Jacobs University is a highly selective, international, residential university. Excellence and transdisciplinarity, diversity and community, leadership and values are the pillars of a Jacobs education. Organization
Private, independent university, registered as a not-for-profit organization
Independent board of governors: sets overall policies. The President and the Managing Director form the Ex
ecutive Board of Jacobs University gGmbH. The primary language of instruction and campus communication is English. Opened
2001 (the university´s founding was supported by the city-state of Bremen, the University of Bremen, and Rice University in Houston, Texas)
Location
Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany (population: about 550,000)
Campus: 34 hectares (about 90 acres), 17 kilometers (10 miles) from the city center
Maps & Directions to Jacobs University Bremen
Academic Year 2015/2016, Fall Term
Bachelor programs: 622 students
Master: 123 students | PhD: 373 students
Foundation Year: 20 | Visiting / Exchange Students: 26
Total: 1,164 (representing 92 nations)
Scientific Staff
106 professors plus additional guest lecturers
198 research and teaching personnel
Teaching assistance ratio: Professor : Students = 1:10
Degrees
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Master of Arts, Master of Science, Executive Master, Doctor of Philosophy
Academic Offerings 2016
International Foundation Year Program (Pre Degree)
Medical Preparatory Year Program (Pre Degree)
15 Bachelor programs
9 Graduate programs (Master's and PhD Programs)
1 Executive graduate program
PhD programs offered by Bremen International School of Social Sciences (www.bigsss-bremen.de)
Exchange Programs
Jacobs University has student exchange programs with 26 international partners, amongst others with Rice University, Washington State University, Carnegie Mellon University, Thammasat University and Lafayette College; it also participates in the European exchange program 'ERASMUS'
Residential Colleges
All undergraduates live on-campus in Alfried Krupp College, Mercator College, College III, and in College Nordmetall (total of 900 rooms)
Tuition and Fees
Undergraduate students: €20,000 / year plus room and board (€500 / month per academic year: September-May)
Graduate students: costs vary according to program
Admission to Jacobs University Bremen is achievement-oriented. A system of scholarships, grants, and tuition postponement enables every admitted applicant for a bachelor program to study at Jacobs University.
