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Facts & Figures
The university at a glance
- Founded 1460
- 7 Faculties
- 12,896 students and doctoral students
- of which 57.4 percent are women
- 1538 first-year students in 2022
- 3327 international students
- 23.3 Percentage of doctoral students
- 386 professors
- 6796 employees,
- of whom 5031 are scientists
- CHF 761.9 Million annual budget
(Sources: Annual Report 2022; FSO)
Students
Faculty
Students
Percentage
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Faculty
Faculty of Theology
Students
86
Percentage
0.7
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Faculty
Faculty of Law
Students
1064
Percentage
8.3
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Faculty
Faculty of Medicine
Students
3164
Percentage
24.5
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Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Students
2937
Percentage
22.8
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Faculty
Faculty of Science
Students
2891
Percentage
22.4
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Faculty
Faculty of Business and Economics
Students
1047
Percentage
8.1
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Faculty
Faculty of Psychology
Students
1243
Percentage
9.6
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Faculty
Institute of Education Sciences
Students
165
Percentage
1.3
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Faculty
Cross-faculty
Students
299
Percentage
2.3
Level of study
Level of study
Students
Percentage
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Level of study
Bachelor’s
Students
5855
Percentage
45.4
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Level of study
Master’s
Students
4030
Percentage
31.3
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Level of study
Doctorate
Students
3011
Percentage
23.3
Origin
Origin
Students
Percentage
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Origin
Basel-Stadt
Students
2049
Percentage
15.9
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Origin
Basel-Landschaft
Students
2688
Percentage
20.8
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Origin
Rest of Switzerland
Students
4832
Percentage
37.5
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Origin
Other countries
Students
3327
Percentage
25.8
