Total institutions | University 1) | College of art and music | University of applied sciences 2) | College of public administration | |||
Nationality | Germany | Winter semester | Number | ||||
Germans and foreigners | Former West Germany
3) | 1947/1948 | 76,140 | - | - | - | - |
1948/1949 | 77,958 | - | - | - | - | ||
1949/1950 | 89,029 | - | - | - | - | ||
1950/1951 | 103,192 | - | - | - | - | ||
1951/1952 | 104,107 | - | - | - | - | ||
1952/1953 | 105,028 | - | - | - | - | ||
1953/1954 | 106,006 | - | - | - | - | ||
1954/1955 | 110,774 | - | - | - | - | ||
1955/1956 | 116,800 | - | - | - | - | ||
1956/1957 | 128,375 | - | - | - | - | ||
1957/1958 | 142,340 | - | - | - | - | ||
1958/1959 | 155,892 | - | - | - | - | ||
1959/1960 | 167,033 | - | - | - | - | ||
1960/1961 | 181,132 | 176,733 | 4,399 | - | - | ||
1961/1962 | 194,400 | 190,116 | 4,284 | - | - | ||
1962/1963 | 206,189 | 201,722 | 4,467 | - | - | ||
1963/1964 | 214,276 | 209,470 | 4,806 | - | - | ||
1964/1965 | 220,518 | 215,905 | 4,613 | - | - | ||
1965/1966 | 223,878 | 219,277 | 4,601 | - | - | ||
1966/1967 | 234,403 | 229,694 | 4,709 | - | - | ||
1967/1968 | 235,749 | 230,934 | 4,815 | - | - | ||
1968/1969 | 251,223 | 246,255 | 4,968 | - | - | ||
1969/1970 | 269,094 | 263,672 | 5,422 | - | - | ||
1970/1971 | 291,572 | 285,295 | 6,277 | - | - | ||
1971/1972 | 324,159 | 316,694 | 7,465 | - | - | ||
1972/1973 | 460,154 | 361,294 | 8,397 | 90,463 | - | ||
1973/1974 | 495,635 | 389,784 | 8,859 | 96,992 | 1,552 | ||
1974/1975 | 526,395 | 414,321 | 8,924 | 103,150 | 1,800 | ||
1975/1976 | 553,889 | 433,616 | 8,907 | 111,366 | 1,976 | ||
1976/1977 | 579,061 | 449,852 | 8,780 | 120,429 | 3,365 | ||
1977/1978 | 594,071 | 460,585 | 8,535 | 124,951 | 6,613 | ||
1978/1979 | 607,190 | 472,006 | 8,869 | 126,315 | 8,420 | ||
1979/1980 | 621,977 | 482,303 | 9,196 | 130,478 | 11,435 | ||
1980/1981 | 656,087 | 505,502 | 9,684 | 140,901 | 15,701 | ||
1981/1982 | 699,255 | 533,731 | 10,007 | 155,517 | 18,919 | ||
1982/1983 | 741,939 | 556,789 | 10,248 | 174,902 | 21,101 | ||
1983/1984 | 787,920 | 582,894 | 10,433 | 194,593 | 20,795 | ||
1984/1985 | 816,758 | 598,693 | 10,751 | 207,314 | 20,129 | ||
1985/1986 | 830,810 | 605,769 | 10,960 | 214,081 | 19,228 | ||
1986/1987 | 848,510 | 615,723 | 11,033 | 221,754 | 19,155 | ||
1987/1988 | 873,432 | 630,792 | 10,915 | 231,725 | 19,690 | ||
1988/1989 | 905,818 | 653,270 | 11,336 | 241,212 | 19,957 | ||
1989/1990 | 929,394 | 665,825 | 11,323 | 252,246 | 21,014 | ||
Nationality | Germany | Winter semester | Number | ||||
Germans and foreigners | Länder, total | 1990/1991 | 1,046,727 | 769,943 | 13,866 | 262,918 | 21,620 |
1991/1992 | 1,080,220 | 787,003 | 14,129 | 279,088 | 24,371 | ||
1992/1993 | 1,105,491 | 799,017 | 14,288 | 292,186 | 25,479 | ||
1993/1994 | 1,116,144 | 798,250 | 14,334 | 303,560 | 28,673 | ||
1994/1995 | 1,107,724 | 786,626 | 14,083 | 307,015 | 28,941 | ||
1995/1996 | 1,083,273 | 766,029 | 13,664 | 303,580 | 27,359 | ||
1996/1997 | 1,054,684 | 747,507 | 13,553 | 293,624 | 23,740 | ||
1997/1998 | 1,029,640 | 727,964 | 13,540 | 288,136 | 21,617 | ||
1998/1999 | 999,951 | 704,940 | 13,326 | 281,685 | 18,586 | ||
1999/2000 | 970,162 | 676,160 | 13,202 | 280,800 | 17,116 | ||
2000/2001 | 970,137 | 670,689 | 13,139 | 286,309 | 17,453 | ||
2001/2002 | 995,436 | 681,706 | 13,097 | 300,633 | 16,839 | ||
2002/2003 | 1,020,609 | 690,272 | 13,332 | 317,005 | 18,035 | ||
2003/2004 | 1,061,702 | 708,522 | 13,286 | 339,894 | 18,945 | ||
2004/2005 | 1,026,416 | 667,743 | 13,223 | 345,450 | 17,989 | ||
2005/2006 | 1,037,288 | 671,745 | 13,505 | 352,038 | 16,410 | ||
2006/2007 | 1,032,845 | 664,972 | 13,265 | 354,608 | 14,759 | ||
2007/2008 | 1,014,909 | 647,243 | 12,883 | 354,783 | 13,301 | ||
2008/2009 | 1,057,995 | 660,669 | 13,411 | 383,915 | 13,959 | ||
2009/2010 | 1,106,459 | 684,798 | 13,716 | 407,945 | 14,157 | ||
2010/2011 | 1,157,687 | 713,142 | 14,016 | 430,529 | 15,214 | ||
2011/2012 | 1,255,372 | 774,002 | 14,400 | 466,970 | 16,347 | ||
2012/2013 | 1,314,017 | 806,189 | 14,989 | 492,839 | 16,624 | ||
2013/2014 | 1,371,640 | 836,770 | 15,215 | 519,655 | 16,875 | ||
2014/2015 | 1,408,534 | 850,560 | 15,154 | 542,820 | 17,062 | ||
2015/2016 | 1,434,126 | 862,874 | 15,251 | 556,001 | 18,204 | ||
2016/2017 | 1,453,625 | 870,848 | 15,449 | 567,328 | 19,460 | ||
2017/2018 | 1,464,643 | 872,016 | 15,517 | 577,110 | 22,174 | ||
2018/2019 | 1,465,978 | 866,089 | 15,438 | 584,451 | 24,517 | ||
2019/2020 | 1,464,867 | 857,962 | 15,368 | 591,537 | 26,360 | ||
2020/2021 | 1,476,366 | 853,470 | 15,634 | 607,262 | 27,020 | ||
2021/2022 | 1,468,007 | 837,973 | 15,364 | 614,670 | 29,173 | ||
2022/2023 | 1,444,125 | 821,005 | 15,275 | 607,845 | 28,578 | ||
2023/2024 | 1,407,830 | 797,559 | 15,289 | 594,982 | 28,552 | ||
2024/2025
4) | 1,403,253 | 788,181 | 15,702 | 599,370 | 27,995 | ||
Nationality | Germany | Winter semester | Number | ||||
Germans | Former West Germany
3) | 1960/1961 | 162,945 | 158,965 | 3,980 | - | - |
1961/1962 | 175,282 | 171,414 | 3,868 | - | - | ||
1962/1963 | 186,498 | 182,483 | 4,015 | - | - | ||
1963/1964 | 193,979 | 189,671 | 4,308 | - | - | ||
1964/1965 | 200,323 | 196,269 | 4,054 | - | - | ||
1965/1966 | 203,878 | 199,847 | 4,031 | - | - | ||
1966/1967 | 214,867 | 210,805 | 4,062 | - | - | ||
1967/1968 | 216,707 | 212,560 | 4,147 | - | - | ||
1968/1969 | 232,438 | 228,130 | 4,308 | - | - | ||
1969/1970 | 250,526 | 245,777 | 4,749 | - | - | ||
1970/1971 | 272,447 | 267,004 | 5,443 | - | - | ||
1971/1972 | 302,626 | 296,148 | 6,478 | - | - | ||
1972/1973 | 429,891 | 337,299 | 7,251 | 85,341 | - | ||
1973/1974 | 464,054 | 365,131 | 7,660 | 91,263 | 1,552 | ||
1974/1975 | 493,075 | 388,221 | 7,713 | 97,141 | 1,800 | ||
1975/1976 | 519,553 | 406,942 | 7,672 | 104,939 | 1,976 | ||
1976/1977 | 543,845 | 422,790 | 7,584 | 113,471 | 3,365 | ||
1977/1978 | 558,280 | 432,954 | 7,443 | 117,883 | 6,613 | ||
1978/1979 | 570,471 | 443,857 | 7,770 | 118,844 | 8,420 | ||
1979/1980 | 584,209 | 453,257 | 8,069 | 122,883 | 11,435 | ||
1980/1981 | 615,565 | 474,309 | 8,517 | 132,739 | 15,701 | ||
1981/1982 | 655,400 | 500,045 | 8,857 | 146,498 | 18,918 | ||
1982/1983 | 695,581 | 521,326 | 9,074 | 165,181 | 21,098 | ||
1983/1984 | 739,547 | 546,324 | 9,289 | 183,934 | 20,794 | ||
1984/1985 | 767,111 | 561,321 | 9,617 | 196,173 | 20,129 | ||
1985/1986 | 780,090 | 567,544 | 9,847 | 202,699 | 19,226 | ||
1986/1987 | 796,403 | 576,330 | 9,948 | 210,125 | 19,154 | ||
1987/1988 | 819,434 | 589,969 | 9,807 | 219,658 | 19,689 | ||
1988/1989 | 848,843 | 610,076 | 10,203 | 228,564 | 19,957 | ||
1989/1990 | 869,628 | 620,373 | 10,183 | 239,072 | 21,014 | ||
Nationality | Germany | Winter semester | Number | ||||
Germans | Länder, total | 1990/1991 | 979,232 | 717,646 | 12,551 | 249,035 | 21,620 |
1991/1992 | 1,008,439 | 731,494 | 12,618 | 264,327 | 24,363 | ||
1992/1993 | 1,027,590 | 739,078 | 12,587 | 275,925 | 25,477 | ||
1993/1994 | 1,033,787 | 735,101 | 12,439 | 286,247 | 28,671 | ||
1994/1995 | 1,022,856 | 722,273 | 12,133 | 288,450 | 28,932 | ||
1995/1996 | 996,856 | 701,083 | 11,681 | 284,092 | 27,345 | ||
1996/1997 | 966,356 | 681,728 | 11,469 | 273,159 | 23,720 | ||
1997/1998 | 939,413 | 661,567 | 11,409 | 266,437 | 21,589 | ||
1998/1999 | 907,630 | 637,317 | 10,988 | 259,325 | 18,552 | ||
1999/2000 | 874,641 | 606,668 | 10,713 | 257,260 | 17,072 | ||
2000/2001 | 870,231 | 598,115 | 10,513 | 261,603 | 17,410 | ||
2001/2002 | 887,672 | 604,172 | 10,259 | 273,241 | 16,791 | ||
2002/2003 | 903,404 | 606,489 | 10,230 | 286,685 | 17,986 | ||
2003/2004 | 935,876 | 619,425 | 10,073 | 306,378 | 18,882 | ||
2004/2005 | 902,196 | 580,403 | 9,963 | 311,830 | 17,924 | ||
2005/2006 | 912,841 | 585,262 | 10,208 | 317,371 | 16,348 | ||
2006/2007 | 909,922 | 581,000 | 9,963 | 318,959 | 14,701 | ||
2007/2008 | 898,209 | 568,760 | 9,664 | 319,785 | 13,256 | ||
2008/2009 | 938,741 | 582,353 | 10,021 | 346,367 | 13,886 | ||
2009/2010 | 984,105 | 604,972 | 10,162 | 368,971 | 14,109 | ||
2010/2011 | 1,031,288 | 630,622 | 10,315 | 390,351 | 15,173 | ||
2011/2012 | 1,122,200 | 686,827 | 10,641 | 424,732 | 16,306 | ||
2012/2013 | 1,171,894 | 713,344 | 11,008 | 447,542 | 16,555 | ||
2013/2014 | 1,218,965 | 737,156 | 11,063 | 470,746 | 16,811 | ||
2014/2015 | 1,245,029 | 744,812 | 10,909 | 489,308 | 16,994 | ||
2015/2016 | 1,260,203 | 751,076 | 10,856 | 498,271 | 18,135 | ||
2016/2017 | 1,269,166 | 752,839 | 10,758 | 505,569 | 19,375 | ||
2017/2018 | 1,270,098 | 748,139 | 10,657 | 511,302 | 22,086 | ||
2018/2019 | 1,258,281 | 734,604 | 10,449 | 513,228 | 24,423 | ||
2019/2020 | 1,246,852 | 721,370 | 10,353 | 515,129 | 26,264 | ||
2020/2021 | 1,253,399 | 716,077 | 10,483 | 526,839 | 26,937 | ||
2021/2022 | 1,232,873 | 694,151 | 10,329 | 528,393 | 29,079 | ||
2022/2023 | 1,199,632 | 672,516 | 10,225 | 516,891 | 28,391 | ||
2023/2024 | 1,156,996 | 645,602 | 10,213 | 501,181 | 28,337 | ||
2024/2025 | m | m | m | m | m | ||
Nationality | Germany | Winter semester | Number | ||||
Foreigners | Former West Germany
3) | 1960/1961 | 18,187 | 17,768 | 419 | - | - |
1961/1962 | 19,118 | 18,702 | 416 | - | - | ||
1962/1963 | 19,691 | 19,239 | 452 | - | - | ||
1963/1964 | 20,297 | 19,799 | 498 | - | - | ||
1964/1965 | 20,195 | 19,636 | 559 | - | - | ||
1965/1966 | 20,000 | 19,430 | 570 | - | - | ||
1966/1967 | 19,536 | 18,889 | 647 | - | - | ||
1967/1968 | 19,042 | 18,374 | 668 | - | - | ||
1968/1969 | 18,785 | 18,125 | 660 | - | - | ||
1969/1970 | 18,568 | 17,895 | 673 | - | - | ||
1970/1971 | 19,125 | 18,291 | 834 | - | - | ||
1971/1972 | 21,533 | 20,546 | 987 | - | - | ||
1972/1973 | 30,263 | 23,995 | 1,146 | 5,122 | - | ||
1973/1974 | 31,581 | 24,653 | 1,199 | 5,729 | - | ||
1974/1975 | 33,320 | 26,100 | 1,211 | 6,009 | - | ||
1975/1976 | 34,336 | 26,674 | 1,235 | 6,427 | - | ||
1976/1977 | 35,216 | 27,062 | 1,196 | 6,958 | - | ||
1977/1978 | 35,791 | 27,631 | 1,092 | 7,068 | - | ||
1978/1979 | 36,719 | 28,149 | 1,099 | 7,471 | - | ||
1979/1980 | 37,768 | 29,046 | 1,127 | 7,595 | - | ||
1980/1981 | 40,522 | 31,193 | 1,167 | 8,162 | - | ||
1981/1982 | 43,854 | 33,686 | 1,150 | 9,018 | - | ||
1982/1983 | 46,358 | 35,463 | 1,174 | 9,721 | 3 | ||
1983/1984 | 48,373 | 36,570 | 1,144 | 10,659 | 1 | ||
1984/1985 | 49,647 | 37,372 | 1,134 | 11,141 | - | ||
1985/1986 | 50,718 | 38,225 | 1,113 | 11,380 | - | ||
1986/1987 | 52,107 | 39,393 | 1,085 | 11,629 | 1 | ||
1987/1988 | 53,998 | 40,823 | 1,108 | 12,067 | 1 | ||
1988/1989 | 56,975 | 43,194 | 1,133 | 12,648 | - | ||
1989/1990 | 59,766 | 45,452 | 1,140 | 13,174 | - | ||
Nationality | Germany | Winter semester | Number | ||||
Foreigners | Länder, total | 1990/1991 | 67,495 | 52,297 | 1,315 | 13,883 | - |
1991/1992 | 71,781 | 55,509 | 1,511 | 14,761 | 8 | ||
1992/1993 | 77,901 | 59,939 | 1,701 | 16,261 | 2 | ||
1993/1994 | 82,357 | 63,149 | 1,895 | 17,313 | 2 | ||
1994/1995 | 84,868 | 64,353 | 1,950 | 18,565 | 9 | ||
1995/1996 | 86,417 | 64,946 | 1,983 | 19,488 | 14 | ||
1996/1997 | 88,328 | 65,779 | 2,084 | 20,465 | 20 | ||
1997/1998 | 90,227 | 66,397 | 2,131 | 21,699 | 28 | ||
1998/1999 | 92,321 | 67,623 | 2,338 | 22,360 | 34 | ||
1999/2000 | 95,521 | 69,492 | 2,489 | 23,540 | 44 | ||
2000/2001 | 99,906 | 72,574 | 2,626 | 24,706 | 43 | ||
2001/2002 | 107,764 | 77,534 | 2,838 | 27,392 | 48 | ||
2002/2003 | 117,205 | 83,783 | 3,102 | 30,320 | 49 | ||
2003/2004 | 125,826 | 89,097 | 3,213 | 33,516 | 63 | ||
2004/2005 | 124,220 | 87,340 | 3,260 | 33,620 | 65 | ||
2005/2006 | 124,447 | 86,483 | 3,297 | 34,667 | 62 | ||
2006/2007 | 122,923 | 83,972 | 3,302 | 35,649 | 58 | ||
2007/2008 | 116,700 | 78,483 | 3,219 | 34,998 | 45 | ||
2008/2009 | 119,254 | 78,316 | 3,390 | 37,548 | 73 | ||
2009/2010 | 122,354 | 79,826 | 3,554 | 38,974 | 48 | ||
2010/2011 | 126,399 | 82,520 | 3,701 | 40,178 | 41 | ||
2011/2012 | 133,172 | 87,175 | 3,759 | 42,238 | 41 | ||
2012/2013 | 142,123 | 92,845 | 3,981 | 45,297 | 69 | ||
2013/2014 | 152,675 | 99,614 | 4,152 | 48,909 | 64 | ||
2014/2015 | 163,505 | 105,748 | 4,245 | 53,512 | 68 | ||
2015/2016 | 173,923 | 111,798 | 4,395 | 57,730 | 69 | ||
2016/2017 | 184,459 | 118,009 | 4,691 | 61,759 | 85 | ||
2017/2018 | 194,545 | 123,877 | 4,860 | 65,808 | 88 | ||
2018/2019 | 207,697 | 131,485 | 4,989 | 71,223 | 94 | ||
2019/2020 | 218,015 | 136,592 | 5,015 | 76,408 | 96 | ||
2020/2021 | 222,967 | 137,393 | 5,151 | 80,423 | 83 | ||
2021/2022 | 235,134 | 143,822 | 5,035 | 86,277 | 94 | ||
2022/2023 | 244,493 | 148,489 | 5,050 | 90,954 | 187 | ||
2023/2024 | 250,834 | 151,957 | 5,076 | 93,801 | 215 | ||
2024/2025 | m | m | m | m | m |
Source: Federal Statistical Office (Statistischer Bericht Studierendenstatistik, special evaluation, Fachserie 11 Reihe 4.1 (zusammenfassende Übersichten))
Notes:
1) Including college of education, college of theology, and comprehensive university.
2) Including college of public administration.
3) Including Berlin-West.
4) Data are preliminary, source: Studierendenstatistik (Statistischer Bericht Schnellmeldungen).
- = no figures or magnitude zero.
m = data not available.
Last update: February 13, 2025
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