Witten/Herdecke University: Statistics

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# 1182 of 4,056 In the World
# 457 of 1,856 In Europe
# 68 of 369 In Germany
# 14 of 1 In Witten
# 99 of 4,242 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
Top 1-3 For 11 other topics
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Acceptance rate

50%

Enrollment

2,894

Languages

German

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Private

Highest Degree

Doctorate

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Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate50%
Admissions RequirementsSecondary school certificate (Abitur) or work experience according to Faculty
Academic CalendarApril to March (April - July; October-March)
Enrollment2,894

We've calculated the 50% acceptance rate for Witten/Herdecke University 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.

Witten/Herdecke University faculties and divisions

Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up Witten/Herdecke University.

Faculty : Culture

Cultural Studies Economics Philosophy Political Sciences

Faculty : Foundation Studies

Communication Studies Fine Arts Performing Arts

Faculty : Health

Dentistry Medicine Nursing Oral Pathology Pharmacy Traditional and Complementary Medicine and Therapy Traditional Eastern Medicine

Faculty : Management and Economics

Business Administration Economics Management

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 Witten/Herdecke University.

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

Bachelor's Degree

Economics Management Philosophy Political Sciences Psychology

Master

Business Administration Clinical Psychology Cultural Studies Economics Management Nursing Philosophy Political Sciences Psychotherapy

PhD

Cultural Studies Dentistry Economics Health Sciences Medicine Natural Sciences Nursing

Habilitation

Arts and Humanities Business Administration Nursing Psychology Psychotherapy

Research profile

Witten/Herdecke University is a world-class research university with 17,818 scientific papers published and 361,624 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Pathology, Psychology, Surgery, Computer Science, Chemistry, Psychiatry, and Political Science.

Publication / Citation count by topic

Medicine
13,701 / 309,721
Biology
8,638 / 249,057
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
7,778 / 156,322
Pathology
6,089 / 184,309
Psychology
6,036 / 154,322
Surgery
4,787 / 126,867
Computer Science
4,626 / 122,459
Chemistry
4,576 / 155,286
Psychiatry
4,485 / 121,709
Political Science
4,463 / 91,430
Genetics
4,055 / 127,813
Philosophy
3,805 / 59,453
Biochemistry
3,625 / 133,081
Environmental Science
3,613 / 84,228
Law
3,228 / 86,524
Engineering
3,221 / 87,968
Physics
3,149 / 83,609
Obstetrics and Gynecology
2,704 / 14,539
Mathematics
2,636 / 78,867
Radiology
2,433 / 61,482
Sociology
2,409 / 58,788
Statistics
2,408 / 74,700
Nursing
2,171 / 54,381
Geography and Cartography
2,083 / 49,944
Neuroscience
1,996 / 49,280
Immunology
1,978 / 65,505
Business
1,802 / 45,542
History
1,759 / 41,824
Economics
1,736 / 43,899
Geology
1,697 / 41,767
Archaeology
1,632 / 39,832
Physical Therapy
1,543 / 36,095
Anatomy and Physiology
1,526 / 31,738
Anesthesiology
1,513 / 45,540
Linguistics
1,455 / 28,610
Paleontology
1,442 / 37,675
Quantum and Particle physics
1,404 / 34,096
Health Science
1,393 / 47,188
Public Health
1,314 / 43,133
Cardiology
1,256 / 32,529
Academic rankings

3 Notable alumni

Otto Scharmer

1. Otto Scharmer

1961-. (aged 65)
university teacher economist
Otto Scharmer is a senior lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and co-founder of the Presencing Institute and its u-school for Transformation. He focuses on awareness-based action research with leaders across various sectors, anchored in the concept of presencing, a method of "learning from the emerging future", which he introduced in his books Theory U (2007) and Presence...
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Christoph Vogelsang

2. Christoph Vogelsang

1985-. (aged 41)
poker player
Christoph Vogelsang is a German professional poker player from Sassenberg, Münster.
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Markus Giesler

3. Markus Giesler

1976-. (aged 50)
university teacher economist editor
Markus Giesler is a consumer sociologist and Professor of Marketing at the Schulich School of Business at York University. His research examines how ideas and things such as products, services, experiences, technologies, brands, and intellectual property acquire value over time, technology consumption, moral consumption, and the role of multiple stakeholders in the market creation process. Before doing his PhD in...
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General Info & Contacts

Alternative names UW/HUniversität Witten/Herdecke
Founded 1982
Motto Witten wirktWitten works
Colors blue, white
Academic calendar April to March (April - July; October-March)
Address Alfred-Herrhausen-Straße 50 Witten, Nordrhein-Westfalen, 58448 Germany
City Population 96,000
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