Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg: Statistics

Updated: May 30, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 666 of 4,056	In the World
# 276 of 1,856	In Europe
# 49 of 369	In Germany
# 2 of 9	In Saxony-Anhalt
# 1 of 2	In Magdeburg
# 108 of 278	For Cosmetology
Top 1-3	For 11 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

32%

Enrollment

13,143

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Public-private partnership

Highest Degree

Doctorate

Website

uni-magdeburg.de

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate	32%
Admissions Requirements	Competitive admission
Academic Calendar	Semesters
Enrollment	13,143

We've calculated the 32% acceptance rate for Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg 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 Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg.

Programs	Bachelor	Master	Doctoral
Art & Design	No	No	No
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

Research profile

Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg is a world-class research university with 43,034 scientific papers published and 1,055,894 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Genetics, Environmental Science, and Quantum and Particle physics.

Publications

43,034

Citations

1,055,894

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology	22,302 / 724,991
Medicine	19,491 / 630,749
Chemistry	19,341 / 540,559
Engineering	18,975 / 392,511
Computer Science	18,469 / 577,056
Physics	16,893 / 355,307
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	14,871 / 351,509
Genetics	11,374 / 414,518
Environmental Science	11,071 / 249,850
Quantum and Particle physics	11,061 / 231,930
Psychology	11,054 / 427,240
Biochemistry	10,777 / 387,827
Philosophy	8,921 / 190,414
Materials Science	8,791 / 169,966
Organic chemistry	8,542 / 201,662
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	7,605 / 209,793
Mathematics	7,419 / 258,978
Pathology	7,190 / 245,832
Neuroscience	6,456 / 265,218
Geology	5,888 / 131,947
Psychiatry	5,884 / 241,709
Political Science	5,601 / 130,223
Statistics	5,570 / 225,481
Business	5,506 / 151,906
Geography and Cartography	5,452 / 118,945
Surgery	4,851 / 169,270
Optics	4,667 / 99,242
Radiology	4,348 / 143,943
Immunology	4,335 / 151,798
Mechanical Engineering	4,149 / 77,554
Law	4,044 / 124,843
Electrical Engineering	3,851 / 67,955
Linguistics	3,758 / 93,210
Sociology	3,502 / 120,482
Management	3,462 / 75,985
Machine Learning	3,459 / 166,531
Paleontology	3,401 / 87,753
Ecology	3,377 / 84,338
Metallurgy	3,171 / 62,434
History	3,093 / 78,098

Academic rankings

6 Notable alumni

1. Hermann Winkler

1963-. (aged 63)

politician

Hermann Julian Winkler is a German politician who served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Germany from 2009 until 2019. He is a member of the Christian Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party. From 2004 to 2007 he was Cabinet Minister and Head of the State Chancellery of Saxony.

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2. Axel Ockenfels

1969-. (aged 57)

university teacher economist

Axel Ockenfels is a German economist. Since 2003, he has been professor of economics at the University of Cologne, and in 2023 he was appointed Director at the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods in Bonn. He is also founding director of the Adenauer School of Government (2025).

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3. Jürgen Jasperneite

1964-. (aged 62)

engineer university teacher

Jürgen Jasperneite is a German engineer and Professor for Computer networks at the OWL University (THOWL) in Lemgo, North Rhine-Westphalia. He is the founding director of the Fraunhofer IOSB-INA in Lemgo and a board member of the University Institute Industrial IT (inIT).

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