University of Freiburg

Not to be confused with the University of Fribourg.

University of Freiburg
Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Latin: Alma Mater Alberto-Ludoviciana
MottoDie Wahrheit wird euch frei machen
Motto in English
The truth will set you free
TypePublic
Established21 September 1457; 567 years ago (1457-09-21)
Budget€ 340.1 million[1]
RectorKerstin Krieglstein
Academic staff
4,602[1]
Administrative staff
2,136[1]
Students24,391[1]
Location
Freiburg im Breisgau
,
Baden-Württemberg
,
Germany

47°59′39″N 7°50′49″E / 47.99417°N 7.84694°E / 47.99417; 7.84694
CampusUniversity town
ColorsBlue and White
   
Affiliations
Websitewww.uni-freiburg.de

The University of Freiburg (colloquially German: Uni Freiburg), officially the Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg (German: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg), is a public research university located in Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The university was founded in 1457 by the Habsburg dynasty as the second university in Austrian-Habsburg territory after the University of Vienna. Today, Freiburg is the fifth-oldest university in Germany, with a long tradition of teaching the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences and technology and enjoys a high academic reputation both nationally and internationally. The university is made up of 11 faculties and attracts students from across Germany as well as from over 120 other countries. Foreign students constitute about 18.2% of total student numbers.[2]

The University of Freiburg has been associated with figures such as Hannah Arendt, Rudolf Carnap, David Daube, Johann Eck, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Friedrich Hayek, Martin Heidegger, Edmund Husserl, Herbert Marcuse, Friedrich Meinecke, Edith Stein, Paul Uhlenhuth, Max Weber and Ernst Zermelo. As of October 2020, 22 Nobel laureates are affiliated with the University of Freiburg as alumni, faculty or researchers, and 15 academics have been honored with the highest German research prize, the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize, while working at the university.

  1. ^ a b c d "Universität in Zahlen". University of Freiburg (in German). Retrieved 20 May 2020. Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine not included.
  2. ^ "Uni Broschuere 2017/2018". uni-freiburg.de. Retrieved 13 April 2019.