The GDCh statistics on chemistry courses

...isn't just any publication from us, but the most important annual publication of the GDCh. How many first-year students are there where, how many students have completed their master's degree, how long does the program actually take, and where do they all fit in? With 60 pages, 20 charts, and 38 tables, hardly any question remains unanswered.

Our statistics include data from Bachelor's and Master's degree programs as well as doctorates in Chemistry/Business Chemistry, Biochemistry/Life Sciences, food chemistry (LM Chemistry) and data from chemistry degree programs at universities of applied sciences (HAW).

The brochure "Statistics of Chemistry Degree Programs - A GDCh Survey on Chemistry Degree Programs at Universities and Colleges in Germany" is published annually in July. The brochure, containing all data, tables, and charts, is available as a flip catalog and can be downloaded free of charge.

In addition, a graphical representation of the most important data will appear in Nachrichten aus der Chemie, issue 7/8 (2025).

Furthermore, you will find the most important graphics from the statistics as PDF downloads on these pages.

Cumulative doctorate – where is this possible?

In natural sciences, the dissertation in monograph form has now been supplemented by the cumulative variant. Cumulative dissertations are publication-based; that is, doctoral candidates can support their dissertation with publications that have been published in peer-reviewed journals on a related topic. The requirements can be found in the examination regulations of the respective university. There are differences, for example, in the required number of publications and the relevance of authorship/first authorship.

According to the GDCh survey at German universities, a cumulative doctorate in chemistry is possible at 49 out of 55 universities and in biochemistry at 22 out of 35 universities.

cumulative doctorates in chemistry

cumulative doctorates in biochemistry