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Facts & Figures
The university at a glance
- Founded 1460
- 7 Faculties
- 13,039 students and doctoral students
- of which 56.9 percent are women
- 1498 first-year students in Fall semester 2021
- 3229 international students
- 22.6 Percentage of doctoral students
- 380 Professors
- 6678 Employees,
- of whom 4959 are scientists
- CHF 760 Million annual budget
(All data valid as of 2021)
Students
Faculty
Students
Percentage
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Faculty
Faculty of Theology
Students
102
Percentage
0.8
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Faculty
Faculty of Law
Students
1105
Percentage
8.5
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Faculty
Faculty of Medicine
Students
3104
Percentage
23.8
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Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Students
3080
Percentage
23.6
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Faculty
Faculty of Science
Students
2915
Percentage
22.4
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Faculty
Faculty of Business and Economics
Students
1060
Percentage
8.1
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Faculty
Faculty of Psychology
Students
1190
Percentage
9.1
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Faculty
Institute of Education Sciences
Students
163
Percentage
1.3
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Faculty
Cross-faculty
Students
320
Percentage
2.4
Level of study
Level of study
Students
Percentage
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Level of study
Bachelor’s
Students
5989
Percentage
45.9
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Level of study
Master’s
Students
4101
Percentage
31.5
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Level of study
Doctorate
Students
2949
Percentage
22.6
Origin
Origin
Students
Percentage
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Origin
Basel-Stadt
Students
2159
Percentage
16.5
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Origin
Basel-Landschaft
Students
2709
Percentage
20.8
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Origin
Rest of Switzerland
Students
4942
Percentage
37.9
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Origin
Other countries
Students
3229
Percentage
24.8
