Knowledge, action, change: each day, these intrinsically linked values inspire us to meet and tackle the societal and technological challenges of our time. As well as providing the specialists and managers of tomorrow with the interdisciplinary knowledge they will need in their future careers, we seek to advance their problem-solving skills and their awareness of their responsibility in and to the world.
With the applied sciences at the heart of all we do, we work hand in hand to create a visionary campus with a positive and enduring effect on Hamburg and the surrounding region.
HAW Hamburg.
Because you can make a difference.
Facts and figures
Degree courses and students
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Degree courses
- 39 Bachelor's degree courses (plus 3 Bachelor's degree courses with the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology)
- 5 cooperative degree programmes
- 8 with the option to complete a cooperative degree programme
- 37 Master's degree courses (including 4 professional continuing education degree courses)
Students
- 16,675 students enrolled in winter semester 2025 / 2026
- female students: 7,489 (44,8 per cent)
- male students: 9,095 (54.4 per cent)
- inter/diverse: 121 (0.7 per cent)
- international students: 3,098 (18.6 per cent)
- 190 doctoral students
First-year students for the 2025 academic year
- HAW Hamburg total: 4,395
Applications for study places for the 2025 academic year
- 18,491
Degrees awarded and doctoral dissertations completed (in 2023 academic year)
- Total: 2,474
- Bachelor's degrees: 1,829
- Master's degrees: 645 (of these, professional continuing education Master's degrees: 19)
- Doctoral dissertations completed: 18 (total to date: 257)
Figures for winter semester 2025 / 2026
Staff
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Total staff: 1,297
- 604 female staff (46.6 per cent)
- 693 male staff (53.4 per cent)
The total staff is composed of the following groups:*
Professors: 386
- 127 female professors (33.9 per cent)
- 259 male professors (67.1 per cent)
Academic staff: 416
- 168 female academic staff (40.4 per cent)
- 248 male academic staff (59.6 per cent)
Technical, administrative and library staff: 492
- 309 female staff (62.8 per cent)
- 183 male staff (37.2 per cent)
Last updated: 1 January 2026.
* The difference between the overall number of staff and the total resulting from the number of professors, academic staff and technical, administrative and library staff is due to the fact that some employees have two employment contracts.
Finances
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Budget (2025)
- €99,914,896 (previous year: €97,955,781)
External funding (2025)
- €26,123,652 (previous year: €27,086,875)
Source: University financial statistics.
About the faculties
Faculty of Design
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Facts and figures (winter semester 2025 / 2026)
- 40 professors
- 25 academic staff
- 5 technical and administrative staff
- 1,365 students
Degree courses
- 8 degree courses in total
- 4 Bachelor's degree courses
- 4 Master's degree courses
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Media and Information Technology
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Facts and figures (winter semester 2025 / 2026)
- 46 professors
- 38 academic staff
- 9 technical and administrative staff
- 1,962 students
Degree courses
- 8 degree courses in total
- 4 Bachelor's degree courses
- 4 Master's degree courses
In addition, the faculty offers another degree programme at the USST.
Faculty of Health
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Facts and figures (winter semester 2025 / 2026)
- 38 professors
- 69 academic staff
- 10 technical and administrative staff
- 1,589 students
Degree courses
- 11 degree courses in total
- 5 Bachelor's degree courses
- 6 Master's degree courses
Faculty of Computer Science and Digital Society
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Facts and figures (winter semester 2025 / 2026)
- 44 professors
- 47 academic staff
- 14 technical and administrative staff
- 2,176 students
Degree courses
- 9 degree courses in total
- 6 Bachelor's degree courses
- 4 Master's degree courses
Faculty of Life Science
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Facts and figures (winter semester 2025 / 2026)
- 36 professors
- 33 academic staff
- 13 technical and administrative staff
- 1,613 students
Degree courses
- 8 degree courses in total
- 4 Bachelor's degree courses
- 4 Master's degree courses
Faculty of Aviation and Automotive Systems
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Facts and figures (winter semester 2025 / 2026)
- 36 professors
- 25 academic staff
- 9 technical and administrative staff
- 1,352 students
Degree courses
- 5 degree courses in total
- 3 Bachelor's degree courses
- 2 Master's degree courses
Faculty of Management, Governance and Media
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Facts and figures (winter semester 2025 / 2026)
- 50 professors
- 36 academic staff
- 9 technical and administrative staff
- 2,255 students
Degree courses
- 12 degree courses in total
- 6 Bachelor's degree courses
- 6 Master's degree courses
Faculty of Sustainable Engineering
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Facts and figures (winter semester 2025 / 2026)
- 64 professors
- 64 academic staff
- 21 technical and administrative staff
- 2,478 students
Degree courses
- 11 degree courses in total
- 5 Bachelor's degree courses
- 6 Master's degree courses
Faculty of Social Work and Childhood Education
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Facts and figures (winter semester 2025 / 2026)
- 34 professors
- 30 academic staff
- 12 technical and administrative staff
- 1,895 students
Degree courses
- 4 degree courses in total
- 2 Bachelor's degree courses
- 2 Master's degree courses
