Ruhr University Bochum: Statistics

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# 242 of 14,131 In the World
# 91 of 2,786 In Europe
# 21 of 369 In Germany
# 5 of 64 In North Rhine-Westphalia
# 1 of 6 In Bochum
# 42 of 14,131 For Atomic and Molecular physics
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Quick Review

Acceptance rate

28%

Enrollment

42,954

Languages

German;English

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Public-private partnership

Highest Degree

Doctorate

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate28%
Admissions RequirementsSecondary school certificate (Reifezeugnis) or equivalent
Academic CalendarOctober to July (October - February; April-July)
Enrollment42,954

We've calculated the 28% acceptance rate for Ruhr University Bochum 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.

Tuition

Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at Ruhr University Bochum.

Degree Level Cost Per Credit
Associate Degree 1,749 CR
Bachelor Program 1,950 CR
Master Program 2,149 CR
Ph.D. / Doctoral 2,850 CR
Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.

Ruhr University Bochum faculties and divisions

Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up Ruhr University Bochum.

Centre : Interdisciplinary Research of the Ruhr Area

Regional Studies

Centre : Teacher Training

Teacher Training

Faculty : Biology and Biotechnology

Biology Biotechnology

Faculty : Catholic Theology

Catholic Theology Theology

Faculty : Chemistry and Biochemistry

Biochemistry Chemistry

Faculty : Civil and Environmental Engineering

Civil Engineering Environmental Engineering

Faculty : East Asian Studies

Chinese East Asian Studies Japanese Korean Literature

Faculty : Economics

Economics

Faculty : Electrical Engineering and Information Technology

Electrical Engineering Information Sciences Information Technology

Faculty : Geoscience

Earth Sciences Geography Geology Geophysics

Faculty : History

Archaeology Art History History Musicology

Faculty : Law

Law

Faculty : Mathematics

Mathematics

Faculty : Mechanical Engineering

Automotive Engineering Electronics and Automation Energy Engineering Engineering Drawing and Design Engineering Management Materials Engineering Mechanical Engineering

Faculty : Medicine

Medicine

Faculty : Philology

Classical Languages Comparative Literature English Studies Film Germanic Studies Linguistics Media Studies Oriental Studies Philology Romance Languages Slavic Languages Theatre

Faculty : Philosophy and Educational Research

Education Educational Research Philosophy

Faculty : Physics and Astronomy

Astronomy and Space Science Physics

Faculty : Protestant Theology

Protestant Theology

Faculty : Psychology

Psychology

Faculty : Social Sciences

Political Sciences Social Sciences Sociology

Faculty : Sports Science

Sports

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 Ruhr University Bochum.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes Yes
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes

Bachelor's Degree

Archaeology Art History Asian Studies Behavioural Sciences Biochemistry Biology Catholic Theology Chemistry Chinese Civil Engineering Computer Science East Asian Studies Economics Educational Sciences Electrical and Electronic Engineering English Environmental Engineering French Geography Geology Geophysics German Greek (Classical) History Industrial and Organizational Psychology International Law Islamic Studies Italian Japanese Korean Latin Linguistics Literature Management Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Media Studies Mineralogy Oriental Languages Oriental Studies Philosophy Physics Political Sciences Production Engineering Protestant Theology Psychology Religious Studies Romance Languages Russian Social Studies Spanish Systems Analysis

Magister

Catholic Theology Protestant Theology

Master

Accountancy American Studies Ancient Civilizations Archaeology Art History Asian Studies Biochemistry Biology Business Administration Catholic Theology Cell Biology Chemistry Cinema and Television Civil Engineering Clinical Psychology Cognitive Sciences Comparative Literature Computer Engineering Computer Science Criminal Law Development Studies East Asian Studies Eastern European Studies Economics Education Educational Sciences Electrical Engineering English English Studies Environmental Engineering Ethics European Studies Film Fine Arts Fiscal Law French Gender Studies Genetics Geography Geography (Human) Geology Geophysics German Germanic Studies Greek Greek (Classical) History Human Resources Industrial and Organizational Psychology International Law Islamic Law Islamic Studies Italian Justice Administration Laser Engineering Latin Linguistics Management Materials Engineering Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Media Studies Medical Technology Medieval Studies Mineralogy Molecular Biology Neurology Neurosciences Oriental Studies Philosophy Physics Prehistory Protestant Theology Religious Studies Russian Social Sciences Spanish Systems Analysis Telecommunications Engineering Theatre Town Planning Video

PhD

American Studies Ancient Civilizations Applied Linguistics Archaeology Art History Asian Studies Astronomy and Space Science Biochemistry Biology Catholic Theology Chemistry Civil Engineering Comparative Literature Computer Engineering Dentistry Development Studies East Asian Studies Educational Sciences Electrical Engineering English Studies Environmental Engineering French Gender Studies Geography Geology Geophysics German Germanic Studies Greek Greek (Classical) History Italian Latin Law Linguistics Materials Engineering Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Media Studies Medicine Mineralogy Neurosciences Oriental Studies Philosophy Physics Prehistory Protestant Theology Psychology Religious Studies Romance Languages Russian Slavic Languages Social Sciences Spanish Theatre

Habilitation

Accountancy Administrative Law Advertising and Publicity American Studies Anaesthesiology Analytical Chemistry Anatomy Ancient Civilizations Applied Chemistry Applied Linguistics Applied Mathematics Applied Physics Archaeology Art History Artificial Intelligence Asian Religious Studies Asian Studies Astronomy and Space Science Astrophysics Atomic and Molecular Physics Banking Behavioural Sciences Bible Bilingual and Bicultural Education Biochemistry Bioengineering Biology Biomedical Engineering Biomedicine Biophysics Biotechnology Botany Bridge Engineering Canon Law Cardiology Catholic Theology Cell Biology Central European Studies Ceramics and Glass Technology Chemical Engineering Chemistry Chinese Christian Religious Studies Cinema and Television Civil Engineering Civil Law Clinical Psychology Cognitive Sciences Commercial Law Communication Studies Comparative Law Comparative Literature Comparative Politics Comparative Religion Comparative Sociology Computer Engineering Computer Science Constitutional Law Construction Engineering Criminal Law Crystallography Demography and Population Dentistry Dermatology Development Studies Developmental Psychology Diabetology Distance Education E-Business/Commerce East Asian Studies Eastern European Studies Econometrics Economic and Finance Policy Economic History Education Education of the Handicapped Education of the Socially Disadvantaged Educational and Student Counselling Educational Psychology Educational Research Educational Technology Educational Testing and Evaluation Electrical Engineering Electronic Engineering Electronics and Automation Embryology and Reproduction Biology Endocrinology Energy Engineering Engineering Management English English Studies Environmental Engineering Epidemiology Ethics Ethnology European Studies European Union Law Experimental Psychology Explosive Engineering Family Studies Finance Fiscal Law Foreign Languages Education French French Studies Futurology Gastroenterology Gender Studies Genetics Geochemistry Geography Geography (Human) Geological Engineering Geology Geophysics German Gerontology Government Greek (Classical) Haematology Hepatology Higher Education Histology History History of Law History of Religion History of Societies Holy Writings Human Resources Human Rights Humanities and Social Science Education Hydraulic Engineering Immunology Industrial and Organizational Psychology Industrial and Production Economics Industrial Chemistry Industrial Engineering Industrial Management Information Management Information Technology Inorganic Chemistry Insurance International and Comparative Education International Business International Economics International Law International Relations and Diplomacy Islamic Law Islamic Studies Islamic Theology Italian Japanese Journalism Judaic Religious Studies Justice Administration Koran Korean Labour and Industrial Relations Labour Law Laser Engineering Latin Law Leadership Linguistics Literature Logic Machine Building Management Systems Marketing Materials Engineering Mathematical Physics Mathematics Mathematics and Computer Science Mathematics Education Mechanical Engineering Mechanics Media Studies Medical Parasitology Medical Technology Medicine Medieval Studies Metal Techniques Metallurgical Engineering Microbiology Microelectronics Microwaves Mineralogy Modern History Molecular Biology Multimedia Nanotechnology Native Language Education Nephrology Neurology Neurosciences New Testament Nuclear Physics Obstetrics and Gynaecology Oncology Operations Research Ophthalmology Optical Technology Optics Organic Chemistry Oriental Languages Oriental Studies Orthodox Theology Orthopaedics Otorhinolaryngology Paediatrics Paleontology Pastoral Studies Pathology Petrology Philosophical Schools Philosophy Philosophy of Education Physical Chemistry Physical Education Physical Engineering Physics Physiology Plant Pathology Plastic Surgery Pneumology Podiatry Political Sciences Polymer and Plastics Technology Power Engineering Prehistory Private Law Production Engineering Protestant Theology Psychiatry and Mental Health Psychoanalysis Psychology Psychometrics Psychotherapy Public Administration Public Law Public Relations Radio and Television Broadcasting Radiology Radiophysics Railway Engineering Religious Education Religious Practice Rheumatology Road Engineering Romance Languages Rubber Technology Russian Safety Engineering Secondary Education Seismology Small Business Social Policy Social Problems Social Psychology Social Studies Sociology Solid State Physics Sound Engineering (Acoustics) Spanish Speech Studies Sports Medicine Statistics Systems Analysis Taxation Theatre Thermal Physics Toxicology Transport Engineering Urban Studies Urology Venereology Virology Western European Studies Zoology

Research profile

Ruhr University Bochum is a world-class research university with 106,887 scientific papers published and 2,788,350 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Engineering, Quantum and Particle physics, Medicine, Computer Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, and Organic Chemistry.

Publication / Citation count by topic

Physics
53,185 / 1,541,353
Chemistry
52,466 / 1,718,811
Biology
52,286 / 1,778,516
Engineering
50,205 / 1,436,556
Quantum and Particle physics
39,585 / 1,174,102
Medicine
37,970 / 1,097,380
Computer Science
36,299 / 1,038,565
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
34,196 / 695,820
Environmental Science
32,524 / 941,419
Organic chemistry
28,722 / 1,000,680
Materials Science
27,791 / 807,040
Biochemistry
25,153 / 959,171
Genetics
22,774 / 829,913
Philosophy
20,814 / 373,218
Psychology
20,806 / 647,941
Geology
18,499 / 573,372
Optics
16,817 / 450,899
Mathematics
15,318 / 412,915
Geography and Cartography
14,902 / 356,084
Pathology
14,175 / 482,137
Political Science
13,318 / 237,555
Nuclear Physics
12,518 / 412,914
Statistics
12,045 / 331,230
Metallurgy
11,748 / 399,796
Psychiatry
11,673 / 394,602
Paleontology
11,650 / 375,153
Neuroscience
11,432 / 406,767
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
11,311 / 281,479
Ecology
10,500 / 356,561
Electrical Engineering
10,139 / 235,000
Astrophysics and Astronomy
9,992 / 287,203
Surgery
9,499 / 275,433
Law
9,272 / 222,664
Business
9,144 / 202,947
Linguistics
8,453 / 190,224
History
8,213 / 170,356
Sociology
7,717 / 201,952
Mechanical Engineering
7,711 / 181,061
Immunology
7,563 / 247,060
Molecular
7,503 / 228,994

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

71 Notable alumni

Anthony Moffat

1. Anthony Moffat

researcher astronomer
Anthony F.J. Moffat is an emeritus professor of astronomy at the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was appointed as a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2001. Moffat's research focuses on massive stars (Wolf-Rayet stars in particular), stellar winds, binary stars, as well as the structure and dynamics of star formation regions and galaxies.
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Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus

2. Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus

1951-. (aged 75)
researcher chemist
Katharina Kohse-Höinghaus is a German chemist.
Hans Joachim Schliep

3. Hans Joachim Schliep

1945-2025 (aged 80)
theologian
Hans Joachim Schliep was a German Lutheran theologian, pastor and author. From 1990 to 1999 he was director of the Amt für Gemeindedienst (English: Office for Community Service, since 2002 Haus kirchlicher Dienste of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover), and by May 2000 the commissioner for the environment (German: Umweltbeauftragter) of the Church of Hanover and the Confederation of Protestant...
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Slowtide

4. Slowtide

1981-. (aged 45)
singer record producer composer singer-songwriter songwriter
Kevin Werdelmann, also known by his stage name Slowtide, is a German songwriter and musician.
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General Info & Contacts

Alternative names RUBRuhr-Universität Bochum
Founded 1962
Motto menschlich -weltoffen -leistungsstarkPeople-centred -Cosmopolitan -High-performance
Colors blue, green
Academic calendar October to July (October - February; April-July)
Address Universitätsstraße 150 Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, 44801 Germany
City Population 366,000
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