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"Total students and foreign students, by types of higher education institution, subject groups and sex 1)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,Winter semester 2009/2010,Winter semester 2009/2010,Winter semester 2009/2010,Winter semester 2010/2011,Winter semester 2010/2011,Winter semester 2010/2011,Winter semester 2011/2012,Winter semester 2011/2012,Winter semester 2011/2012,Winter semester 2012/2013,Winter semester 2012/2013,Winter semester 2012/2013,Winter semester 2013/2014,Winter semester 2013/2014,Winter semester 2013/2014,Winter semester 2014/2015,Winter semester 2014/2015,Winter semester 2014/2015,Winter semester 2015/2016,Winter semester 2015/2016,Winter semester 2015/2016,Winter semester 2016/2017,Winter semester 2016/2017,Winter semester 2016/2017,Winter semester 2017/2018,Winter semester 2017/2018,Winter semester 2017/2018,Winter semester 2018/2019,Winter semester 2018/2019,Winter semester 2018/2019,Winter semester 2019/2020,Winter semester 2019/2020,Winter semester 2019/2020,Winter semester 2020/2021,Winter semester 2020/2021,Winter semester 2020/2021,Winter semester 2021/2022,Winter semester 2021/2022,Winter semester 2021/2022,Winter semester 2022/2023,Winter semester 2022/2023,Winter semester 2022/2023,Winter semester 2023/2024,Winter semester 2023/2024,Winter semester 2023/2024,Winter semester 2024/2025,Winter semester 2024/2025,Winter semester 2024/2025
,,,"Higher education institutions, total 2)",University 3),University of applied sciences 4),"Higher education institutions, total 2)",University 3),University of applied sciences 4),"Higher education institutions, total 2)",University 3),University of applied sciences 4),"Higher education institutions, total 2)",University 3),University of applied sciences 4),"Higher education institutions, total 2)",University 3),University of applied sciences 4),"Higher education institutions, total 2)",University 3),University of applied sciences 4),"Higher education institutions, total 2)",University 3),University of applied sciences 4),"Higher education institutions, total 2)",University 3),University of applied sciences 4),"Higher education institutions, total 2)",University 3),University of applied sciences 4),"Higher education institutions, total 2)",University 3),University of applied sciences 4),"Higher education institutions, total 2)",University 3),University of applied sciences 4),"Higher education institutions, total 2)",University 3),University of applied sciences 4),"Higher education institutions, total 2)",University 3),University of applied sciences 4),"Higher education institutions, total 2)",University 3),University of applied sciences 4),"Higher education institutions, total 2)",University 3),University of applied sciences 4),"Higher education institutions, total 2)",University 3),University of applied sciences 4)
Nationality,Subject group,Sex,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number
"Germans and foreigners, total",Total 5),Total,2121178,1448616,644766,2217294,1503839,683637,2380974,1605401,743447,2499409,1673675,792837,2616881,1736984,846517,2698910,1768374,896187,2757799,1791988,929241,2807010,1811080,956717,2844978,1818259,982188,2868222,1817366,1001550,2891049,1814305,1023146,2944145,1818035,1069995,2941915,1791332,1090251,2920263,1765199,1095425,2868311,1726047,1083568,2864122,1715225,1090013
"Germans and foreigners, total",Total 5),Male,1106450,698514,393779,1157485,727158,415113,1255372,788402,450623,1314017,821178,476215,1371640,851985,502780,1408534,865714,525758,1434126,878125,537797,1453625,886297,547868,1464643,887533,554936,1465978,881526,559934,1464867,873330,565177,1476366,869104,580242,1466282,853337,583772,1444125,836280,579267,1407830,812848,566430,1398631,804171,565658
"Germans and foreigners, total",Total 5),Female,1014728,750102,250987,1059809,776681,268524,1125602,816999,292824,1185392,852497,316622,1245241,884999,343737,1290376,902660,370429,1323673,913863,391444,1353385,924783,408849,1380335,930726,427252,1402244,935840,441616,1426182,940975,457969,1467779,948931,489753,1475633,937995,506479,1476138,928919,516158,1460481,913199,517138,1465491,911054,524355
"Germans and foreigners, total",Humanities,Total,412477,400229,12248,430743,416123,14620,457464,439874,17590,476958,455861,21097,491327,466374,24953,499561,469239,30322,339730,330531,9199,342928,333845,9083,341642,332395,9247,336193,326896,9297,332440,323488,8952,326408,317758,8650,316442,307571,8871,310473,301627,8846,297498,289311,8187,290804,283053,7751
"Germans and foreigners, total",Humanities,Male,121976,118745,3231,127438,123700,3738,136413,132020,4393,141715,136448,5267,145010,138729,6281,147141,139296,7845,111000,108215,2785,112854,110134,2720,112478,109675,2803,110766,107949,2817,109340,106710,2630,106404,103900,2504,103345,100730,2615,102069,99247,2822,97078,94683,2395,95318,93053,2265
"Germans and foreigners, total",Humanities,Female,290501,281484,9017,303305,292423,10882,321051,307854,13197,335243,319413,15830,346317,327645,18672,352420,329943,22477,228730,222316,6414,230074,223711,6363,229164,222720,6444,225427,218947,6480,223100,216778,6322,220004,213858,6146,213097,206841,6256,208404,202380,6024,200420,194628,5792,195486,190000,5486
"Germans and foreigners, total",Sports,Total,26677,26524,153,26884,26654,230,27392,27077,315,27367,26991,376,28063,27634,429,28098,27552,546,27771,27188,583,27822,27079,743,28199,27180,1019,28461,27384,1077,29207,27922,1285,30944,28988,1956,31157,28967,2190,30777,28351,2426,31247,28350,2897,32436,29126,3310
"Germans and foreigners, total",Sports,Male,16615,16495,120,16763,16588,175,17170,16935,235,16952,16673,279,17226,16910,316,17344,16963,381,17205,16802,403,17221,16732,489,17354,16748,606,17300,16681,619,17779,17040,739,18623,17497,1126,18894,17627,1267,18758,17355,1403,19070,17365,1705,19560,17639,1921
"Germans and foreigners, total",Sports,Female,10062,10029,33,10121,10066,55,10222,10142,80,10415,10318,97,10837,10724,113,10754,10589,165,10566,10386,180,10601,10347,254,10845,10432,413,11161,10703,458,11428,10882,546,12321,11491,830,12263,11340,923,12019,10996,1023,12177,10985,1192,12876,11487,1389
"Germans and foreigners, total","Law, economics, social sciences",Total,668398,364470,276392,683146,368498,285065,726195,389804,304483,759610,404832,322084,797243,420644,343413,822745,424710,363900,1006645,570036,400294,1025852,570238,416603,1048789,570272,434013,1066411,569772,447368,1082326,567907,460863,1128572,575529,496973,1138785,568507,509988,1132153,552235,520335,1116622,543396,514599,1117272,540901,517565
"Germans and foreigners, total","Law, economics, social sciences",Male,332641,189680,129014,334746,188856,130863,356881,201232,139474,370672,207497,146713,385809,213581,155496,395087,213778,164400,439178,247138,174019,445516,246445,179777,453626,246765,184709,457502,244772,188239,459943,242090,191524,474066,243604,203473,475288,239563,206574,469554,231448,209560,459425,226389,204524,457122,223931,204440
"Germans and foreigners, total","Law, economics, social sciences",Female,335757,174790,147378,348400,179642,154202,369314,188572,165009,388938,197335,175371,411434,207063,187917,427658,210932,199500,567467,322898,226275,580336,323793,236826,595163,323507,249304,608909,325000,259129,622383,325817,269339,654506,331925,293500,663497,328944,303414,662599,320787,310775,657197,317007,310075,660150,316970,313125
"Germans and foreigners, total","Mathematics, natural sciences",Total,375842,299455,76182,389231,309599,79429,423100,335855,87045,449758,356531,93026,472840,374830,97847,490433,386304,103959,309194,290407,18756,315393,296059,19306,318675,299127,19521,319992,299889,20070,322086,301268,20776,319264,297704,21515,314060,291926,22106,314071,292485,21555,301197,280103,21062,297937,276679,21213
"Germans and foreigners, total","Mathematics, natural sciences",Male,235925,176112,59644,244468,182471,61834,268189,200656,67375,284390,212904,71326,298815,224194,74492,309926,231057,78733,163644,153936,9687,165861,155793,10045,165903,155804,10077,164309,154019,10265,163604,152984,10589,161019,150132,10856,157150,145923,11213,155624,144864,10743,148208,137874,10316,145729,135418,10283
"Germans and foreigners, total","Mathematics, natural sciences",Female,139917,123343,16538,144763,127128,17595,154911,135199,19670,165368,143627,21700,174025,150636,23355,180507,155247,25226,145550,136471,9069,149532,140266,9261,152772,143323,9444,155683,145870,9805,158482,148284,10187,158245,147572,10659,156910,146003,10893,158447,147621,10812,152989,142229,10746,152208,141261,10930
"Germans and foreigners, total","Human medicine, health sciences",Total,119228,100243,18985,122701,101702,20999,131688,105849,25839,139422,108452,30970,147764,111493,36271,157166,115463,41703,166331,118818,47513,171024,120310,50714,176633,122807,53826,180916,125664,55252,186835,128577,58258,188774,131907,56867,196239,135202,61037,200906,137381,63525,207034,142346,64688,212689,146212,66477
"Germans and foreigners, total","Human medicine, health sciences",Male,43423,38270,5153,44255,38683,5572,47053,40155,6898,49644,41361,8283,51952,42395,9557,54587,43616,10971,57736,44828,12908,58592,44722,13870,60104,45256,14848,60634,45551,15083,62053,46039,16014,60107,46224,13883,61353,46578,14775,61924,46508,15416,63288,47776,15512,64431,48539,15892
"Germans and foreigners, total","Human medicine, health sciences",Female,75805,61973,13832,78446,63019,15427,84635,65694,18941,89778,67091,22687,95812,69098,26714,102579,71847,30732,108595,73990,34605,112432,75588,36844,116529,77551,38978,120282,80113,40169,124782,82538,42244,128667,85683,42984,134886,88624,46262,138982,90873,48109,143746,94570,49176,148258,97673,50585
"Germans and foreigners, total","Agricultural, forestry and nutritional sciences, veterinary medicine",Total,50424,32090,18334,50977,31936,19041,53790,33879,19911,55996,35182,20814,58490,36488,21973,61054,37987,23024,62126,38827,23229,63253,39514,23739,63579,39586,23993,62985,39171,23814,63381,38851,24530,65127,39130,25997,64024,37752,26272,62660,36912,25748,60366,35851,24515,58416,34495,23921
"Germans and foreigners, total","Agricultural, forestry and nutritional sciences, veterinary medicine",Male,20050,11070,8980,20520,11159,9361,22037,12188,9849,23200,12842,10358,24506,13493,11000,25521,13969,11535,26058,14363,11661,26278,14505,11773,26413,14517,11896,26037,14279,11758,25899,14046,11853,26131,13993,12138,25598,13489,12109,24766,12996,11770,23691,12485,11206,22780,11808,10972
"Germans and foreigners, total","Agricultural, forestry and nutritional sciences, veterinary medicine",Female,30374,21020,9354,30457,20777,9680,31753,21691,10062,32796,22340,10456,33984,22995,10973,35533,24018,11489,36068,24464,11568,36975,25009,11966,37166,25069,12097,36948,24892,12056,37482,24805,12677,38996,25137,13859,38426,24263,14163,37894,23916,13978,36675,23366,13309,35636,22687,12949
"Germans and foreigners, total",Engineering,Total,383931,162081,221850,426692,184741,241951,472590,207450,265140,499419,218878,280541,528420,231787,296633,545408,239103,306305,748933,347858,400921,763354,355800,407380,769085,358381,410704,774552,359944,414606,774687,357874,416813,782679,358333,424346,776744,353696,423034,763971,349213,414733,748705,340433,408235,748619,338244,410342
"Germans and foreigners, total",Engineering,Male,305099,125945,179154,337448,143007,194441,374510,161677,212833,393529,169267,224262,413673,178027,235646,423733,182282,241451,582913,267537,315248,590612,272463,318006,591510,272940,318570,592103,272407,319695,588695,268746,319949,592125,268256,323869,586459,264422,322029,573192,259303,313874,559316,252169,307125,556050,249601,306426
"Germans and foreigners, total",Engineering,Female,78832,36136,42696,89244,41734,47510,98080,45773,52307,105890,49611,56279,114747,53760,60987,121675,56821,64854,166020,80321,85673,172742,83337,89374,177575,85441,92134,182449,87537,94911,185992,89128,96864,190554,90077,100477,190285,89274,101005,190779,89910,100859,189389,88264,101110,192569,88643,103916
"Germans and foreigners, total","Art, art theory",Total,81463,60908,20555,84033,61841,22192,85951,62907,23044,88329,64493,23836,89956,65058,24898,91388,65188,26200,93224,64932,28292,93717,65052,28665,94264,64893,29371,94189,64755,29434,95521,64416,31105,98781,65531,33250,100364,64163,36201,101101,63593,37508,101062,62811,38251,101209,62796,38413
"Germans and foreigners, total","Art, art theory",Male,29636,21193,8443,30704,21639,9065,31940,22413,9527,32847,23179,9668,33508,23573,9935,33966,23644,10322,34672,23806,10866,34986,24045,10941,35350,24148,11202,35147,23967,11180,35433,23783,11650,36241,24007,12234,36303,23327,12976,36494,23129,13365,35889,22707,13182,35648,22629,13019
"Germans and foreigners, total","Art, art theory",Female,51827,39715,12112,53329,40202,13127,54011,40494,13517,55482,41314,14168,56448,41485,14963,57422,41544,15878,58552,41126,17426,58731,41007,17724,58914,40745,18169,59042,40788,18254,60088,40633,19455,62540,41524,21016,64061,40836,23225,64607,40464,24143,65173,40104,25069,65561,40167,25394
Nationality,Subject group,Sex,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number
Foreigners,Total 5),Total,244775,179353,65330,252032,184205,67751,265292,192918,72297,282201,204221,77870,301350,216907,84333,321569,228785,92671,340305,239825,100370,358895,251007,107747,374583,259461,114968,394665,271687,122804,411601,280203,131200,416437,278115,138136,440564,291112,149248,458210,299843,158004,469485,305375,163716,492087,317380,174279
Foreigners,Humanities,Total,44702,43594,1108,45505,44291,1214,47133,45764,1369,49055,47535,1520,50596,48912,1684,51834,49888,1946,42497,41379,1118,43584,42445,1139,43715,42336,1379,43326,41937,1389,43492,42208,1284,39141,38095,1046,40655,39524,1131,40610,39449,1161,39730,38611,1119,39626,38478,1148
Foreigners,Sports,Total,1141,1135,6,1111,1102,9,1140,1131,9,1122,1112,10,1118,1106,12,1173,1161,12,1255,1237,18,1270,1245,25,1282,1232,50,1351,1288,63,1428,1348,80,1440,1318,122,1631,1486,145,1724,1570,154,1813,1632,181,1921,1712,209
Foreigners,"Law, economics, social sciences",Total,69736,43869,25782,69200,43216,25912,71947,44218,27656,75336,45666,29561,79390,47536,31747,83893,48996,34786,97171,59448,37617,101436,60706,40593,105102,62174,42774,108155,63574,44407,111390,64381,46811,112938,63027,49725,120674,66040,54430,126192,67179,58650,129048,67898,60756,133960,70155,63377
Foreigners,"Mathematics, natural sciences",Total,42168,33796,8369,43142,34507,8633,45915,36698,9214,49653,39536,10116,53393,42395,10996,57702,45611,12090,33867,31243,2624,36533,33637,2896,38372,35245,3127,40972,37560,3412,43160,39329,3831,44556,40386,4170,47750,42907,4843,50808,45903,4905,52450,47254,5196,55564,50008,5556
Foreigners,"Human medicine, health sciences",Total,12326,11056,1270,12244,11345,899,12869,11836,1033,13624,12359,1265,14458,13019,1439,15923,14148,1775,16991,14771,2220,17815,15277,2538,18273,15447,2826,19309,16172,3137,20112,16683,3429,20223,16656,3567,21313,17418,3895,21862,17684,4178,22702,18349,4353,23556,18760,4796
Foreigners,"Agricultural, forestry and nutritional sciences, veterinary medicine",Total,4337,3473,864,4384,3470,914,4701,3703,998,5074,3995,1079,5503,4302,1200,6025,4642,1382,6405,4899,1505,6688,5142,1546,6932,5264,1668,7258,5510,1748,7652,5616,2036,8076,5811,2265,8305,5836,2469,8694,5991,2703,8740,6023,2717,9016,6146,2870
Foreigners,Engineering,Total,55649,29549,26100,61186,33142,28044,65802,36025,29777,72013,40020,31993,79745,45027,34718,87091,49287,37804,122720,70948,51769,131518,76224,55290,140337,81165,59172,152389,88131,64258,161924,93019,68905,168466,95892,72574,177580,100797,76783,184787,104775,80012,191372,108469,82903,204049,114666,89383
Foreigners,"Art, art theory",Total,13685,11917,1768,14160,12142,2018,14585,12420,2165,15302,13061,2241,16019,13573,2446,16660,13963,2697,17357,14246,3111,18295,14952,3343,18752,15083,3669,19566,15638,3928,20107,15749,4358,20422,15932,4490,20972,15757,5215,21786,15965,5821,21920,15983,5937,22654,16258,6396
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"1) As of 2015/2016, there has been a change in the subject classification so parts of the data are of limited comparability with the previous years. For more information see source. Subject group ""Languages, cultural studies"" has been renamed ""Humanities"". Former group ""Veterinary medicine"" has been added to group ""Agricultural, forestry and nutritional sciences, veterinary medicine""; the values have been retrospectively adjusted to all years presented.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
2) Including colleges of public administration.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"3) Including colleges of education, colleges of theology, colleges of art and music.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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