Basic information and contact details for Bielefeld University
Bielefeld University was founded in 1969 with an explicit research assignment and a mission to provide high-quality, research-oriented teaching. Today it encompasses 13 faculties covering a broad spectrum of disciplines in the humanities, natural sciences, social sciences and technology. With about 22,000 students in 108 degree courses and about 2,750 staff members (including 264 professors and lecturers as well as 1,380 academic staff) it is one of Germany's medium-sized universities.
Rankings
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World University Rankings 2023
Breakdown via year: Overall
Ranking positions 2016 to 2023
2023
201-250th
2022
166th
2021
=158th
2020
=166th
2019
201-250th
2018
251-300th
2017
251-300th
2016
251-300th
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