
Bielefeld University
North Rhine-Westphilia, Germany
Public University
Established in 1969
Established in 1969
About
Bielefeld University is a university in Bielefeld, Germany. Founded in 1969, it is one of the country's newest universities, and considers itself a "reform" university, following a different style of teaching and organization than the older established universities. The university also emphasizes a focus on interdisciplinary research, helped by the architecture, which encloses all faculties in one great structure. The university has the following faculties: Faculty of Biology, Chemistry, Faculty of History, philosophy and theology, Faculty of Public Health, Faculty of Linguistics and Literature, Faculty of Mathematics, Faculty of Educational Science, Physics, Faculty of Psychology and Sports, Faculty of Law, Sociology, Faculty of Technology, Faculty of Business Administration and Economics.
The university has been ranked by different organizations. The ARWU World ranking places the university at 401-500, Leiden World ranked it at 655; THE World places it within 201-250, USNWR World at 529, while QS World between 701 and750. Bielefeld University was ranked 22nd in the world by the Times Higher Education (THE) Young University Rankings in 2017.
In terms of mathematics, the Academic Ranking of World Universities of 2018 places Bielefeld among the four best universities in Germany and 101-150 best universities in the world.
Cost of Studying at Bielefeld University
Average tuition fee
NA
Living expenses
Average living expenses (Bachelors)
€10,200
Average living expenses (Masters)
€10,200
Average off-campus living expenses
€10,200
Rankings for The Bielefeld University
#464
US World and News Report
#166
The World University Rankings
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Computer Science
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Data Science
Winter 2022
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Zuraiz Zubair
Computer Science
Winter 2023
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International Students
% of international students in the university
8.01
Total International Students in the university
1955
Campus
Number of campuses the university has
1
Campus locations
North Rhine-Westphilia
Contact
issc-io@uni-bielefeld.de
Address
Universitätsstraße 25, 33615 Bielefeld, Germany