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| State | Winter term | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/2023 | 2023/2024 | 2024/20251 | |
| 1: Peliminary result. - = Numerical value unknown. | |||
| Germany | 2,920,263 | 2,868,311 | 2,868,597 |
| Baden-Württemberg | 354,699 | 351,259 | 350,126 |
| Bayern | 403,435 | 405,492 | 409,614 |
| Berlin | 199,593 | 200,440 | 200,527 |
| Brandenburg | 50,427 | 51,468 | 52,216 |
| Bremen | 37,608 | 37,509 | 40,170 |
| Hamburg | 119,425 | 119,245 | 121,397 |
| Hessen | 256,216 | 245,590 | 243,999 |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 38,380 | 37,081 | 36,028 |
| Niedersachsen | 196,665 | 190,674 | 190,284 |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen | 750,420 | 717,963 | 709,761 |
| Rheinland-Pfalz | 117,024 | 112,550 | 109,778 |
| Saarland | 31,053 | 30,450 | 30,392 |
| Sachsen | 104,875 | 103,444 | 103,225 |
| Sachsen-Anhalt | 58,338 | 56,631 | 55,278 |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 66,131 | 64,129 | 62,660 |
| Thüringen | 135,974 | 144,386 | 153,142 |
| In a breakdown by | |||
| Universities | 1,699,938 | 1,660,928 | 1,651,186 |
| Colleges of education | 26,235 | 25,911 | 25,307 |
| Colleges of theology | 2,310 | 2,168 | 2,323 |
| Colleges of art and music | 36,716 | 37,040 | 37,312 |
| Specialised colleges of higher education | 1,095,425 | 1,083,568 | 1,092,881 |
| Colleges of public administration | 59,639 | 58,696 | 59,588 |
| Females | 1,476,138 | 1,460,481 | 1,466,521 |
| Foreigners | 458,210 | 469,485 | 492,579 |
| Resident foreign students | 90,632 | 89,546 | - |
| Average age (Median) | 23.6 | 23,5 | - |
As at 31 March 2025