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Facts & Figures
The university at a glance
- Founded 1460
- 7 Faculties
- 12,673 students and doctoral students
- of which 55.7 percent are women
- 1502 first-year students in Fall semester 2018
- 3025 international students
- 22.0 Percentage of doctoral students
- 370 Professors
- 6200 Employees,
- of whom 4500 are scientists
- 730 Million annual budget (CHF)
(All data valid as of 2018)
Students
Faculty
Students
Percentage
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Faculty
Faculty of Theology
Students
119
Percentage
1.0
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Faculty
Faculty of Law
Students
1213
Percentage
9.6
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Faculty
Faculty of Medicine
Students
2822
Percentage
22.3
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Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Students
2952
Percentage
23.3
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Faculty
Faculty of Science
Students
2961
Percentage
23.4
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Faculty
Faculty of Business and Economics
Students
1242
Percentage
9.8
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Faculty
Faculty of Psychology
Students
972
Percentage
7.7
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Faculty
Institute of Education Sciences
Students
161
Percentage
1.3
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Faculty
Cross-faculty
Students
231
Percentage
1.8
Level of study
Level of study
Students
Percentage
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Level of study
Bachelor’s
Students
6069
Percentage
47.9
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Level of study
Master’s
Students
3812
Percentage
30.1
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Level of study
Doctorate
Students
2792
Percentage
22.0
Origin
Origin
Students
Percentage
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Origin
Basel-Stadt
Students
2190
Percentage
17.3
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Origin
Basel-Landschaft
Students
2549
Percentage
20.2
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Origin
Rest of Switzerland
Students
4909
Percentage
38.7
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Origin
Other countries
Students
3025
Percentage
23.9
