Facts & Figures

  RWTH Aachen

How many students has RWTH Aachen had over so many years? How many employees at the university make sure that everything goes smoothly from enrollment to research proposals? The university summarizes current statistics, trends, and developments.  

 

RWTH Key Data 2012

Academics

• 37917 Students
• 7288 New Enrollments
• 130 Courses of Study (Bachelor and Master)
• 5749 Graduates

Staff

• 496 Professors
• 4492 Other Academic Staff
• 2346 Non-faculty Staff (including Externally Funded Staff)

Institutions

• 9 Faculties
• 260 Institutes
• 7 Collaborative Research Centers
• 8 Participations in Collaborative Research Areas and Transregional Collaborative Research Areas
• 20 Research Training Programs (including 12 DFG Research Training Groups)

Excellence Initiative

• 1 Graduate School
• 3 Clusters of Excellence
• 1 Institutional  Strategy “RWTH 2020: Meeting Global Challenges”

Annual Budget

• 788 Million Euros Total Annual Budget, including
• 315 Million Euros in External Funding

 

 

Table of Figures

The Table of Figures presents the University with key data from the previous academic and financial year. It serves the generation of the necessary transparency of the University both within internally and externally, while forming the basis for the differentiated controlling instruments of the University, which are important "building blocks" of the modern university management.

Quality Assurance and Increase of Excellence

The information compiled in the report are intended to support the Rectorate, the faculties and the University committees in decision-making issues. Information from the Table of Figures is increasingly needed for external university matters, such as accreditation or the establishment of rankings. The Table of Figures therefore makes a valuable contribution to quality assurance and enhancement of excellence of RWTH Aachen University.

You can find current RWTH Aachen statistics in the RWTH Aachen 2012 Slide Set.

 

Supplements to Table of Figures

In the download area, you can find supplementary information to the print version of the Table of Figures.  All documents to download are in Excel format, so that you can edit or copy the data if necessary.  Additionally, the autofilter function in the heading enables you to restrict characteristics, such as a certain subject or semester.

 

Ranking Report