Hochschule Bremen at a glance

Hochschule Bremen (HSB) at a glance

This page offers an overview of facts and figures concerning Hochschule Bremen (HSB) – City University of Applied Sciences. Most of them are rounded or average values from recent years.

Studies

Almost 9,000 students, 43.7 % female, 56.3 % male
20 % international students
2,000 first-year students, 44.7% female, 55.3% male
More than 1,500 graduates, 49.2% female, 50.3% male
72 degree programmes, 44 Bachelor's, 28 Master's. In addition, HSB offers variants for dual study programmes.
45 degree programmes in the STEM field with almost 4,000 students
17 dual study programmes (or comparable) with more than 800 students and over 200 collaborations with companies and institutions
9 Masters/MBA and more than 20 certificate or ECTS programmes in the area of continuing education

nearly 50
ongoing internally funded projects
more than 60
ongoing third-party funded projects
about 60
ongoing co-operative doctorates

Research and Scientific Transfer

more than 60 ongoing third-party funded projects
nearly 50 ongoing internally funded projects
about 60 ongoing co-operative doctorates
90 % of all theses have a practical focus or are related to business/industry topics
about 100 partners sponsor students within Deutschlandstipendium (Germany Scholarship)
almost 100% successful graduation rate at HSB in dual study programmes
7 spin-offs founded from students or alumni in 2024
HSB patent portfolio provides 14 patent families

Internationality

Almost 20 % international students
Students from about 100 nations are studying at HSB
370 international partner universities in 70 countries
550 outgoings with scholarships (Erasmus, Promos) per academic year
200 incoming students per academic year

Staff

About 650 employees in total
180 of them are professors
Proportion of female professors: more than 30 per cent (national comparison approx. 28 per cent, source: DSTATIS 2022)
140 mid-level academic staff (incl. temporary staff)
320 technical and administration staff
More than 20 nationalities (Argentina, Australia, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Ghana, India, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Poland, Slovakia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, USA)