92 study programs¹
29,046 students (57% of whom are female)²
4,221 first-year students in their first semester (59% of whom are female)³
5,787 first-year students in their first semester³
14% of students are foreign nationals
3,794 graduates⁴
Facts & Figures
Our young university already has a long tradition: It has grown out of the Medical Academy founded in 1907. In 1965 the university was created by the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It started with three faculties: the Faculty of Medicine, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. In 1988 it was renamed Heinrich Heine University and experienced a period of dynamic growth. In the 1990s two new faculties were added: the Faculty of Business and Economics and the Faculty of Law.
Number of persons; ¹Degree programs including continuing education programs; ²Winter semester 2025/2026; regular students and guest students – all degrees (including all doctoral candidates); ³Academic year 2025; ⁴Examination year 2024 (including doctoral degrees)
Young scientists
605 doctorates (exam year 2024, official statistics)
33 postdoctoral qualifications (calendar year 2024, official statistics)
2025 Accountability Report: Key figures in the field of research in the 2025 reporting year
© HHU / Ivo Mayr
Employees
3,720 employees in total
341 professors (29% of whom are female)
2,316 research assistants (53.1% of whom are female)
1,063 technical and administrative staff (60.5% of whom are female)
Effective date: December 1, 2025, full-time employees
Source: Accountability report