Stock: 2.3 million media in print; 600,000 E-Books and E-Journals – can also be used directly at home with VPN or Shibboleth; Structure of the Medical Departmental Library – opening in October 2021.; Services: Opening hours until 01:00 at night and until 22:00 at weekends; 95% of the media are freely accessible; Single, group and PC workstations; Discussion rooms with SMART Board or LCD TV; WIFI; BASE academic search engine; Rapidly growing range of E-Books and E-Journals; Excellent guidance – on-site and digitally; Extensive range of training on data and digital skills; Publication services – transformation from subscription-based publishing to open-access publications; Research Data Management; Citavi literature management; Scan/print. more information

Foreign language center and courses

There is a foreign language centre. Languages offered: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Latin, Turkish, Arabic, Ancient Greek, Finnish, Sign Language. more information

Special features regarding university sports

The university offers its own sports programme. Some courses are free of charge, some subject to fees. Diverse sports programme with over 250 courses in more than 110 different sporting disciplines (during lecture periods); Sports facilities and swimming pool integrated in the main university building; a modern fitness centre (UNifit; fees apply); Sports hall and adjoining rooms wheelchair-accessible; Offers in cooperation with other providers, e.g. horseback riding, climbing; Partner University of Leading Athletics; excursions, e.g. skiing and surfing; great martial arts and dance sport area. more information