Established :
1665
University Type and Campus :
Public ; Urban
The University of Kiel (German: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, CAU) is a university in the city of Kiel, Germany. It was founded in 1665 as the Academia Holsatorum Chiloniensis by Christian Albert, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp and has approximately 24,000 students today. The University of Kiel is the largest, oldest, and most prestigious in the state of Schleswig-Holstein. Until 1864/66 it was not only the northernmost university in Germany but at the same time the 2nd largest university of Denmark.
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Motto: Peace is the greatest good
Endowment: N/A
Administrative staff: 2,175
Students: 24,108
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Postgraduates: N/A
47 : 53
Gender ratio (in %)
International students
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