Our member universities
U15 universities: excellent and responsible
Future experts, specialists and managers
U15 universities have more than half a million students – that is more than a third of all students enrolled at German universities. Around 80,000 researchers (around 40%) are doing their PhD at a U15 university.
Excellent research
U15 universities are flagships of cutting-edge research. They are involved in 35 of the 57 current clusters of excellence (61%). Around 42% of all DFG funding that goes to universities is claimed by U15 universities, totalling more than one billion € per year.
Outstanding medical care
Each U15 university has a university hospital, including many of the most renowned clinics and medical research facilities in the country. They combine research, teaching and care at the highest level. Almost half of all doctors (47%) take their state examination at a U15 university.