QUICK FACTS
Opening in 2001
Jacobs University was founded with the support of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, the University of Bremen, and Rice University, Houston, Texas.
Organization. Private, state-recognized university, gGmbH (limited liability company whose profits are utilized for non-commercial purposes)
Supervisory Board and decision-making body: Board of Governors
Campus: 34 hectares; located 17 km from the city center
Language of teaching and research: English
Students: over 1,600
| 1999 | Official recognition by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen |
| 2001 | Accreditation by the German Council of Science and Humanities (Wissenschaftsrat) |
| 2004 | Accreditation of all Bachelor’s programs by the German Accreditation Council (ACQUIN) |
| 2006 | Announcement of Jacobs Foundation’s investment of €200 million, the largest donation in Europe ever made to a university (benefactor honored by name change at the beginning of 2007: “International University Bremen” becomes “Jacobs University Bremen”) |
| 2008 | Institutional reaccreditation by the German Council of Science and Humanities. Renewal of the reaccreditation is required only on request of the City of Bremen, as the university has permanently proven it's academic constitution. |
| 2010 | Renewal of the official recognition by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen |
| 2018 | Renewal of the official recognition by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen until 2027 |
| 2019-2021 | Accreditation of all bachelor’s and master’s programs by the German Accreditation Council |
 | 2021 Academic Year, Fall Semester over 1,600 students from more than 110 countries incl. visiting/exchange students Preparatory programs: 34 students Bachelor programs: 1127 students Master programs: 215 students PhD programs: 230 students |
 | 410 employees, of these: 60 professors 186 researchers and lecturers |
 | Jacobs University occupies top places in respected university rankings year after year. TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION (THE) WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS Ever since the university’s first inclusion in this renowned ranking in 2018 for the following year 2019, Jacobs University was able to attain top-results by global comparison. In 2022 it is considered to be among the top 30 percent out of more than 1,600 universities worldwide and is ranked most international university in Germany. Jacobs University also scores first place as best private university by German-wide comparison. TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION (THE) YOUNG UNIVERSITY RANKINGS In 2021 Jacobs University takes place 27 in a comparison of 475 universities worldwide, that are younger than 50 years. Jacobs steadily improves in ranking by German-wide comparison and reaches an excellent 2nd place in 2021, thereby trumping last years 3rd place. It reaches first place in the categories “teaching” and “internationality” in 2021. TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION (THE) WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCES In 2021, Jacobs University participated in the ranking for the first time, and made it into the top 175 universities in the world with its two bachelor and two masters programs in this field. In a German nation-wide comparison, Jacobs even ranked eighth in social sciences. U-MULTIRANK The University has achieved top results in the international U-Multirank since its inception in 2014. In the 2021 evaluation, the university performed especially well in terms of international orientation, adherence to the standard period of study, research and knowledge transfer, gender balance regarding the transition to doctoral studies. HUMBOLDT RANKINGS 2020 Jacobs University Bremen is one of the most popular universities among researchers from abroad being ranked seventh place among the more than 80 evaluated universities in the Germany- wide comparison. The rankings are based on the number of guest stays by top international researchers and young scientists who have conducted research in Germany as Alexander von Humboldt Foundation fellows or award winners over the past five year CHE-RANKING In Germany’s most comprehensive and detailed university ranking by the Center for Higher Education (CHE) Jacobs University has also been highly successful every year since its first participation in 2005. Top scores in the CHE Ranking 2016–2021: 2016 • Biology, Psychology 2017 • Economics, Industrial Engineering 2018 • Geoscience, Political Science, Social Science 2019 • Electrical and Computer Engineering, Psychology 2020 • Global Economics and Management, International Business Administration, Industrial Engineering and Management, Supply Chain Management 2021 • Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Medicinal Chemistry & Chemical Biology, Chemistry & Biotechnology, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Robotics & Intelligent Systems, Data Engineering, International Relations: Politics & History, Society, Media & Politics, Geoscience |
 | Qualifications
Jacobs University offers study exchange programs in conjunction with international partners including Rice University, Washington State University in the USA, Universidad de San Andres in Argentina, Fudan University in China, Technion in Israel and Yamanashi Gakuin University in Japan; it is also involved in the EU exchange program ERASMUS+. |
 | Course fees Depending on the study program, between €10,000 and €20,000 per academic year Individualized financial aid packages, involving grants, scholarships, and tuition deferrals assist qualified applicants for Bachelor’s and Master’s programs in commencing their studies at Jacobs University. |
 | Colleges Four colleges on campus as living and work communities for students: |