Charite – Medical University of Berlin: Statistics

Updated: May 30, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 267 of 4,056	In the World
# 102 of 1,856	In Europe
# 22 of 369	In Germany
# 4 of 53	In Brandenburg
# 4 of 36	In Berlin
# 3 of 3,713	For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
Top 1-3	For 10 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

38%

Enrollment

9,340

Funding

Private

Website

charite.de

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate	38%
Enrollment	9,340

We've calculated the 38% acceptance rate for Charite – Medical University of Berlin based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Charite – Medical University of Berlin.

Programs	Bachelor	Master	Doctoral
Art & Design	No	No	No
Biology	Yes	Yes	Yes
Business	No	Yes	No
Chemistry	No	No	No
Computer Science	No	Yes	Yes
Economics	No	No	No
Engineering	No	No	No
Environmental Science	No	No	No
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	No	No	No
Mathematics	No	No	No
Medicine	Yes	Yes	Yes
Physics	No	No	No
Psychology	Yes	Yes	Yes

Research profile

Charite - Medical University of Berlin is a world-class research university with 135,563 scientific papers published and 4,849,196 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Genetics, Chemistry, Pathology, Biochemistry, Psychology, Computer Science, Surgery, and Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Publications

135,563

Citations

4,849,196

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine	116,840 / 4,392,804
Biology	95,559 / 4,180,013
Genetics	63,441 / 2,879,628
Chemistry	56,637 / 2,619,311
Pathology	55,954 / 2,533,608
Biochemistry	49,033 / 2,349,573
Psychology	44,676 / 1,787,507
Computer Science	42,077 / 1,812,977
Surgery	41,627 / 1,546,041
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	35,491 / 1,239,194
Immunology	34,193 / 1,652,857
Psychiatry	33,803 / 1,365,108
Engineering	26,901 / 1,025,391
Radiology	26,571 / 971,505
Physics	24,433 / 929,158
Neuroscience	21,582 / 929,244
Environmental Science	21,436 / 819,414
Oncology	20,764 / 902,807
Mathematics	17,927 / 699,728
Statistics	16,897 / 667,509
Philosophy	15,837 / 423,709
Obstetrics and Gynecology	15,266 / 131,117
Cardiology	15,029 / 578,452
Organic chemistry	14,644 / 671,934
Political Science	13,501 / 456,616
Anatomy and Physiology	12,650 / 456,253
Bioinformatics / Computational biology	11,746 / 637,846
Sociology	11,403 / 497,206
Geology	11,140 / 415,121
Law	10,731 / 428,793
Pharmacology	10,069 / 430,522
Geography and Cartography	9,622 / 311,367
Paleontology	9,537 / 375,579
Anesthesiology	9,390 / 343,560
Quantum and Particle physics	8,944 / 326,627
Public Health	8,801 / 463,144
Gastroenterology and Hepatology	8,641 / 379,442
Materials Science	8,425 / 312,230
Critical Care Nursing	7,934 / 412,338
Nursing	7,856 / 313,357

Academic rankings

4 Notable alumni

1. Marie Zakrzewska

1829-1902 (aged 73)

physician obstetrician gynecologist

Marie Elisabeth Zakrzewska was a Polish-American physician who made her name as a pioneering female doctor in the United States. As a Berlin native, she found great interest in medicine after assisting her mother, who worked as a midwife. Best known for the establishment of the New England Hospital for Women and Children, she opened doors to many women who...

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2. Stefan D. Anker

1965-. (aged 61)

cardiologist researcher

Stefan D. Anker is a German cardiologist who is Head of Field “Tissue Homeostasis and Cachexia" at Charité University, Berlin, Germany. Previously, he was Professor of Innovative Clinical Trials at University Medical Center Göttingen in Germany. The main focus of the Innovative Clinical Trials department was research in the field of chronic heart failure, including the development and clinical testing...

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3. Arnold Graffi

1910-2006 (aged 96)

biologist oncologist physician

Arnold Graffi was a pioneering German doctor in the area of experimental cancer research.

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4. Julius Richard Petri

1852-1921 (aged 69)

surgeon biologist

Julius Richard Petri was a German microbiologist who is generally credited with inventing the device known as the Petri dish, which is named after him, while working as assistant to bacteriologist Robert Koch.

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All 4 notable alumni