Quick Facts of Jacobs University

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Organization

• Private, independent university, registered as a nonprofit organization
• Independent board of governors: Sets overall policies
• The president, who heads the institution, is hired by the board of governors
• The primary language of instruction and campus communication is English

Founded

• 1999 by three major entities: the city-state of Bremen, the University of Bremen, and Rice University in Houston, Texas

Location

• Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany (population: 560,000)

Campus:

• 30 hectares / 80 acres, 17 kilometers / 10 miles from the city center
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Accreditation

• 1999 accredited by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
• 2001 accredited by the Wissenschaftsrat (German Science Council)
• 2001 positively acknowledged by the Stifterverband für die Deutsche Wissenschaft (Endowment Association for German Research)
• 2004 all bachelor’s degree programs accredited by the accrediting agency ACQUIN
• 2006 Winner of the national "Key Qualifications plus" competition of the Mercator Foundation and the Donors’ Association for the Promotion of Science and Humanities in Germany
• 2006 Declaration of the 200-million-euro Jacobs Foundation Investment, the largest donation in Europe ever made by a private foundation to a science institute
• 2008 reaccreditation by the German Science and Humanities Council for the next 10 years

Enrollment (2008/2009)

• Undergraduates: 675
• Graduates / professionals: 579

Total: 1254 (representing 98 nations)

Faculty and Staff

• 114 professors plus 194 research and instructional personnel

Residental Colleges

• All undergraduates live on campus: Alfried Krupp College, Mercator College, College III and College IV

Academic Offerings

• 19 undergraduate programs
• 19 graduate programs

The School of Engineering and Science, the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the Jacobs Center on Lifelong Learning and Institutional Development offer multiple doctoral programs

Exchange Programs

• Student exchange with Rice University, Washington State University, Carnegie Mellon University, Thammasat University and Lafayette College; participation in European exchange program »ERASMUS«

Degrees

• Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Science, Executive Master / Master of Business Administration, Doctor of Philosophy

Tuition and Fees

• Undergraduate students: 18,000 euros / year (beginning Winter 2008 18,000 euros)
• Graduate students: 20,000 euros / year
  

Admission to Jacobs University Bremen is »need-blind«. Students are accepted for study on the basis of their academic qualifications, not their ability to pay.

Annual Budget
(Fiscal year 2008)

• Total assets 2008: 178 million euros
• Equity ratio: 43.6 %
• Capital assets: 158 million euros

Actual Jacobs University Factsheet

(As of October 2009)