Key figures

• Founded in 1614
• 11 faculties (1 in the Frisian capital of Leeuwarden)
• 6,250 fte staff (including University Medical Center Groningen, UMCG)
• More than 120 nationalities
• 140,000 alumni
• 1,000 million EUR budget

Education (2020)

• 34,000 students
• 8,250 international students (24%)
• > 120 English-taught Master's degree programmes
• > 45 Bachelor's degree programmes, of which >35 taught in English

Research (2020)

• 3,600 fte academic staff (39% international)
• 425 full professors
• 4,350 PhD candidates (51% international)
• 591 PhD theses
• 8,000 research publications (dissertations not included)
• 18 patent applications

More information

• Societal research priorities: Energy, Healthy Ageing and Sustainable Society
• Partnerships
• Prizes and awards