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Facts & Figures
The university at a glance
- Founded 1460
- 7 Faculties
- 13,139 students and doctoral students
- of which 57.1 percent are women
- 1783 first-year students in Fall semester 2020
- 3171 international students
- 22.7 Percentage of doctoral students
- 381 Professors
- 6500 Employees,
- of whom 4800 are scientists
- CHF 768 Million annual budget
(All data valid as of 2020)
Students
Faculty
Students
Percentage
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Faculty
Faculty of Theology
Students
112
Percentage
0.9
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Faculty
Faculty of Law
Students
1202
Percentage
9.2
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Faculty
Faculty of Medicine
Students
3050
Percentage
23.2
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Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Students
3010
Percentage
22.9
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Faculty
Faculty of Science
Students
3017
Percentage
22.7
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Faculty
Faculty of Business and Economics
Students
1118
Percentage
8.6
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Faculty
Faculty of Psychology
Students
1169
Percentage
8.9
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Faculty
Institute of Education Sciences
Students
163
Percentage
1.3
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Faculty
Cross-faculty
Students
298
Percentage
2.3
Level of study
Level of study
Students
Percentage
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Level of study
Bachelor’s
Students
6157
Percentage
46.8
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Level of study
Master’s
Students
4001
Percentage
30.5
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Level of study
Doctorate
Students
2981
Percentage
22.7
Origin
Origin
Students
Percentage
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Origin
Basel-Stadt
Students
2264
Percentage
17.2
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Origin
Basel-Landschaft
Students
2723
Percentage
20.7
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Origin
Rest of Switzerland
Students
4981
Percentage
37.9
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Origin
Other countries
Students
3171
Percentage
24.1
