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Facts & Figures
The university at a glance
- Founded 1460
- 7 Faculties
- 12,852 students and doctoral students
- of which 55 percent are women
- 1759 first-year students in Fall semester 2016
- 3047 international students
- 21.5 Percentage of doctoral students
- 387 Professors
- 5700 Employees,
- of whom 4300 are scientists
- 753 Million annual budget (CHF)
(All data valid as of 2016)
Students
Faculty
Students
Percentage
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Faculty
Faculty of Theology
Students
128
Percentage
1.0
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Faculty
Faculty of Law
Students
1290
Percentage
10.0
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Faculty
Faculty of Medicine
Students
2647
Percentage
20.6
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Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Students
3040
Percentage
23.7
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Faculty
Faculty of Science
Students
3079
Percentage
24.0
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Faculty
Faculty of Business and Economics
Students
1428
Percentage
11.1
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Faculty
Faculty of Psychology
Students
949
Percentage
7.4
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Faculty
Institute of Education Sciences
Students
89
Percentage
0.7
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Faculty
Cross-faculty
Students
202
Percentage
1.6
Level of study
Level of study
Students
Percentage
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Level of study
Bachelor's
Students
6601
Percentage
51.3
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Level of study
Master's
Students
3494
Percentage
27.2
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Level of study
Doctorate
Students
2757
Percentage
21.5
Origin
Origin
Students
Percentage
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Origin
Basel-Stadt
Students
2289
Percentage
17.8
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Origin
Basel-Landschaft
Students
2601
Percentage
20.3
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Origin
Rest of Switzerland
Students
4915
Percentage
38.3
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Origin
Other countries
Students
3047
Percentage
23.7
