FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg: Top Bachelor Programs (2026/27)

The Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), established in 1743, is Bavaria's second-largest university. It has 40,000 students, who are distributed between the Erlangen campus, which has 113,000 residents and houses the technical and medical faculties, and the Nuremberg campus, which has 520,000 residents and houses the faculties of economics, social sciences, and education. FAU is a public research university offering 260 degree programs across five faculties. The university has particular strengths in engineering, materials science, optical technologies, medical engineering, and energy technology.