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
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Our relatively young university has a long-standing tradition: it evolved from the Medical Academy, which was established in 1907. In 1965, the state of North Rhine-Westphalia founded what is now the university. It began with three faculties: the Medical Faculty, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and the Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Renamed Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf in 1988, HHU experienced dynamic growth and expanded in the 1990s to include the Faculty of Business Administration 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)
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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)
2025 Accountability Report: Key figures in the field of research in the 2025 reporting year
Effective date: December 1, 2025, full-time employees
Source: Accountability report