Facts and figures

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Faculties

• Faculty of Theology
• Faculty of Philosophy and Education
• Faculty of Languages and Literatures
• Faculty of History and Social Sciences
• Faculty of Mathematics and Geography
• Ingolstadt School of Management
• School of Transformation and Sustainability
• Faculty of Social Work (FH)

Degree programs

• Just under 70 Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programs.
• Interdisciplinary Bachelor’s and Master’s program that allows students to choose their individual subject combination freely
• International double degree programs: Studying in two countries and obtaining two degrees
• Interdisciplinary Studium.Pro offer that focuses on current social issues and advances students’ individual personal development

Top 3 degree programs

(Winter semester 2023/24 by number of enrolled students)

1. Teaching at Elementary School (552)
2. BA Social Work (411)
3. Teaching at Secondary School (386)

Students

(on winter semester 2023/24)

Total number of enrollments at the KU: 4879

Female 3232
Male 1647

among them international students: 782

Structure and institutions

• Two interdisciplinary research groups: “Mensch und Natur” (Humans and Nature) and “Dialogkulturen. Wissenschaftliche Reflexionsräume für Kultur- und Sozialwissenschaften” (Cultures of Dialog. Academic Spaces for Reflection in connection with Cultural and Social Sciences)
• Two interdisciplinary research centers: “Center for Religion, Church and Society in Transformation” and “Center for flight and Migration”
• Two central institutes: “Center for Marriage and Family in Society” and “Center for Latin American Studies”
• Five other research centers and institutes
• DFG Research training group funded by the German Research Foundation; carries out research on the consequences of climate change in the Alps
• Research Service Center and internal research funding program proFOR+ at the KU
• Offers for early-career researchers: Graduate Center, research training groups and KU Tenure Track

(on December 2023)

Total number of international students: 705 from 84 countries

This corresponds to approx. 14 percent of enrolled students.

Student exchange

Outgoing Students¹: 232 (WS 2023/24 + SS 2024)
Incoming Students²: 114 (WS 2023/24 + SS 2024)

Partner universities

280 partner universities³
in 60 countries
offering more than 400 exchange opportunities

¹ KU students who have participated in an international exchange program
² Students from international universities who have enrolled at the KU for at least one exchange semester
³Last updated: December 2022

(on December 2022)

Professors² 122
Female 37%
Male 63%

Research staff not including professors: 374
Female 57%
Male 43%

Research support staff³

Administrative and technical staff: 338
Female 75%
Male 25%

University Library: 72
Female 58%
Male 42%

Lecturers

Lecturers: 303
Female 138
Male 164

¹ Part-time and full-time employment relationships ; not including employees of the Foundation; not including student and research assistants; not including lecturers; including employees who are allocated to the KU by the State Ministry or another employer
² including junior professors
³ Part-time and full-time employment relationships; including trainees

(Last updated: December 31, 2023)

Cataloged holdings:

1.989.399 volumes

Digital holdings:

158.294 (Not including newspapers, journals, and magazines)

E-journals:

66.013

Print newspaper, journal, and magazine subscriptions:

1.134