Universität Bayreuth

About Universität Bayreuth

Today, we are one of the most successful young universities in Germany. The University of Bayreuth is ranked 45th out of 475 of the world's best universities under 50 years old in the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Ranking. Interdisciplinary research and teaching are the main features of our over 160 degree programs offered across seven faculties in natural sciences, food sciences, engineering, law, economics, languages, literature, and cultural studies. The University of Bayreuth has around 13,000 students, 1,647 academic staff – including 259 professors – and 1024 non-academic employees on the Bayreuth campus and at the Kulmbach branch. This makes it one of the largest employers in the region. Furthermore, the University of Bayreuth impresses with its research: The Africa Multiple Cluster of Excellence conducts cutting-edge research at an international level, the excellence of the Bavarian Institute for Geoscientific Research is recognized worldwide, and polymer and colloid research is an innovation driver for future-oriented materials. It is therefore not surprising that the university raised over 56 million euros in third-party funding in 2020 – accounting for almost about a quarter of the annual budget.