Key figures 2025

• Founded in 1614
• 11 faculties (1 in the Frisian capital of Leeuwarden)
• 7,350 fte staff, including University Medical Center Groningen, UMCG (29% international)
• > 120 nationalities
• > 200,000 alumni
• 1,000 million EUR budget

Education

• 32,500 students (26% international)
• 8,500 international students
• 120 Master's degree programmes (mostly English-taught)
• 45 Bachelor's degree programmes (mostly English-taught)

Research

• 4,350 fte academic staff (44% international, 47% female)
• 362 full professors
• 4,700 PhD candidates (53% international)
• 758 PhD theses
• 9,100 research publications (dissertations not included)

Impact

• 4 thematic schools: energy, health, sustainability, ICT
• 24 patent applications
• 236 mln EUR contract research and teaching

Grants

• National Grants (NWO): 10 Veni, 9 Vidi, 2 Vici, 4 Rubicon
• European Grants (ERC): 5 Starting, 2 Consolidator, 3 Advanced, 1 Synergy, 2 Proof of Concept

Excellent prizes and grants (2015-2025)

• Nobel Prize for Ben Feringa
• Spinoza Prizes for Pauline Kleingeld, Amina Helmi, Lodi Nauta, Bart van Wees, Cisca Wijmenga
• Stevin Prize for Linda Steg

More information

• Research priorities: Energy and Climate, Digital society, Technology & AI, Public Health and Sustainable Development
• Partnerships
• Prizes and awards

source: UG Annual Report 2025