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Facts & Figures
The university at a glance
- Founded 1460
- 7 Faculties
- 12,873 students and doctoral students
- of which 55.1 percent are women
- 1634 first-year students in Fall semester 2017
- 3057 international students
- 21.9 Percentage of doctoral students
- 374 Professors
- 6192 Employees,
- of whom 4583 are scientists
- 729.4 Million annual budget (CHF)
(All data valid as of 2017)
Students
Faculty
Students
Percentage
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Faculty
Faculty of Theology
Students
120
Percentage
1.0
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Faculty
Faculty of Law
Students
1263
Percentage
9.8
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Faculty
Faculty of Medicine
Students
2775
Percentage
21.6
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Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Students
3034
Percentage
23.6
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Faculty
Faculty of Science
Students
3046
Percentage
23.7
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Faculty
Faculty of Business and Economics
Students
1368
Percentage
10.6
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Faculty
Faculty of Psychology
Students
935
Percentage
7.2
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Faculty
Institute of Education Sciences
Students
128
Percentage
1.0
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Faculty
Cross-faculty
Students
204
Percentage
1.6
Level of study
Level of study
Students
Percentage
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Level of study
Bachelor’s
Students
6402
Percentage
49.7
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Level of study
Master’s
Students
3650
Percentage
28.4
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Level of study
Doctorate
Students
2821
Percentage
21.9
Origin
Origin
Students
Percentage
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Origin
Basel-Stadt
Students
2239
Percentage
17.4
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Origin
Basel-Landschaft
Students
2632
Percentage
20.4
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Origin
Rest of Switzerland
Students
4945
Percentage
38.4
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Origin
Other countries
Students
3057
Percentage
23.7
