Bielefeld University: List of all English-taught study programs (2026/27)

Founded in 1969 as a reform university in North Rhine-Westphalia, Bielefeld University has over 20,000 students enrolled in its 14 faculties. It has particular research strengths in sociology, physics, mathematics, computer science, and neuroscience and consistently ranks among the top 10 German universities in these fields. This public research university operates on a distinctive single-building campus designed to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration. All faculties are housed under one continuous roof spanning 300,000 square meters, creating unique opportunities for cross-disciplinary study and research that are rarely found at traditional German universities.