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IG Farben Building on the Campus Westend. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few scattered clouds. In front of the IG Farben Building, there’s a green lawn dotted with daisies.
IG Farben Building on the Campus Westend. The sky is a brilliant blue with a few scattered clouds. In front of the IG Farben Building, there’s a green lawn dotted with daisies.

Marc Jaquemin

Goethe University Facts and Figures

Goethe University at a Glance

Established

Test

1914

Faculties

16

Student Numbers (official statistics)

40,954 (Winter Semester 2024/25)

Professors

591*

Research Staff

3,156*

Administrative and Technical Staff

2,123*

Total Budget for 2024

€767.8 million 

Donor-Funded Professorships

1

Endowed Professorships

17

Sponsored Professorships

10

Endowed Visiting Professorships

11

* As of 2024; figures in rounded full-time equivalents;
Source: Academic Controlling, Goethe University Frankfurt: AC@uni-frankfurt.de

 

Additional Facts and Figures

19 Leibniz Prize Recipients (since establishment)
19 Nobel Prize Winners (since establishment)
1 LOEWE Center and 5 LOEWE Focus Areas (Goethe University as lead)
5 LOEWE Top Professorships and 2 LOEWE Start Professorships
3 HMWK Cluster Grants
2 Clusters of Excellence: Cardio-Pulmonary Institute (CPI) and SCALE
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