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Slightly more students in Saxony

There are slightly more students in Saxony than in the previous year. (Archive image) / Photo: Arno Burgi/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa
There are slightly more students in Saxony than in the previous year. (Archive image) / Photo: Arno Burgi/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

The number of students in Saxony has risen slightly. Almost a third have enrolled on engineering degree courses.

Slightly more students were enrolled at Saxony's universities in the previous year than in 2023. According to the State Statistical Office, 103,714 students were enrolled in the 2024/25 winter semester, 0.3 percent more than in the previous year.

A third of all students (35,010) were enrolled in degree programs in the subject group "Law, Economics and Social Sciences", followed by degree programs in "Engineering" with more than 30 percent (31,372). A good 10 percent (10,778) study mathematics and natural sciences.

The number of foreign students has also risen. At 19.5 percent, the proportion was around one percentage point higher than in 2023. Most foreign students came from India (3,345), China (2,245) and Ukraine (1,724).

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