University of Marburg

Philipps University of Marburg
Philipps-Universität Marburg
Latin: Schola Marpurgensis
TypePublic
Established1 July 1527; 497 years ago (1527-07-01)
Budget€335.6 million[1]
ChancellorClaas Cordes[2]
PresidentThomas Nauss [de]
Academic staff
2,657[3]
Administrative staff
1,794[3]
Students22,380[4]
Location, ,
50°48′39″N 8°46′25″E / 50.81083°N 8.77361°E / 50.81083; 8.77361
CampusUniversity town
AffiliationsCompostela Group of Universities
Websiteuni-marburg.de

The Philipps University of Marburg (German: Philipps-Universität Marburg) is a public research university located in Marburg, Germany. It was founded in 1527 by Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse, which makes it one of Germany's oldest universities and the oldest still operating Protestant university in the world. It is now a public university of the state of Hesse, without religious affiliation.

The University of Marburg has about 23,500 students and 7,500 employees and is located in Marburg, a town of 76,000 inhabitants, with university buildings dotted in or around the town centre. About 14% of the students are international, the highest percentage in Hesse.[5] It offers an International summer university programme and offers student exchanges through the Erasmus programme.

  1. ^ "Aktuelle Zahlen auf einen Blick". University of Marburg (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Claas Cordes wird neuer Kanzler der Universität Marburg". University of Marburg (in German).
  3. ^ a b "Employees". Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Studierendenstatistik" (PDF). www.uni-marburg.de (in German). Universität Marburg. 2021–22. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Uni International – Philipps-Universität Marburg". Retrieved 21 July 2015.